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March 31, 2005
Microsoft completes a major update to its Windows Server 2003
Microsoft said Wednesday it completed the development on its first major update to its Windows Server 2003 operating system and released it for distribution. Microsoft said that Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 is currently available for download via Microsoft's Web site and will soon start showing up on new servers.

March 30, 2005
Microsoft's new Exchange Server expected in 2006
According to a company executive, Microsoft's Exchange Server 2006, its server software used in managing e-mail, contact lists and calendars, is expected sometime in 2006.

March 24, 2005
MCI directors meet to analyze Qwest's offer
Web hosting provider and telco carrier MCI said yesterday that its board of directors met to discuss the latest acquisition offer tabled by Qwest Communications. Earlier this month, Qwest raised its offer to buy MCI to $8 billion. The move came on the heels of an original revised offer put forward after it lost out in the bidding to Verizon, which made a successful bid to acquire MCI in February for a reported $6.7 billion.

March 17, 2005
ICANN to review domain resellers' rules
The January domain name hijacking of panix.com has prompted ICANN to review whether domain registrars can simply outsource security checks designed to protect legitimate domain owners.

March 10, 2005
Turbine selects Akamai Media Delivery
Akamai Technologies announced yesterday that online entertainment company Turbine selected its Media Delivery solution for distribution of its online assets, which include patches, games, content updates and online promotional streaming media.