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Remote Code Execution Flaw Fixed in Windows

After burdening IT with patches for 20 vulnerabilities in its April Patch Tuesday, Microsoft offered a fix for just one vulnerability in this month's patch event.

Mono Brings .NET to Open Systems

Thanks to Mono 1.0, .NET is for Linux, Unix and even MacOS.

Sasser Enters Round 6 as Patch Tuesday Arrives

Just as IT brushes itself off from the Sasser worm, it's that time again. Today is Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, that day once a month when Microsoft puts out all the security patches it's been working on.

SMS 2003 SP1 Beta Available

Beta testing is underway for the first service pack for Systems Management Server 2003, Microsoft's enterprise product for change and configuration management.

Beta Unveiled of Live Communications Server 2005

Microsoft this week opened a beta program for the second-generation version of its instant messaging server.

IBM Offers Open Beta of 'Stinger' DB2

IBM is entering the open beta stage for "Stinger," the code-name for the next-generation release of DB2, which is slated for availability later this year. The next release of DB2 will make it easier for DBAs to deploy, configure, maintain and optimize DB2 databases.

Gates: Majority of Chips 64-Bit by End of 2005

The 64-bit extensions to x86 instructions pioneered by AMD and adopted by Intel are leading to a "wonderful transition" to 64-bit computing, according to Bill Gates.

Opinion: Is Sun Losing its Spark?

Great Scott, what's going on? Sun and Microsoft recently agreed to bury the hatchet and concentrate on integration, not instigation. Is this good news for customers? Yes and no. Yes because it's high time someone began making an effort to make systems more interoperable. No because when big vendors make nicey-nicey with each other, especially when lawyers are involved, it's often time to run the other way.

Windows Update Gets Big Investment

Microsoft is throwing big money at Windows Update, the company's infrastructure and technologies for distributing patches to its ubiquitous Windows software.

Microsoft Adds ActiveViews to Free SQL Reporting Services Add-On

Microsoft may be setting its sights on business users with very little, if any, development expertise.

Windows XP for Extended Systems Now Slated for Q4

Microsoft provided a finish line for its lengthy process of putting out a 64-bit edition of Windows XP that will support the AMD 64-bit processors.

Allchin Updates Windows Server Roadmap at WinHEC

Microsoft is now developing the Windows "Longhorn" server and Windows "Longhorn" client in lockstep, a change from the staggered development the company was previously pursuing for its next generation version of Windows.

Four Versions of Sasser Worm Spreading Chaos

Four variants of Sasser, the first major worm to exploit flaws patched by Microsoft's huge security bug fixing patch last month, were wreaking havoc on computer networks.

Longhorn Preview Gets Updated

Microsoft readied another preview copy of "Longhorn," code-name for the next generation version of Windows, for attendees of its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in Seattle this week.

More Than 210 Million Copies of Windows XP Shipped

Windows XP shipments topped 210 million between the October 2001 launch and March of this year, Microsoft said.

Microsoft Admits Problem with Blockbuster Patch

Microsoft on Wednesday night acknowledged that its massive April 13 security patch was causing serious problems in some Windows 2000 systems.

Windows XP SP2 Delayed

The release of Windows XP Service Pack 2, a major update of the two-and-a-half-year-old operating system, is being pushed back into the second half of the year.

ISA Server 2004 to Launch at TechEd

Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday that it will launch Internet Security & Acceleration Server 2004 at its annual TechEd conference, which is being held this year in San Diego the week of May 24.

Citrix Updates MetaFrame Access Suite

Citrix Systems on Tuesday updated its MetaFrame Access Suite, which bundles Citrix' flagship MetaFrame Presentation Server with three other products for managing access to enterprise applications. applications.

The Active Directory of the Future

The three key areas of Active Directory development that Microsoft is focused on for that next big server release are adding new security capabilities, adding new management capabilities and improving the ease of use of the directory service.