Microsoft Corp. notified customers that a third patch is available to protect Windows platforms from the industry-wide SNMP security vulnerability. This time the patch covers Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 12, 2002
Unisys refreshed its high-end "Wintel mainframe" with a new model for the first time since launching the 32-processor server in 1999.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 12, 2002
Intel formally launched the 32-bit processor that will provide the foundation for multiprocessing on Windows servers for the next several years.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 12, 2002
Sun filed a private lawsuit against Microsoft seeking damages and penalties for what the company claims Microsoft did to its Java-based business by abusing monopoly power.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 12, 2002
One of the big issues facing enterprises that have committed to the Windows platform is the security of Microsoft's Web server, IIS. This ENT Special Report takes an objective look at the IIS-related security problems of the last year, and what Microsoft has done to address them. Stories in this Special Report also examine IIS in the broader context of the Web servers it competes against.
Ferris Research, an analyst firm and consultancy focusing on messaging and collaboration, on Thursday released a list of the four biggest headaches for Exchange 2000 administrators. The culprits, according to Ferris Research, are mass updates of mailboxes, recipient policies, distribution list management and interorganizational use of Exchange.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 07, 2002
Microsoft continues to work on bringing out patches for all versions of Windows affected by the industry-wide security vulnerability in SNMP.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 07, 2002
Hoping to better reflect the current data management environment, BMC Software, Inc. unified its database products and business units. In addition, it launched new products for IBM's DB2 database.
Unisys this week leapfrogged IBM with a Unisys ES7000 32-processor server running Windows Datacenter Server to retake the top spot on an SAP application scalability benchmark.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 06, 2002
When it’s released, the new Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool that Microsoft Corp. announced a couple of weeks ago will fulfill a long-sought requirement of Windows systems administration: A free hotfix management tool with a GUI interface and HTML reporting capabilities.
- By Stephen Swoyer
- March 06, 2002
Microsoft this week acknowledged a critical flaw in the Microsoft Virtual Machine that could allow an attacker to intercept confidential information such as usernames and passwords.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 06, 2002
Although Microsoft has pushed back the schedule for Windows .NET Server, the company is going ahead with the release of a limited edition of Windows Datacenter Server based on Windows .NET Server beta code.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 05, 2002
With the confirmation that it is delaying the release of Windows .NET Server, Microsoft offers the first tangible proof that its Trustworthy Computing initiative is more than hype.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 04, 2002
Microsoft set a wicked pace for security bulletins in the last 30 days.
After issuing no bulletins through Jan. 29, Microsoft sent out 12 from Jan. 30 through the end of February.
- By Scott Bekker
- March 04, 2002
It's not quite back to programmers riding scooters through office halls, but this software management style can pay off in increased productivity.
- By Mike Gunderloy
- March 01, 2002
Speed up and simplify your work by applying these 10 scripts to the job.
- By Chris Brooke
- March 01, 2002
Scout out potential trouble by listening to your servers’ sounds. The best plan, as always, is a current backup.
- By Rodney Landrum
- March 01, 2002
ntds.dit can quickly grow flabby if you don’t work it out regularly. Let NTDSUtil be your coach.
- By Mark England
- March 01, 2002
This month, Greg discusses the right (and wrong) way to be an effective supervisor.
- By Greg Neilson
- March 01, 2002
The value of bootcamps; what MCPs wear; Microsoft's certification retirement policy.
- By MCP Magazine Readers
- March 01, 2002