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OneNote Gets New Features in SP1

OneNote 2003, Microsoft's six-month-old note-taking addition to the Office family, will get a series of new features in a service pack that Microsoft previewed Tuesday.

Lindows Changes Name to Linspire

Linux desktop provider Lindows, entangled in a long-running legal dispute with Microsoft over the similarity to the Windows trademark, is changing its product name to Linspire.

Windows XP SP2 Release Candidate Patched

Microsoft has taken the unusual step of patching release candidate testing software by issuing three critical patches for Windows XP Service Pack 2 RC1.

SSL Vulnerability Affects Tens of Thousands of Sites

A newly disclosed remote execution flaw involving Secure Sockets Layer encryption puts tens of thousands of Web-facing servers at risk of being taken over by attackers, according to Internet researchers at Netcraft.

Business Objects Updates ETL Tool

Business Objects SA unveiled a new version of its Data Integrator data warehousing tool this month. Company officials say Data Integrator 6.5 boasts a bevy of goodies, including new change-capture features for Oracle databases and optional data quality capabilities via an agreement with Firstlogic.

New Outlook-to-Domino Connector Posted

Microsoft updated a free software add-on this week that allows the Microsoft Outlook client to connect to IBM's Lotus Domino messaging and collaboration servers.

Microsoft JVM Gets Support Extension

Intel Releases Less Expensive Itanium 2 Processors

Intel took a step toward its goal of bringing pricing of 64-bit Itanium 2 processor-based systems in line with its 32-bit Xeon processor-based systems on Tuesday with the unveiling of two new Itanium 2 processors.

Microsoft Releases Patches for a Raft of Critical Vulnerabilities

Microsoft on Tuesday had its biggest patch release day since instituting its monthly patching cycle in October, addressing 20 security vulnerabilities in several versions of Windows. Eight of the flaws represented critical security problems.

Reminder: Developer Exams in Beta Next Week

Qualified MCSD candidates can take new security-based developer exams for free; exams set for April 21 beta testing.

Microsoft on Its Security Response

</i>MCP Magazine<i> asked Stephen Toulouse, security program manager, Microsoft Security Response Center, about the flaw and resulting controversy about the time delay.

Field Report: TechMentor 2004 New Orleans

</i>MCP Magazine<i>'s TechMentor lured hundreds of Windows IT professionals to the bayou for five days of in-depth learning, product demos, networking, and plenty of fancy eating.

Kentucky Schools Upgrade Finished

Completed: Kentucky Education migrates, streamlines NT 4.0 systems to Windows Server 2003.

Microsoft Kicks Off Massive Security Training Push

NEW YORK -- Microsoft kicked off its 20-city, two-month security tour this week with back-to-back summits here.

Office 2004 for Mac to RTM Soon

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac will be released to manufacturing on April 14, Microsoft said this week. General availability is planned for the third week in May.

Windows 2003 Storage Add-Ons Coming

Broadening its commitment to the use of its platform for increasingly sophisticated storage scenarios, Microsoft this week unveiled several new Windows Server 2003 add-ons.

Cost Could Become a Factor with Enterprise Linux

As commercial versions of Linux climb the enterprise ladder, cost will become more of an issue with the open source operating system, according to a Gartner analyst.

Gartner: Expect Windows 2003 Update in Form of Feature Packs

Gartner's lead analyst on Windows server operating systems weighed in at the market research house's major IT conference last week on what form an updated release of Windows Server 2003 might take.

Gartner Still Expects Interim Windows Before Longhorn

SAN DIEGO -- Although Bill Gates pointedly avoided confirming it here, Microsoft is more likely than not to ship an interim client operating system before the release of Longhorn, a Gartner analyst predicted.

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