Microsoft extends NT's life
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft on Monday added another year of life to its aging Windows NT 4 operating system as the company struggles to convert customers to newer products. The software giant said it is extending support for Windows NT 4 Server for an additional 12 months. The change means that network administrators will be able to get security patches and "hot fixes" until Dec. 31, 2004. Microsoft had planned to pull the plug on these and other updates later this year. Still, support for many types of updates will end Dec. 31 of this year. The extension applies strictly to hot fixes--patches that typically address bugs--and security fixes, Microsoft confirmed Monday.