======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS April 24, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: SurfControl ======================================================== WARNING: Networks bottleneck & costs climb as workers squander hours on-line casual surfing, listening to the radio via the Internet, downloading MP3s, video & other bandwidth hogs. Install SurfControl on your network & in 20 min you'll know exactly WHO is doing WHAT, WHEN & WHERE on the Internet. SurfControl monitors, records & manages all TCP/IP protocols. You've got responsibility for the network, download an easy way to manage it. Try SurfControl FREE for 30 days. http://www.surfcontrol.com/promo/TTAT0424 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Infinite loop bug can crash Windows" The in-house security team at Telia Telecom claims to have spotted a bug in all versions of Windows, which could be exploited as a security vulnerability and crash a machine. The "URL infinite loophole" could be used to exhaust all system resources until a Windows system blue-screens or crashes. But a Microsoft spokesman says the glitch is not a security vulnerability, although a fix for the bug will be in the next Service Pack. SOURCE: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1120934 How serious do you think this new Windows bug is? Voice your opinions and how you will combat this potential security threat in our new Sound Off discussion forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d6b. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read how Britain's Ministry of Defense may have found a way to stop e-mail borne viruses in their tracks at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1294000/1294473.stm. Let security expert Mark Edmead help you plug security holes. Post your questions at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid1_tax285120,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Microsoft marries consulting, services divisions [2] Microsoft, Hyperion propose XML specification for data analysis [3] Even experts confounded by XML Schema [4] Microsoft tunes whistler server [5] IBM to buy Informix database business for $1B [1] "Microsoft marries consulting, services divisions" One division is apparently better than two at Microsoft. The company has merged its support services and consulting divisions, which will translate into a one-stop service for business clients. Customers will be able to access support from Microsoft and its partners and contract consulting services all at once if they so desire. Redmond calls this new division the "kickstand" of .Net software support. Better a kickstand than quicksand. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/04/24/010424hnmsmerge.xml?p=br&s=2 [2] "Microsoft, Hyperion propose XML specification for data analysis" Microsoft's announcement of a proposed XML specification for data analysis in conjunction with database analysis toolmaker Hyperion is more than just an announcement; it's another salvo in the war between Redmond and Redwood Shores. The XML for Analysis specification, an XML-based OLAP Query API, has collared some big names in the business-intelligence market, but Oracle isn't lending its support. Microsoft and Hyperion say the standard will accelerate the adoption of XML-based analytical Web services. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=26016 [3] "Even experts confounded by XML Schema" The World Wide Web Consortium could be just weeks away from releasing its XML Schema specification, but can anyone understand it? Critics have railed on the specification for being too complex, and even some W3C insiders say future versions should be incompatible with this first release so as not to repeat "the flaws" of the first version. Even so, Microsoft supports the schema and will include it in the second beta version of Visual Studio.Net. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2710691,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest [4] "Microsoft tunes whistler server" Here's another article about Microsoft adding features to Beta 2 of Whistler server that will make (according to MS anyway) deploying the OS easier, especially for Active Directory. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2709276,00.html [5] "IBM to buy Informix database business for $1B" Big Blue is breaking out some big bucks -- one billion of them to buy the database business of Informix. Oracle will feel this one-two punch, and you may want to pay your respects to Sybase, according to one strategist. What's left of Informix will be called Ascential Software. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/Sections/BreakingNews/BreakingNews.asp?ArticleID=26027 If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. --------------------------------------------------------- WEB LINKS OF THE DAY --------------------------------------------------------- [1] "Build the perfect test lab for MCSE studying" If you're planning to go for the Windows 2000 MCSE, you're going to need hands-on experience, says Erick Eckel, editor-in-chief of TechProGuild. If you can't get that experience at work, Eckel suggests you set up your own test lab. The cost will be around $2000. You can get the PC and peripheral specs he recommends in the full read. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010323eje01.htm [2] "A practical guide to the right VPN solution" Geared toward those IT executives responsible for implementing a VPN solution, this paper is designed to help navigate the swamp of available VPNs by evaluating current needs, future growth, and available products and solutions. SOURCE: techguide http://www.techguide.com/comm/sec/vpnsolu.pdf ------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK ------------------------------------------------------- "Windows 2000 Active Directory" By: Joe Casad Your practical guide to Active Directory - the most important new feature of Windows 2000.Administer and customize your Active Directory network with the secrets revealed in this comprehensive volume. Windows 2000 Active Directory provides hands-on details about Active Directory, the multi-master directory service at the heart of the Windows 2000 network. 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