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Yukon Will Open New Frontier for Third-Party SQL Server Market

Members of Microsoft’s network of business partner vendors see the gold running in Yukon, and are ready to spring into action with enhanced solutions.

What's Cheaper SQL Server or Oracle? Tricky Question, Grasshopper

Oracle, the one-time Cadillac dealer of database vendors, is trying to out-cheap competitors, including SMB and small enterprise kingpin Microsoft.

Intel Lays Out Server Platform Roadmap at IDF

Intel used its annual developer forum this week to lay out a server platform roadmap that has its Xeon and Itanium server processor lines running on a common platform architecture sometime after 2006.

Celestix Unveils ISA 2004-based Appliances

Celestix Networks, one of several Microsoft partners building firewall appliances based on Microsoft Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004, began shipping its systems this week.

Sybari Updates E-mail Security Lineup

Sybari Software this week updated its product line for securing e-mail through anti-virus, anti-spam and content-filtering products.

SP1 Released for Microsoft SharePoint Technologies

Microsoft this month released a Service Pack 1 for its SharePoint technologies to fix bugs and add support for new search functionality, larger file sizes and additional languages.

IBM 'Stinger' Database Coming in Mid-September

IBM's next version of the DB2 Universal Database, code-named "Stinger," will be generally available on Sept. 17, the company said Thursday.

Microsoft Doubles Delay Period for XP SP2 Tool

Microsoft this week updated an administrative tool for delaying Automatic Update and Windows Update rollouts of Windows XP Service Pack 2 from four months to eight months.

Opinion: One Editor's Take on Windows XP SP2

There are numerous stories out there about all the applications Windows XP SP2 breaks. Many shops are putting off the service pack for months until it can be fully tested -- a wise choice.

Server Market Grows for 5th Consecutive Quarter

Market researchers at IDC say worldwide factory server revenues grew for the fifth consecutive quarter.

Allchin on Longhorn: We've Had to Make Some Hard Trade-offs

Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president for platforms, discussed Microsoft's recent decisions on Windows "Longhorn" development in a recorded message posted to Microsoft's Web site.

Microsoft: Longhorn Coming in 2006

Microsoft is publicly aiming for 2006 again for the availability of the next client version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," the company said Friday. The accelerated delivery schedule comes at a cost -- a highly touted new storage subsystem for Longhorn called WinFS is now planned for delivery sometime after Longhorn ships.

Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Released with XP SP2

Microsoft updated its Tablet PC operating system for the first time since 2002 by including Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2.

System Center Suite Slated for 2005

Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 beat the date in its own name with a release to manufacturing this week and a mid-October general availability date. But the Microsoft management suite that will include MOM, Systems Management Server and some other tools won't arrive until next year.

Microsoft Publishes Application Compatibility Kit for XP SP2

Microsoft posted a new kit to the download section of its Web site for testing application compatibility and fixing any problems that crop up during Windows XP Service Pack 2 deployments.

Final Stage of XP SP2 Online Rollout Begins

Microsoft took the final major online step in distributing Windows XP Service Pack 2 on Wednesday by posting the service pack to Windows Update and starting the distribution to Windows XP Professional customers via Automatic Update.

MOM 2005 Released to Manufacturing

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release to manufacturing of Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and MOM 2005 Workgroup Edition, a new edition that the company previously called MOM 2005 Express.

Intel Makes Broad Cuts to Processor Prices

Intel announced price cuts of as much as nearly 35 percent this week that cut across seven of its processor lines and encompassed 28 individual processor models.

Colleges Upset with XP SP2 Timing

Microsoft's decision to drop Windows XP Service Pack 2 on the world just a few weeks before the start of classes has some higher education IT departments overworked and agitated.

XP SP2-compliant Version of MBSA Available for Download

An updated version of the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer that brings support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 is now available for download from Microsoft's site.