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CNNin: How to prepare for Windows 2000

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 2, 1999

Thanks to glenn for
this link.

“Just about the time most IT departments will be putting the
dreaded Y2K issue behind them, they will encounter the second
crisis of the new millennium: the arrival of Microsoft’s Windows
2000.”

“Most medium to large shops say they won’t implement the
operating system until the first Service Pack is distributed. But
some companies will begin to embrace it sooner than that for
various business and technology reasons. The new Active Directory
Service, for example, is attractive because it promises to simplify
user account administration and reduce management costs.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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