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Intel Officially Christens Merced

Intel Corp. today announced the official name for its first IA-64 processor: Intel Itanuim.

SQL Data Warehouse Exam Beta Ends Oct. 15

The beta period for the SQL Server 7.0 Data Warehouses Exam (70-019) has been extended to this Friday, October 15, 1999.

VBA Licensing Expanded; New SDK Available

Microsoft released a new Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) 6.0 Software Developers Kit (SDK) and a new licensing program today.

MCPs By The Numbers

Check out the latest count of total MCP certificates issued worldwide, by title (updated September 28, 1999).

September: 10 Hottest Exams

What have your peers been up to at the testing centers?

Tuesday, September 28: Site Server Commerce Edition Chat with Patrick Santry

Win <I>MCP Magazine</I> goodies during Patrick Santry's Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition exam chat on Tuesday, September 28 at 6 p.m. Pacific.

Nortel Inching Up in Close Race

Nortel Networks Corp. today unveiled the OPTera Packet Solution, technology that increases capacity and reliability on the Internet, unifying optical and packet networks.

SQL Data Warehouses, Outlook/Exchange Beta Exams

Beta testing for SQL Data Warehouses and Outlook/Exchange exams extended two more weeks; Visual C++ exams to go live September 30.

Advice from the Pros

Grappling with a tough MCSE career or certification question? <I>MCP Magazine</i> would like to hear about it. Our "Professionally Speaking" experts want to provide guidance to your real-world challen

IBM Releases "Smart" Server to Reset Windows

IBM Corp. has announced a new "smart" server for Windows.

Datacenter Server Enters Beta

The large scale version of Microsoft Windows 2000, Datacenter Server, is now in beta 1 and is shipping to 300 beta testers on Monday, according to Microsoft.

Thursday, September 23: Problem Management Chat with Greg Neilson

Join </i>MCP Magazine</i> contributing editor Greg Neilson at 6 p.m. Pacific for a chat on tips for tackling problems with efficiency.

Free TechNet Sessions to Address W2K

Microsoft Corp. announced a free series of TechNet briefings in up to 250 cities worldwide today.

InstallShield Announces 2000 Package

InstallShield Software Corp. will announce next week the availability of InstallShield Professional 2000.

Microsoft Buys Softway

Adding more support and interoperability for Unix, Microsoft purchased the assets of Softway Systems, a privately-held San Francisco-based company.

An Interview with Microsoft's Donna Senko on the New Windows 2000 Track

<i>MCP Magazine</i>'s editors talk to Microsoft's Director of Certification and Skills Assessment about the retirement of the NT 4.0 exams and the fate of the MCP+Internet title, among other topics.

New Virus Waits Before Attacking

A new virus is said to wait a week or so before replicating itself.

TONIGHT: Site Server 3.0 Exam Chat with Blair Kovacs

At 3 p.m. Pacific time, joing Blair Kovacs for a Site Server 3.0 exam chat.

Microsoft Site Posts Digital Dashboard Toolkits

Microsoft today announced the availability of three toolkits to enable solutions for its Digital Dashboard strategy.

MCSE Track Redefined for 2000

Microsoft revamps its MCSE track with new Windows 2000-based exams, which includes retirement of NT 4.0 exams by the end of next year.

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