Microsoft releases major Server 2003 update
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has released a major update to its server operating system, designed to make the product more stable and secure. Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 has been in beta since November, and was tested by twice as many users as Microsoft's previous Service Pack 1 update, released in March 2005. Microsoft released the service pack with little notice, prompting one administrator to complain Tuesday on her blog. "You gave us admins a heads up before XP sp2 was Microsoft updated out to our boxes," wrote Susan Bradley, [cq] chief technology officer with Tamiyasu, Smith, Horn and Braun, Accountancy Corp. [cq] "Why can't you give us a heads up on this?" This latest update can be applied to all versions of Windows Server 2003, as well as to Windows XP Professional, X64 edition, Microsoft said. It includes a number of new features including: *Scalable Networking Pack -- tools that help speed up networking intensive tasks *Windows Deployment Services -- allows administrators to set up new Windows systems remotely over the network *Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 -- makes it easier for users to securely connect to wireless networks *Microsoft Management Console 3.0 - the latest version of Microsoft's management tools *Improved IPsec and Firewall management features.
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Microsoft on Wednesday released public previews of the 64-bit editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 as it changed the official names of the high-end operating systems.
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Microsoft releases the second beta of a new server aimed at giving users a way to connect and manage Windows Vista PCs, devices, and printers in their homes.
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Microsoft has started recruiting testers for the first beta of Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the vendor plans to ship in October next year.
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com December 7, 2004, 10:51 AM PT. Microsoft said Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems.
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Microsoft is preparing a wave of enterprise products, including the long-awaited update to Windows Server.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft Corp. has started recruiting testers for the first beta of Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the vendor plans to ship in October next year.
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The new version adds Internet Information Server 7.0 as an installation option under Server Core.
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US software maker Microsoft has announced the general availability of the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting version 3.0.
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At TechEd 2007 this morning, Microsoft's senior vice president Bob Muglia generated the biggest applause of the day (not related to the Christopher Lloyd cameo) by announcing the new Server Core installation option in the forthcoming Windows Server 2008 will have as one of its ready-made "roles" the ability to rapidly appropriate Internet Information Services in a command-line-only environment.
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Microsoft is poised to deliver a new interim build of its Windows Server 2003 SP1 (Service Pack 1) to testers. Windows Server 2003 SP1 is the server complement to the recently released Windows XP SP2 (Service
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Microsoft&#39;s main Windows server administration console is slated for release by the beginning of October and will be in a planned management suite next year.
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Microsoft posted a patch on Tuesday afternoon for Internet Security &amp; Acceleration Server 2000 and Proxy Server 2.0. The patch fixed a spoofing vulnerability that Microsoft rated an &quot;important&quot; problem.
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Microsoft (Quote, Chart) has issued significant security enhancements to its operating system software, making the Windows Server 2003 SP1 Release Candidate 1 (RC1) available for download.
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Microsoft said Tuesday that it has released a near-final test version of updates to its Windows and Windows Server operating systems.
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Microsoft plans to ship the first release candidate of Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003 by year's end and will release a developer's kit for the high-performance computing version of Windows Server next month.
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Microsoft has released bulletin MS04-039 reporting a security vulnerability in Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 and in Proxy Server 2.0, and has also announced the availability of the patches to resolve these issues.