Microsoft Partnering 101


ScriptLogic Ships Update to Security Management Tool

ScriptLogic is shipping version 5.0 of its Security Explorer file permission management and server security tool.

Sun and Google Announce Collaboration

Sun Microsystems and Google announced an initiative Tuesday to further collaboration between the Java creator and the search engine Goliath.

Motorola Teams with Microsoft on Emergency Response Solutions

Motorola and Microsoft are working together on a line of communication and incident management applications for law enforcement, first responders and criminal justice systems.

Office 12 Will Support PDF

Office "12," the next version of Microsoft's market-dominating office productivity suite, will allow users to save documents in PDF.

Symantec Continues Shopping Spree with BindView Buy

Symantec Corp. continued its buying spree Monday as it announced it will acquire compliance software maker BindView, enabling the security and data integrity firm to flesh out its offerings for corporate customers.

Get Serious About Securing IE

Internet Explorer is one of the most used products in nearly every environment, but most administrators know little about how to tune it for best performance and safety.

Smoke, but No Fire for TCO

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a concept touted by Microsoft and various Linux vendors as proof that their products are cheapest to run. But TCO claims aren't what they're cracked up to be, and most IT shops never use TCO, or just plain do it wrong.

Test Drive a Better Browser

These alternatives to Microsoft's Internet Explorer can add Web-browsing muscle, but they're not without potential problems.

IT Weekly Roundup, Sept. 30

From the business wires this week: a remote desktop solution for 64-bit Windows, a portable fingerprint scanner for laptops, a spam filter for Outlook and 64-bit servers and workstations.

Sun Unveils Latest StarOffice

Sun Microsystems this week released a new version of its StarOffice business software suite, selling for the cut-rate price of $70. The competitor to Microsoft Office is touting features including "seamless compatibility with Microsoft Office," support for XForms XML-based forms and lots of ease-of-use improvements.

Hard Drive Washer Removes Unwanted Files

A small German company is shipping an inexpensive utility designed to aid users’ hard drive cleanup maintenance by automatically listing and removing unwanted files.

EMC Set to Ship Administrator Tool for Exchange

EMC Corp. announced it will ship in early October a plug-in to the Microsoft Exchange System Manager user interface aimed at simplifying management of e-mail, migration of data and managing storage area network resources, all from within the same tool.

Microsoft Gets REAL on SQL Server 2005

With the launch of SQL Server 2005 coming in November, Microsoft has formalized the implementation guidance and marketing support it will provide to its partners and customers.

Office 2003 SP2 Hits the Web

Microsoft this week posted Service Pack 2 for Office 2003 to its Download Center and began distributing the service pack through its sprawling update infrastructure.

Windows Branch Office Appliances on the Way

Buried in an unrelated storage announcement this week was a sign that Microsoft is making headway in encouraging a line of branch office appliances built on Windows Server 2003 R2.