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Microsoft Developing Backup and Recovery Server

Microsoft on Monday unveiled backup and recovery software for Windows file servers that will provide continuous backup of incremental changes to files and rapid recovery from disk-based storage.

Microsoft and Sendo Settle Lawsuits

Microsoft and Sendo reached a settlement in the lawsuit and countersuit that arose after the companies' mobile phone partnership fell apart in late 2002.

Microsoft Board Declares Dividend

The Microsoft Board of Directors on Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 8 cents per share that will be payable Dec. 2.

SP1 Released for Systems Management Server 2003

Microsoft posted the first service pack for Systems Management Server 2003. While the company characterizes the service pack as a "relatively small update" to SMS 2003, which came out in November, SP1 is important to Microsoft's larger management roadmap.

Kit to Help Integrate Project Server with SAP

Microsoft planned to release a kit on Wednesday to help systems integrators build hooks from SAP implementations into Microsoft's Office Project Server 2003.

Virtual Server Evaluation Edition Available

Microsoft this week released a 180-day evaluation edition of Virtual Server 2005, its first-generation product for running several virtualized server environments on one physical machine. General availability of Virtual Server 2005 is set for mid-October.

Problem with the Way Microsoft Opens JPEG Files Affects Dozens of Products

A remote attacker could take complete control over computers running many versions of Microsoft software by inserting malicious code in a JPEG image that executes through an unchecked buffer when the image is processed, Microsoft acknowledged on Tuesday.

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.