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[The articles below were posted between November 25, 2002 and December 16, 2002 and appear in the January 2003 hardcopy edition of Update. One or more are available below for free to non-subscribers.]
Operating Systems
- Free! Windows .NET Server Reduces Fear of Group Policy
- Windows .NET Server reduces the obstacles to using Group Policy, which in turn could shrink the costs of managing large numbers of Windows desktops
- Applications Require Updates for Windows .NET Server
- Changes and security tightening in Windows .NET Server 2003 might create problems for some current Windows 2000-based server applications, including certain Microsoft apps
- Security Push Continues
- Recent announcements show Microsoft is continuing to focus on the security of its products and is telling customers that staying secure will mean upgrading their software
- Windows .NET Server: Final Test
- Microsoft has released Windows .NET Server 2003, Release Candidate 2 (RC2), the last public test version before the planned Apr. 2003 release of the product
- Windows 2000 Gains Common Criteria Certification
- Microsoft has invested significant resources to certify Windows 2000 against the ISO Common Criteria, a sign that security continues to be an important focus for Windows
Corporate News
- Free! Desktop Central to Microsoft Profits
- Desktop operating systems and applications offer spectacular margins; the server business is profitable but costly to run; everything else loses money
- Two States Appeal; Other Legal News
- Massachusetts and West Virginia continue the federal antitrust case, while a judge hears arguments about Java in a private antitrust suit
Server Applications
- BizTalk for Healthcare, Financial Services
- New BizTalk accelerators make it easier for healthcare providers to comply with HIPAA requirements and for financial institutions to integrate financial applications
Development Tools & Programs
- Business Platform to Draw ISVs to .NET
- A new business software platform is meant to encourage ISVs to build vertical solutions for small and medium-size businesses on .NET
- Base Web Service Protocols Updated
- Planned changes to basic Web service protocols will make some of Microsoft's tools obsolete; the changes highlight the developing nature of Web services
- Visual Studio .NET 2003 in Beta
- Currently circulating in beta form, Visual Studio .NET 2003 will be a minor release that includes some formerly free, unsupported add-ons
Desktop Applications
- Visual Studio to Get Tools for Word, Excel
- Visual Studio Tools for Office will enable developers to use Microsoft's .NET development environment and platform to create Word- and Excel-based client applications
Commercial & Consumer Services
- BT to Promote MSN 8
- As the first step in a strategic alliance, the U.K. telecom will promote MSN 8 to its broadband users
- Business-to-Customer IM Solution Planned
- MSN Messenger Connect and third-party software will make the public .NET Messenger Service more suitable for business-to-customer communications
Sales and Support
- .NET Marketing Focusing on Developers, ISVs, Enterprises
- The evangelism campaign for the .NET platform and architecture requires new marketing strategies and techniques
- MS Capital Leverages Financial Strength
- Microsoft is beginning to employ its huge cash reserves to promote sales of software by providing financing for customers
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