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BizTalk 2004 Coming, But the Rest of 'Jupiter' is Dead

The availability of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 at the beginning of next month will mark the end of Microsoft's once-grand "Jupiter" project.

RTM for BizTalk Server 2004

Microsoft on Tuesday said BizTalk Server 2004 is released to manufacturing and will be generally available by April 1.

Office 2003 SP1 Slated for June

Microsoft plans to deliver the first service pack for Office 2003 in late June.

IDC: Volume Servers Shaking Up Server Market

Volume servers, the industry-standard servers powered by Intel and to a lesser extent AMD processors and generally running Windows or Linux, are having a profound impact on the worldwide server marketplace, according to IDC analysts who just published their estimates for server shipments in 2003.

InfoPath Service Pack to Add Features

In another example of Microsoft's new willingness to push feature changes into service packs, the company plans to include additional functionality into its fledgling Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003 in the product's first service pack.

Intel Rolls Out New SMP Xeons

A new line of Intel Xeon MP processors for four-processor and larger systems hit the market on Tuesday.

Analyst Firm Questions Security of Windows 2003 for Critical Applications

In a new report on Windows Server 2003 security, an analyst firm argues that while Microsoft made clear progress on the security of its flagship server operating system, Unix and Linux remain better choices for mission critical applications.

Organization Finds Huge Jump in Phishing Scams

A new organization calling itself the Anti-Phishing Working Group documented a large jump in the number of phishing attacks in January.

Panel Discusses Role of Government in IT Security

SAN FRANCISCO -- How large a role should government play in computer security? That delicate question was discussed before an audience of IT security folks -- the types who are famously skeptical of, or even downright hostile to, any suggestion of government interference in their industry.

MyDoom.F Peaks

Security experts believe the MyDoom.F virus hit its peak earlier in the week and infections are slowing.

Microsoft Outlines Anti-Spam Technical Roadmap

Microsoft this week unveiled its long-awaited technical roadmap for combating spam, which the company identifies as the top complaint of its e-mail customers.

NetSky.C Variant Pushes NetSky Family Up Malware Damage List

The emergence of a fast-spreading C variant is pushing the NetSky virus family up a widely watched list of the most damaging viruses and worms.

New Association to Raise Cyber Security Awareness

Security companies form coalition to combat growing threats of cyber- crime, cyber-terrorism.

Membership in Microsoft Virus Alliance Doubles

Five antivirus firms joined Microsoft's Virus Information Alliance this week, doubling the size of the group.

Gates Shows Off Windows XP Service Pack 2

New security features promise more secure desktops, says Microsoft chairman at RSA Conference 2004.

Intel’s 64-bit Flip-Flop

Company's new 64-bit Xeon chips complements 64-bit Itanium chips.

HP to Ship Opteron-based Systems

HP formalized an arrangement with AMD to deliver servers based on AMD's Opteron 64-bit processor.

Microsoft Speech Server to Launch in March

Microsoft is revving up to release its packaged speech-enablement server product next month.

Extensions Give Intel 2-Prong Attack Against AMD

Intel this week unveiled its plans to roll out 64-bit extensions for its Intel Xeon line of high-end 32-bit processors, formalizing one of Intel's long-anticipated responses to the AMD processors that offer 64-bit computing using the x86 instruction set.

Milestone: More Web Sites Run by Windows 2003 Than NT 4

In a snapshot of Windows Server 2003 deployment patterns, Web researchers at Netcraft this month found that the number of hostnames found on Web servers running Windows Server 2003 just passed the number running Windows NT.