Stories by John Fontana

DOJ Advice: Split Microsoft Asunder

Looking to smash the Microsoft Corp. monopoly in the same way it did AT&T Corp. 16 years ago, the Department of Justice and 19 states as expected last week asked U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to split Microsoft into two competing companies.

Observers Skeptical of Win 2000 Kerberos Plan

In an attempt to answer interoperability questions about its implementation of Kerberos security in Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp. is finally preparing to reveal a key proprietary data format it has been guarding for nearly two years.

MS to Reveal Proprietary Version of Kerberos

In an attempt to answer interoperability questions about its implementation of Kerberos security in Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp. is finally preparing to reveal a key proprietary data format it has been guarding for nearly two years.

Microsoft Revenues, Earnings Up 23 Percent

Microsoft Corp. yesterday reported that both its revenue and net income rose 23 percent in the third quarter, mostly fueled by surprising retail sales of Windows 2000 and a continued strong performance from its Office productivity suite.

Microsoft Returns Some LAN Features

Just as quietly as Microsoft Corp. eliminated network features from its forthcoming Windows ME, it has now returned some of those features to the operating system.

Syntegra Building Security Into Directory Data

With all the talk these days of packing user information, security data, policy requirements and configuration files into network directories, the next logical question is what kind of security exists to protect the integrity of all that information?

Users Assess Verdict

Investors may have suffered anxiety attacks last week when Microsoft Corp. was found guilty of antitrust violations, but IT professionals who depend on the software giant's products are not panicking.

Directory Integration Key for Users

Before IT executives can realize the benefits of an enterprise directory infrastructure, they will have to clean up their glut of directories and devise a plan to integrate what remains into a logical whole.

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