========================================================= -------- THE CHANNEL INSIDER -------- ========================================================= December 27, 2004
========================================================= Sponsored by Microsoft The Microsoft Partner Program has added yet another way to help your business succeed. The Microsoft Resource Directory has been redesigned to make it easier for potential customers to find your services. See how: http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8961-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= IN THIS ISSUE: News: Holiday Attacks Target IE Browser, PHP Servers News: Three Serious Windows Vulnerabilities Surface News: A Chat with Microsoft's OEM Chief News: SCO Reports $6.5 Million Loss Opinion: Checking Up on 2004 Channel Moves Analysis: ExtremeTech's Holiday Installation Guide Visit The Channel Insider http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8964-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= News: Holiday Attacks Target IE Browser, PHP Servers Over the Christmas weekend, security hackers taunted Microsoft's security efforts with a new Windows proof-of- concept exploit that takes advantage of several unpatched bugs. And a new version of the Santy worm targets PHP scripts. http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8967-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= News: Three Serious Windows Vulnerabilities Surface Security researchers warn of three unpatched vulnerabilities awaiting exploitation, including one for Windows XP SP2 systems. http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8970-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= News: A Chat with Microsoft's OEM Chief Rodrigo Costa has headed Microsoft's most powerful and profitable unit for the past two years. What's this mystery have to say on negotiation tactics, Linux, SP2 and other hot buttons? Read on. http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8973-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= News: SCO Reports $6.5 Million Loss The Unix company's IP sales continue to sag as the company's overall revenue falls to $10.1 million. http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8976-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Opinion: Checking Up on 2004 Channel Moves A look at columns from the past year reveals expanded product and channel strategies. Integration is predicted as a key theme for 2005. http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8979-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Analysis: ExtremeTech's Holiday Installation Guide Before you start upgrading the new holiday PC, you might take a little time to review the upgrade process for the component at hand. We've got a lot of information on just how to handle these upgrades. Whether it's something simple, like adding more RAM, or more complex, like swapping in a new motherboard, we've probably written about it. http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8982-0-0-0-1 ========================================================= Questions or comments about the newsletter? E-mail The Channel Insider Editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================= eNewsletter Information ========================================================= You are subscribed to the The Channel Insider newsletter with the e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your HTML/text preferences, change your e-mail address or subscribe to other eNewsletters from Ziff Davis Media, click here: http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8985-0-0-0-1 To unsubscribe, click here: http://ct.eletters.thechannelinsider.com/rd/cts?d=182-106-2-21-80991-8988-0-0-0-1&[EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: Make sure the above URL, which includes your email address, displays completely in your browser. Copyright 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
