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Where versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux fit

...been adopted for use in front-end Web servers, DNS servers, firewalls, file and print servers, and other basic networking functions. However, these deployments have... Read more

25 April, 2003 by Jason Hiner
Planning a Windows Server 2003 Data Migration Project

Planning a Windows Server 2003 Data Migration Project

If youÂ’re planning to upgrade your organizationÂ’s file and print servers from Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server... Read more

14 February, 2005

New Samba moves onto Microsoft turf

...of Windows 2000 that computer makers may customise for jobs such as file and print servers, luring big names such as Dell, Compaq and Maxtor... Read more

20 April, 2001 by Stephen Shankland
Lawn and Garden Leader Speeds WAN While Centralizing Servers

Lawn and Garden Leader Speeds WAN While Centralizing Servers

...Scotts Miracle-Gro Company wanted to reduce maintenance costs associated with remote file and print servers at branch offices and maintain LAN-like file and... Read more

8 March, 2007

One in 10 systems still vulnerable to Conficker

...worm exploits a bug in the service Windows uses to connect to file and print servers. The hole was patched by an emergency update from... Read more

12 April, 2010 by Matthew Broersma
Colubris Wireless MultiService Controller

Colubris Wireless MultiService Controller

...browsing — plus another for employees needing also to be connected to local file and print servers. You can build self-contained wireless hot spots using... Read more

12 June, 2008 by Alan Stevens

Microsoft publishes more protocol documentation

...the open-source Samba project that lets Linux servers substitute for Windows file and print servers by emulating the required Microsoft communication protocols, said: "The... Read more

9 April, 2008 by Adrian Bridgwater

Microsoft's open-source patent threat still intact

...the open-source Samba project that lets Linux servers substitute for Windows file and print servers by emulating the required Microsoft communication protocols. The Thursday... Read more

22 February, 2008 by Steven Shankland

VMware Infrastructure 3

By extending and building on the production-quality virtualisation technology of ESX Server, VMware Infrastructure 3 further consolidates the company’s position at the top of the virtual server tree. Read more

6 September, 2006 by Alan Stevens

Linux taken for a ride in the Old West

...we've made a lot of progress — we've moved all our file and print servers, approximately 90 percent of our Web server activity and... Read more

20 February, 2006 by Ingrid Marson

IBM: Virtualisation is the real deal

IBM’s head of virtualisation is on a mission to spread the word about a technology that is reshaping the structure of IT around the world Read more

15 February, 2006 by Colin Barker

Itanium dealt Longhorn server blow

...able to handle are "fax server, Windows Media Services, Windows SharePoint Services, file and print servers, and others", Microsoft said in a bulletin. Microsoft's... Read more

6 September, 2005 by Stephen Shankland

Building a stable infrastructure for growth

...more people logging onto your domain controllers and more people accessing your file and print servers. Your expanding workforce may also include telecommuters, travelling executives... Read more

9 August, 2005 by Deb Shinder

Locking the desktop in the filing cabinet

...PC OS -- and is connected to the normal network resources such as file and print servers, Internet access and so on through normal networking. The... Read more

2 January, 2004 by Rupert Goodwins

Combine the strengths of different NOSs

Keeping a network running smoothly and efficiently takes teamwork -- not of a group of IT professionals, but of various network operating systems (NOSs) Read more

9 May, 2002 by Ray Geroski

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