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Microsofts Windows Vista RC (Release Candidate) 1 is done. Now its up to the estimated 6 million testers to which the company is planning to release the code to determine if it really is ready for prime time. Microsoft has posted the RC 1 build, Number 5600, on its TechBeta Web sites for select technical […]

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With Windows Vista, Microsoft needs to please at least two constituencies with very different sets of requirements. The Redmondians need to pack the next version of Windows with lots of bells and whistles that will appeal to consumers whom it is hoping to convince to upgrade. And it must do the same for business customers. […]

eWEEK technology editor Peter Coffee and eWEEK Executive Editor Stan Gibson recently sat down (virtually, anyway) with three members of eWeeks Corporate Partner Advisory Board to discuss outsourcing—how its changing both in terms of perception and practice. The Corporate Partners in attendance were Kevin Baradet, chief technology officer of the Johnson Graduate School of Management […]

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Tis the season for anniversaries, it seems. In just a couple of weeks, we will observe the first major milestone since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a date the recent would-be bombers in London no doubt had in mind for another attack before their plot was foiled on Aug. 10. Oliver Stones timing […]

Centeris Likewise Management Suite makes it easy for Windows network administrators to configure and monitor most Linux systems, including integrating Linux systems into Microsofts Active Directory. Version 2.0 of the Likewise Management Suite, which was released on Aug. 8 at a price of $349 per managed server, provides tools for managing firewalls and SSH (Secure […]

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I read Deborah Rothbergs article on the “perfect IT person” with great interest [“Building the Perfect IT Person” or “The Designer IT Guy,” Aug. 14]. I teach IT management, and many of the points Rothberg raised are central to my course. It is, however, interesting to me that the CIOs contacted did not indicate the […]

Peter Coffees July 24 column is exceptional [Epicenters, “Is Honesty the Best Policy?”]. He has succinctly described the leadership and management conundrum. [This conundrum can be seen] especially when you are asked to do something by your leadership. You do it, and then you are criticized for displaying a lack of mature thinking in that […]