Stirring up its Windows Server product road map, Microsoft said Friday it plans to ship an updated version of its Windows Server 2003 product before a Longhorn version of the server operating system, ...

In a previous column, I discussed upgrading from Windows NT 4.0. Like an older car, it gets from point to point. But features such as air bags and traction control can’t simply be bolted on.

First up: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Server 2003 for 64-Bit Extended Systems and additional "feature packs" are due this year. SP1, as the company has said, will include ...

Microsoft Corp. has long seen the value in providing computing and server solutions to small and midsize businesses, although only recently has it put more of its industrial-strength marketing ...