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[Focus]

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10 More Performance-Enhancing Ideas for SQL Server
Make your powerful, reliable database applications fast, too.
 — Robert D. Schneider


13 Tips for Optimizing Internet Information Server
Discover how you can optimize the performance of Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) Web server.
 — Bill McLaren


SMS Tuning Tips
Pick up some tips for properly tuning Systems Management Server's performance.
 — Brady Richardson


SuperDisk-NT and SuperCache-NT: Super Speed for Your Disk
Give your machine a performance boost using a RAM disk and disk caching software that runs under NT.
 — John Enck


Techniques to Speed Up Your NT Network
Learn how to add network throughput to your resource and application servers, based on testing examples from the Windows NT Magazine Lab.
 — Joel Sloss

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BusinessObjects 4.0-Answers the Query
Business Object's client/server query, reporting and analytical tools can give your users database functionality and help you manage your database query environment.
 — Karen Watterson


Cairo--Are We There Yet?
Whether you consider Microsoft's elusive Cairo a product or a collection of ideas, Microsoft's vision has yet to gel. Find out which key components are available today and which features are just around the corner.
 — Jon Honeyball


Common Window NT Problems
Microsoft engineers answer questions about user profiles, security, setup, upgrade, installation, and printing.
 — Glenn Grant


Eli Lilly Automates Its NT Performance Monitoring
Facing explosive growth in its Windows NT computing environment, Eli Lilly and Company turns to RoboMon NT to automate its performance monitoring.
 — Tom Greer


Further Explorations of the NT System Policy Editor
Take advantage of this multipurpose application that can serve as an alternative to NT Registry editors, as a Registry editor for remote workstations, and as a centralized control mechanism for implementing domain-wide computer and user policies.
 — Sean Daily


Inside the Windows NT Registry
Tour the Registry and find out how it organizes data, and check out a few handy Registry settings.
 — Mark Russinovich


Installing Applications Across Your Network
A Registry change can save money and time when you use your server to install software across the network.
 — Clayton Johnson


Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Smoothes the Rough Edges
Exchange 5.0 seamlessly integrates many Internet protocols, and upgrading to this release won't be a headache.
 — Tony Redmond


Windows CE Meets Window NT
When the documentation get you nowhere fast, you need the expertise that comes with in-the-trenches experience. Here's how to make a Windows CE Handheld PC work with Windows NT 4.0.
 — Tim Daniels

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[Editorial]

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The Three-Year Plan
As you start your application deployment plans for the next few years, you need to put Windows NT in perspective.
 — Mark Smith

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[Product Reviews]

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Diskeeper 2.0
Executive Software's Diskeeper 2.0 defragements your disk while you sleep.
 — Jonathan Chau


Internet FastFind
Symantec's Internet FastFind is a filter for the information ocean.
 — Alex Pournelle


InterScan E-Mail VirusWall
Trand Micro's InterScan E-Mail VirusWall 1.72 is a service that acts as a gateway between your computer and a SMTP mail server.
 — Jonathan Chau


Peak Net.Jet
Peak Net.Jet speeds Web access in a different way.
 — Alex Pournelle


Wildcat! Interactive Net Server
Mustang Software's Wildcat! Interactive Net Server is a bulletin board system that has bridged to the Internet.
 — Alex Pournelle

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[Inside Out]

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Troubleshooting NT Boot Failures
Understand the text part of an NT boot to avoid boot problems with both NT Workstation and NT Server.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions
Learn how you can activate the Num Lock key whenever you reboot from NT 4.0, set up DUN in NT 4.0, resolve a Port is busy message, and much, much more.
 — Bob Chronister

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[NT Europe]

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NT Europe
Europeans would like to have local competitions too.
 — Jon Honeyball

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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.
 — Tim Daniels

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[Interoperability]

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A New Ticket for Mac Transfers
Provide Mac media interoperabilityand translate graphic files into different graphic formats with Digital Instrumentation Technology's TransferPro.
 — John Enck

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[VB Solutions]

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Build a Network Systems ActiveX control Using VB 5.0 Control Creation Edition
The new VB 5.0 Control Creation Edition makes building ActiveX controls almost as easy as building a typical VB program.
 — Michael Otey

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[WebDev]

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Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0
Microsoft's Visual SourceSafe gives Web masters who use other Microsoft development software several Web tools, such as Deploy, Check Hyperlinks, and Site Map, for managing their Web sites.
 — T.J. Harty

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[New to NT]

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More Windows NT Performance Monitor
Learn how counters can help you assess your system's health.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[Lab Feature]

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FrontPage 97 with Bonus Pack
FrontPage 97 is a complete Web management suite that includes an HTML editor.
 — Jonathan Chau


PerfMan 1.1
PerfMan 1.1 from The Information Systems Manager is an extensive toolkit for monitoring every aspect of an enterprise network.
 — James Michael Stewart