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[Focus]

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1997 NT Innovators
Enterprises continue to find unique and innovative ways to take advantage of what NT does best. Find out which companies are making the most of NT in the enterprise.
 — Christa Anderson


Influential Products of 1997 and Predictions for 1998
Sphinx, Hydra, and OctopusHA+ are three of the many products that Windows NT Magazine columnists select because of their influence on the NT industry.
 — Editors


Use Microsoft Access 97 and Peer Web Services to Create Searchable Databases
In this second part of a two-article series, you will learn how to set up text searches and hyperlinks.
 — Simon J. Hook

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[Feature]

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Beware the Hydra!
Microsoft's Windows-based Terminal Server offers seamless integration with NT security, low client overhead, and other benefits, but you pay in terms of server horsepower, network bandwidth, and application compatibility.
 — Randall C. Kennedy


Microsoft Outlook: Features and Functionality
After a few years and several missteps, Microsoft has finally designed a personal information manager that packs a wallop in flexibility and functionality. Here's how to get the most from this innovative program.
 — Jeff A. Dunkelberger


SCSI Host Adapter Performance Shootout
Think your SCSI host adapter is giving you the biggest bank for your buck? The results of this performance shootout just might surprise you.
 — Sean Daily


The NT 4.0 Option Pack
Microsoft gives us a glimpse of several technologies underlying the next version of NT by bundling them together in the NT 4.0 Option Pack and making them available today.
 — Ken Spencer


Understanding and Using LoadSim 5.0: Part 1
If you want to test the peformance of our Exchange server, your main goal is to see how many users your Exchange server can support. LoadSim makes this task possible.
 — Greg Todd


Understanding the Exchange Message Transfer Agent
The MTA usually distributes external messages quietly and efficiently. But understanding its functions, its database, its routing strategies, and a utility to troubleshoot problems will help you keep it running smoothly.
 — Tony Redmond


Zero Administration Kit: The Answer to Your TCO Woes?
You can find all kinds of useful tools in ZAK to help you manage your enterprise desktop environment more effectively and save on total cost of ownership.
 — Darren Mar-Elia

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - January 1998
Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).
 — Readers

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[Editorial]

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Solutions for the Next Wave of Enterprise Computing
Products that influenced the industry in 1997 and predictions of products that will be influential in 1998.
 — Mark Smith

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[Internals]

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Inside NTFS
Learn how NTFS compares with FAT, investigate the design of NTFS on-disk data structures, and preview NTFS changes in NT 5.0.
 — Mark Russinovich

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[Product Reviews]

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Gigabyte Express 2.0
Gigabyte Express 2.0 for Windows from Niwot Networks is an IP-based file transfer program that lets you transfer large files in a small amount of time.
 — Michael P. Deignan


LantraServer
LantraServer from Stallion Technologies is a standalone device that lets Windows NT Workstation, NT Server, and Windows 95 users share up to eight modems or other serial devices in an Ethernet network.
 — Paula Sharick


ListCaster
ListCaster from Mustang Software is an automatedmanagement system that lets you establish a series of mailing lists for users to subscribe to.
 — Michael P. Deignan


NetXray 3.0
NetXray 3.0 from Network General anc help you examine your network traffic and identify bottlenecks and potential problems.
 — Michael P. Deignan


SuperCede Database Edition 1.2
SuperCede Database Edition 1.2 is a rapid application developement (RAD) tool.
 — Tom Stearns


WebXray 1.1
WebXray 1.1 monitors IP traffic on your network and collects statistics of the number of HTTP packets vs. the number of FTP packets.
 — Michael P. Deignan

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[Lab Notes]

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The Lab Guys Look Back
The Lab Guys select their "Labsolutely" favorite products of 1997.
 — John Enck

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[Inside Out]

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Active Directory Creates a Quieter NT
Windows NT 5.0's Active Directory quiets some of the network chatter you have with the current operating system.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Getting Started with NT]

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Windows NT Services
Understand how and why NT services function. Learn how to stop the services you don't need and tune your system for higher performance.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[Scripting Solutions]

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Modify the Registry with Perl
Use this Perl script to automate Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) client IP address changes in an enterprise network.
 — Bob Wells , et al.

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[SQL Server Savvy]

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Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server
Our experts tackle configuring a DSN for Internet access, stripping out tabs, understanding SQL security, explaining negative device sizes, using ADO connections to SQL Server, checking log utilitization for CHECKDB, and transferring databases with SQL DM
 — Brian Moran , et al.

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[This Old Resource Kit]

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SU
This month's resource kit utility lets you log on to another account and access applications without interrupting our work in progress.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Secure your Web connection without a firewall, decipher NT error codes, use switches with ntbackup, assign domain users to the local Administrators group, and use the Office 97 Resource Kit for unattended rollouts.
 — Bob Chronister

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[News]

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NT News Network
This department focuses on what's new in operating systems, hardware, software, support, scalability, the enterprise and Windows NT's take on the trends in the marketplace.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards , et al.

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[Lab Feature]

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Desktop Technology Today
Get the lowdown on the evolving technology of corporate desktop systems in this new series of reports and reviews from the Lab Guys.
 — John Enck


Experimenting with Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server
Here's a look at the SBS release candidate's application services, Internet connectivity, and remote administration options.
 — Carlos Bernal


Tech Stories from the Trenches
Follow the network administrator as he solves the case of the lost client connections.
 — Michael Otey


The Fast Track on Fax Server Software
We evaluate these fax server software products so you can find the one that's right for your environment.
 — Michael P. Deignan


Two Well-Established Backup Solutions
Round 3 of the backup software reviews examines the pluses and pitfalls of new versions of established backup software products.
 — Brian Gallagher