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Exchange SP2 Enhances Outlook Web Access

Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for Exchange 2000 today. Although it boasts several new performance and usability enhancements, Microsoft says that SP2 has been designed primarily to augment Exchange’s Outlook Web Access (OWA) component.

Yukon's Broad Beta Slated for Second Half of 2002

The next version of SQL Server, code-named "Yukon," will enter widespread beta testing in the second half of 2002, and ship sometime in 2003, according to a senior Microsoft official.

Compaq Offers Windows Systems Based on Oracle Clustering

The way Oracle promoted its Oracle9i Real Application Clusters this week at Oracle OpenWorld might give the impression that the technology is for anything but Windows. Compaq, however, quietly offered what appears to be the first packaging of the technology on Windows servers this week.

Microsoft Tool to Tighten .NET-SQL Server Bond

Microsoft is preparing a tool for release with Visual Studio .NET that will tighten the relationship between Microsoft's .NET Web services vision and its existing SQL Server 2000 database.

Microsoft to Bump Up Exam Pricing Next Year

Twenty-five percent increase expected to be announced on Friday.

64-bit Developer Release of Oracle 9i Available

Oracle released a developer edition of the Oracle9i Database for Intel Itanium processors that supports several platforms including Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition and Windows .NET Enterprise Server Beta 3.

Goner Mass-Mailing Worm Makes the Rounds

A new mass-mailing worm made the rounds on Tuesday, flooding corporate e-mail inboxes with messages marked with the subject line "Hi" and carrying a screen-saver attachment.

Variant Gives Badtrans Another Run

A variant on April's Badtrans worm-trojan combination kept IT administrators hopping in the last week of November.

Intel Cuts Processor Prices

Intel cut prices by 7 percent to 20 percent this week on Pentium III desktop, workstation and server processors and a Celeron processor.

Study: Staying Current on Security Patches Like Drinking from a Firehose

Feel overworked keeping up with security patches? You should, according to an analysis by a managed security services firm.

Serious Custom Controls for Internet Development

PowerTCP aims for enterprise applications.

Protect Yourself from Lost Passwords

ElcomSoft reliably recovers ZIP passwords.

Add Punch to PowerPoint

PowerPlugs includes some amazing eye candy.

A Visual Approach to XML Editing

Xseleator offers innovative features for applying XSL stylesheets.

Stratus Gets Another Japanese Reseller

Hitachi joins Toshiba and NEC as resellers of Stratus fault-tolerant Windows 2000 servers in Asia.

Venturcom Unveils Bootable NIC for XP Embedded

Venturcom launched a bootable NIC supporting Windows XP Embedded that gives device makers an option for creating thin client, point-of-sale and other devices that don't require hard disks.

Wyse Rolls Out Windows XP Generation of Thin Clients

Wyse Technology unveiled the first of its Windows XP Embedded-based thin clients on Wednesday as Microsoft announced general availability of the componentized operating system.

Windows XP Embedded Ships Early

Microsoft released Windows XP Embedded nearly two months ahead of schedule on Wednesday at the Windows Embedded Developers Conference. The footprint of the componentized version of the operating system ranges from 4.8 MB to 70 MB.

Beta: 70-218, Managing a Win2K Network Environment

MCSA core exam heads into beta testing Dec. 17 to Dec. 21.

Administration Pack Released for Windows XP

Microsoft released a beta version of an administration pack for Windows XP Professional that lets IT administrators manage Windows 2000 Server and Windows .NET Server systems from XP consoles.

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