DOS equivalent of Unix 'rename'?

From: phobos (phobos2_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/16/03 

Date: 16 Dec 2003 08:53:47 -0800

I have a bunch of files that need renaming on a Windows machine.

I need to turn

somethingorother.ext (Waste of Space)12345

into

somethingorother.ext12345

Now, at home I'd be able to simply say

$ rename ext\ \(Waste of Space\) ext somethingorother*

and it would be done. Can something similar be done at a DOS prompt?

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