A $4.6m NEC server using Microsoft Windows has grabbed high marks in a closely watched performance ranking traditionally dominated by machines running the Unix operating system. The fifth-place ranking on the Transaction Performance Council's TPC-C...
In Longhorn, Microsoft plans to introduce a new file system with enhanced storage capabilities. An early test version of the next major release of Microsoft's Windows operating system has made an unscheduled appearance on the web - much to the...
Microsoft is working to solve an incompatibility issue that prevents backups made with Windows Server 2003 from being read on previous versions of Windows. The software giant's latest operating system saves data to tape using a slightly different...
We were quite sceptical at the outset and thought that Microsoft might not be robust enough for big enterprises, but I think they've cracked that," he says. Here, Live Communications Server 2003 acts as the foundation for web, video and IM...
New features for Windows Server include an enhanced firewall, support for "no execute" hardware from AMD and Intel, and a new Security Configuration Wizard that blocks ports and services not being used by a particular server.
Microsoft's newly-launched Windows Server 2008 has been given a cautious welcome by customers. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer launched Windows Server 2008 this week, calling it the most significant Windows Server release since the first version.