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RSA Security Inc. joined Microsoft to deliver stronger security for Microsoft environments by replacing static passwords with strong, two-factor authentication.

These videos show how Longhorn can be used in different industries while more Concept Videos will be coming soon. The videos require Windows Media Player.

Microsoft has released another build to Windows XP SP2 labeled 2082. Many new features are included, most notable are the new security enhancements. Read more here.

" Now, we're beginning to hear about super-size Windows systems that live up to the high expectations set seven years ago. They include a 27-Terabyte data warehouse, a heavily trafficked Web site, and some of the world's most widely used financial applications." Read the report at InformationWeek.

This is a sample preview chapter of a book in progress, titled Inside "Indigo," to be published by Microsoft Press. Elsewhere, Visual C# "Whidbey" will include several IDE enhancements including a first-class code editor with rich editing features, a powerful debugger, and drag-and-drop visual designers. Additionally, these presentations describe the architectural vision that drives the "Longhorn wave" of technologies from Microsoft, and introduce a set of key initiatives that will form the pillars of the Longhorn solution architecture. Presentations require the Windows Media Player.

Microsoft this week started beta testing its Virtual Server, a program that enables a single server to run multiple operating systems. Microsoft has also released build 1159 of Windows Server 2003 SP1 to their beta testers this evening.

Don't have room in the budget for all the bandwidth you'd like? Users griping about Internet wait times? What's an IT mom to do? What parents of modest means have always done: Plug the leaks, patch the holes, and stretch the meals with bread. In the meantime, Windows Server 2003 overtakes NT4: The number of website hostnames running Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows Server 2003, overtook those running on Windows NT4 earlier this month.

Slashdot reports that a post to Bugtraq from SecurityTracker.com reports an Internet Explorer 5 exploit that has been released based on the Win2K code leak: "It is reported that a remote user can create a specially crafted bitmap file that, when loaded by IE, will trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code." Elsewhere, this is a quick, superficial look at the style and content of the leaked Windows 2000 source, quoting from the comments but not the code, so this should be safe for developers to read.

Data binding in its traditional sense means associating some underlying data with one or more user interface elements. The data provides the information to display. The user interface elements render the information in the appropriate format.

BetaNews has learned that Thursday's leak of the Windows 2000 source code originated not from Microsoft, but from long-time Redmond partner Mainsoft. The leaked code includes 30,915 files and was apparently removed from a Linux computer used by Mainsoft for development purposes. Dated July 25, 2000, the source code represents Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.

Microsoft has warned that a "critical" flaw in the latest versions of its Windows operating system could allow hackers to access a person's computer. "This is one of the most serious Microsoft vulnerabilities ever released" said Mr Maiffret.

"Avalon" applications and Microsoft Windows.Forms applications share many similarities. Both are managed solutions with many of the same underpinnings governing .NET Framework-based applications. There are, however, also differences between the two application models. Understanding these similarities and differences will help you assess how to adapt an existing Windows Forms application to take advantage of the capabilities in "Longhorn." On other news, Longhorn is set to kill middleware: the server version of Longhorn will include business process orchestration features to allow users to link together Web services, among other tasks, without the need for additional middleware.

The new XP OS, as yet unnamed, but a new 'light' addition to the Windows XP 'family', will be released in limited, selected markets later this year and will offer reduced functionality when compared with Windows XP Professional and Home editions, according to Microsoft Thailand Managing Director Andrew McBean.

If you have an AMD 64-bit ready PC, you now have the option to receive trial software for Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for 64-Bit Extended Systems via CD or download for free.