Today at NetWorld+Interop 2000, Microsoft Corp. Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates announced the availability of Microsoft® Windows® Services for UNIX 2.0 (SFU). Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 provides an additional set of comprehensive tools to help bridge the gap between UNIX and Windows for users and administrators. It helps create a logical enterprise network where resources are shared seamlessly and access control is simplified. Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX 2.0 provides a mechanism to take advantage of existing UNIX resources and expertise while simplifying network administration and account management in a mixed Windows 2000-, Windows NT®-, and UNIX-based environment.

"With Windows Services for UNIX 2.0, we are striving to ensure that the Windows platform works well with other key platforms and systems in a heterogeneous computing environment," said Brian Valentine, senior vice president of the Windows Division at Microsoft.

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