For example, when Windows Server 2003 is installed, non-essential services will be switched off by default, unlike Windows 2000 which switches on the IIS web server software by default even if the server is just to be used as a file and print server.
Windows 2000 came with every feature installed and switched on, which left the operating system "wide open", according to Leworthy. A new web server edition for low-end machines will cost US$399 with no client licences.
How do you convince millions of people to run the latest antivirus checker on their computers and put a firewall between their computer and the internet? From personal experience, home PC users appear to fall into two categories: those like my...
Thousands of small operations, employing less than 250 people and with an annual income of less than $50m, power the economy of countries by feeding the assemblers and the system integrators of washing machines, TVs, automobiles and aircraft etc.
A useful feature is that calls can be switched between GSM and Bluetooth in the middle of a call. Complexity is causing half of small and medium-sized businesses to recognise they need to change the way they manage their communications.
Spit could be generated in a similar way to email spam with botnets targeting millions of VoIP users from compromised machines. Small and medium-sized enterprises are proving keen on the tech. If your business uses or is considering rolling out...