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April 2006
COVER STORY
Radically Simplify IT
Microsoft is finally providing a consistent management UI and experience throughout the Windows stack. Karen Forster explores this strategy in an interview with Microsoft's Kirill Tatarinov.
Karen Forster
System Center Product Roadmap
Karen Forster
Spreading the SMS 2003 Gospel
Anne Grubb
FEATURES
Fight Spam for Free
Use built-in Exchange 2003 features to battle spam in 3 stages.
Devin L. Ganger
Deploy an OS by Using SMS
The Operating System Deployment (OSD) Feature Pack extends Systems Management Server 2003's software-deployment capability to OSs. Learn the key steps for creating and deploying an OS image with this handy tool.
John Savill
Customizing an OSD Deployment
John Savill
A New Image Format
John Savill
Laying a Malware Trap
If you want to catch that latest virus that's going around (to learn more about it), here are four methods you can use: port listeners, tarpits, honeypots, and virtual machines.
Roger A. Grimes
Taking It to the Worm
Roger A. Grimes
Ask the Experts, April 2006
Find out why to specify a WSUS server to use as the basis for an MBSA scan, discover why deleting a meeting request from Outlook Sent Items doesn't delete the appointment from the calendar, and learn about using .NET with SQL Server.
Mark Russinovich, et al.
Specifying a WSUS Server to Use as the Basis for an MBSA Scan
Randy Franklin Smith
Understanding the Relationship Between Meeting Requests and Appointments
Sue Mosher
Using .NET on SQL Server
William Sheldon
Limiting Security Risks of Running .NET on SQL Server
William Sheldon
Don’t Wait Around for the Windows Components Wizard
In Windows 2003, the Windows Components Wizard can sometimes take a long time to appear. You can eliminate this delay in six simple steps.
Readers
Start Programs Simultaneously From Batch Files
If you want your batch file to launch several programs at the same time, you can use the Start command or the pipe symbol.
Readers
Stop DCOM Error 10021 in 7 Simple Steps
If you use DCOM to enable the remote execution of COM objects, you might have encountered DCOM error 10021. Here’s how to correct that error.
Readers
Instantly Stop Instant Messaging
If you use Active Directory in your environment, you can take advantage of Group Policy to stop users from running IM.
Readers
Teaching Old Macs New Sharing Tricks
Despite their age, you can get pre-Mac OS X clients to share their data with Windows OSs.
Readers
COLUMNS
Procrastination Potpourri
Notes about Storage Server, Exchange 12 and Monad, ISAServer, and how to vote in Windows IT Pro upcoming Readers' Choice awards.
Karen Forster
What You Need to Know About Microsoft's Storage Product Plans
Microsoft's storage partners should pay attention to Microsoft's new storage-related products and services which are intended to impact the competitive landscape of the storage market.
Paul Thurrott
How Is a File Server Like a Racecar?
Readers ask why they should purchase Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, how the product eliminates redundancy in file storage, and what improvements were made in DFS.
Karen Forster
The Vital Few and the Trivial Many
The 80/20 rule is a well-known management principle. Here's how you can put it to use to reduce and retarget IT resources allocation.
Ben Smith
Don't Forget About Net Share
Here's a peek at a unique tool that lets you create a file share, set its permissions, find out who’s using it at the moment, and document it—all from the command line.
Mark Minasi
Hidden Tools in Office 2003
Almost everyone uses Office, yet many of its components remain hidden. Here are 10 features you probably don't know about.
Michael Otey
PRODUCTS AND REVIEWS
New & Improved, April 2006
Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Insightix's DID Collector
Blake Eno
Oracle Database 10g Express Edition
Watch out Microsoft—Oracle has become lightweight-database contender.
Michael Otey
Paul’s Picks
Keep an eye on IE with Paul's review of IE 7.0 Beta 2. Plus, find out why Windows Live may prove promising for business users as well as consumers
Paul Thurrott
Neverfail for SQL Server
If you want a high availability solution for SQL Server, check out this Neverfail product.
Michael Otey
Uniblue WinBackup 2.0 Server
This server-backup utility is user-friendly but lacks a few important capabilities.
Trisha Pendley
Fluentware Move My Printers 3.1.1
This product simplifies the installation of printer drivers and the removal of obsolete drivers.
John Green
Neon LANsurveyor 9.5
Looking for a networking-monitoring solution? Check out Neon Software’s easy-to-use, comprehensive LANsurveyor 9.5.
John Green
iSCSI Storage Arrays
iSCSI SAN technology, along with ongoing improvements in the disk capacity, performance, and storage-management capabilities of iSCSI storage arrays, has largely eliminated cost as an obstacle to implementing a SAN.
Anne Grubb
Vendor Briefings, April 2006
Our editors share insights from their conversations with XOsoft, EMC, Softricity, and Whale Communications.
Editors
What’s Hot, April 2006
Readers highlight favorite products: Stonesoft's StoneGate SG-200, PacketMotion's PacketSentry, and Sunbelt Software's CounterSpy Enterprise.
Blake Eno
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