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Decertifications for NT 3.51 MCPs

Seven thousand MCPs with NT 3.51 titles no longer certified as of June.

Opinion: Joseph McKendrick on CA's Summer Thriller

The movies <i>Wall Street</i> and <i>Other People’s Money</i> never had sequels, but if the producers are looking for new plotlines, all they have to do is watch the high-stakes corporate drama now playing out between Computer Associates and an insurgent group of investors led by Texas moneyman Sam Wyly.

Inside Activation

Office XP/Windows XP product activation feature can be thwarted, German company finds.

.NET Enterprise Server Apps Slowly, Surely Get Certified

The obvious but time-consuming process of certifying the .NET Enterprise Servers on the Windows 2000 Server platforms that they were written for is slowly but surely getting completed.

IDC: Fault-tolerant Wintel Servers Pressure Unix Vendors

Unix vendors will have a harder time justifying their servers to customers as industry-standard servers with built-in fault tolerance reach the market, according to the market analysis firm IDC.

Gartner: Blackcomb Delayed, Longhorn on Tap

Microsoft not expected to release next version of Windows until 2003.

IBM Targets NCR Teradata with Migration Program

IBM on Wednesday unveiled a user migration program for NCR Teradata users.

Gartner: Companies Blowing Money on App Servers

Analyst firm Gartner took a look at corporate buying of application servers. The conclusion? Corporate America is throwing away money. Microsoft, which bundles application server technology free with other products, was quick to highlight the study.

Infrared W2K Vulnerability Patched

Microsoft patched a limited vulnerability involving infrared devices used with Windows 2000 that opens the door for denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.

Microsoft Certified Systems Expert?

If you’re not an engineer, you want to be an expert. That’s what the results of a recent MCP Magazine survey say.

Gartner: Blackcomb Delayed, Longhorn on Tap

Market research firm and consultancy Gartner warned recently that the version of Windows that Microsoft plans to ship after Windows .NET Server – code-named “Blackcomb” – would probably be delayed through 2003.

Ballmer: XP May RTM Friday

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said Windows XP will be released to manufacturing (RTM) this Friday, according to the Reuters news agency.

CERT Warns of OpenView, Tivoli Vulnerability

Microsoft isn’t the only vendor that’s had to scramble lately to patch security vulnerabilities in its software. Last week, the CERT Coordination Center alerted administrators to a severe vulnerability that affects two flagship network management platforms from HP and Tivoli.

Analyst Firm Predicts Strong Growth for Wireless LANs

The wireless LAN equipment market will grow from $969 million in revenues in 2000 to $4.5 billion in 2006, according to new research from a market analysis firm.

Reality Check:Can Mobile Computing Live Up to the Hype?

Mobile and wireless computing devices – such as personal digital assistants and Web phones – are pervasive. But are we expecting too much from them in an enterprise setting?

Mobile Computing with W2K Pro Hasn't Taken Off

The laptop-tuned OS is gaining ground in new computer shipments, computer-makers and analysts say, but Windows 2000 Professional hasn't generated the expected groundswell of demand.

ISA, Outlook Get Fixes

Microsoft Thursday night released a consolidated patch to fix three problems in its Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 product. In a separate move, Microsoft released a fix to repair a vulnerability in Outlook 98, Outlook 2000 and Outlook 2002 that it first acknowledged in early July.

Court of Appeals Denies Microsoft's Stay Request

The U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday denied Microsoft Corp.'s request to delay sending its case back to the District Court until the Supreme Court could consider Microsoft's request for an appeal there. The Supreme Court could still take up the case.

Are MCSEs Prepared for Code Red?

The SANS Institute says no. Microsoft begs to differ.

Microsoft Issues Another Cumulative IIS Patch

Microsoft bundled five newly discovered IIS vulnerabilities into a cumulative patch, posted Wednesday, that rolls together all the fixes for the Web server.

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