Microsoft posted Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000 late Thursday, two days after making SP3 available to Premier Customers. The oft-delayed bundle of regression-tested bug fixes is the first Windows 2000 service pack so far that Microsoft has recommended that users install.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 02, 2002
A moderate vulnerability in the Microsoft Data Access Components could compromise security on SQL Server systems. The security bulletin issued by Microsoft about the issue late Wednesday is the third involving SQL Server in the last two weeks.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2002
Maybe they already broke up the company and we didn’t notice.
- By Em C. Pea
- August 01, 2002
A reader who "followed the rules" is still having a tough time finding a job.
- By Greg Neilson
- August 01, 2002
The Distributed file system (Dfs), when properly implemented, can help your users get where they want to go. But its usefulness doesn’t stop there.
- By Bill Boswell
- August 01, 2002
Over the last several years, Microsoft has greatly expanded its list of technologies that fit under the umbrella term "clustering." Here's an overview of some of the most prominent Microsoft clustering technologies.
- By Scott Bekker
- August 01, 2002
Small Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1 Ships; Channel Rebate Update; more...
- By Harry Brelsford
- August 01, 2002
ENT contributing editor Stephen Swoyer drills into the specifics of the 1.2 release of Microsoft's Windows 2000 Advanced Server Limited Edition 1.2. ASLE 1.2 is the version of Microsoft's 64-bit operating system tuned for Intel's new Itanium 2 processor.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- August 01, 2002
Going solo on certification is tough. Here's how one group achieved MCSE success as a team.
- By Sri Seshadri
- August 01, 2002
Sometimes you really have to ponder the meaning behind the numbers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- August 01, 2002
Java or C#? VB or Delphi? A noncombatant comes clean about his programming language of choice.
- By Mike Gunderloy
- August 01, 2002
Moving from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2000 is a complex task. This migration took many unexpected twists, turns and hours.
- By Alan Caruth
- August 01, 2002
Moving beyond static IP addresses makes our intrepid script router-friendly and takes you to the great outdoors.
- By Chris Brooke
- August 01, 2002
You're no security expert, but you should keep an eye on your perimeter network. Implementing intrusion detection and antivirus measures can help.
- By Bill Heldman
- August 01, 2002
If you want to do IT security because it’s “hot” right now, or because you think that’s where the money is, forget it. If you truly love the field, read on.
- By Roberta Bragg
- August 01, 2002
"Windowsville" residents chime in on the "which OS is more secure" argument; readers debate Microsoft's longevity.
- By MCP Magazine Readers
- August 01, 2002
Microsoft and a host of hardware and services vendors want to help you get your Internet Data Center, based on Microsoft software, up and running quickly. To that end, more than a dozen vendors are working on prescriptive architecture guides (PAG) under a full-featured program called the Microsoft Systems Architecture (MSA) program.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 31, 2002
Microsoft is set to release Service Pack 3 for Windows 2000 on Thursday, company officials said.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 31, 2002
Microsoft on Tuesday made available an interim release of its Windows CE .NET operating system for mobile and small-footprint devices that adds IPv6 support, new file viewers and a Speech API.
- By Scott Bekker
- July 30, 2002
An ISV who relies on Microsoft's proprietary API for Exchange got nervous about its future when Microsoft started talking about its forthcoming "Titanium" and "Kodiak" releases. Microsoft says MAPI is alive and well.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- July 30, 2002