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MCSD Revisions on Tap

MCP Magazine has learned Microsoft is in the midst of revising MCSD certification track requirements.

Microsoft Security Updates

IE 5, IIS 5.0, and Windows NT/2000 affected.

Multitask Yourself

KVM switch for operating four computers doubles as monitor stand.

Migrating to Win2K Safely

InstallShield provides Application Migration Practice.

Microsoft Launches Office XP

NEW YORK – At the Office XP launch Thursday, Microsoft Corp. chairman and chief software architect Bill Gates argued the case that personal productivity software has not yet reached its pinnacle.

Aelita Offers Active Directory Recovery Tool

Aelita Software ships ERDisk for Active Directory, designed to bring failed or misconfigured Active Directories or individual AD objects back to life.

Analyst: Pentium 4 a Dangerous Transition for Intel

Intel Corp. is a notoriously paranoid company. An analyst with consultantcy Cahners In-Stat says this is no time for the chipmaker to take a more relaxed attitude.

Office XP Takes Off

Suite gets more Web-based features, improved collaboration among components.

Server Satisfaction Survey: Compaq on Top, Overall Customer Satisfaction Down

In the horse race that is the Technology Business Research customer satisfaction survey, Compaq is first in Intel server satisfaction after Dell dominated the ranking for 12 quarters. But TBR's numbers show overall customer satisfaction with their servers has declined in the last year.

Itanium Update: Compaq's TrailBlazer and Dell's Pricing

The two highest volume U.S. Intel architecture server vendors offered a few more details of their plans for the new 64-bit Itanium processors that Intel formally launched this week.

Argent Introduces Load Testing Software

Argent Software released load testing software this week that allows companies to test and monitor Web sites and Internet applications.

Marathon Cozies up to Microsoft

Marathon Technologies has been selling kits to make Windows NT fault tolerant since 1997. This week, the company finally entered into a formal partnership with Microsoft.

Crystal Releases BI Client

Crystal Decisions, the business intelligence company formerly known as Seagate Software, produced a new Web-based client for business users this week that accesses SQL Server OLAP data.

Call for Test Takers: 70-226 Highly Available Web Solutions, 70-230 BizTalk

Have you received an invitation to take the 70-226 Highly Available Web Solutions or 70-230 BizTalk beta exams? Share your experiences with <i>MCP Magazine</i>.

New 16-Way Itanium System Won't Support Windows Yet

HP unveiled a 16-processor Itanium-based server Tuesday. Although HP is shifting its server branding to emphasize multiple operating systems (Unix, Linux, Windows), the high-end Itanium server will initially only ship with HP-UX.

Unisys Preps ES7000 for 64-bits

Unisys disclosed a few of its plans for its big Windows/Intel server Tuesday as Intel released the long-awaited 64-bit Itanium chip.

Intel Launches Itanium: OEMs Unveil Systems

Intel unveiled its long-awaited Itanium processor Tuesday. Several of the major OEMs will have 64-bit servers and workstations available in late June.

Microsoft Publishes More .NET Specs

Three new specifications – SOAP Routing Protocol, XLANG and Direct Internet Messaging Encapsulation – went up on a .NET Web site. The specs come just after Microsoft established a partnership on its .NET-related Hailstorm initiative.

Outlook 2002 to Come with Exchange 2000 SP1

The first service pack for Exchange 2000 will come with Outlook 2002, allowing administrators to upgrade to Microsoft's Office XP generation e-mail client with no extra licensing cost.

64-bit Windows Server Sales to Come Through OEMs

Microsoft will distribute its new 64-bit server operating system through OEMs in much the same way as it currently sells Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. Microsoft also unveiled several other details of its 64-bit roadmap.

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