This article from Microsoft is to help designers make the best possible decisions when deploying servers and troubleshoot any directory access problems that occur.

IMScribe has been updated to version 5.0. IMScribe is an IM archive application that will archive Exchange 2000 Instant Messaging traffic to a SQL 2000 Database.

The Netsky-B worm peaked quick and crashed even faster. See this article on SearchSecurity for the latest on this virus.

Spammers are exploiting the lack of firewall use in home high-speed Internet connections by turning the computers into "spam zombies" to send mass mailings of junk.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer stated that the 64-bit extended systems versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP can provide customers with the versatility to run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications.

A new mass mailer worm is making the rounds of Europe and has begun spilling into the US. See this article on SearchSecurity for complete details on this virus.

This article from Microsoft covers different strategies for consolidating servers using Exchange 2003.

The first exploit from the ASN.1 flaw has surfaced. It currently only targets Windows 2000 Professional, but could affect WinXP as well.

The first exploit from the leaked Windows code has surfaced but it only affects an older version of Internet Explorer. This article contains more complete information about the leak and the exploit.

Microsoft says WinFS won’t replace NTFS as the primary file system for Longhorn as it would require too much unnecessary development work.