businesses interviewed used 4-way SMP Linux computers. The report also did not take into account specific application servers – servers that need low maintenance and are provided by a specific vendor. The report did emphasize that TCO was only one factor in considering whether to use a particular IT platform, and also noted that as management and server software improved and became better packaged the overall picture shown could change. See also Architecture of Windows NT BlueKeep (security vulnerability) Comparison of operating systems DEC Multia, one of the DEC Alpha computers capable of running Windows 2000 beta Microsoft Servers, Microsoft's network server software brand Windows Neptune, a cancelled consumer edition based on Windows 2000 References Further reading Bolosky, William J.; Corbin, Scott; Goebel, David; & Douceur, John R. "Single Instance Storage in Windows 2000." Microsoft Research & Balder Technology Group, Inc. (white paper). Bozman, Jean; Gillen, Al; Kolodgy, Charles; Kusnetzky, Dan; Perry, Randy; & Shiang, David (October 2002). "Windows 2000 Versus Linux in Enterprise Computing: An assessment of business value for selected workloads." IDC, sponsored by Microsoft Corporation. White paper. Finnel, Lynn (2000). MCSE Exam 70–215, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. Microsoft Press. . Microsoft. Running Nonnative Applications in Windows 2000 Professional . Windows 2000 Resource Kit. Retrieved May 4, 2005. Microsoft. "Active Directory Data Storage." Retrieved May 9, 2005. Minasi, Mark (1999). Installing Windows 2000 of Mastering Windows 2000 Server. Sybex. Chapter 3 – Installing Windows 2000 On Workstations with Remote Installation Services. Russinovich, Mark (October 1997). "Inside NT's Object Manager." Windows IT Pro. Russinovich, Mark (2002). "Inside Win2K NTFS, Part 1." Windows IT Pro (formerly Windows 2000 Magazine). Saville, John (January 9, 2000). "What is Native Structure Storage?." Windows IT Pro (formerly Windows 2000 Magazine). Siyan, Kanajit S. (2000). "Windows 2000 Professional Reference." New Riders. . Solomon, David; & Russinovich, Mark E. (2000). Inside Microsoft Windows 2000 (Third Edition). Microsoft Press. . Tanenbaum, Andrew S. (2001), Modern Operating Systems (2nd Edition), Prentice-Hall Trott, Bob (October 27, 1998). "It's official: NT 5.0 becomes Windows 2000." InfoWorld. Wallace, Rick (2000). MCSE Exam 70–210, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional. Microsoft Press. . External links Windows 2000 End-of-Life Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows 2000 Update Rollup 1 Version 2 1999 software 2000 software Products and services discontinued in 2010 IA-32 operating systems 2000