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  • Windows research lacks credibility

    To update 19th century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's oft-quoted line, there are lies, damn lies and sponsored research reports. Microsoft's sponsorship of a new report comparing Windows and Linux costs stretches the bounds of credibility... 

  • Children's Hospital makes quick recovery from RPC worm

    An e-mail from Microsoft to the CIO of Children's Hospital, and fast-patching network administrators, prevented the Boston medical facility from becoming a casualty of the recent Blaster worm. 

  • True IT rebuttals: DOS, we hardly knew ye

    When we published the seemingly silly, yet ultimately controversial, "Oops! True IT blooper #97: DOS, we hardly knew ye", we could have never anticipated the onslaught of user responses it would generate. We've listed some of our favorites in this co... 

  • An obsession with release dates

    Sometimes journalists get so wrapped up in the heat of competition that we lose sight of what's important to our readers. Take product release dates for example. The media are keenly focused on being the first to report when software is coming out -&... 

  • 'Script kiddies' need to get a life

    Fans of Saturday Night Live may recall a skit a few years back in which host William Shatner urged Trekkies at a convention to move out of their parents' basements and get a life. Maybe hacker-turned-security-consultant Kevin Mitnick can convi... 

  • Shipments of Windows servers rise, IDC says

    Shipments of servers loaded with the Windows operating system grew more than shipments of any other server-and-software combination last year, new research shows. 

  • Windows Server 2003 exams available

    Three new exams that are part of Microsoft's certification for Windows Server 2003 were made available this week. 

  • Is telecom in the cards for Microsoft?

    Microsoft's recent efforts in real-time communications networking have some suggesting that it's on the path to becoming a telecommunications powerhouse. 

  • Microsoft eats crow to protect users

    If the folks at Microsoft responsible for Windows security aren't jumping out of their office windows, it's probably because those windows are secured, unlike their OS. 

  • Windows Server 2003 service pack timeframe released

    The first service pack for Windows Server 2003 will be ready in early 2004, Microsoft says.