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Microsoft plans to detail its ‘third-decade’ of Windows at WinHEC, 04/25/05
Microsoft Monday plans to set its course for the “third decade” of Windows when Bill Gates kicks off the company’s annual WinHEC conference in Seattle.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0425msdecade.html?nl
Microsoft unveils management road map, 04/25/05
Microsoft last week showed it is starting to stitch together the first pieces of its ambitious plan to build a management platform, but a Windows-based utility computing environment is still years down the road.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/042505-microsoft-management.html?nl
Microsoft planning to detail its ‘third-decade’ of Windows at WinHEC conference, 04/25/05
Microsoft Monday plans to set its course for the “third decade” of Windows when Bill Gates kicks off the company’s annual WinHEC conference in Seattle.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0425msdecade.html?nl
The Network World 200: Scaling up, 04/25/05
Revenues climb for a second year at North America’s largest network companies, and a record number of NW200 vendors are in the black.
https://www.nwfusion.com/nw200/2005/042505main.html?nl
Public Windows Server 2003 R2 beta set for next week, 04/21/05
Microsoft next week plans to publicly release the second beta test version of Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the company expects to ship in the fourth quarter of this year.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0421publiwindo.html?nl
Microsoft set to release patching tool, service in June, 04/20/05
After several delays, Microsoft is set to deliver in June the Windows Server Update Services patching tool and the Microsoft Update software patching service, a company executive said Tuesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0420microsett.html?nl
Microsoft to ship 32-bit version of Longhorn server, 04/20/05
Microsoft plans to ship 32-bit, x64 and Itanium versions of its Longhorn server operating system, company executives said Wednesday.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0420microtosh.html?nl
Microsoft promises Linux support on Virtual Server, 04/20/05
Microsoft said Wednesday that for the first time it would add Linux support to one of its products, citing the need for providing users with the means to manage a heterogeneous network environment.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0420mslinux.html?nl
Microsoft preparing Windows XP thin clients, 04/20/05
Microsoft is working on two thin client versions of Windows XP to offer a lower-cost operating system alternative for users of server-centric computing, people familiar with the company’s plans said.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0420microprepa.html?nl
Newsletter: Microsoft dispute with EU drags on, 04/20/05
Late last year, in my Wired Windows column (link below), I reviewed my predictions for 2004. At the top of the list was that Microsoft would step up activity on the …
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/nt/2005/0418nt2.html?nl
Newsletter: Microsoft offers training deals; Cisco launches IP Contact Center certification, 04/20/05
Today, we have a round up of recent certification launches and current education offers from Cisco and Microsoft.
https://www.nwfusion.com/newsletters/edu/2005/0418ed1.html?nl
Microsoft outlines mgmt. software road map, 04/19/05
Microsoft on Tuesday updated its systems management software road map, announcing new versions of Systems Management Server (SMS) and Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) to be released in 2006 or 2007.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2005/0419microoutli.html?nl
RIM links BlackBerry with enterprise IM systems, 04/19/05
Research In Motion is developing links between its ubiquitous BlackBerry wireless device and enterprise instant-messaging systems from Microsoft, IBM and Novell, RIM announced Tuesday at the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando.
