Topic: Microsoft software

10 September 2008

Sysadmin challenge following Microsoft patches

By John Fontana, Network World

Network managers are going to have a tough time dealing with the effects of the latest batch of Microsoft security updates. Read more...

01 February 2007

Windows copies Apple - make the users pay, pay, pay.

By John E. Dunn

The launch of Vista has already had one big effect, and we’re still in week one of its official existence – it’s jacked up the price of PCs. Read more...

22 February 2008

Industry sceptical on Microsoft's new-found openness

By John Fontana, Network World (US online)

Yesterday's announcement from Microsoft that it was opening up its APIs sent shock waves throughout the industry. We look at the company's possible motives and gauge how Microsoft's open-source competitors see the move. Read more...

22 June 2007

Will 2008 be the year of the open-source desktop?

By Halamka John, Computerworld

When the open-source desktop becomes a more widely deployed end-user operating system, it becomes a product and not a project. Read more...

02 April 2008

Every silver lining has a cloud

By Bob Brown, Network World

What spooks Microsoft's chief security advisor - is no news, bad news? Read more...

22 January 2007

Information Impact: Connecting People with Information to Create Value

By Navigant Consulting

The advent of digital communications over the past 10 years has flooded employees with information. In today?s globally oriented workplace, workers also receive this information ? via e-mail, instant messaging, the Web, research, internal documents, etc. ? faster than ever before. Employees are significantly more mobile as well, and they increasingly depend on others across the world to help get their jobs done. In order to work efficiently and manage voluminous information, workers need consistently up-to-date tools and techniques. Read more...

17 August 2005

Microsoft ISA Server 2004 Enterprise Edition

By Alan Stevens, Techworld

• List price: £2,000 - 3,800 per processor licence, depending on licensing arrangements
• Pros: Highly scalable security solution, support for firewall arrays; centralised monitoring and management with ADAM based repository for security profiles; lots of third-party add-ons available
• Cons: Expensive to deploy and requires Windows Server 2003; no built-in anti-virus, anti-spam or other security features; can't be used to manage Standard Edition firewalls Read more...

31 August 2005

How to move your company to open source

By Scott Berinato, CIO

Changing OSes ought to be as simple as adding up the pluses and minuses -- and ensuring compliance. But it's never quite that simple... Read more...