MS releases tool for automatic deployment of server OS
Microsoft on Wednesday shipped one of the first tools that is part of the company's wide-ranging strategy to create a comprehensive platform for managing corporate data centres.
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Exchange ready for security test in real world
When Microsoft Corp. completes development of Exchange 2003 this week it will not only be the end of a three-year effort but the beginning of a real-world gauntlet to test Microsoft’s promise to develop more secure code.
Sendmail aims server at workers without email
Sendmail has released a mail server aimed at corporations looking to provide low-cost email access to workers who don’t have a dedicated computer or even a desk.
Liberty Alliance turning first spec over to OASIS
The Liberty Alliance next week will announce two new draft specifications and for the first time turn over a portion of its work to a standards group providing the first evidence that efforts to create a standards-based identity management framework may be fragmenting.
Liberty Alliance members test ID management spec
After more than a year spent crafting a specification, the Liberty Alliance Project now has some of the largest end-user companies in the US testing it to see if Liberty can deliver on the promise of a federated identity management system.
MS patches core cryptography interfaces in Windows
Microsoft on Thursday released a patch that plugs a security hole in its cryptography software that allows hackers to use bogus digital certificates to hijack secure communications and forge digital signatures.
Microsoft: SSL flaw is in OS not IE
Microsoft said on Wednesday that the SSL flaw recently uncovered by an independent researcher is in multiple versions of the Windows operating system but not its Internet Explorer Web browser.
.Net development tool flawed, security firm says
Microsoft refusing to comment until testing
Government surprises Microsoft foes
"We are surprised and disappointed"
Microsoft casts a watchful eye on LinuxWorld
As the Linux faithful unveiled their enterprise wares at last week's LinuxWorld, Microsoft openly cast a critical eye on the proceedings.
Ghost accounts: An open door to network sabotage
Vengeful employees can wreak high-tech havoc
Venture funding continues its slide
Falloff in network industry funding hit all sectors
Bug bites Windows Terminal Services
Pure conjecture to say cause of problem is Windows - Microsoft
Bug delays next Win 2000 service pack
Unclear when the service pack will be ready
Microsoft rethinks Win 2000 lineup
Microsoft Corp. is toying with ideas for the Windows 2000 product line that would give IT executives fine-tuned versions of the operating system geared toward specific computing and management requirements - such as Web farms or branch offices.