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Update Date: October 25, 1995
Microsoft TechNet is the comprehensive information resource for evaluating, implementing, and supporting Microsoft business products. A subscription to Microsoft TechNet gives you instant access to over 150,000 pages of in-depth technical information that can help you work faster and smarter.
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Microsoft TechNet is designed specifically for technical professionals who evaluate and specify new products and solutions, administer databases or networks, integrate products and platforms, or support and train users. Whether you're a support professional, a systems administrator, or an MIS manager, Microsoft TechNet has the information you need to make your job easier.
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The Microsoft TechNet CD contains a fast, full-text search engine that locates every instance of your query on the CD and ranks the results. You simply double-click a topic from the Contents pane to view it in the Topic pane on the right on the TechNet CD interface.
The monthly TechNet CD contains essential information for MIS managers, systems integrators and administrators, and support professionals, including:
Microsoft Knowledge Base gives you direct access to the same library of technical support information developed and used by Microsoft's own support engineers to answer over 50,000 customer questions each day. You'll find technical notes, work-arounds, corrected problems, and related information on products ranging from desktop applications to operating systems.
Microsoft Resource Kits are packed with technical references, utilities, and accessories to help you install and support Microsoft products. The Windows NT Resource Kit, for example, shows how to install, configure, and optimize Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server. It includes troubleshooting techniques, guides to performance tuning and monitoring, network protocols, and error messages. Microsoft TechNet includes the complete Microsoft Resource Kit collection covering the following products: Microsoft Windows'95, Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, Microsoft MS-DOS®, Microsoft LAN Manager, Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Windows NT, and Microsoft Word for Windows.
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Microsoft TechNet includes product and technology descriptions to help you evaluate Microsoft products. You'll find review and evaluation guides, product overviews, white papers, and articles on system design.
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TechNet has a significant online presence and will continue to take advantage of the online medium to provide rich, timely, interactive information and a place to contribute to the growing community of MIS professionals, systems administrators and integrators, and support professionals who participate in online forums, chats, and conferences.
TechNet has three online offerings:
The TechNet Home Page can be found on Microsoft's World Wide Web site (http://www.microsoft.com). The TechNet Home Page contains a subset of the information found on the TechNet CD to help you support the computing needs of your organization. It also includes some of the latest technical articles from TechNet's own technical editors, as well as backgrounders and white papers from the TechNet CD. A link to the Microsoft Knowledge Base and Software Library are also included on the TechNet Website.
The TechNet area on The Microsoft Network contains a subset of information found on the TechNet CD, as well as late breaking news that didn't make TechNet's monthly ship date. MIS professionals, systems administrators and integrators, and support professionals can go to the TechNet area on The Microsoft Network for a one-stop source of information for evaluation, deployment, and support information for Microsoft business including papers on technology and strategy, case studies, online chat groups and member-to-member forums, and pre-sales information on Microsoft's products.
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