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Mono Brings .NET to Open Systems

Thanks to Mono 1.0, .NET is for Linux, Unix and even MacOS.

SMS 2003 SP1 Beta Available

Beta testing is underway for the first service pack for Systems Management Server 2003, Microsoft's enterprise product for change and configuration management.

Windows XP SP2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 is perhaps the most anticipated and significant service pack Microsoft has ever released. An in-depth look at the timetable, components and resources for Windows XP Service Pack 2.

Power Brakes for IIS

Prevent Internet Information Server from being installed automatically.

Beta Unveiled of Live Communications Server 2005

Microsoft this week opened a beta program for the second-generation version of its instant messaging server.

IBM Offers Open Beta of 'Stinger' DB2

IBM is entering the open beta stage for "Stinger," the code-name for the next-generation release of DB2, which is slated for availability later this year. The next release of DB2 will make it easier for DBAs to deploy, configure, maintain and optimize DB2 databases.

Gates: Majority of Chips 64-Bit by End of 2005

The 64-bit extensions to x86 instructions pioneered by AMD and adopted by Intel are leading to a "wonderful transition" to 64-bit computing, according to Bill Gates.

Opinion: Is Sun Losing its Spark?

Great Scott, what's going on? Sun and Microsoft recently agreed to bury the hatchet and concentrate on integration, not instigation. Is this good news for customers? Yes and no. Yes because it's high time someone began making an effort to make systems more interoperable. No because when big vendors make nicey-nicey with each other, especially when lawyers are involved, it's often time to run the other way.

Microsoft Adds ActiveViews to Free SQL Reporting Services Add-On

Microsoft may be setting its sights on business users with very little, if any, development expertise.

Windows Update Gets Big Investment

Microsoft is throwing big money at Windows Update, the company's infrastructure and technologies for distributing patches to its ubiquitous Windows software.

Windows XP for Extended Systems Now Slated for Q4

Microsoft provided a finish line for its lengthy process of putting out a 64-bit edition of Windows XP that will support the AMD 64-bit processors.

Allchin Updates Windows Server Roadmap at WinHEC

Microsoft is now developing the Windows "Longhorn" server and Windows "Longhorn" client in lockstep, a change from the staggered development the company was previously pursuing for its next generation version of Windows.

Longhorn Preview Gets Updated

Microsoft readied another preview copy of "Longhorn," code-name for the next generation version of Windows, for attendees of its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Seattle this week.

More Than 210 Million Copies of Windows XP Shipped

Windows XP shipments topped 210 million between the October 2001 launch and March of this year, Microsoft said.

Four Versions of Sasser Worm Spreading Chaos

Four variants of Sasser, the first major worm to exploit flaws patched by Microsoft's huge security bug fixing patch last month, were wreaking havoc on computer networks.

Enforcing Stronger Passwords

Microsoft's password complexity filter: what's wrong with it and why you might need something better.

Outsourcing 101; Bill's Mills; AD Accounts and more

Thin Clients, Fat Heads

This business owner’s thin-client Windows network was impregnable. Or so he thought, until he met Bob…

Analyze Your Baseline Security

MBSA offers much more than updates to your network.

Windows Server 2003 Gains Traction

The Windows Server 2003 rollout is rapid, according to a new survey. Key drivers are security, Active Directory and Exchange 2003.