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[Focus]

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Dynameasure by Bluecurve: Born to Measure
Test and troubleshoot performance in a client/server environment with Dynameasure, a solution for applications such as server benchmarking, capacity planning, stress testing, and network analysis.
 — John Enck


Optimizing Exchange to Scale on NT
The Windows NT Magazine Lab tests Microsoft's Exchange Server's ability to scale on an NT platform based on CPU and memory use. The conclusions might surprise you.
 — Joel Sloss

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Administering NT Domains from Win95
So you don't have access to NT right now? Windows NT Server Tools for Windows 95 lets you perform NT administrative functions.
 — Douglas Toombs


CompuServe Brings NT Online
CompuServe has bet its business on NT. Discover how the online service is migrating its entire operation from its DEC-10 architecture to Windows NT.
 — David Truncale


Firewalls: Securing NT Networks from Internet Intruders
Tyring to juggle the importance of Internet access with your network's security? Improve your business security with firewalls and a few rules for Internet users.
 — Philip Carden , et al.


Inside the Difference Between Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server
Microsoft doesn't want you to read this article. At the kernel level, NT Server and NT Workstation are the same, and only a Registry key or two determines which is which. Just think about the implications.
 — Mark Russinovich


Is SQL Server Ready for Prime Time?
Microsoft announced an alliance with eight other software companies to provide a strong, scalable, interoperable, data-warehousing solution for SQL Server and Windows NT.
 — Jane Morrill


Services for Macintosh
Connecting Mac users to your Windows NT system? They won't have to change their Mac habits at all.
 — Darren Mar-Elia


Windows NT Disk Administrator
Discover some neat tricks and services that will make managing your hard drive easy.
 — Michael D. Reilly

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[Reader to Reader]

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Reader to Reader - November 1996
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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Licensing Woes and Confusion
Behind the front lines of the Web browser war, a Web server battle has been raging between O'Reilly & Associaties and Microsoft.
 — Mark Smith

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[Lab Notes]

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Neat Tricks in NT 4.0 and Benchmarks
The Lab Guys tell you about some great features in NT 4.0, and they introduce the Lab's new approach to benchmarking.
 — Dean Porter , et al.

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[Inside Out]

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Name Resolvers: WINS vs. DNS
What's in a name? WINS and DNS read names differently, that's what. Check out the subtle differences.
 — Mark Minasi

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[Tricks & Traps]

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Tricks & Traps
Find answers to questions about booting to NT, using schedule service, NT 4.0 and icons, TCP/IP printing, modem set up, configuring NT 4.0, Program Manager, and ReinitializeCriticalSection. Also tips for resolving the Drive Entry Point Not Found error.
 — Bob Chronister

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[NT Europe]

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NT Europe
NT and trade shows.
 — 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.
 — Valda Hilley

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[Enterprise Applications]

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Customers Want a Solution, Not a Database
Somebody needs to think about what benefits SQL Server 6.5 offers end users and applications.
 — Stewart McKie

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[VB Solutions]

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Building a Network Security Monitor
Windows NT Magazine introduces this practical, hands-on department by showing how NT APIs let you easily develop a utility to quickly check security on your networked Windows NT systems.
 — Michael Otey

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[WebDev]

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Who’s on Your Web Site?
Log-analysis packages will tell you what happened earlier on your server, but IISA tells you what's happening now.
 — T.J. Harty

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[Small Enterprises]

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Internet Commerce
Internet commerce the next milestone in the Web's evolution. What does the future hold for online business pioneers?
 — Alex Pournelle

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[Lab Feature]

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Exploring Internet Access Server Software
This article is the third in a series introducing the Microsoft Catapult proxy server.
 — Mark Joseph Edwards


Internet Explorer 3.0
Microsoft's latest Web browser, Internet Explorer 3.0, has what it takes and then some.
 — Jonathan Chau


Safe Internet Shopping with Microsoft Merchant System
Microsoft Merchant System lets retailers set up a complete store on the Internet to sell anything.
 — Ronald K. Arden


Tricord: A Mainframe’s Little Sibling
The Tricord PowerFrame is not your typical PC server. It almost classifies as a mainframe or minicomputer.
 — Joel Sloss