======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 1, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: Library of Computer and Information Sciences ======================================================== Take MCSE Windows 2000 Exam Cram Library for $9.99 with membership to Library of Computer and Information Sciences! This 6-volume, 1 CD-ROM library is the only MCSE "Core 4" certification coach you'll ever need. A $179.97 Value for $9.99. Click for details: http://161.58.99.48/cgi-local/redirect.pl?UHLICMZWK ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Microsoft responds to Passport flaws" Microsoft blames human error for a possible security flaw in its Passport authentication engine. Security experts say Redmond's response to the flaw is flawed, ignoring the fact that a good security engine should have caught the problem. A silicon.com reader blew the whistle, saying he was able to see the account details of another Microsoft licensee. SOURCE: silicon.com http://www.it-director.com/frame.asp?name=Silicon.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esilicon%2Ecom%2Fpublic%2Fdoor%3FREQUNIQ%3D991383547%266004REQEVENT%3D%26REQINT1%3D44783%26REQSTR1%3Dnewsnow EdDaniel is having security problems with DCPRomo on W2k Advance Server. Everything he has tried so far has not worked. Share your solutions at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/70 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read more about the flaw at http://www.it-director.com/frame.asp?name=Silicon.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esilicon%2Ecom%2Fpublic%2Fdoor%3FREQUNIQ%3D991210471%266004REQEVENT%3D%26REQINT1%3D44732%26REQSTR1%3Dnewsnow. