News


Microsoft Considers Channel-Only Sales for Web Edition

A slide presentation obtained by ENTmag.com suggests that Microsoft may not offer the Web Edition of Windows .NET Server 2003 through retail channels.

Microsoft Releases ISA Server Feature Pack

Microsoft posted a downloadable Feature Pack 1 for ISA Server 2000 on Tuesday that pushes Microsoft's enterprise software firewall further up the security food chain into the role of application-layer filtering.

Exchange Server 2003 Beta 2 Version Released

Microsoft formally named the next version of its Exchange messaging server "Exchange Server 2003" and released a Beta 2 version for broad public testing.

Microsoft Offers Outlook Connector for Domino

Microsoft delivered its first connector for using its Outlook e-mail clients with the Lotus Domino servers sold by messaging rival IBM.

K Strain of Yaha Worm Causes Headaches

Two major anti-virus vendors upgraded the threat level on a variant of the Yaha virus as the mass-mailing worm spilled outside of its original range in the Middle East and Europe into the United States.

Microsoft Must Include Sun Java in Windows XP, IE

Microsoft must include Sun Microsystems' Java with Windows XP and Internet Explorer, according to a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz in Baltimore.

Windows Server 2003 Delayed

The general release of Microsoft’s Windows Server 2003 has been pushed back until at least April and could easily slip past that timeframe.

Support Deadline Looms for Windows NT

Mainstream support for Windows NT 4.0 Server ends on Dec. 31, a deadline Microsoft formally set a year ago and reaffirmed with a new support retirement policy in October. Support for several other more minor server products will also expire at the end of this year.

Veritas to Buy Precise

Storage software giant Veritas is buying application performance management vendor Precise in a $537 million deal.

Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code on Windows XP

Microsoft alerted users Wednesday night to a critical flaw arising from an unchecked buffer in the Windows XP Shell that could be used to run code of an attacker's choice. The flaw occurs when opening or even hovering over malicious audio files.

Aberdeen Predicts Rise in IT Spending in 2003

Analyst firm Aberdeen Group predicts an increase in worldwide IT spending in 2003 and beyond but researchers say they don't expect to see the kind of IT spending growth of the late '90s to happen again.

IBM Shipping 16-Way in Volume

IBM is shipping 16-processor Xeon MP-based servers in volume. The servers, which are five months behind schedule, broaden the options for customers who are looking to run powerful Windows-based systems with more than eight processors for server consolidation or large database projects.

Netcraft: 1% of ASP.NET Sites are Linux-Based

You'd think the existence of ASP.NET on a Web site would make it a safe bet that it's a Windows server, right? Not so fast. Internet researchers at U.K.-based consultancy Netcraft find that about 1 percent of ASP.NET Internet sites on the Web are running Linux.

Microsoft Offers 2003 Product Preview

Microsoft issued a roadmap on its Web site this week of the software and technologies it plans to deliver for the enterprise in 2003.

Update: MCSA Training Kit Includes Exam Discount

Microsoft Press is offering VUE testing discounts in selected MCSA/MCSE certification titles. Discount vouchers can be used until Dec. 31, 2003.

Microsoft Adds to Library of Prescriptive Guidance Docs

Microsoft this week announced the newest edition to its Microsoft Systems Architecture configurations, Microsoft Systems Architecture for the Enterprise Data Center.

Field Certification Program Strives for Acceptance

The influx of “paper MCSEs” has led many to call for some type of hands-on testing component. The Field Certified Professional Association tries to address that.

Unisys Points to Price Performance in New Benchmark Run

Unisys this week touted a new set of benchmarks that it says demonstrates the scalability and the price/performance of its flagship ES7000 Intel servers.

IBM to Acquire Rational Software

IBM last week agreed to acquire development tools vendor Rational Software Corp. for $2.1 billion. The deal is the second largest software acquisition in Big Blue's history and brings up interesting issues surrounding Rational's support for .NET.

Microsoft Puts Out 2 Security Bulletins

Microsoft issued new security bulletins warning users of moderate threats due to vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Outlook 2002.

Most   Popular