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The arrival of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (ES2K3) is a significant event in the history of this product. First, it brings to a close the second era of the codebase. Released back in 1996 on the NT 4 wave, ES4 (there was no 1, 2 or 3) brought enterprise-level email, contact management, diary management and so forth to the Windows Server platform in a new and comprehensive BackOffice application.

It was touted as the next big thing from Microsoft. But is Microsoft’s storage strategy in tatters?

Complete development suite

Joint launch of Windows Server, Visual Studio and SQL Server set for February2008.

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

Useful new features and a total interface overhaul make this the best Office ever.

Microsoft prepares to march into Adobe territory with its forthcoming suite of graphics and web development software.

It's only 1 client license, but if you want to play with Windows Server 2008, here's a relatively cheap way of doing it.

Longhorn arrives in late February, along with a cringe-inducing "Heroes Happen Here" launch slogan..

Common set of tools for high performance computing.

Steve Ballmer trumpets 'most secure enterprise platform ever'.

Microsoft finally recognises that web authoring needs a standards-compliant tool, albeit on its own terms.

Create your own programs for Windows

Microsoft expects .NET to take the development platform crown from rival J2EE, relegating the current leader to academia and other niche markets in favour of what it sees as the 'easier' alternative.

Ajax development tool ties into Visual Studio and other Microsoft tools.

PC Authority speaks to Eugene Kaspersky, the Russian king of security software about cutting-edge programming, cyber criminals, pinball, and life in Moscow.