John Fontana

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Microsoft touts new services era

Microsoft recently indicated the company is entering a new era that will be marked less by monolithic programs licensed to corporate users and more by the integration of client and server software with Internet-based services.

Microsoft unveils first high-performance OS

Microsoft Tuesday released Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, its first high-performance operating system.

Exchange upgrade faces challenges

Corporate users who migrate to Exchange 2007 will face mandatory infrastructure changes that, while advancing security and management, could add complexity and costs to their networks.

Windows gets network boost

Microsoft has announced an add-on to Windows designed to improve network performance and scalability for such tasks as storage and backup when coupled with specialized hardware.

A look into Vista

Corporate users with third-party, Windows-based authentication systems such as VPNs could face a difficult transition to Microsoft’s Vista because of an overhaul of the...

Layered IT security prevents rootkits

Rootkits do not signal impending doom for corporate IT, but companies need to keep up their defences as the malware tools begin to spread, experts say.

Microsoft gives away virtualization

Microsoft said this month it would remove the price tag from its Virtual Server and begin offering the virtualization technology as a free download.

Google extends enterprise search

Google stepped up its interest in winning over corporate users with the introduction of features for its corporate search appliance that can crawl through data from business applications.

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