Windows Servers


Companies Rally Around Systems Center Family

Field report from the Microsoft Management Summit in San Diego

An Engineer's Last Stand

Schedule slips are common and expected with software development projects; Windows Vista's can be blamed on a focus on quality.

The Dog Ate My License

Imagine that! Microsoft doesn't eat its own dogfood.

BizTalk Server Talks Business

BizTalk Server can help your customers get layers of disparate systems talking to each other.

EU Judges Asked to Toss Out Microsoft Fine

Microsoft lawyers contend that EU fines don't fit the infraction; seek reduction or outright end to EU suit.

.NET, SQL Server Exams Debut This Week

Microsoft to release two more next-generation MCP exams for SQL Server experts, Windows developers.

Microsoft Unveils New SMS Features

Besides changing Systems Management Server’s name this week, Microsoft opened the veil on new features coming in the next major release, dubbed "Systems Center Configuration Manager 2007."

A Q&A with Sam Jadallah

Since leaving Microsoft seven years ago, Sam Jadallah has stayed close to the industry and Microsoft. Currently, he's a general partner at the Menlo Park, Calif., venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures. One of the sectors he invests in for the firm is software, which makes his inside knowledge of Microsoft highly valuable. In an e-mail interview with <i>Redmond Channel Partner</i> magazine, Jadallah assessed the changes in the Microsoft Partner Program since his departure.

Dispatch from Dallas

Microsoft Business Solutions Group's annual Convergence conference, which focuses on the company's business applications, drew thousands of customers and partners to Dallas in late March.

Microsoft's Subpoena for IBM Docs Rejected

Latest effort to obtain documents in its EU antitrust case fails.

Microsoft Request for Novell's EU Docs Rejected

Massachusetts court denies Microsoft's request to force Novell to hand over EU papers that may help in antitrust case.

Microsoft Cleared in Class-Action Lawsuit

Consumers who bought PCs with Microsoft software preinstalled on systems or on purchased PCs from resellers can't sue for antitrust violations, says federal appeals court.

Lenovo: Genuine, Licensed Windows on Most of Its Chinese PCs

Officials at the largest Chinese PC manufacturer tells Microsoft that most of its Chinese PCs now have legitimate, licensed Windows installed.

Server, Heal Thyself

Zenprise 2.0's diagnostics management add-on for Microsoft Exchange gets an update with self-healing capabilities, more integrated troubleshooting reference material.

Chinese Company Founder Buys Windows Licenses

Founder extends goodwill gesture in hopes of promoting use of genuine versions of Windows software.