SQL Server Magazine March 2006

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IIS 7.0: A New Frontier
It’s like no IIS you’ve ever seen. Explore IIS 7.0 as Brett Hill details the tool’s new look and features, including a modular core and .NET integration. Discover how the new version provides enhanced security, delegation, and troubleshooting.
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[Feature]

Deflect AD Attacks

Active Directory is a valuable asset that can be vulnerable to several well-known assaults. Take steps to prevent the elevation-of-privileges and Denial of Service attempts described here.

Reliable RUS

Want email to flow smoothly, regardless of how many addresses your users have? Then get to know the Exchange Recipient Update Service.




[Reader to Reader]

A Free and Easy Way to Reset Directory Service Restore Mode Passwords

In Windows 2000, the Ntdsutil utility doesn’t offer the Set DSRM Password command. Thus, the system state backup might be rendered useless if you forget the local Administrator password. Here’s how to reset the password.

DelAge32 Has Old Files Shaking Like a Leaf

If you want to delete old files, try the DelAge32 utility. This freeware lets you delete files based on their age.

Log On Through the RC Without the Administrator Password

There are benefits and risks associated with being able to log on to a Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP installation without knowing the Administrator password.

Surmounting the Unmountable_Boot_Device Error

Here’s how one reader dealt with an Unmountable_Boot_Device error.




[Product Reviews]

Dell Latitude X1

With power and storage capacities that equaled or exceeded those of desktop machines, the Dell Latitude X1 gave me exactly what I needed—almost.




[TOP 10]

Portable Tools

Being a techie, you probably often find yourself volunteering to fix some nontechnical friend's or neighbor's computer. Do yourself a favor and collect these 10 free diagnostic and repair tools on a CD-ROM, then keep it handy.




[Buyer's Guide]

Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Systems

A host-based IPS goes a step further than simply detecting intrusions, taking steps to block attacks. Our Buyer's Guide will help you decide which host-based IPS best addresses your security needs.




[What's Hot]

What’s Hot

Readers highlight favorite products: GreenBorder Technologies' GreenBorder Professional, EqualLogic's PS200E, Paragon Software Group's Paragon Drive Backup 7.0 Server Edition, and Network Automation’s AutoMate.




[Ask the Experts]

Ask the Experts

Find out why to specify a WSUS server to use as the basis for an MBSA scan, learn about Office 2003 SP2's junk mail filter and anti-phishing feature, and discover why Outlook 2003 doesn't correctly display the ampersand character (&) in shortcut text.




[Windows Power Tools]

Free Burner Software

With a couple resource kit tools and other free utilities, you can create CD and DVD ISO files, and you can burn these ISO files to a CD or DVD.




[New & Improved]

New & Improved

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: Atempo's Time Navigator Security and Compliance Manager




[Industry Briefings]

Vendor Briefings

Our editors share insights from their conversations with Symantec, eEye Digital Security, Adomo, Unipress, and LANDesk.




[IT Pro Perspective]

Corporate Insecurity, the Magic Mirror, and the Emperor’s New Clothes

Big Software Company faces a variety of tests and trials in this modern fairy tale. How will it fare?




[Hey Microsoft!]

Terminal Services Headaches

Do you agree with the reader who told us that Windows Terminal Services licensing "stinks on ice?" Microsoft's TS team responds to your concerns and questions in an interview with Karen Forster.




[The Business End]

Beware Personal Data

Does your company adequately secure the personal information it gathers from customers and employees?




[Review]

AVIcode .NET Management Pack Products

AVIcode .NET Management Pack products integrate with MOM’s infrastructure management capabilities to help you manage and monitor .NET applications.

LiveVault InSync and NSI Software's Double-Take

Take a quick tour of two continuous data protection solutions that enable timely, easy-to-restore backups.

Paul’s Picks

Two Microsoft Office betas—one for Office 12 and one for Office Live—Paul says you should definitely look at for your small-to-midsized business or enterprise.




[Solutions +]

3 Ways To Get Wiser Web Access

Use ISA Server 2004 to safeguard application access across the Internet.




[Cover Story]

IIS 7.0 Paves the Way to Webgeek Nirvana

Take a tour through the exciting features and improvements in IIS 7.0



 

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