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Microsoft Watch – February

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This is the continuation in a series of pages devoted to breaking news and updates from Microsoft. We'll summarise announcements from Microsoft and add links to our own comments. So, if you need to keep on top of relevant IT announcements from Microsoft, you can do so by regularly visiting this page. The page will be replaced each month with a new page and the previous pages archived at the foot.


14 February
Do You Hear Bells? Use Office 2000 to Build Your Wedding Web Site
Simplify your wedding plans with Office applications. Create and track guest lists, plan the itinerary, crop and touch up photos, and make maps to send to wedding guests.

22 February
New Small Business Server 2000 launches
Delivering e-mail, fax, database, and secure Web services. Learn more and order the eval kit today.

22 February
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Maximize your opportunities with a free subscription to Microsoft Executive Circle magazine.

22 February
Unveiling Windows XP
Get a first look at the future of Windows.

14 February
Secure Your Network with ISA Server 2000, Now Independently Certified by ICSA Labs
Customers and analysts say that prestigious certification - plus their own evaluations - show ISA Server is "ready for prime time" as a secure enterprise firewall.

12 February
Application Center Is Released to Manufacturing
Get ready for "smooth scaling." This new cluster server management solution offers businesses reduced costs, time savings, and greater scalability.

9 February
BizTalk Server 2000: Integrate Orchestration and Messaging Services
With Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000, you can build dynamic business processes that span applications, platforms and businesses over the Internet. See out how to integrate the two primary layers in BizTalk Server 2000 - BizTalk Orchestration Services and BizTalk Messaging Services - in a business-to-business scenario.

9 February
Dr GUI Delves into System.Object and Garbage Collection
Get a brief recap of object-oriented programming from MSDN's Dr. GUI, and then learn about the mother and father of all .NET classes - the System.Object. Next, read about memory allocation and garbage collection.

9 February
Special Valentine's Day Offers
There's still time to find just the right present for your Valentine. Check out these deals today. U.S. only.

7 February
Secure LAN-to-LAN VPNs with Windows 2000
Windows 2000 makes it easy and cost-effective to securely connect remote offices worldwide. Learn how to set up a LAN-to-LAN Virtual Private Network on a demand-dial connection, which takes advantage of your offices' Internet connections to give you full networking functions.

7 February
Use SQL Server to Turn Under-used Data into Business Intelligence
Microsoft's SQL Server has made "business intelligence" a cost-effective mainstream technology that is now available to business decision makers around the world. Find out how.

6 February
Digital Dashboard Saves Physicians Time with Single-click
Microsoft and its partners have designed a healthcare-specific tool that offers caregivers seamless access to synchronized information.

2 February
Register for the Laptop Learning Conference
Find out how innovators in more than 800 schools are using notebook computers to help their students become more engaged learners. At this national conference in Bellevue, Wash. (Feb. 23-24) and Philadelphia (March 23-24), you get to develop new models of learning that will transform education.

2 February
Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Resource Kit
Deploy and support Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 with this new Microsoft Press resource kit. Get comprehensive information, tools, and insights from the product development team.

Check articles in Microsoft Watch - January