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1. Is it worth jumping the hurdles to Windows 2000?

Author

BRADBURY, DANNY

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, User need, 32-bit operating system, System conversion, Market trend/market analysis, Operating system, End user, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Forecasts and trends -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Microsoft Windows XP (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Forecasts and trends, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, End users -- Product information, Computer system conversion -- Product information
Abstract

Windows XP may be upon us, but many IT departments are still getting to grips with Microsoft's 2000 offering. DANNY BRADBURY reports On 25 October, Microsoft fever will grip the […]

Published
2001

2. Windows 2000 and the management of the corporate PC

Author

STEVENS, ALAN

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Microsoft keeps a firm hold on the corporate PC market. MICROSOFT WOULD LIKE ALL ITS BUSINESS customers to standardise on Windows 2000, both for servers and on the desktop. Primarily […]

Published
2001

3. Developers' Approach to Windows 2000 Remains Cautious

Author

MCKENDRICK, JOSEPH

Subjects
Company marketing practices, User need, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Computer programming, Company business planning, Operating system, End user, Company product planning, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing -- Planning, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Product information -- Planning, Computer programming -- Planning -- Product information, End users -- Product information -- Planning
Abstract

A recently released survey of 400 corporate-level developers by Evans Data Corp. finds that many corporate IT managers are kicking the tires of Windows 2000, but not yet buying. But […]

Published
2001

4. One Year on the Market: Windows 2000 Rocket Ready to Take Off

Author

SWOYER, STEPHEN

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Windows 2000 was one of the most successful product launches in the history of Microsoft Corp. from a technical perspective. Most companies that have deployed it report being satisfied with […]

Published
2001

5. Microsoft ditches its discounts

Author

MOORE, MATTHEW

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

MICROSOFT HAS EXCLUDED Windows 98 and ME from its corporate volume discount scheme, pushing up the price of buying 9x or ME in bulk and encouraging businesses to buy Windows […]

Published
2001

6. Volume discounts to end for consumer Windows variants

Author

Trott, Bob

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Product price, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Pricing -- Product information
Abstract

Steering enterprise customers away from the Windows 9x line and toward Windows 2000, Microsoft by mid-2001 will no longer offer volume licensing for the Windows 9x or Windows Me versions […]

Published
2000

7. Lock Your Windows

Author

Raikow, David

Subjects
Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Computers and office automation industries, High technology industry, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Product information, Marketing
Abstract

The Security Configuration Tool Set is the key to securing your Windows 2000 servers. THOUGH A PROPERLY configured Windows server can prove a formidable obstacle for a would-be intruder, the [...]

Published
2000

8. WARMING UP TO WINDOWS 2000

Subjects
Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Computers and office automation industries, High technology industry, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Product information, Marketing
Abstract

ONE YEAR AFTER MICROSOFT briefed 1,000 of its partners on Windows 2000's positioning, the operating system finally appears to be gaining traction with solutions providers. Fully 64 percent of our [...]

Published
2000

9. DON'T BANK ON BILL'S SOFTWARE

Author

Panettieri, Joseph C.

Subjects
Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Planning, Chase Manhattan Corp. -- Planning -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning, 64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Company product planning, Computers and office automation industries, High technology industry, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

BY MOST ACCOUNTS, WINDOWS 2000 SALES HAVE BEEN PICKING UP in recent months. Companies like Chase Manhattan are installing the operating system on the desktop. Just don't ask about the [...]

Published
2000

10. Exchange 2000's Dangerous Temptation

Author

Bekker, Scott

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Software quality, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Microsoft Exchange 2000 (Workgroup software) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Software -- Product information
Abstract

Warning. Exchange 2000 presents a temptation to Microsoft Corp. for Machiavellian manipulation. The scenario is this: Exchange 2000 builds on the capabilities of Windows 2000 and Active Directory. In other […]

Published
2000

11. June Count of W2K Certified Apps Closer to 70 than 100

Author

BEKKER, SCOTT

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Microsoft Corp. appears to have come up short on one self-imposed quota in its efforts to certify applications for Windows 2000. But the numbers do show third-party vendor commitment to […]

Published
2000

12. Will IT Managers Need Support After Break-Up?

Author

McCONNELL, CHRISTOPHER

Subjects
Network software, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Microsoft BackOffice (Network software) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Network software -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

While a post-Microsoft era may not be marked by famine, pestilence, and IT managers huddling in cold concrete bunkers, a breakup could present certain challenges for Microsoft Corp.'s customers. If […]

Published
2000

13. SEAN MURPHY, Microsoft Federal

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Early deployment put some government users in the driver's seat Sean Murphy, technical specialist manager for Microsoft Federal, has been on the front lines of Microsoft Corp.'s efforts in launching […]

