New Active Directory client software allows Windows 9x and NT 4.0 machines to use some of Windows 20000 Server's capabilities, but won't deliver most of its TCO features
Compares the capability of Windows 95/98, NT 4.0, and Windows 2000 Pro clients to query and update information in Windows 2000's Active Directory and run Windows 2000's enhanced network protocols
Free Windows 2000 upgrade offered to recent purchasers of Windows NT; Microsoft licensed FastLane's technology for migration from Netware to Windows 2000; recommended Windows 2000 Server RAM configuration raised to 256MB
The white paper covers Microsoft Metadirectory Services (MMS), an unannounced product built on technology from metadirectory specialist ZOOMIT, which Microsoft acquired in July 1999
Settling a suit that seemed relatively weak compared to the DoJ's, Microsoft avoids further legal torture. The outcome could mark a turning point in the company's attitude