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Goner Mass-Mailing Worm Makes the Rounds

A new mass-mailing worm made the rounds on Tuesday, flooding corporate e-mail inboxes with messages marked with the subject line "Hi" and carrying a screen-saver attachment.

64-bit Developer Release of Oracle 9i Available

Oracle released a developer edition of the Oracle9i Database for Intel Itanium processors that supports several platforms including Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition and Windows .NET Enterprise Server Beta 3.

Intel Cuts Processor Prices

Intel cut prices by 7 percent to 20 percent this week on Pentium III desktop, workstation and server processors and a Celeron processor.

Study: Staying Current on Security Patches Like Drinking from a Firehose

Feel overworked keeping up with security patches? You should, according to an analysis by a managed security services firm.

Variant Gives Badtrans Another Run

A variant on April's Badtrans worm-trojan combination kept IT administrators hopping in the last week of November.

The Beauty of the MMC

The Microsoft Management Console—with its handy snap-ins—makes Windows 2000 management a breeze.

Multilingual Matters

With the introduction of WSH 2.0, the power and flexibility of scripting using a variety of languages is yours.

Antiviral Scanners

This is Roberta; are you working?

Windows XP Peer-to-Peer Networking

Windows XP's Peer-to-Peer Networking Wizard allows you to set up a firewall-protected network. This month, we go through the process step by step.

Stop Viruses at the Gate

The newest crop of Exchange antivirus products prevents users from receiving infected mail.

Certified Mail: December 2001

Disputing death, deputies of morality, and what's up with the MCSD.

MOM is still Watching You

It takes a powerful server to watch over an entire network. Is Microsoft Operations Manager up to the task?

Taking Control

This month, Steve and Greg offer their thoughts on resumes, experience and the art of marketing yourself.

Role Playing

When it comes to security in .NET’s Web services world, it’s going to be vital to know how each application plays its part.

Rent-A-Server

E-Labs is a good idea, but has significant weaknesses that should make a prospective buyer beware.

A Method for the Madness

Understanding and applying the Microsoft frameworks can help you bring order and meaning to the chaos of technical projects in your organization.

The Human Factor

Anti-virus software can help with only one part of the defense.

The Three Components of Network Management

Before you use MOM, brush up on the basics of enterprise systems monitoring.

Your Testing Environment

Developers have a challenging task when it comes to setting up software to match client requirements. Here's how to stay sane with the shifting landscape of beta and release software.

Your IT Operations Guide

Running behind? Too much to do? Worried about the future? Take a breather and consider how to do your job better. This report shares 10 best practices that will put you and your IT staff ahead of the next fire.