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Disable user accounts with Windows Server 2003

When an employee leaves your organisation, it may be important to remove the user account. The company may make the case to delete a user account after so many days or weeks, but there may be times when you may want to disable rather than delete a user's account. Read more »

IBM boss spells out a better future

Forget the multinational, says IBM chief executive Sam Palmisano. "Global integration" is now the way to go for large organisations. Read more »

ISO Software asset management standard published

After months of delay, the ISO has finally published a standard for software asset management that may protect companies from legal and financial threats over licensing issues. Read more »

Using SQL Server 2005 to document Sarbanes-Oxley compliance

SQL Server 2005 can wear many hats, and built-in tools help make it easy to build a home-grown auditing system. Read more »

The secrets of open source security

The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models. Read more »

Microsoft earnings slip below targets

Microsoft on Thursday reported third-quarter sales and earnings that were below what some analysts were expecting and said future earnings will be dented as it aims to boost its Windows Live Internet services and other new businesses. Read more »

Microsoft releases Beta 2 of IE7

US Testers will get free telephone support as an inducement to test drive the browser overhaul, but not locally. Read more »

Most outsourcing deals "doomed" before they begin

Is a lack of planning to blame? Read more »

Making a case for enterprise open source

Bringing any new system into an established organisation, especially when it is a concept like open source, is a matter of selling the idea. Read more »

Novell: Linux desktop set to take off in 2007

Linux on desktop computers will begin taking off in mainstream markets in the next 12 to 18 months, Novell President Ron Hovsepian has predicted. Read more »

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    In a split decision by the judges, the winner of the W3C/WHATWG video codec consensus is H.264, taking home the future of video playback on the internet while loser Ogg goes home with nothing but thoughts of what might have been. Read more »

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  • Staff Google launches Apps Marketplace

    Google launches and app store, while Mozilla plans to re-write its open-source license. More of this week's news in the Roundup. Read more »

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    TechFest, Microsoft's internal even took place this week with researchers showcasing some new interfaces the company is working on. Read more »

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