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Windows NT

Last updated May 16, 2025, generated by Sumble

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What is Windows NT?

Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in 1993. It is a preemptive, reentrant multitasking operating system designed for single-processor and symmetric multi-processor computers. It has been used in a wide variety of applications, from workstation to server environments, offering features like security, stability, and advanced networking capabilities. It formed the basis for subsequent Windows versions like Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11.

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What other technologies are related to Windows NT?

Windows NT Competitor Technologies

Windows 95/97 was a competing operating system from Microsoft, aimed at the consumer market, whereas Windows NT was aimed at businesses.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 91% (163) of relevant job posts

Netware was a network operating system that competed with Windows NT Server in the server market.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 26% (61) of relevant job posts

Novell was the company behind Netware, a primary competitor to Windows NT in the network operating system space.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 11% (138) of relevant job posts

Windows 95 was a competing operating system from Microsoft, aimed at the consumer market, whereas Windows NT was aimed at businesses.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 10% (61) of relevant job posts

DOS was a competing operating system, although it predates and is less sophisticated than Windows NT.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 2% (106) of relevant job posts

Sun Solaris was a Unix-based operating system that competed with Windows NT in the server market.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 4% (55) of relevant job posts

Unix is a family of operating systems that competed with Windows NT in the server market.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 0% (415) of relevant job posts

Lotus Notes was a collaborative software platform that competed with Windows NT-based solutions like Microsoft Exchange.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 0% (98) of relevant job posts

Windows NT Complementary Technologies

Windows 2000 is built on the NT kernel and is a direct successor, representing a continuation of the Windows NT line.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 34% (108) of relevant job posts

Windows 2003/2008

Windows Server 2003 and 2008 are server operating systems built on the Windows NT kernel and represent evolutions of the technology.

mentioned alongside Windows NT in 47% (54) of relevant job posts

Which job functions mention Windows NT?

Job function

Jobs mentioning Windows NT

Orgs mentioning Windows NT

Engineer

0% (404) job posts

22 organizations

Information Technology

0% (183) job posts

39 organizations

Customer Engineer

0% (134) job posts

13 organizations

Business Systems

0% (39) job posts

17 organizations

Data Center Engineer

0% (12) job posts

1 organizations

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Which organizations are mentioning Windows NT?

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Kaiser Permanente

Health Care and Social Assistance

Fairfax County Government

Public Administration

Manufacturing

Lockheed Martin

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

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