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WRQ Supports Active Directory in Web-to-Host Product

The latest version of Web-to-host software from host access vendor WRQ Inc. adds support for directory services, including Microsoft's Active Directory. WRQ this week announced Reflection for the Web 5.0. In addition to the directory support, version 5.0 brings new security and scripting features.

Intel Promises Performance Boost in Itanium 2

Intel's Itanium 2 processor is supposed to break open the market for 64-bit standard-high-volume computing, and Intel on Wednesday vowed that the performance of the new chip will not disappoint when it ships later this year.

Critical Exchange Flaw Causes Denial of Service

German researchers uncovered a critical vulnerability in Exchange 2000 that makes the messaging server vulnerable to a denial of service attack.

NetIQ Refreshes Tool for Understanding Exchange Activity

NetIQ Corp. is shipping a new version of a Microsoft Exchange tool for helping administrators monitor and understand activity on Exchange servers across the enterprise.

Legato Certifies Networker for Datacenter

Storage and availability heavyweight Legato Systems got its Networker software certified for the Windows 2000 Datacenter Server platform in another sign of the importance of storage management and availability software for customers of Microsoft's high-end operating system.

Intel Drops Processor Prices

Intel Corp. over the weekend slashed prices on several processor lines, including some Pentium III Server chips. The price cuts appeared mostly aimed at desktop and mobile processors, including the top-of-the-line Pentium 4s.

Softricity Enters Web Services Agreement with Microsoft

A software startup with a server-based technology for pushing applications down to Windows clients and running them cleanly has entered an agreement with Microsoft to extend its new solution to a Microsoft .NET-based service.

Giga Predicts Flat Spending for Year

Scaling back its predictions, analyst firm Giga Information Group issued a report today suggesting flat spending in IT this year. Giga initially predicted modest growth for the year.

WebPutty 5.0 Delivers Flexibility

Plus news from ARMTech, FAST Datasearch, LiveVault, and Transcender

AppSec Ports Security Tool to SQL, Exchange on Tap

Application Security, Inc., a New York-based development and consulting company that sells vulnerability assessment and encryption tools for a variety of database and groupware platforms, recently introduced support for SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000. Microsoft Exchange Server is also on AppSec's radar.

Critical OS Flaw Uncovered

Microsoft released a patch late Wednesday for a critical flaw in Windows NT and Windows 2000 that could allow users to elevate their privileges on compromised systems.

Netscape Presses Ahead with Navigator 7.0

AOL-Time Warner subsidiary Netscape Communications put out a preview release of Navigator 7.0, a version of the browser that includes tabbed browsing and built-in radio.

SQL Worm Circulating

A worm exploiting a password set by default to null in SQL Server is roaring around the Internet, according to several security watchdog groups.

Gartner: Review Microsoft Licensing Now

Gartner analysts sounded the alarm again this week for users to review their Microsoft software licensing agreements. The July 31 deadline when Licensing 6.0 goes into full force is bearing down quickly.

Microsoft Lays Out Portal Roadmap

Microsoft this week said the next versions of its SharePoint portal and collaboration products will ship in 2003 and will include tight integration with the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft's other server software.

Citrix Gets Access to Microsoft Code for 3 Years

Citrix, the company whose name is practically synonymous with server-based computing in Microsoft environments, reached a new agreement with Microsoft to gain continued access to Windows Server code for three years.

Microsoft Responds to IE Patch Complaints

Microsoft ran into one of its classic security flaps over the latest Internet Explorer cumulative patch. An Israeli security firm, GreyMagic Software, accused Microsoft on Thursday and Friday of failing to address the underlying issues that led to some of the 6 new vulnerabilities that Microsoft patched on Wednesday in MS02-023.

Cumulative IE Patch Addresses Critical Vulnerabilities

Microsoft issued a critical cumulative Internet Explorer patch on Wednesday that corrects six newly discovered vulnerabilities and changes the behavior of the Web browser. The security bulletin, MS02-023, is the third cumulative patch for IE this year and the fifth since November 2001.

Executive Software DiskAlert Ships Version 2.0

Per-CPU licensing, electronic updates added to latest version. Plus news from Legato, Raxco, Remotely Anywhere, and SureSync

Intel Releases 1.4 GHz, 1.7 GHz Celerons

Intel refreshed its value line of desktop processors this week with new Celerons at speeds of 1.7 GHz and 1.4 GHz.

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