Published
2000

14. SECURITY WATCH: Microsoft wants to be the one company to secure the Internet, but is it right for you?

Author

McClure, Stuart and Scambray, Joel

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Company product planning, Microsoft Corp. -- Planning -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Product information -- Planning
Abstract

WE IN THE security slice of the technology industry like to fancy ourselves on occasion the center of all things digital. (OK, we admit it's pretty much a constant sentiment.) […]

Published
2000

15. Sun slams Microsoft's Java tactics

Author

Davis, Caroline

Subjects
Application installation/distribution software, Company marketing practices, XML, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Application development software, Operating system, Java, Product marketing strategy, Oracle America Inc. -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Standards, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Standards, Program development software -- Standards -- Product information, XML (Document markup language) -- Product information, Java (Computer program language) -- Product information
Abstract

Microsoft has done itself and its customers a disservice, according to George Paolini, vice-president of Sun's Java Community Development. Paoloni's condemnation of Microsoft's tactics to stifle the uptake of Java […]

Published
2000

16. Windows 2000 ships one million copies in a month

Author

Thomas, Matthew

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

MICROSOFT released the first sales figures for its Windows 2000 family of operating systems, saying it had shipped more than one million copies of the Windows 2000 Professional, Server and […]

Published
2000

17. High-end PCs still lack Win 2000; Want Win 2000 preloaded on your fancy system? You may be out of luck

Author

Krasne, Alexandra

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, Device driver, 32-bit operating system, Microcomputer industry, Operating system, Computer industry, Product marketing strategy, Dell Inc. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Compaq Presario (Intel-compatible system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Dell Computer Dell Dimension (Intel-compatible system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Device drivers -- Design and construction -- Product information, Computer industry -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

A new high-end business PC should run the newest, most powerful operating system, right? But if your preference is Windows 2000, you may have to wait--particularly if you want a […]

Published
2000

18. IDC: Windows 2000 a winner for Microsoft

Author

McCarthy, Jack

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Despite concerns about the stability of Windows 2000, the new operating system will come into widespread use and should assure Microsoft's continued dominance of the client- and server-side environments, a […]

Published
2000

19. FROM THE NEWS DESK: Microsoft learns to fit the enterprise bill

Author

LaMonica, Martin

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

With the launch of Windows 2000, Microsoft is making the transition from an oversize PC company with an inflated sense of its own clout to a full-fledged enterprise supplier. Sure, […]

Published
2000

20. Studies cite TCO benefits of Windows 2000

Author

Du Bois, Grant

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Operating system, Company product planning, United Defense L.P. -- Planning -- Marketing, Panasonic Corporation of North America -- Planning -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing -- Planning, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning
Abstract

Windows 2000 case studies released by Microsoft Corp. last week tout 'tangible financial benefits' and 'increased operating efficiency,' leading to a significant reduction in TCO. In conjunction with independent third […]

Published
2000

21. What is Windows 2000 Advantage?

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Contract agreement, Operating system, Company product planning, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Contracts -- Marketing -- Planning, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Contracts -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning
Abstract

Windows 2000 Advantage is the partnership among Microsoft, Compaq and Computerworld Enterprise Business Solutions to inform IT leaders about Windows NT and Windows 2000 technology by providing timely, useful information […]

Published
2000

22. Playing a wailing game -- what users really think

Subjects
User need, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, MIS, Operating system, End user, Company product planning, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing -- Planning, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning, End users -- Product information -- Planning, Management information systems -- Planning -- Product information
Abstract

* Tim Gregory is general manager, IT services for Lloyd's of London and chairman of tif. He said, 'If Windows 2000 lives up to what Bill Gates says it will […]

Published
2000

23. EU targets W2K

Author

Savvas, Antony

Subjects
Electronic commerce, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Market domination, Operating system, Company product planning, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, European Union. European Commission -- Planning, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Electronic commerce -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Market share -- Product information
Abstract

MICROSOFT has promised to co-operate fully with a European Commission antitrust investigation into Windows 2000. The investigation follows complaints that Windows 2000 threatens to extend Microsoft's dominance of PC operating […]

Published
2000

24. 3Com to aid W2K roll-out

Author

Savvas, Antony

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Computer network equipment industry, Product marketing strategy, 3Com Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer network equipment industry -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

3COM is working with Microsoft to make it easier for users to install Windows 2000 remotely across a network. Every copy of Windows 2000 will carry a copy of 3Com's […]

Published
2000

25. Microsoft reviews post-Win2K plans

Author

Foley, Mary Jo and Spooner, John G.

