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Sign up at: http://www.netiq.com/Migrationbestpractices/Register.asp?Origin=Srch0510 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "MS license plan opens door for Linux" Microsoft's new software licensing program may leave the door unlocked for rivals to take away several key customer groups. With optional "software assurance" contracts that commit customers to buying annual upgrades, MS could risk turning off some customers, who may be "turned on" to the penguin. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082729,00.html Where does your loyalty lay? Will you stay with Microsoft or take a look at the competitor? Post your thoughts in our new Sound Off Discussion Forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d6b. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read how analysts are reacting to the new licensing plans at http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=26459. 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These results will be available to you FOR FREE. http://www.insightexpress.com/ix/showSurvey.asp?id=26642&accessCode=5477574934&noemail=true ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Worm hit thousands of Solaris and IIS servers [2] N+I: Novell unveils integration software for Windows [3] The final lap--Itanium to arrive in May [4] Microsoft: Killing NT softly? [5] Microsoft sets software sights on China [1] "Worm hit thousands of Solaris and IIS servers" The "sadmind/IIS worm" CERT talked about earlier this week has been a busy worm indeed. It has nailed several thousand Web sites running Internet Information Server (IIS) software and compromised more than 200 Solaris machines. Nearly 9,000 systems could have been hit. The worm penetrates a server running Solaris and then uses the OS to scan the Internet for vulnerable IIS and Solaris servers. Patches are available. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_534339_1794_9-10000.html [2] "N+I: Novell unveils integration software for Windows" Novell has taken the wraps off an upgraded version of its Novell Account Management application. This version will be available May 15th and is designed to help integrate Windows 2000 into corporate networks. It should also simplify the delivery of network services across Win2k, NT, NetWare, Solaris and Linux. Since Novell's eDirectory runs on the Windows platform, users won't need to use Active Directory to manage system resources. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/05/10/010510hnnovdirect.xml?p=br&s=7 [3] "The final lap--Itanium to arrive in May" The first servers and workstations with Intel's Itanium chip will start popping up on the market in a few weeks -- and they'll be cheaper than expected. When the chip falls, allegedly at the end of May, many computer companies will unveil their products around the same time. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Dell to name a few, will soon unveil 2-, 4- and even 16-processor computers containing the 64-bit Itanium chip. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5082743,00.html [4] "Microsoft: Killing NT softly?" Now that Microsoft has officially declared NT 4.0 SP7 dead, saying it wasn't needed, some MS customers believe they're hearing taps playing in the background -- taps for NT. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010510S0004 [5] "Microsoft sets software sights on China" Microsoft plans to play an active role in China's rather green software industry, according to Steve Ballmer. He said Redmond wants to be "a positive partner with the Chinese government in helping them figure out what are the right steps to take for the Chinese software industry." Software piracy is a problem in China. SOURCE: Reuters http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-5898312.html?tag=lthd 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] "Microsoft simplifies the process of identifying needed patches" Good news for administrators constantly trying to keep up-to-date with the latest system patches, security updates and virus alerts. Microsoft recently made its TechNet site a little friendlier by allowing you to get a list of all required patches based not only on the product, but the latest service pack you've installed. You can also subscribe to Microsoft's Security Notification Service and get these updates by email. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010412sta01.htm [2] "Windows 2000 security represents a quantum leap" In this Q&A with independent security consultant Jason Fossen, senior technology editor Jason Levitt explores the complexity, reliability, strengths and weaknesses of Windows 2000 security in comparison to Windows NT 4.0. SOURCE: Information Week http://www.informationweek.com/834/winsec.htm ------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK ------------------------------------------------------- "Windows 2000 Server: 24seven" By: Matthew Strebe For experienced network administrators. At last, here's the book that you and other Windows 2000 administrators have been waiting for. Starting where other books and training courses end and the real world begins, Windows 2000 Server 24seven provides the detailed information that will make you a true expert. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0782126693&ac_id=73 ------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------- "How do you feel about Microsoft and security?" Vote at http://www.searchWin2000.com/poll. SOUND OFF! Have a great poll idea? Or just feel like commenting on the current question? Please send your comments, ideas or questions to News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. Please include your name, title and company name. ------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK ------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "The pigeon protocol" Techies, by their own admission, are an offbeat bunch. However, there's a breed in Scandinavia that makes your average tech-type look normal in comparison. Recently, a few computer programmers in Norway decided after a few cold ones to test out an old IT theory that the type of data transport used between computers is irrelevant. To prove the hypothesis, they printed out a few separate packets of code from one computer, strapped them to the legs of carrier pigeons and successfully transported them to another machine some distance away. Point taken, but the exercise begs one important question: "What color is the sky in a techie's world?" SOURCE: Salon http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/05/10/pigeons/index.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. 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