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Thwarting Party Crashers

Nobody likes uninvited guests—and when they invade your online conferences, the consequences can be deadly. Exchange Conferencing Server can help you keep the riff-raff at bay.

COMmon Ground

With its central interface, Microsoft Management Console makes managing administrative tools a “snap.”

Vets in Training

Schools, training centers, and other organizations are working with the VA to help U.S. veterans get the necessary tools you need to become active in the IT workforce.

Administrators, Start Your Backup Engines ...

The latest in backup software handles the complexity of Windows 2000.

Behold the Power!

Object-oriented programming with Windows Script Components can keep you from having to reinvent the wheel—and there are some cool bells and whistles, to boot!

Extreme Education

If you're going to put out the time and money to take a technical course, make sure you do the learning job right.

Exchange 2000 SP2 Close to Release

Microsoft is preparing the second service pack for Exchange 2000 for a release sometime this month.

The Next Big Certification Thing

When it comes to the next step in your certification, look at what you like to do and how you can go about learning it, rather than what may be the next hot certification.

XP: From the Ground Up

Your Win2K Pro-savvy will give you a head-start on implementing Windows XP. Let's start with the installation.

Low-end Stratus Fault-Tolerant Server Updated to 2-Way

Stratus this week began shipping its lowest-price, fault-tolerant PC server in a two-processor SMP configuration.

Net Gains

Can a Web-only exam-prep product get you ready for the Windows 2000 tests? The answer here is "yes."

Choosing the Right Backup Tape

With the drop in hard drive prices, many system administrators are faced with more data to back up than before.

A Different Future

Fate always has its finger in our lives, doesn’t it?

IT Schools: Readers Weigh In

Readers speak up to tell us about their training experiences—the good and the bad.

Tough Training -- Boot Camp-style

Going to a boot camp is one way to get Windows 2000-certified. But is that the best way? An MCP Magazine editor does the computer equivalent of Parris Island and reports from the front lines.

Talkin' Turkey

Not much in the mood to be grateful this year, Auntie sounds off about things for which she’s not so thankful.

Delegate! Passing Administrative Control with Active Directory

One of Active Directory’s coolest features is the ability to delegate administration in an extremely granular way. This guide shows you how.

Netcraft on IIS: Whole Lotta Rippin' n Replacin' Goin' On

Web server research outfit Netcraft finds that 131,417 sites ripped and replaced Microsoft IIS in October, amid growing concerns about the Microsoft Web server platform's security.

Extreme Programming Evaluated

Find out what it involves and which practices you may want to incorporate into your own software development processes.

Several Updates Out Already for Windows XP

Although Microsoft Corp. began shipping Windows XP last week, the software giant has already released several updates for its flagship desktop operating system.

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