Links · submit ·   SoftEmpire Utilities Large collection of shareware and freeware system tools, and utilities. Product specifications, screenshots, updates and downloads. Is Microsoft losing ground to Linux? Open-source software gave Microsoft a one-two punch this week, with the European Union and an African nonprofit educational organization showing preference for Linux systems. . . US judge backs Microsoft anti-trust settlement A US federal judge has endorsed the anti-trust settlement Microsoft Corp reached with the US government and nine states a year ago, in a victory for the software giant that was cheered by investors. Microsoft to limit access to Office 11 In a continued effort to force migration to newer Microsoft Opearting Systems, Microsoft plans to offer the productivity suite, code-named Office 11, only for Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 and Windows XP. Microsoft says Windows 2000 passes security check Windows 2000 received the Common Criteria certification, a global standard for security features and capabilities of information technology products, according to Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft. Admin Report Kit for IIS - ARKIIS ARKIIS is a powerful reporting tool for Microsoft IIS Administrators. ARKIIS presents IIS configuration information from the IIS MetaBase in the form of Trees, Tables and Views. All categories of information reported by ARKIIS are available across web ser Microsoft loves the open-source concept? For years, Bill Gates and others at Microsoft railed against the philosophy of open-source software with Orwellian fervor, denouncing its communal licensing as a "cancer" Today, Microsoft claims to "love" the open-source concept. . . Microsoft Muses Per-Device Licensing Microsoft is re-examining its licensing strategy to determine when per-device licensing would make more sense than per-user licensing. Microsoft Licensing soon to become more confusing than taxes. Microsoft Issues Four Security Bulletins In four TechNet security bulletins, Microsoft eleven vulnerabilities in Windows and SQL Server, five of which are labeled critical. Patches have been released for each flaw, and will likely soon be available on Windows Update. Microsoft to detail new Exchange, Outlook Microsoft plans to disclose more details of a forthcoming update to its Exchange Server communications software, including new features for the Outlook e-mail program. Some of the improvements are outlined here. Read On. Flaw in FrontPage means hacks possible - Microsoft holds up its Microsoft warned website administrators yesterday that a flaw in its FrontPage extensions could allow an attacker to take control of their servers or cause computers to seize up. 70 vulnerabilities so far this year... Flaw in FrontPage means hacks possible - Microsoft holds up its More changes to Microsoft licensing model Microsoft today launched another licensing option for its software, this time focusing on small and medium businesses. The new multi-year open licence gives small business owners the option to pay for the software over a three-year period. . . MS slammed for antitrust deal violations in XP, Win2k SPs The usual suspects have launched an attack on WinXP SP1 and Win2k SP3, saying they contain clear violations of the MS-DoJ proposed antitrust settlement. Windows XP Service Pack 1 Available! Three days before it will make an official debut, Service Pack 1 for Windows XP is now available for download. Many Admins are hesitant about Service packs, even for workstations such as this - but this SP also makes changes required by the consent decre Credit card theft feared in Windows flaw Microsoft states that a flaw in its Windows operating system could allow hackers to gain unauthorized access to thousands of computers. Microsoft issued a security alert, calling the flaw "critical." The flaw affects how more than a dozen Microsoft produc Apache Flaw Leaves Server Wide Open (Windows NT, Novell) Apache is one of the most popular webservers, even on Windows NT. Although this is not applicable to the Unix/Linux variant of Apache, both Windows NT and Novell are at risk! Microsoft: Service Pack for Windows XP As many of you probably have been anticipating, Microsoft has developed a service pack for XP. Expected release date, September 9th. Registry Snap Shot Want to try that new software, but your nervous it will botch your system? STB reader Clive Kingston suggests checking out this registry snapshot tool WinInsider News the .NET way, about Windows XP, Microsoft.NET and more; with daily news and info updates. Microsoft Releases Important IIS Patch Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it has released a cumulative patch for its Internet Information Server that fixes more than ten holes in the Web server software. Patch now. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Gates sees security as major concern for Microsoft. Secure Windows? Why start now - it's done fine for 20 years in it's not-entirely-secure condition. Gates sees security as major concern for Microsoft. Secure Windows? Why start now - it's done fine for 20 years in it's not-entirely-secure condition. Developers, Give .NET a Chance Established Java developers should realize that for the benefit of their language, they owe .NET a chance. Serious Microsoft developers will need to adopt .NET and wise up from their client-server roots. Doing so puts them that much closer to Java. Simply 1st Page Check out 1st page, a mad-cool html editing suite. The newest version in development sounds like it will surpass Front Page. . . Guess we'll have to wait and see - in the interim, check it out! "Wild Packets" Network Monitoring Suite Need to see what's going on with your local network? Try out these easy tools for network Monitoring. Active Networks News and headlines for everything Microsoft. Nah, . Net / C# hasn't anything to do with Java After denying that their C# and .NET setup was a strategic offensive against Java and J2EE, Microsoft has posted this piece comparing the two. Attend the Windows XP launch! The guys from Redmond are throwing a party - get signed up if you weren't already invited. . . Microsoft agrees to stop fibbing about Novell Microsoft Agrees to Stop Dissemination of False Statements about Novell. Microsoft will also send corrective information to Novell customers; Novell continues to pursue lawsuit Microsoft tells security community to stop telling people about Microsoft, whose software has been at the center of several recent high-profile security incidents, has decided to turn up the heat on those the company considers at least partially responsible: security firms and hackers who release sample programs to ex MSDN Online Download MSDN Member? And why not? They send you EVERYTHING that they write - it's perfect for an admin to get familiar with all of Microsoft's products. As a member, this link allows you to download ANYTHING form ANYWHERE. Spiffy, eh? Boot Disks BootDisk.com offers boot disk images for various DOS and Windows versions include many related tools. VMWare VMware is a program that runs as a virtual PC within a host OS. - This is extremely useful for checking new OS' and service packs without using additional hardware. 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