Today's News: No bling in store for Microsoft Exchange

[SearchWin2000.com]

Title: Windows Week that Was

January 21, 2005 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Windows Week that Was NEWS     TOPICS     ITKNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE     TIPS     ASK THE EXPERTS     WEBCASTS     WHITE PAPERS     Issue Sponsored By:   >  SearchWin2000.com Webcasts IN THIS ISSUE:   >  Top News of the Week   >  Week in Review   >  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   >  Vent!   >  Out of the Loop     SearchWin2000.com Webcasts Sign up to receive the Webcast Alerts newsletter from SearchWin2000.com to hear about our latest webcasts with top experts. Webcast topics include Securing Computers Using GPOs, How to Stop Directory Harvest Attacks, Anti-Spam Best Practices, Exchange 2003 Migration Best Practices and more. Subscribe now and you'll be notified of upcoming events!     > No bling in store for Microsoft Exchange No bling in store for Microsoft Exchange [by John Hogan, Managing Editor] E12. The working name for the next version of Exchange Server says it all. Microsoft this week described an update to its messaging server software that is functional, not flashy. Customers will probably be relieved that Exchange's basic architecture will remain in place, including the Jet data store, because that means they won't face related IT projects like a database migration. In a briefing this week, Microsoft corporate vice president David Thompson said Jet gets refreshed every time Exchange is updated, and the same will be true for E12. He also downplayed earlier discussions by Microsoft about a move to a SQL Server-based data store for Exchange, which went by the boards when Microsoft killed off Kodiak. "Honestly, [the data store] is not a big deal to end users of these systems." Click here to read more about Microsoft's new plans for Exchange, as well as for a wrap-up of the week's Windows news. Editor's note: Starting today, you'll notice a new look on SearchWin2000.com. We've streamlined the homepage to make it more visually appealing, and we've reorganized our content, so that you can navigate the site by topic to help you more quickly find what you're looking for. Please take a moment to look over the newly redesigned SearchWin2000.com, and send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to let us know what you think. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: > Microsoft forgoes radical for familiar with next Exchange > Windows Products of the Year > 'Benevolent' NT4 patches a surprise to some > Microsoft's malware removal tool fuels speculation Chapter of the Week: Using Active Directory and Domains Want to bone up your Active Directory knowledge? This handy guide starts from square one and walks through the different components and how they fit into the big picture. Also learn basic AD configuration and how to replicate AD across multiple sites. Learning Center: Troubleshooting Update When it comes to application or network problems, it's always something, as Rosanne Rosannadanna would say. Here's a collection of troubleshooting info on various Windows topics to aid in your quest for the perfect fix. Tip of the Day: Dealing with a 'full' security log If you have ever received an error message when logging onto a computer that tells you "the security log on this system is full. Only administrators can log on to fix the problem," then you need to read this tip to remedy the problem from here on in. Would you pay for a Microsoft antispyware product? Take our latest poll and make your opinion known. Oops! True IT Blooper #168: The file backup of the future The concept of nightly backups usually isn't all that hard to grasp. At least, that's what this administrator thought until one of the users found a very novel way to restore a deleted file. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free E-Newsletters! Select e-newsletters you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: Member Surveys Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2005 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?cid=502217&lid=430722&track=NL-118 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494