SQL Server Magazine October 2006

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Certificate Lifecycle Manager: Identify, Authenticate, Secure
Microsoft attempts to tackle the user authentication space with its CLM. Find out how this revamped version of Alacris's idNexus product can add advanced certificate and smart card management capabilities to your Windows PKI.
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[Feature]

10 Keys to Command Shell Scripting

A carelessly written shell script can cause potentially serious problems. These 10 guidelines will help you avoid those problems and create more robust scripts that work in various environments.




[Reader to Reader]

Migration Glitch in SharePoint Portal Server

If you've installed the test version of SharePoint Portal Server with SQL Server 2000 and want to upgrade to the production version of SharePoint Portal Server with SQL Server 2005, here's a problem you should know about.




[Product Reviews]

Paul's Picks

Check out these summaries of Paul Thurrott's reviews on Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Beta 2 and Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2.




[TOP 10]

Google Applications

It seems that everyone uses Google's search engine, but the company isn't resting on its laurels.




[Buyer's Guide]

Exchange Management Software

Exchange organizations come in many sizes, with many different needs. Wherever your organization falls, this buyer's guide will help you pick the Exchange management software that's right for you.




[Letters to the Editor]

Letters to the Editor

Readers comment on articles and offer a useful tip for changing passwords on the command line.




[Market Watch]

Desktop Provisioning and Management

The benefits and features of desktop provisioning and management software vary from vendor from vendor. Before you buy, you'll have to do more research and evaluation than usual.




[Need to Know]

What You Need to Know About IE 7.0 Corporate Distribution

Although IE 7.0 will be distributed as a high-priority update through Microsoft's update services, you can choose whether to accept it.

What You Need to Know About SQL Server Everywhere

A new version of SQL Server 2005 is aimed at Windows Mobile PDAs and smartphones and Windows-based portable computers. But does its portability offset its limitations?

What You Need to Know About Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

Microsoft is revisiting thin-client computing. Find out how—and whether—Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs can help your organization put legacy PCs to productive use.




[What's Hot]

What's Hot

Readers highlight favorite products: Gensortium's GenControl, PlateSpin PowerConvert, Qnext, Golden Bow Systems' VoptXP




[Ask the Experts]

Ask the Experts, October 2006

Our experts answer your questions about GAL searches, adding contacts in Outlook, disabling the Remember password feature, and more.




[Windows Power Tools]

Netsh Adds Security to IPsec

Continuing his discussion of IPsec and Netsh, Mark takes a look at an important modification of last month's topic: encrypting and digitally signing traffic to and from a Web server.




[New & Improved]

New & Improved, October 2006

Check out the latest products to hit the marketplace. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT New Boundary Technologies' Policy Commander




[Industry Briefings]

Vendor Briefings, October 2006

Our editors share insights from their conversations with Plus Technologies, Decru, and Network Appliance.




[IT Pro Perspective]

Just-In-Time or Just-Too-Much Information?

How do you consume information, and how can Windows IT Pro—-and Microsoft—-better provide the information you need and want?




[The Business End]

Global Outsourcing: Trick or Treat?

Offshoring can be beneficial to business—or not. Learn the pros and cons of offshoring to understand the hype surrounding it.




[Solutions +]

Bridge the SharePoint File-Restore Gap

In SharePoint, you can't easily restore files accidentally deleted from a SharePoint content database. But you can use an automated backup script and a variety of file-restore strategies to make the task of restoring SharePoint files easier.

Plan and Implement a Secure Wireless Network

Is your company ready to deploy a wireless network? Here are seven basic steps to setting up a safe and secure WLAN.




[Cover Story]

Introducing Microsoft Certificate Lifecycle Manager

Windows has always lacked advanced certificate, smart card, and USB token management features. Now Microsoft remedies the situation with CLM, a rebranded and revamped version of Alacris's idNexus product.



 

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