======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS May 2, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: SurfControl ======================================================= ALERT: Networks bottleneck & costs climb as workers squander hours online 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. 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Let William Boswell, searchWin2000's Administration Expert, answer your questions at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid1_tax285114,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Update: Microsoft warns of serious Windows 2000 hole [2] New media player escapes Windows [3] Spokesman says company doesn't charge twice for software [1] "Update: Microsoft warns of serious Windows 2000 hole" Microsoft Corp. says there is an extremely serious flaw in an extension included in Windows 2000 that could allow a malicious hacker to gain complete control of any computer running the Internet Information Services 5.0 software built into that operating system. Microsoft said the vulnerability is caused by an unchecked buffer in an extension that provides native support for Internet printing capabilities within Windows 2000. The software vendor urged all IIS 5.0 users to install a new patch that is supposed to fix the problem. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO60115,00.html [2] "New media player escapes Windows" Microsoft is taking legal action against Web sites circulating a rogue version of Windows Media Player 8. The company is issuing letters demanding Web sites pull down a supposed beta, or trial version, of the software. Many of the Web sites are operating overseas and out of Microsoft's immediate reach. Distribution of the program raises confusion over Windows Media Player 8, which Microsoft said it would integrate with the forthcoming Windows XP operating system rather than offer as a separate downloadable program. SOURCE: CNET http://cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5788743.html?tag=nbs [3] "Spokesman says company doesn't charge twice for software" Microsoft Corp. is offering computer makers prizes to tattle on companies that try to order machines without the Windows operating system. Analysts said companies could conclude they are effectively paying for Windows twice: once when they buy a personal computer with Windows preinstalled, and once when they sign a licensing agreement to buy software from Microsoft. SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal http://www.msnbc.com/news/567536.asp If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. =================================================== SPONSORED BY: Quest Software =================================================== FastLane ActiveRoles 3.0 provides enhanced policy enforcement for Active Directory, Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000. 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SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00320010319pos01.htm [2] "Microsoft rebuttal: Active Directory alive and well" Peter Houston, Active Directory group manager at Microsoft, wrote this article to refute media claims that corporate interest in migrating to Active Directory is not meeting Microsoft's expectations. On the contrary, Houston says, adoption of AD is slightly ahead of the pace Microsoft anticipated. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58401,00.html ------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK ------------------------------------------------------- "UNIX and Windows 2000 Handbook: Planning, Integration and Administration" By: Lonnie Harvel & David Webb This book brings together expert cross-platform planning, integration and administration techniques developed in one of the world's largest heterogeneous environments-techniques you can use right now in your enterprise. 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It's "Plug `N Pour" is a high-tech pour spout that keeps track of every drink poured via an embedded microchip and wireless radio transmitter. Some bartenders say it takes the creativity out of their jobs. "No more freestyle pouring," said Danny Norway, director of the Professional Bartenders School in San Francisco. SOURCE: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/gizmos/0,1452,43366,00.html ======================================================== To Remove your email address from the distribution list for this specific newsletter "Reply" to this message with REMOVE in the subject line. You will receive an email confirming that you have been removed. To Remove yourself from additional distribution lists or to update your preferences, go to the searchWin2000.com registration page at: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/register
