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MCSE-Win2K Core Exams Getting Refreshed

Two key exams to be repopulated with new question types that are being developed for Windows Server 2003 exams, according to Microsoft.

Ballmer Promotes Digital Rights Management

Microsoft put a new emphasis on Digital Rights Management technologies, such as the service planned as an add-on for Windows Server 2003, on Wednesday night with an e-mail to customers from company CEO Steve Ballmer.

Critical Flaw Found in Windows Media Player

Officially, your users shouldn't be downloading Windows Media Player skins at work. Realistically, some of them probably are, and it's worthwhile to pay attention to a critical new security vulnerability patched by Microsoft Wednesday night.

Longhorn Betas in 2004, GA in 2005

NEW ORLEANS -- The next client version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," will appear in two beta versions during 2004 and come to market in 2005, a Microsoft official said Wednesday at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference.

Windows Server Roadmap 'Out of Band'

NEW ORLEANS -- Just because Windows Server 2003 launched a few weeks ago doesn't mean Microsoft is finished with it. In a WinHEC keynote Wednesday about the future of Windows servers, Dave Thompson detailed dozens of major improvements to the server platform that will be released in the coming months and years.

Microsoft Hands Out Preview of Windows for AMD 64

NEW ORLEANS -- Microsoft gave hardware developers a taste of the Windows operating systems it is working on for AMD's 64-bit processors this week at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference.

Microsoft Begs Hardware Developers to Use Watson

Take solace from the annoyance of those pop-up Windows Error Reports in the knowledge that Microsoft is bugging its industry partners just as much to exploit the information surfaced by the reports.

'Athens' Prototype PC Aimed to Improve Worker Productivity

NEW ORLEANS -- Microsoft and HP unveiled a slick new prototype PC at the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference on Tuesday that is designed to improve worker productivity while reducing workspace wiring and clutter.

Palladium on Display at WinHEC

The Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, better known by the code-name Palladium, will be a major feature of the next client version of Windows and is getting the spotlight in New Orleans at Microsoft's conference for hardware partners.

Golden Years

Experience and age are tops in slowed IT market.

Microsoft Continues Push Into Management Arena

Many new management variables are trickling out this year, including the new Microsoft System Center.

CA Enhances Unicenter for On-Demand Computing

Computer Associates this week introduced new and enhanced Unicenter offerings designed to facilitate corporate on-demand computing initiatives.

Unisys Unveils Windows Datacenter High-Availability Program

Unisys this week declared its Microsoft Datacenter High Availability Program ready to go.

Cumulative Patch Released for BizTalk Server

Microsoft on Wednesday put out a cumulative patch for its BizTalk Server enterprise integration products, fixing two newly discovered vulnerabilities. The most serious of the two problems could allow a attackers to execute code of their choice.

IBM Brings Enterprise X-Architecture to Itanium 2

IBM Corp. on Wednesday formally joined the increasingly crowded list of vendors offering multiprocessor server systems based on Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor family. IBM's offering comes in on the low end of the current 64-bit SMP scalability range, with systems initially supporting up to four processors.

Stratus Cuts Prices on Fault-Tolerant Windows Servers

Stratus Technologies, which makes fault-tolerant Windows servers, cut list prices for its top-of-the-line, four-way-capable SMP systems last week. The computer maker expects the price-reduction strategy will bring it more share in a growing market for high-availability Windows systems.

HP to Ship Workstations with New Version of 64-bit Windows XP

HP will begin volume shipments on Thursday of Itanium 2-based workstations with the new Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003 operating system.

Unisys Puts Three Tiers in One Box

Unisys Corp. is making a bid to house the standard Windows three-tier infrastructure entirely in one massive cabinet. The configuration is based on the ES7000 line of Intel-based servers that the Pennsylvania-based company has offered for the last three years.

EMC Building Windows Server 2003 APIs into Storage Platform

EMC Corp. this week unveiled a large commitment to supporting Microsoft Windows technologies throughout its line of storage products.

Free Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools Available

Shortly after the launch of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft posted the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools for download on its Web site. The 12-MB download contains software tools intended for administrators, developers and power users.

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