Shortly after the launch of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft posted the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools for download on its Web site. The 12-MB download contains software tools intended for administrators, developers and power users.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/29/2003
Windows Server 2003, Windows Server System family, make splashing debut, with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer focusing on security, management, and performance enhancements in the newest network operating
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/25/2003
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer officially unleashed Windows Server 2003 today during an official launch party in San Francisco this morning.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/24/2003
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft formally launched Windows Server 2003 on Thursday, after more than a year of delays and several changes in name and focus. During a launch keynote, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer argued that the timing was right for a Microsoft server operating release that improves IT manageability and provides data-center scalability.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/24/2003
A day after Microsoft and NEC Corp. reached the top of the Transaction Processing Performance Council's OLTP benchmark raw performance list, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard smashed that record.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/24/2003
AMD Corp. this week officially introduced its 64-bit Opteron chip. Analysts say that Opteron boasts an advantage over competitive chips from Intel Corp. because it can run both 32- and 64-bit code without sacrificing performance.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- 04/24/2003
Microsoft claims more than 1 million customers downloaded the Windows Server 2003 preview code through the Corporate Preview Program prior to the server's launch, which is scheduled for Thursday in San Francisco.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/23/2003
In advance of the formal launch of Windows Server 2003 on Thursday, Microsoft and NEC posted record-setting results on the most important independent scalability benchmark in the industry on Wednesday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/23/2003
MCSEs and certification candidates favor the new upgrade exams and most will take them, according to two recent MCPmag.com Web Polls.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/17/2003
It's been clear from Microsoft's naming announcements of the last few months that the .NET Enterprise Server products would have a new name shortly. The official word came down this week that the new name is Windows Server System.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/17/2003
Attendees will receive Windows Server 2003 Evaluation Kits, vouchers and discounts on training and technical resources at launch events throughout the U.S.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/17/2003
Microsoft will put a "third gate" of spam protection into Exchange Server 2003, which is due for release in the middle of this year.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/16/2003
At least one area of the IT industry is experiencing double digit growth, according to market research firm IDC -- security appliances.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/16/2003
A newly patched vulnerability in the Windows kernel opens enterprise systems to a significant threat of attacks from employees and others able to log on at a system keyboard.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/16/2003
Systems Management Server 2003 hit the beta 2 phase, moving the management server further along the track for its planned September release.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/15/2003
The third quarter of Microsoft's fiscal 2003 brought the software giant flat profits on increased revenues compared to the year-ago quarter, the company reported late Tuesday.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/15/2003
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/11/2003
Instead of a ticket on the gravy train, Microsoft certification has become more of a step up the corporate ladder.
According to Microsoft, the 70-292 and 70-296 upgrade exams to be as long in duration as standard MCP exams.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/10/2003
Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server and Proxy Server 2.0 are vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack due to a flaw in the way services in the two products handle a response from remote clients.
- By Scott Bekker
- 04/10/2003