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Windows 2000 SP1, Microsoft’s First Truly "Safe" ServicePack?

July 24, 2000
SP1 offers an opportunity to evaluate Microsoft's success in addressing problems that have made customers loath to apply updates or install new software for fear of 'breaking' a system

Windows Instability Isn't as Simple as "DLL Hell"

July 24, 2000
Explains why installing new software, updating existing software, or de-installing existing software too often 'breaks' a previously stable system

Exchange 2000 Conferencing Server System Architecture

July 24, 2000
Block diagram explaining how the different components of Conferencing Server interact with Active Directory, Exchange 2000 Server, DHCP Server, Certificate Server, IIS, and client PCs

Microsoft Licenses Advanced PictureTel Conferencing Technology

July 24, 2000
The technology, which minimizes common user frustrations such as echo and background noise, will be incorporated into MS products late this year

The Evolution of Server Pricing

July 24, 2000
Explains how pricing models for Microsoft server products have evolved over the years

Pricing Models Used by Microsoft Server Products

July 24, 2000
An overview of the four different pricing models in use for Microsoft server operating systems and serverapplications

New Terminal Services Client Released

July 24, 2000
The new software allows browser-based access, improved remote server administration, and simplifies the process of deploying "thin client" software onto corporate desktops

SMS 2.0 Service Pack 2 Now Available

July 24, 2000
SP2 fixes bugs that have plagued SMS 2.0 installations, adds the ability to manage Windows 2000 machines, and allows SMS services to be hosted on Windows 2000 servers

BackOffice Server 2000 Announced

July 24, 2000
Administrators will be able to spread the six server-based applications contained in the suite over as many as three server machnes

BackOffice Naming Changed

July 24, 2000
The company's line of server products are now called 'Microsoft Servers' rather than 'BackOffice'