Microsoft has identified two issues that occur after Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is installed on Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003. This update addresses these issues.

You can configure an SMTP Connector to connect your Exchange Organization with the Internet or with another organization using SMTP as a transport protocol. This article explains in detail how to configure an SMTP Connector in Exchange 2003.

Paul Robichaux of Windows Network and .NET magazine offers some solutions for troubleshooting the common OWA error in which it just sits there displaying the message "Loading…".

When deciding to outsource, consider the security of the vendor and make sure you monitor it, according to an American Express executive. Careful consideration of IT governance can mitigate risks, and provide attractive returns on an organization’s outsourcing investment.

Microsoft says a US antitrust court victory last week has a lot to teach Europeans at a time when the software giant faces a major antitrust case here, but experts differ over whether the US decision will make a difference.

Microsoft teams have confirmed a report of a security issue known as Download.Ject affecting customers using Microsoft Internet Explorer, a component of Microsoft Windows. Microsoft has released a configuration change for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003, to address this issue.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s office has filed suit against a Florida man suspected of sending spam email to thousands of consumers, in what’s considered to be the first claim brought by a state under the federal Can-Spam Act.

Although Microsoft has released cut-rate versions of Windows for Malaysia and Thailand, it may not do the same for China, one of the world’s largest PC markets. Speaking to reporters in China, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said he doesn’t know whether discount versions of the company’s software will be needed in that country. He also said that antitrust regulations being passed by the Chinese government will not particularly hurt Microsoft’s business.

Going along with our customer service piece in June’s Computing Unplugged, is this article from ZD Net’s Brian Cooley and his wife’s experience with Verizon’s customer service.

Brightmail, maker of antispam tools, released a new version of its software that now includes features designed to deal with zombie PCs. One way that Brightmail’s new software, Anti-Spam 6.0, filters spam is through maintaining lists of spammers’ IP addresses, which it calls a Reputation Service.