Administrators, take note: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 is finally here, and it's a must-have. Even if you don't use all its new security tools (a focus of this release), the ...

As Microsoft moves toward shorter and shorter release cycles -- meaning a new version of Windows and other server products every 12 to 18 months, in all likelihood -- I'm wondering if their marketing ...

Microsoft late last month quietly rolled out an online backup service for use with its Windows Server 8 beta. Not everyone can try out the new Microsoft Online Backup Service. It's currently offered ...

The first reports from users installing Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 are in. And as was the case with its client counterpart—Windows XP Service Pack 2—the latest Windows Server service pack ...

Two of the most notable enhancements are a built-in firewall and the security configuration wizard, which helps automate server lockdowns. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats ...

Last week, Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 arrived on MSDN, TechNet, and Connect. We noted that testers would not be getting slipstreamed ISOs of the operating systems but ...

Windows Server 2003 introduces a new feature that helps keep track of the reasons for shutting down a particular server. The Shutdown Event Tracker service interrupts a server shutdown and queries the ...

Microsoft is updating the server version of its Windows operating system to give the OS more virtualization capabilities. The company has posted a release candidate, a post-beta-but-not-yet-production ...