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Making Windows an Experience

Microsoft to drive home the user/business "experience" with new product naming.

Microsoft Announces New Names for Whistler, Office 10

Microsoft announced Monday that it has settled on the names Windows XP and Office XP for its soon-to-be released products built on the .NET framework.

Sun Unveils Its Own Version of Web Services

Sun Microsystems is the latest company to announce its version of a Web services development platform.

Nishan Introduces Storage-Over-IP Switches

Storage-over-IP is often considered an alternative to Fibre Channel technology. One vendor’s new products demonstrate how Storage-over-IP can complement a Fibre Channel SAN.

Mellanox Introduces Infiniband Prototypes

Intel is not the only vendor preparing to have products on the Infiniband scene. A startup chipmaker, Mellanox Technologies, is offering its own Infiniband prototypes.

Security Roundup

CERT Finds Multiple BIND Errors

CERT has released a report alerting users to errors in BIND software that could affect the operation of the Internet.

Application Center 2000 Close to Release

Veritest, the company that handles Windows 2000 application certification testing for Microsoft, this week posted Application Center 2000 as having earned certification for Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

SNIA Opens Technology Center

The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) opened its SNIA Technology Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.

New Virus Takes Top Spot in Sophos January Report

A new virus entered the fray this month and achieved the number one position in the Sophos top ten virus report for January 2001.

Report: IIS Gains on SSL Sites “Consistent, Relentless”

A U.K. research firm says that Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) is the most common Web server for SSL-enabled sites.

Wise Solutions Brings Wise for Windows Installer to Itanium

January 31, 2001

Windows NT 4.0 Exam Being Developed for "Transition Techies"

Microsoft plans beta of Supporting and Maintaining a Windows NT Server 4.0 Network Exam (70-244) in March.

Connex Delivers SANavigator 1.5

Power Crunch Could Open Up Service Provider Market

A report released by Cahners In-Stat Group says that the rolling blackouts in California may present marketing opportunities to the hosting infrastructure provider industry.

Ipswitch Announces WhatsUp Gold 6.0

Quest Offers FastLane DM/Manager for Free

Quest Software will begin giving away its Windows and Exchange 2000 migration tools for free.

IBM, Industry Group Unveil Secure Platform

IBM, in conjunction with the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) released version 1.0 of its security guidelines.

Microsoft Disconnects Office 10’s Laptop User Development Tools

Microsoft has removed a pair of tools from Office 10 that would have helped developers create applications for occasionally connected users.

Tiny Software Launches New Firewall

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