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With their broad portfolios in place, IBM and Microsoft are now in position to duke it out for software supremacy. IBM takes a broad, heterogeneous approach while Microsoft has its Windows and .NET umbrella for integration. Let the games begin.
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NEWS
Microsoft bails out the PC market (Forbes)
When technical support for Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 ends on June 30, financial analysts expect that about 25% of enterprise customers and 17% of PC buyers will replace their systems. Microsoft, and others, will likely see a big cash bump.
NEWS
Exchange Titanium beta 2 shows small changes can be a good thing (eWEEK)
Microsoft's newest messaging server beta shows some incremental improvements over the previous release. Unlike Exchange 2000, which linked messaging to Active Directory, Exchange Server 2003 doesn't require drastic changes.
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Tuning and monitoring XP, Win2k and .NET Server
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When: Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. (19:00 GMT)
Windows techie Mark Minasi shares his secrets on what you need to know and do to squeeze the most power out of your Windows server and workstation operating systems.
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FEATURED TOPIC
Predictions for 2003
Editor-in-Chief Paul Gillin's 10 predictions include wireless wonders, a surge in tech spending, XML and another mega-merger. Also read SearchWin2000.com Site Editor Marilyn Cohodas' two cents on the future for Gates and Co. in 2003.
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Microsoft -- the great news generator
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
True IT blooper #90 -- fuzzy brain
A disaster recovery system seems doomed when an engineer gets his wires crossed and hurls himself into the Blooper Zone.
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THE MISSING LINK
The Net turns 20, or so
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When you welcomed 2003 last week, did you remember to wish a happy birthday to the Internet? We didn't either. The Net arguably turned 20 on New Year's Day. Its history dates back to when 400 computers hooked up to the old ARPANET switched over to TCP/IP, the protocol that essentially whelped the Web. But figuring out the Net's true age is about as tough as figuring out Zsa Zsa Gabor's! Some contend that the Net is really 33 years old, having been begotten at UCLA when two computers linked by a 15-foot cable exchanged data. How about an average? Let's say it's 26 and a half.
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