Microsoft’s Small Business Server is a remarkable hit, said a research firm Monday as it released the results of a survey that claimed an astounding 86 percent of small- and mid-sized businesses either use the server bundle or are planning to deploy it. “Who knew this was going to be…

Some positive feedback on SP2. Security company F-Secure has reverse-engineered SP2, a process the company compares to taking apart a virus or worm to see how it functions, and the company’s initial reaction is very positive. “They have implemented it very well, especially the stack protection and the memory protection.…

This portable PC was supposed to be released over a year ago. It seems it’s still coming … In celebration of the upcoming release of the OQO the company’s director of product management managed to answer a few questions about everybody’s favorite vaporware. For the most part they are unsurprising,…

Concurrentie is een goed ding … Free Record Shop (FRS) begint morgen een eigen internetmuziekwinkel waar consumenten 250.000 nummers kunnen kopen. Daarmee gaat de onderneming de strijd aan met iTunes, de populaire online cd-bakken van de Amerikaanse computerfabrikant Apple. Dat heeft een woordvoerder van Free Record Shop vandaag gezegd. [Via…

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” [Via Quotes of the Day]

“Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” [Via Quotes of the Day]

SP2 is “op de valreep”af. Gelukkig maar he 🙂 Microsoft heeft het ontwikkel- en testwerk aan Service Pack 2 voor Windows XP vrijdagavond afgerond. SP2 werd vorige week op de valreep nog uitgesteld, maar dat blijkt nu slechts twee dagen uitstel te zijn. [Via Computable RSS]

MSN Spaces heet de nieuwe weblog dienst van Microsoft. Als je Japans beheerst kun je al een weblogje aanmaken. De Europese dienst komt volgens mij pas eind dit jaar / begin volgend jaar.

Check it out. Link to full review is included in the post. Summary “Pros: Excellent administration console with plenty of wizards means no-hassle, task-based firewall management. Works well protecting Microsoft Exchange traffic. Improved monitoring and reporting. Cons: Best value realized for shops already running Windows infrastructure. Bottom Line: A compelling…

“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” [Via Quotes of the Day]