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Get Ready for Exabytes

A quarterly report on the state of the worldwide disk storage systems market shows we're about to cross another psychological threshold.

Intel Upgrades Financial Outlook

In a mid-quarter update, Intel Corp. said revenues are stronger than management had originally expected for the fourth quarter.

Intel Says Itanium Hitting Stride

After years of spinning its wheels, 64-bit Intel Architecture technology appears to be finally gaining some traction, according to Intel officials.

What Kind of BI Powerhouse Is Microsoft?

Slowly but surely Microsoft is putting together a robust BI platform that will serve many companies exceedingly well.

Customers Running into Problems Installing SharePoint Services

Microsoft acknowledged an installation problem this week with Windows SharePoint Services, an add-on for Windows Server 2003 and a central component of Windows Small Business Server 2003 that is one of the most highly touted new features in the server OS.

Altiris Gets Wise to Software Installation Market

Broadens line and preps for InstallShield battle with $43 million Wise buy.

Coreflood Problems Highlight Unaddressed NTFS ADS Threat

Security experts say that the new virus could presage a raft of similar attacks, and -- as if that’s not bad enough -- an administrator who identified the virus early says that it and other ADS exploits like it aren’t detected by many of today’s most common virus- and Trojan-scanning tools.

IDC: Windows Server Sales Booming, Linux Growing Faster

The market for Windows-based server systems is growing fast, but Linux-based systems are growing much faster in revenues and units, according to the latest quarterly data from market analysts at IDC.

Microsoft Giving Away SFU 3.0

When Microsoft Services for Unix 3.0 came out, a highlight was its surprisingly low price tag. In a promotion running through the end of this month, the set of tools and services for interoperating between Windows, Unix and Linux is free.

Microsoft Describes Its Own Security Measures

Microsoft published a white paper on its Web site last week giving an overview of its internal security measures.

Sybari Launches Tool to Secure IM

Sybari Software launched the first utility this week for Microsoft's instant messaging and presence platform, Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2003.

Mimail Damage Mounts

The Mimail virus is making its way up the ranks of the most damaging viruses and worms to date, according to a security firm that keeps track of malware.

Comdex Light on Products, Big on Windows

LAS VEGAS -- Comdex attracted a mere fraction of its peak attendance, but that didn’t stop Windows third parties from crowding the Microsoft Pavilion and announcing new wares. In fact, the Microsoft booth was one of the few show floor areas that drew consistent crowds.

Comdex in Miniature

From ENTmag.com: Once the monster of all U.S.-based computer trade shows, Comdex is a mere shadow of its former self.

Storage Vendors Qualify Hardware with Microsoft for iSCSI

A raft of storage vendors have gotten their devices and host bus adapters qualified for use with Microsoft's iSCSI architecture.

Early December GA Date Set for Microsoft Virtual PC

Microsoft began telling customers on Wednesday that Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 would be generally available on Dec. 2.

Is This the End of Conflict Testing?

Softricity on Monday announced SoftGrid 3.0, an intriguing technology said to reduce most headaches associated with software installation, configuration, conflict testing, and distribution.

Gates Highlights Security, Spam in Comdex Keynote

Bill Gates opened Comdex reiterating Microsoft’s security messages and showing publicly for the first time several new security and spam-blocking technologies.

Yukon Getting Data Warehousing Overhaul

The next version of Microsoft SQL Server, code-named "Yukon," will have a completely rebuilt engine for extraction, transformation and loading of data from one source to another -- a key element of data warehousing and business intelligence operations.

IBM 32-Way Xeon System Slated for 2004

As IBM rolled out its 16-way Itanium 2 servers this week, the company confirmed that it still plans to bring out a 32-processor system based on the 32-bit Intel Xeon processor.