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Just a month after consolidating operating system responsibilities under Group Vice President Jim Allchin, Microsoft Corp. has taken a detour on its Windows road map. Microsoft had planned to develop […]

Published
2000

26. PC manufacturers offer early release of Windows 2000

Author

Saran, Cliff

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

FOLLOWING the release of Windows 2000 to large companies, the operating system will soon also be available on new PCs -- before its official launch on 17 February. Leading PC […]

Published
2000

27. Windows 2000 to Enter the Data Warehouse

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, Data warehousing/data mining, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Technology application, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing -- Technology application, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Technology application, Operating systems -- Usage -- Product information -- Technology application, Data mining -- Product information -- Technology application, Data warehousing -- Product information -- Technology application
Abstract

Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 2000 figures prominently in the data warehousing plans of IT professionals for 2002, according to a study from IT market research firm Survey.com (www.survey.com). The survey and […]

Published
2000

28. FastLane Clears the Road to a Windows 2000 Migration

Author

PLOSKINA, BRIAN

Subjects
Network management software, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Microcomputer/LAN data communications software, Mainframe/minicomputer management software, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, FastLane Technologies Inc. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, FastLane Technologies DM/Suite (Network directory software) -- Design and construction -- Product information -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Product information, Network management software -- Product information
Abstract

Preparation is the most important piece of a Windows 2000 migration. Ask Microsoft, ask analysts, ask third-party vendors. So when Feb. 17 rolls around, it is doubtful that there will […]

Published
2000

29. Does Microsoft's Windows Certification Labeling Matter?

Author

SULLIVAN, THOMAS

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Not everybody cares about Microsoft certification labels when it comes to third-party applications. Robert Bower, the application development manager at Squire, Sanders and Dempsey L.L.P. (www.ssd.com), an international law firm […]

Published
2000

30. Adobe to certify apps for Windows 2000

Author

Bois, Grant Du

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Software quality, Product marketing strategy, Adobe Inc. -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Software -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Adobe Systems Inc. last month joined 10 other companies as a Microsoft Corp. Windows 2000 Global Launch Partner and announced two applications in support of the Linux operating system. Microsoft […]

Published
2000

31. The Window Slams Shut on Win64 on Alpha

Author

Shannon, Terry

Subjects
Microprocessor, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Microprocessor upgrade, Vendor relations, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Company product planning, Compaq Computer Corp. -- Planning -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Planning -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Compaq Alpha (Microprocessor) -- Marketing -- Product information, Central processing units -- Product information -- Planning, Vendor relations -- Product information, Microprocessors -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Product information -- Planning
Abstract

Several years ago, Digital Equipment Corporation used the slogan 'Born to Run Windows NT' in its Alpha advertising campaign. On August 24, it became evident that plans to run any […]

Published
1999

32. Cut-price Windows 2000 licence has sting in its tail

Author

Saran, Cliff

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

MICROSOFT is introducing a cut-price Windows 2000 operating system licence for Windows 95/98 users. The new licence is cheaper than current upgrade deals available to Windows NT 4 users. There […]

Published
1999

33. Windows 2000 will scale new terrain

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Product information
Abstract

After Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer is the person most closely associated with Microsoft Corp. in users' minds. A Harvard University graduate, Ballmer was an assistant product manager at Procter & […]

Published
1999

34. Zooming into the Installed Base

Author

Chappell, David

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Network software, Network directory software, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Microsoft Active Directory (Network directory software) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Network software -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Does Microsoft really care about interoperability with other vendors' products? Historically, I'd argue that the answer has been no. Acting the role of an 800-pound gorilla, the company has been […]

Published
1999

35. Win2000 user cost to soar

Author

Clark, Lindsay

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Enterprise network, Operating system, Total cost of ownership, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Enterprise networks -- Product information
Abstract

IT DEPARTMENTS face costly integration work if they want to connect Windows 2000 with existing enterprise systems. Microsoft is placing Active Directory Services (ADS) at the centre of security and […]

Published
1999

36. IBM Corp. Gears Up for Windows 2000 Launch

Author

Gillen, Al

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Company distribution practices, Product distribution, Product marketing strategy, International Business Machines Corp. -- Services -- Marketing -- Distribution, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Distribution -- Services -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information -- Distribution -- Services, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Services -- Distribution
Abstract

CARY, N.C. - While Hurricane Dennis churned up the Atlantic 300 miles away, IBM Corp. was making some waves of its own. Big Blue has become one of the first […]

Published
1999

37. MS Acknowledges Delay of Windows 2000 RC2

Author

Trott, Bob

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Company business planning, Operating system, Company product planning, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Planning, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Planning
Abstract

Microsoft Corp. put a happy face Thursday on its decision to delay the release of Release Candidate 2 (RC2) of Windows 2000, insisting the move would not hinder the company's […]

Published
1999

38. Windows 2000 creeping closer to reality?

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Release Candidate 2 (RC2) of Windows 2000 is due for release this week, and Microsoft officials still publicly voice optimism that the upgrade to Windows NT 4.0 will ship by […]

