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Messaging Wars

The messaging battle continues between Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes.

Lucent Buys INS

Lucent Technologies announced it has purchased International Network Services.

Microsoft Releases Service Pack for SMS 2.0

Microsoft has released the first service pack for Systems Management Server 2.0.

Microsoft Posts Terminal Server Security Patch

Microsoft Corp. has posted a patch for a security hole that allows attackers to take down Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition.

iPin Develops Profitable System for E-Content

iPin has developed a system where consumer transactions are logged to the ISP and the charges show up on the monthly ISP bill.

Cisco Launches Security Associate Program

Cisco Systems announced the Security Associate program focused on creating proven multivendor security solutions for New World networks.

EMC Acquires DG

EMC Corp. announced today that it has acquired Data General Corp. for about $1.1 billion.

FileScreen Prevents Saving Unwanted File Types

W. Quinn Associates released FileScreen 2000, a program that enables administrators to block end users from saving unwanted file types to Windows NT servers or workstations.

EMC to Buy Data General

UPDATE -- Storage giant EMC will buy Data General in a deal that gives EMC access to Windows NT and other mid-range storage accounts.

Wall Data's Rumba

Wall Data Inc. is expected to announce next week the release of Rumba 2000, Web-to-Host, version 3.0.

Microsoft Posts Beta of Services for Unix 2.0

As discussed by Bill Gates at the Workstation Leadership Forum on June 30, Microsoft today made Services for Unix 2.0 available on its Web site.

Cornell Uses NT

Cornell University has announced that it used the Windows NT platform to install a 256-processor cluster.

Microsoft Presents Toy for Hackers

Microsoft is inviting hackers to come to its site and attempt to hack a Windows 2000 Server machine.

Norton Speed Disk Announced

Symantec announced the Norton Speed Disk for Windows NT, a system tool for optimizing machine performance.

Companies Partner to Support sendmail

Sendmail Inc. and MessagingDirect have partnered to add POP and IMAP support to the popular messaging platform sendmail.

Microsoft Working on Network and Security Tools for W2K

According a Web site that tracks beta versions of products, Microsoft is working on the developer beta of a suite of networking and security tools for W2K.

Silicon Graphics Ships Server Running NT

Silicon Graphics today unveiled a Windows NT server to complement its Windows NT workstations and its high-end Unix servers.

Prepare for Windows 2000 Now

Microsoft Official Curriculum can help you get skills now for putting Windows 2000 to work.

Fan(tasy) Mail

Letters she wishes you'd sent.

Numbers Game

As Microsoft sells more NT seats, will that drive up the need for more MCSEs to keep those servers humming?