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Become the network master of all your domains. This ultimate guide spells out new, smart ways to upgrade systems, set up services, monitor traffic, install applications and more— better, faster, cheaper.

Crossing the Great Divide

Keep your hair from turning gray by understanding how Active Directory access works between domains.

Cumulative IE Patch for Critical Cookie Problem

Microsoft issued a cumulative patch for Internet Explorer in late March. It was the fourth cumulative patch in five months for the Web browser. The most serious flaw this time is a critical vulnerability in the way IE handles cookies.

Unleash The Beast!

Turn this script loose and see how easy it is to maximize processor performance across multiple workstations!

Your Network's Traffic Cops

Understand how hubs, switches, and routers direct traffic on your network.

The State of Software Development

I've been writing this column for a year now. Are we getting better, or is software just getting flashier?

The Key to the Future

It’s been a long time coming, but it’s nearly here. Key recovery in .NET server promises to improve your Public Key Infrastructure.

Interview Merry-Go-Round

How many times can one company call a candidate for an interview before suspicions of a runaround surface?

Mike Meyers' Certification Passport Series

Will this passport take you to the end of your certification journey?

Job Scheduling Utilities

These three packages let you automate tasks you need to accomplish daily.

Developer Core

The pluses and minuses of Microsoft's new MCAD certification.

Pass the Crow, Please

Did I say Redmond wasn’t serious about security?

Biometric Security Products

Wouldn't it be nice if your computer just knew you! Security Advisor's Roberta Bragg evaluates several solutions.

Microsoft Shares 1 Million Lines of Code

Under its Shared Source initiative, which Microsoft uses as a counter to open source and the GNU General Public License, Microsoft is giving out some .NET source code to academics. It can't be put to commercial use.

Microsoft Publishes Security Operations Guide

Microsoft produced a Security Operations Guide for Windows 2000 Server this month as part of its concentrated push to elevate the priority of security in its products.

Gartner Predicts What Microsoft Will Buy

Microsoft has a well-earned reputation for acquiring and investing in firms and technologies by the boatload. Analyst firm Gartner this week issued a report detailing what it expects Microsoft will buy in the next few years.

Heavy Hitting ERP Apps Certified for W2K Datacenter

Key enterprise vendors are endorsing Microsoft's Windows 2000 Datacenter Server by taking the trouble to get their well-known enterprise applications certified for Microsoft's upstart platform.

Analyst Firms Take Oracle to Task on Licensing

Oracle customers are calling IT analyst firms to complain that Oracle sales reps are trying to reinterpret their contracts to charge more for Oracle's database software. Both Meta Group, which first publicized the issue last week, and Gartner, which weighed in this week, urge customers to push back against the software giant.

Intel Produces Server Architecture Blueprints

Intel and partners are developing hundreds of infrastructure "blueprints" to help customers implement Intel-based server infrastructures for a variety of common vertical and horizontal uses.

MSFT Claims Billion Dollar Clerical Error

Microsoft this week admitted to making a $1 billion mistake in recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings about its earnings.