Published
1999

39. Win 2000-whenever it gets here-is the next big thing

Author

Dodge, John

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Operating systems used to be a central focus of PC Week. IT and, of course, this publication paid an inordinate amount of attention to choosing, slamming and fixing them. They're […]

Published
1999

40. Availability, Scalability

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Among the phrases being generated by the Microsoft Corp. Windows 2000 marketing machine are promises of reliability, availability and scalability. These are not new terms used by Microsoft, but rather, […]

Published
1999

41. The Linux jihad runs on emotion more than reason

Author

Shapiro, Management Mode . Jeff

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Linux -- Product information, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Linux (Operating system) -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

In a previous column I opined that Microsoft's Windows 2000 was going to be the desktop operating system of choice for the corporate enterprise. The reactions from readers were swift […]

Published
1999

42. DOWN TO THE WIRE

Author

PETRELEY, NICHOLAS

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Linux (Operating system) -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

Don't forget the dollar signs when counting Linux vs. W2K numbers Bob Metcalfe continued the Windows 2000 vs. Linux debate in his column last week. Bob reinforced his prediction that […]

Published
1999

43. Microsoft mulls over licences

Author

Foremski, Tom

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Company acquisition/merger, Operating system, Client/server architecture, Company product acquisition, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Usage, Client/server architecture -- Usage -- Product information
Abstract

MICROSOFT is considering moving away from a client-based licensing model with the launch of Windows 2000. According to sources close to the company in the US, the new operating system, […]

Published
1999

44. Microsoft to bankroll Windows 2000 launch with £ 25m training

Author

Foremski, Tom

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Training services, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

MICROSOFT is to ensure the launch of Windows 2000 is a success by funding a massive training effort. The software giant will spend $40m (£24.7m) to help train 150,000 IT […]

Published
1999

45. COMDEX: Show focuses on future

Author

McCarthy, Jack

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information -- Trade shows, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

CHICAGO -- One thing was clear from the crowds anxious to see the most recent beta version of the forthcoming Windows 2000 operating system here this week -- Microsoft remained […]

Published
1999

46. Computing Giants Eye Net's Future

Author

Carr, David F.

Subjects
DBMS, Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system, DBMS utility, Software quality, Operating system, Oracle Corp. -- Officials and employees -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Officials and employees -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Oracle8i (DBMS) -- Marketing -- Product information, Software -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Officials and employees, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, Database management systems -- Product information
Abstract

Gartner conference hears Ellison, Gates differ over question of centralization of data WHILE AGREEING THAT the Internet is the most important force in computing today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Bill Gates […]

Published
1998

47. Riding in on NT

Author

Schwartz, Ephraim

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, Backup software, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Systems management utility, Company distribution practices, Product distribution, Product marketing strategy, Crystal Decisions Inc. -- Product information -- Marketing -- Distribution, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing -- Distribution, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Backup Exec (Backup software) -- Distribution -- Product information -- Marketing, Computer software industry -- Distribution -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Distribution, Backup software -- Distribution -- Product information
Abstract

Seagate's Terry Cunningham unveils his strategy in bundling with Windows NT With much fanfare, Seagate Software recently announced its backup and disaster-recovery software was selected by Microsoft to become part […]

Published
1997

48. Users: Hype is nice, show us reality

Author

DiDio, Laura

Subjects
Company marketing practices, 64-bit operating system, User need, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, GUI, End user, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information, End users -- Product information, Graphical user interface -- Product information
Abstract

The way Mike Sidell sees it, Microsoft Corp. could do users a big service by packing more tangibles into fewer customer briefings. Sidell, senior manager of business systems in the […]

Published
1997

49. Win 2k Developers Hit Streets, Meet Users

Author

Deckmyn, Dominique

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, BCE Mobile Communications Inc. -- Product development -- Marketing, Microsoft Corp. -- Product information -- Product development -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Product information -- Product development, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information -- Product development
Abstract

After Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing in December, more than 400 members of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows development team hit the road to spread the word to existing customers. According […]

Published
2000

50. Microsoft answers asp challenge; Strategy parries threats to software licensing

Author

Deckmyn, Dominique

Subjects
64-bit operating system, Company marketing practices, 32-bit operating system, Operating system, Product marketing strategy, Microsoft Corp. -- Marketing, Microsoft Windows 2000 (Operating system) -- Marketing -- Product information, Computer software industry -- Marketing -- Product information, Operating systems -- Marketing -- Product information
Abstract

The World Wide Web has put Microsoft Corp. in reactive mode once again. Instead of fighting a skirmish over browsers, this time the company is battling over its fundamental software […]

Published
2000

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