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NT 4.0 SP 6 To Debut

Microsoft Corp. will release a beta of Service Pack 6 (SP6) for Windows NT 4.0 this week.

Microsoft Changes SNA Server Licensing

Microsoft Corp. today changed the licensing policies for SNA Server.

Interoperability Focus of Switch Manufacturers

A group of switch manufacturers will announce an Open Standards Fabric Initiative (OSFI) tomorrow.

Automate File Backups

Keep running continuous backups of files without interrupting your work with AutoSave.

Linux Certification

If you’ve got strong networking and systems administration experience, and you’re intrigued by the rapid rise of the open source software movement, you should check into the Red Hat Certified Engineer

SQL Server 7.0 Chat: Wednesday, July 21

Join <I>MCP Magazine</I> writers Chip Andrews and Anil Desai for a special live chat on SQL Server 7.0 implementation and management issues on Wednesday, July 21

Compaq Boxes Clusters

Compaq Computer Corp. today announced a cluster solution, code-named “Toucan,” that pairs two ProLiant server nodes with shared storage in a single cabinet.

Informix Names New President

The announcement of Informix Corp.'s new president and CEO Jean-Yves Dexmier precedes the company’s eighth annual worldwide conference, which starts Tuesday.

Microsoft Opens Design Review for OIM Metadata Extensions

Announcement comes as the Meta Data Coalition accepts the Open Information Model (OIM) as the metadata standard.

Fuller Proclaims Borland Is Back

PHILADELPHIA -- The tenth annual Inprise/Borland Conference was the coming-out party for its new president and CEO Dale Fuller on Sunday night.

Lucent Presents High-Speed Wireless

The Bell Labs unit has designed an optical networking system that can wirelessly connect at very high speeds.

MCPs By The Numbers

Check out the latest count of total MCP certificates issued worldwide, by title.

3Com Launches Consultant Connection Program

3Com today announced the Consultant Connection program, which offers network consultants tools to design, implement and support mission-critical enterprise networks.

ADIC FibreReady Line Supports CA’s SAN Initiative

ADIC announced its FibreReady architecture product line provides support for CA's new Storage Area Network Integrated Technology Initiative and its new SAN-enabled Unicenter TNG Framework.

Microsoft, ICL Expand Alliance

Microsoft and ICL, a global IT services company, have expanded an alliance formed in May 1998.

IBM Buys Sequent

Breathing truth into weeks of rumors, IBM and Sequent announced they have entered into a merger agreement.

Back Orifice Back Again

UPDATE -- Security vendors have released protection against Back Orifice 2000, the Trojan Horse that can remotely administer Windows NT machines.

Extensibility Takes XML Authority for BizTalk

Extensibility's XML Authority 1.1 is the first commercial product designed for the BizTalk Framework.

Microsoft, Cisco Further Partnership

Cisco and Microsoft today announced they have extended their joint development agreement for the MS Active Directory service in W2K Server.

FastLane Announces Multi-Directory Application Builder

DM/Developer 7.0 automates the management of directories for Windows NT, Novell NDS, Microsoft Exchange, ODBC, LDAP and Active Directory.

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