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Maxtor Completes Merger with Quantum HDD

Maxtor Corp. completed its merger with Quantum HDD, the companies announced today.

Gadzoox Opens More Ports

<a href="http://www.gadzoox.com/">Gadzoox Networks Inc.</a> is getting set to challenge <a href="http://www.brocade.com/">Brocade Communications Systems Inc’s</a> dominance of the SAN market, with a new, higher end switch. The Slingshot 4218 features 18 ports and supports both 2Gbps and 1Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity.

Office XP Suites Unveiled

Microsoft Corp. today laid out the suites it will offer for its next generation of Office personal productivity software.

Get Connected with NAT

Windows 2000 makes it easy for small networks to get their share of the Net. Here’s how to implement it on those systems.

You Can Do It!

4 Steps to MCSE Certification

Tightening Telnet Step by Step

Controlling access with IPSec can help keep your vulnerable habitat safe from visitors of all species.

Practice, Practice — Then Pass?

Osborne states its Test Yourself MCSE practice exam books will help you ace the Windows 2000 exams. Will they?

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

In a city of high stakes none were higher than during this tale of database corruption. But with tenacity and resourcefulness (and a little luck), this MCSE came out a big winner.

COM+ from Design to Implementation

Need to hit the ground running on technologies like COM+ and SOAP? Start with Microsoft Press' Designing Solutions with COM+ Technologies.

Objective Exposure

The process of automation allows you to script your way through Office applications—even Outlook. Here’s how.

Digging Deeper into Group Policy

Now that you've been formally introduced, here's how to use group policies to install software and set security.

Plea for Mindful Development

Zen has the concept of mindfulness, embodied in part by paying attention to each breath. Good software development means paying attention to every single line of code.

Database Design 101

Queries work well if the databases are designed correctly. Here's what you need to know to build the foundations for your SQL Server databases.

Double D'Oh!

We all make mistakes—some are just more obvious than others. But it’s a graceful recovery that separates the gurus from the geeks.

Headhunter Headache

Our columnists share their distaste for some technical staffing companies.

Private and Secure: The VPN Solution

If you want a better way to connect remote users, offices and servers securely, consider the humble, easy-to-implement virtual private network. Here’s how to make it work in Windows 2000.

Microsoft Looking to Shift Its Server Mix With Whistler

Microsoft will push to standardize the enterprise on Whistler Advanced Server rather than Whistler Server. Redmond is also considering a Web-blade edition of Whistler server.

Dell Refreshes Dense Server