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IE's Market Share Falls Below 90 Percent

A Dutch Web analytics provider released statistics this month showing that market share for the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser fell below 90 percent for the first time in several years as Mozilla browsers surged to 7.35 percent.

Major Windows Crash Hits U.K. Agency

A widespread crash of Windows desktop systems threw the United Kingdom's Department of Work and Pensions into disarray for several days last week.

Opteron is to Linux as EM64T is to Windows?

It may not be time to retire the term "Wintel" yet.

No Windows 2000 SP5, Expect Security Rollup Instead

Microsoft has killed its planned Windows 2000 Service Pack 5. Instead the company will release an Update Rollup for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 in the middle of next year.

Sonasoft Bows Windows Backup and Recovery Suite

Sonasoft has bundled its backup and recovery products for major Microsoft systems into a comprehensive suite.

Sober.I Makes the Rounds

Another version of Sober is getting attention from the major security companies.

WINS Exploit Posted

Security experts are warning users to lock down unused ports after an exploit surfaced for an unpatched flaw in Microsoft WINS.

Sky’s the Limit with Horizon for SAP Update

Tidal Software is shipping an update to its performance and availability management software for SAP on Windows that takes advantage of just released Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005.

'Avalon' Community Technical Preview Released

Microsoft earlier this month released a Community Technical Preview of "Avalon," the new presentation subsystem for Windows.

IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 26

From the business wires this week: a solution to ease deployment of network devices, software that helps detect security risks in code, and a backup and recovery system.

IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 19

From the business wires this week: HTTP compression solutions that enable faster Web browsing, server and workstation management software, and patch management programs.

Free XP SP2 Clinics

Microsoft extends "try before you buy" offer to its XP SP2 clinics and hands-on labs for deploying or developing in a Windows XP SP2 enviroment.

NetIQ Ties Its System Management and Security Tools

NetIQ this month will begin shipping a “connector” tool to enable systems management and security information to be displayed on the same console.

SMS 2003 Feature Packs Arrive

Microsoft this week delivered two long-promised feature packs for Systems Management Server 2003 -- an Operating System Deployment Feature Pack and a Device Management Feature Pack.

Wise Solutions Revs Software Deployment Tools

Wise Solutions is shipping an update of its premier lifecycle management tool, Wise Package Studio. The latest release – version 5.5 – adds automated patch impact assessment and testing tools, as well as support for new features in Microsoft’s Windows Installer 3.0.

Dogfood Report: Microsoft IT and MOM 2005

To coincide with the worldwide general availability of Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 this week, Microsoft's IT department released a 32-page whitepaper detailing its internal deployment of the management software.

Vintela Gets Minority Investment from Microsoft

Maker of integration software for linking Unix and Linux systems with Microsoft infrastructures wins deepening commitment from Redmond.

Microsoft Issues a Self-Report Card on Common Criteria for Servers

Microsoft this week highlighted the first of its promised self-report cards on how well its 2005 generation of Windows Server System products are meeting the internally imposed Common Engineering Criteria.

Dell, Microsoft Team for Management of Dell Servers

Microsoft and Dell are pairing to develop free software for Dell server customers that will integrate Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Dell's OpenManage 4 Change Management tool.

Microsoft Offers Discount to Migrate from Novell NetWare

Microsoft opened a new round Tuesday in its public spat with Novell with the launch of a migration program to move Novell NetWare customers to Windows Server 2003.

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