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The Marriage of Computers & Telephones
Computer telephony merges two disparate technologies-computers and telephones-to enable communications solutions that improve not only corporate efficiency but also customer service.
 — Chris Bajorek , et al.


Thin Is In
Finally! An explanation of Windows NT lean and mean new client strategies, both third-party and Microsoft's Hydra (multiuser NT). Find out about these client strategies, industry trends, and factors you need to consider to make the best decision for your
 — Mark Smith

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A Quick Tour of Visual Basic 5.0
Microsoft's VB 5.0 development tool offers a new development environment, an updated language engine that provides native code compilation, and a substantial number of features.
 — Keith Pleas


Configuring Hardware Profiles
Setting up several Windows NT profiles can give you flexibility in configuring your computer.
 — Michael D. Reilly


Connecting Web Clients to Exchange
With the new high-function Outlook client and support for shareware, commercial POP3 clients, and Web browsers, Microsoft has addressed the Exchange client's primary weaknesses. Exchange 5.0 lets you use any Web browser that supports frames and Java.
 — Tony Redmond


Getting More Speed from an NT Network
Learn how you can design networks that install easily, work fast, reduce costs, and increase reliability.
 — Ed Woodrick


Indirect Internet Interchange
Proxy Server adds a level of security to your Windows NT server when you connect your network to the Internet.
 — William Wong


Migrating to Alpha with FX!32
Digital Equipment's x86 binary translator lets you transparently run x86 Win32 applications on Windows NT 4.0 Alpha machines.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards


Oracle for NT
The leading relational database management system is making inroads into the NT market. This Q&A provides tips for using Oracle effectively.
 — Karen Watterson


Set Sail For Uncharted NT Performance
This treasure chest of Registry gems lets you explore a major contributing factor to an NT system's overall performance: the disk subsystem.
 — Sean Daily


Windows NT User Profiles
Take a tour of user profiles-learn the different types, how to create and manage them, and how they interact.
 — Drew Heywood

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - September 1997
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Desperately Seeking Solutions
To help users find NT-based applications, "Windows NT Magazine" has teamed up with Microsoft to develop a new Web site, the "Windows NT Magazine" Solutions Directory.
 — Mark Smith

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[Internals]

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Inside On-Access Virus Scanners
Find out how on-access virus scanners work with file system drivers and with NT's I/O Manager to check files for viruses.
 — Mark Russinovich

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[Product Reviews]

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Compas
Microtest's Compas, a new portable diagnostic device for Ethernet networks, makes troubleshooting a snap.
 — Matthew Potter


EtherPeek
AG Group offers a Windows NT 4.0 version of EtherPeek with the promise of simplifying network analysis.
 — Jonathan Chau


Monarch
Monarch 3.0 from Datawatch is a data access and analysis tool that lets you collect data from spooled report files.
 — Michael P. Deignan


WinWhatWhere
WinWhatWhere monitors computer time and usage.
 — Michael P. Deignan

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[Lab Notes]

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The Lab Guys Do Redmond
Virtually travel to Redmond to find out what Microsoft thinks is hot.
 — John Enck

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[Inside Out]

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Advanced WINS Features
Push and pull partners provide redundancy for WINS name resolution.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Getting Started with NT]

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Windows NT 4.0 Self-Paced Training Kits
If you do not have time to take a class or if you study better at your own pace, Microsoft's self-paced training kits may be for you.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[SQL Server Savvy]

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Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server
Discover undocumented extended stored procedures, limit the number of rows returned, read a caveat about @@IDENTITY, issue passwords through ODBC, delve into the Generate Stored Procedures for Prepared Statements option, optimize browser caches, create Cr
 — Brian Moran , et al.

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Replicate files with NT's Directory Replicator service, configure an ATM network, and change the length of the NT's password warning period.
 — Bob Chronister

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[Book Reviews]

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Windows NT Security Handbook
If you need a guide to NT system security and general information system security, get a copy of Tom Sheldon's "Window NT Security Handbook"
 — Ben Rothke

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[News]

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NT News Network
This department focuses on what's new in operating systems, hardware, software, support, scalability, the enterprise and Windows NT's take on the trends in the marketplace.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards , et al.

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[WebDev]

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Web Trends 3.5 and IISA 3.5A
These software packages let you track how many people are visiting your Web site and what they're doing.
 — T.J. Harty

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[Lab Feature]

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Backing Up Files in NT
Failing to back up your files properly can put you out of business, but this task is often neglected. This first in a series of backup reviews explains the importance of backing up files and how to select the right backup solution.
 — Bob Chronister


Dynameasure Enterprise 1.5
Dynameasure Enterprise 1.5 by Bluecurve replaces guesswork with hard data so that you can deploy new hardware and software applications with confidence.
 — Carlos Bernal


Fibre Channel, SCSI and You
A preview of Fibre Channel performance.
 — Dean Porter