ServerWatch Newsletter for June 24, 2003

      
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ServerWatch Newsletter
http://www.serverwatch.com/
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
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Server News
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1. Vendors Clamor for Lead in Supercomputer Survey 
June 24, 2003
The TOP500, a semi-annual survey of the top 500 supercomputers ranked by 
their performance on the LINPACK Benchmark, was posted Monday. Although 
IBM and Hewlett-Packard are duking it out over who performed better, 
NEC took the top spot in survey.

http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/2226581


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2. Stalker Beefs Up CommuniGate Pro to Rival Exchange
June 23, 2003
Stalker Software unveiled CommuniGate Pro 4.1 Monday. The latest point 
release of this messaging server with groupware functionality builds on 
the feature set introduced in 4.0 and offers full integration with 
Microsoft's Outlook client as well as a beefed-up Webmail interface.

http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/2225891


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3. Apple Turns 'Panther' Loose
June 23, 2003
The computer maker paved the way for 64-bit desktop computing with Monday's 
announcement of itslatest Mac OS X platform and a new IBM-based Power Mac G5. 

http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/2226251


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4. VanDyke Enters Linux, Solaris Market With VShell 2.2 Beta
June 20, 2003
VanDyke Software, best known for its Secure Shell solutions, has released 
the first public beta release of version 2.2 of VShell SSH2 server. This is the 
first Unix version of the telnet server. 

http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/2225141


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Feature Articles
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1. Learn Active Directory Design and Administration in 15 Minutes a Week: Microsoft DNS - Part 3
June 23, 2003
This latest installment in Jason Zandri's 'Learn Active Directory Design 
and Administration in 15 Minutes a Week' further examines DNS under Windows 
2000 Server and how it relates to the support of Active Directory design.

http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2226201


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2. Taking the Anti-spam and Anti-virus Battle Outside
June 19, 2003
As the volume of spam and viruses in circulation continues to proliferate, 
small and midsize enterprises are opting to outsource their anti-spam and 
anti-viruses efforts. Carl Weinschenk examines this latest trend.

http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/2224841


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Server Updates
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* Updated ArGoSoft FTP Server, a 3.5 star FTP server, to version 1.4.1.0. - Jun 23, 2003
		http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16209

* Updated Georgia SoftWorks Windows NT Telnet Server, a 4 star telnet server, 	
	to version 6.30.0014 . - Jun 23, 2003
		http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16157

* Updated VShell, a 4 star telnet server, to version 2.2 (Public) Beta 6. - Jun 20, 2003
		http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16165

* Updated FTGate Pro, a 4.5 star mail server, to version 1.22 HotFix1326 . - Jun 20, 2003
		http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16035

* Updated Orion, a 4 star application server, to version 2.0. - Jun 20, 2003
		http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16215


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Related Stories
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Server coverage isn't limited to ServerWatch! 
Other internet.com sites also discuss servers and server-related issues. 
In this section of the newsletter, we highlight relevant stories that 
have run on internet.com sites within the past week.


** NT Domains to Active Directory -- Time to Upgrade?
 Microsoft has launched an initiative to 'encourage' companies still 
running Windows NT 4 servers to upgrade to one of its newer server releases, 
but the challenge of migrating from NT Domains to Active Directory remains 
one of the critical inhibitors to upgrading. Beth Cohen and Hallett German 
delve into the murky details of converting to Active Directory. 
 http://networking.earthweb.com/netsecur/article.php/2226161


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** Intel Debuts Faster P4, Announces New Itanium
 The No. 1 chipmaker dishes out the speed in its new 3.2 GHz desktop and drops 
hints about a Madison-based server chip not mentioned in previous road maps. 
 http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article.php/2225731


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** A Primer on Using DB2 With .NET
 Learn how to access IBM's DB2 with Microsoft's .NET. Discover what techniques 
work best, what functionality to expect, and how to avoid problems. Vendor lock-in? 
Who's ever heard of such a thing? 
 http://www.15seconds.com/issue/030623.htm


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