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TimeZone (zip)

TimeZone is a program that shows up to twelve time zones relative to your local time. The time zone displays are customizable to the hour and minute offset necessary. Version 3.0 adds the ability to change the number of time zone panels shown (from as few as two to as...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, TimeZone, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-28

Windows 2000 Advanced Server: Clustering Microsoft ITG Infrastructure Services

Cluster service in Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2000 Data Center Server provides high availability by allowing a server in a cluster to take over and run a service or application that was running on another server that has failed, a process referred to as failover. These services or...

Tags: Clustering, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Microsoft Corp., Infrastructure Service, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

White papers

After Major Merger, BP Chooses Windows 2000 as Common Operating Environment

British Petroleum, Amoco Corporation, Atlantic Richfield ARCO and Burmah Castrol combined between 1998 and 2000 to form BP. This new company has a market value of approximately $200 billion and a 100,000 member staff in more than 100 countries. BP has deployed the Microsoft Windows 2000 platform to integrate four...

Tags: Merger, Environment, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, British Petroleum Co Plc, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operating Systems, Software, Investment, Finance

Case studies

San Diego Emergency Dispatch System Depends on Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Stratus Fault-Tolerant Servers

When San Diego Fire and Life Safety Services SDFLSS needed a new platform for its life-critical Computer-Aided Dispatch CAD system, it turned to Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Stratus's fault-tolerant ftServer 5200. Uncompromised availability was the most important factor in selecting a new platform, as 911 emergency dispatchers rely on...

Tags: Stratus Technologies, Fault-tolerant Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, San Diego, Server, Emergency Response, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows, CAD, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Case studies

Additional Resources

And speaking of Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems is not a name we often associate with education outside of high-end technical fields at the university level. Of course, Sun is responsible for OpenOffice and has recently acquired both MySQL and VirtualBox, all of which (especially OO.org) have quite a bit of relevance here. ...

Tags: K-12, Sun Microsystems Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Zmanda launches open source backup, recovery solutions for Windows

Open source backup and recovery independent software developer ISV Zmanda formally announced two new products tailored for Windows users. Zmanda, of Sunnyvale, Calif. announced Zmanda Recovery Manager Enterprise Version 3.0 for MySQL and Zmanda Internet Backup ZIB. ZRM 3.0 is the first Windows edition...

Tags: MySQL, Recovery Solution, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Databases, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough

There is a reason that the OpenOffice.org 3.0 servers are struggling to keep up with demand. OO.org 3.0 really is a serious upgrade over version 2.4 and makes NeoOffice irrelevant for Mac OS X users (previously, OpenOffice only worked within X11; While NeoOffice did a great job porting OO.org...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., OO.org 3.0, OpenOffice, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Office, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Windows 7 will be called... Windows 7

It's official. The final name of the product codenamed "Windows 7" will be "Windows 7." by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-13

And Windows 7 is to be called ... Windows 7

Microsoft puts us out all of out misery as to what the next version of Windows will be called - Windows 7. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-13

And the new name is ... Windows 7

Last week I wondered whether the product currently code-named Windows 7 would get a new name for its release. The answer, made official a few minutes ago, is no. In a post at the official Windows Vista Team Blog, Microsoft VP Mike Nash announced that Windows 7 will in fact...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'

Remember that eleventh-hour decision -- when Microsoft opted not to buy Yahoo? Remember how so many pundits portrayed CEO Steve Ballmer's walking away as a fireable offense? What a difference a few months make. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Asset Management, Search, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0

Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Microsoft readies next two versions of Office Communications Server

Microsoft is on tap to show off Office Communications Server Release 2 (R2) at the VoiceCon show in Amsterdam on October 14. And the company already is working on the follow-on release, which will likely be timed with Office 14. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Communications Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Communications Server, OCS Release 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Touchscreen Asus Eee PC available for UK preorder

Look! There it is, on preorder in the UK: Asus' all-in-one Eee PC is available for £399.99, and seems sluggish to boot: 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and 15-inch screen running Windows XP. Combined with the...

Tags: Touch Screen, ASUS, PC, U.K., Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Windows XP, Memory, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Components, Semiconductors, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-13

OpenOffice 3 launch timed perfectly but will Sun, IBM exploit opportunity?

Sun and IBM could not have asked for better timing for the launch of OpenOffice 3, a major upgrade of the open source office suite. Both vendors are preparing to ship commercial offerings of StarOffice and Symphony based on the new OO 3 release and have a...

Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Training, IBM Corp., Symphony 1.2, Conversion Tool, OpenOffice, StarOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-10-13

The candidates on tech

Wired has the obligatory candidates-on-tech piece today. They look at five key tech issues – broadband, H1B, green tech, net neutrality and spectrum – although TechPresident notes the list is not comprehensive and conceivably is biased towards Obama. Here's the breakdown. Broadband. McCain: D....

Tags: Industry, Broadband, John McCain, Net Neutrality, Spectrum, Obama, H-1B, Telecommunications, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no

Microsoft announced, as expected, on Monday that the second version of its Silverlight browser plug-in is done and will be available imminently for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac OS X, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. An Apple iPhone port is not in the works, due to Apple restrictions,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Silverlight 2 is released, available for download tomorrow

Microsoft announced this morning that Silverlight 2 will be available for download tomorrow. So after a long beta period that included big events using Silverlight including the Olympics and the DNC, the bits are going to be out there. The press release includes some impressive numbers: ...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight 2, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Linux, Open Source, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Open source protectionism?

I just caught a rather interesting piece by fellow blogger Dana Blankenhorn on the subject of the "value and values" found in open source ecosystems. Near the end, he references an article on InfoWorld which questions whether it is wise to "protect" open source development by mandating its use at...

Tags: Open Source, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-13

SharePoint: What are the risks, rewards?

What does it say about SharePoint when a presentation focused on whether you can survive it packs the house? Mark Gilbert's presentation--"Can the CIO survive Microsoft SharePoint?"--at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo filled up an auditorium. There are two ways to read this: There is...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Gilbert, MOSS, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13