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Virtual Print Server (msi)

Virtual Print Server allows your computer to emulate a pocket print server. This is used to allow other computers on the network to print to the printer as if it were directly attached to the network instead of slaved to a PC. Version 2.0 can run as a network service.

Tags: Print Server, Network, Server, Virtual Print Server, Printers, Productivity, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-02-11

SolutionBase: Expanding storage options with Windows Storage Server

Windows Server 2003 is a fine file and print server solution, but it when it comes to large amounts of storage, you need extra help. Here's what you'll find in Windows Storage Server to help solve the problem.

Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Windows Storage Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Storage Server, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Storage, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Download resources 2007-04-03

Using Cisco WAAS for File and Print Server Consolidation

Enterprises face significant cost, management, and security challenges as they attempt to scale file servers and storage capacity at each of an increasing number of branch sites. In addition, requirements for protecting data generated in branch offices are growing stricter because of regulatory compliance mandates. These factors have the potential...

Tags: Print Server, Branch Office, Consolidation, Cisco Systems Inc., File Servers, WANs, Regulatory Compliance, Servers, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Hardware

White papers 2006-08-01

Migrating and Consolidating Print Servers

Server administrators in corporate and enterprise environments are taking advantage of improvements in server hardware performance and reliability as well as operating system software upgrades. They are now able to consolidate server functions into fewer, higher performance systems while migrating them to more modern operating systems. Consolidating server systems offers...

Tags: Print Server, Performance, Printers, Software Upgrade, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2005-04-01

Windows Print Server Scalability and Sizing Technical Overview

Capacity and scalability are key factors in planning the purchase and deployment of Microsoft Windows print servers. This paper describes several of the key factors that influence the capacity of a given print server configuration. The paper provides information that helps to size a server to meet an organization's needs...

Tags: Print Server, Scalability, Server, Microsoft Windows, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2005-02-07

When to Use a Print Server

Using direct IP connections to share printers may be sufficient for the printing needs of a small office or in those office configurations are not large enough, or complex enough, to require a dedicated system administrator. However, as offices and users grow, there likely will come a time when sharing...

Tags: Print Server, IP, Server, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2004-11-01

Linksys NAS appliance packs print server

Linksys NAS appliance packs print servermy last linksys was my lastnever did get a firmware fix, yet they did release new hardware versions? menaing - buy us again, this time we think we got it rightOverpricedAnd if it uses the same firmware as their other Storage Device (I forget the...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Printers, Storage, Home networking, NAS, print server, Linksys Inc., server

Discussion threads 2004-09-27

Creating and Configuring a Highly Available Print Server Under Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Using a Server Cluster

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating and configuring a highly available print server utilizing a typical single quorum device multi-node server cluster using a shared disk on servers running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition operating systems. A server cluster is a...

Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Server Cluster, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware

White papers 2004-05-06

Microsoft Print Migrator 3.1

Print Migrator 3.1 is the latest release of this utility, which automates the backup and restore of print configuration data on print servers running Microsoft Windows NT 4, Microsoft Window 2000 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003. Print Migrator 3.1 continues full support for print servers running Microsoft Cluster Services; support...

Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Print Migrator 3.1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Printers, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2004-03-01

Effectively Using IPP Printing

Microsoft Windows 2000 print servers introduced support for the Internet Printing Protocol IPP 1.0 specification, both in the form of a Web-based management infrastructure as well as support for printing over HTTP, and this support was continued in Windows Server 2003. This paper discusses the different aspects of IPP and...

Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Printers, Internet, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2003-01-01

Technical Overview of Print Services

Printer sharing, information retrieval, and data storage are among the most frequently used network services no matter the size of the business or organization. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 contains enhancements for many of the print features delivered with Windows 2000 to ensure enterprise grade reliability, manageability, security, and agility for...

Tags: Print Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Printers, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

White papers 2002-07-01

Leading Digital Copier Company Targets New Market with Windows Powered Print Server Appliance

After prototyping its new Print Server Appliance on both Microsoft Windows 2000 with the Server Appliance Kit and on Linux, Canon U.S.A. decided to go to market with the Windows Powered version only. Canon based its decision on the comprehensive functionality provided by the Windows 2000 operating system, the development...

Tags: Print Server, Digital Copier, Server, Microsoft Corp., Photocopier, Canon Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Printers, Copiers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Case studies

Transferring Mainframe Printing From Proprietary DJDE to an Open Architecture Printer

Founded in 1935 as the Coal Operators Casualty Company, Old Republic Insurance Company ORIC is a major player in the American workers' compensation industry. The primary objective in seeking a new print server solution was to transfer ORIC's mainframe printing from proprietary DJDE to a new 'open architecture' printer. The...

Tags: Print Server, Printing, ORIC, Printers, Mainframes, Document Management, Servers, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Case studies

Additional Resources

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxOh, It's just Loverock at it again? Pay no attention Jason.ntGeek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxHow sad is that? You need a tweaking guide just to get a disk drive to...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, solid state disk, disk, Linux, Geek Sheet

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing

Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missingI couldn't make this stuff up if I triedSeriously, I'm not that creative.[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=48138&messageID=898138] Apple fan explains why Apple isn't responsible for PWN2OWN vulnerability [/url][i]A Perl exploit isn't an Apple bug, anymore than the Flash exploit on the Vista machine was a Microsoft...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Domain names, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, DNS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing

On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

A Friday Active Directory puzzler

A Friday Active Directory puzzlerSuggestions...Have you installed the required hotfixes and patches in the 2000 environment? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331161similar problemupgraded a larger AD domain from 2000 to 2003 by adding a 2003 server.Depending on the error, it could be a lot of things.I got a similar error.it came down to using the...

Tags: Friday Active Directory puzzler, Friday Active Directory, puzzler

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

A Friday Active Directory puzzler

We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...

Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-25

How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability

The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...

Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-25