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Noteworthy Beta: Outlook/Exchange Exam

Beta testing for the Designing and Implementing Collaborative Solutions with Outlook 2000 and Exchange Server 5.5 exam, 70-105, takes place September 14-28.

Oracle, HP Team to Provide E-Services

The pact will include HP's e-speak, a dynamic brokering language, built on Oracle's 8i database platform, as well as a variety of other Oracle Internet products.

Online Advertising Surpasses Outdoor; Will Equal Cable

Online advertising will grow to $11.5 billion in 2003, surpassing dollars spent in some traditional media according to research from Jupiter Communications.

Microsoft Clarifies Problems with Test Site

If you put a public Web server running Windows 2000 beta without a firewall in front of it, they will come. They, or hackers, most certainly did.

Microsoft Backpedals on W2K Upgrade Plan

Microsoft Corp. has backed down on plans to reduce SMP support on server versions of Windows 2000 when compared to the Windows NT Server products it will replace.

Compaq Unveils Profusion-based 8-ways

Compaq formally launched two servers based on the 8-way Profusion chipset, while vowing it would be the first company to deliver servers based on the technology.

Good News for Linux; Bad News for W2K

IDC published results of a study today that reports 13 percent of respondents said they now use Linux. Windows 2000? Not anytime soon.

Veritas Buys ClusterX Technology

Veritas Software bought the ClusterX technology for Windows NT from NuView Inc., furthering the rapid consolidation of clustering vendors and software.

Esker Provides Automated Fax SDK

Esker US, Inc. announced today it is providing developers with a Software Developer Kit (SDK) for Alcom LanFax.

Guidelines for the Healthy Use of E-mail

NTBugtraq recently included suggestions for running a healthy, virus-free e-mail program.

MCPs By The Numbers

Check out the latest count of total MCP certificates issued worldwide, by title (updated July 20, 1999).

Office 2000/VBA Exam Beta Extended

The beta period for the Office and Visual Basic for Applications exam, 70-091, has been extended to August 27.

Messaging Wars

The messaging battle continues between Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes.

Microsoft Releases Service Pack for SMS 2.0

Microsoft has released the first service pack for Systems Management Server 2.0.

Lucent Buys INS

Lucent Technologies announced it has purchased International Network Services.

iPin Develops Profitable System for E-Content

iPin has developed a system where consumer transactions are logged to the ISP and the charges show up on the monthly ISP bill.

Microsoft Posts Terminal Server Security Patch

Microsoft Corp. has posted a patch for a security hole that allows attackers to take down Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

Cisco Launches Security Associate Program

Cisco Systems announced the Security Associate program focused on creating proven multivendor security solutions for New World networks.

FileScreen Prevents Saving Unwanted File Types

W. Quinn Associates released FileScreen 2000, a program that enables administrators to block end users from saving unwanted file types to Windows NT servers or workstations.

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