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Just when NT has begun to gain credibility as an enterprise OS, Microsoft insists on subsuming NT under the Windows brand. But is NT Windows? Not really. Mark Russinovich, a well-respected internals expert, proves that NT is directly descended from VMS, an established enterprise OS. In addition, Russinovich demonstrates some important resemblances between NT and its enterprise rival, UNIX.


Linux and the Enterprise

By Mark Russinovich, 12/01/1998

Linux currently has several major limitations that prevent it from being a contender in any arena other than the small-server segment.

Poor Man's Firewall

By Douglas Toombs, 12/01/1998

Use RRAS to filter packets that pass through your Internet router's NICs.

Uptime Monitor 1.96

By Michael P. Deignan, 12/01/1998

Monitor your systems from any location.

NT News Analysis

By Craig Barth, 12/01/1998

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.

NT 5.0 TCO/ZAW Update

By Mark Minasi, 12/01/1998

The ZAW initiative sparked the development of CCM and its caching technologies.

ScriptIt

By Darren Mar-Elia, 12/01/1998

This free tool can automate your sound driver and ASP extension installations.

Index Web Content with Site Server 3.0

By T.J. Harty, 12/01/1998

Site Server 3.0's indexing features let you control how your Web server catalogs and searches your Web content.

Windows NT and VMS: The Rest of the Story

By Mark Russinovich, 12/01/1998

As the industry debates NT's enterprise worthiness, many people might be surprised to learn about NT's close connection to an established enterprise OS.

Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions

By Bob Chronister, 12/01/1998

Move user profiles between domains, install NT Workstation 4.0 on a dual-boot system with a Win95 FAT32 partition, and compress directories and files on an NTFS partition.

Adventures with Beta 2

By Mark Minasi, 12/01/1998

NT 5.0 beta 2's an exciting product, but heed this advice before you install it.

NT 5.0 SOS

By Mark Minasi, 12/01/1998

Will customers jump ship?

NT vs.UNIX: Is One Substantially Better

By Mark Russinovich, 12/01/1998

Throughout NT's history, NT has chalenged UNIX for enterprise market dominance, but does this war have a clear winner? Read our expert's comparison of these OSs and decide for ...

The Alpha 21264

By Tom R. Halfhill, 12/01/1998

Digital Equipment's Alpha is the last RISC platform for Windows NT. Thanks to the new 21264 chip. it's also the fasest platform for NT.

Reader to Reader - December 1998

By Readers, 12/01/1998

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

XLNT 2.0

By Michael P. Deignan, 12/01/1998

Easy-to-learn enterprise-ready scripting.

Building an NT Boot Disk

By Michael D. Reilly, 12/01/1998

Here is how to build an NT boot disk.

In Focus: Connection Pooling

By Karen Watterson, 12/01/1998

What is Connection Pooling?

RemoteNT

By John Enck, 12/01/1998

Remote control with a character interface.

Trailing the Pack

By Michael P. Deignan, 12/01/1998

The final installment of the Lab's CBT self-study series reviews two MCSE preparation packages.

NetServer LH 3

By John Green, 12/01/1998

Great engineering in a compact server.

Video Performance in a Small Package

By Brian Gallagher, 12/01/1998

This installment of the Lab's review of video hardware and software for NT focuses on a notebook computer with built-in video capabilities.

Truster 2.4

By John Enck, 12/01/1998

Determine whom you can trust.

Case in Point: Reuters Migrates from UNIX to Windows NT

By Nicholas DiLisi, 12/01/1998

Learn how Reality Online migrated Reuter's Web site and Reuters Investor product from UNIX to NT. Now partner sites can access market data more easily.

Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server

By Karen Watterson, 12/01/1998

Install SQL Server on a domain controller at your own risk, shrink your tempdb database, and create your own benchmark.

Dell Precision Workstation 610

By Brian Gallagher, 12/01/1998

Check out the fastest workstation around.

Expanding Exchange Server

By Tony Redmond, 12/01/1998

can Exchange Server and Outlook meet your collaboration needs? Third-party groupware applications can bridge the gap between Microsoft's vision for Exchange server and reality.

Security Permissions in the Registry

By Clayton Johnson, 12/01/1998

When you attempt to use permissions to restrict access to the Registry, you must understand what each setting does, when to use it, and the ramifications of using it

Reader Challenge

By Kathy Ivens, 12/01/1998

Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.

Lsa2-fix and Priv-fix

By Paula Sharick, 12/01/1998

Microsoft's two latest security hotfixes help keep hackers out of your system.

MKS Toolkit 6.1

By Mark Joseph Edwards, 12/01/1998

Transform NT systems into UNIX-like powerhouses.

NT 5.0 Update

By Mark Minasi, 12/01/1998

Microsoft's August press briefing updated users about NT 5.0's development; but will the new version meet users' great expectations?

OLE/COM Automation and Scripting

By Bob Wells, 12/01/1998

Learn about the basic concepts behind OLE/COM automation and their effect on scripting.

SeNTry Enterise Event Manager 2.5

By Mark Joseph Edwards, 12/01/1998

A powerful way to monitor NT event logs.

Speed Kills

By John Enck, 12/01/1998

The Lab Guys pit the ICA thin-client protocol against the RDP thin-client protocol and reveal some surprising and facinating results.

RegWeb

By Michael P. Deignan, 12/01/1998

Edit the Registry from a remote browser.

WinExit

By Mark Minasi, 12/01/1998

Use this simple utility to log inactive workstations off your network.

The NT Boot Process

By Michael D. Reilly, 12/01/1998

Learn about NT's required bot process files, and find out how to troubleshoot problems.

TermServer-in-a-Box

By John Enck, 12/01/1998

This unique thin-client solution combines hardware and software components.

Remote Control Software for Windows NT

By Jonathan Cragle, 12/01/1998

Do you want to take control of a remote computer regardless of whether it's in the next room or 3000 miles away? The Windows NT Magazine Lab examines seven remote control ...

Sharing and Securing Information in Mixed NT-UNIX Environments

By Jim Mohr, 12/01/1998

Sharing and securing resources between NT and UNIX systems is a complicated undertaking. Here's the information you need to do the job right.

Y2K and Problem Upgrades

By David Chernicoff, 12/01/1998

Finding a solution you can live with.

Expanding Your System Policy Capabilities

By Clayton Johnson, 12/01/1998

Edit your system policy file to push Registry security settings to users across your network and provide users access to finicky software.

Is NT Windows?

By Mark Smith, 12/01/1998

As IS managers consider NT for business-critical applications, are they betting their companies on Windows, or are they convinced that there is more to the NT story than Windows? ...

Common-Sense Security Suggestions

By Douglas Toombs, 12/01/1998

To minimize the number of unsolicited inbound connections that enter your network, follow these common-sense suggestions when you implement your network security solution.


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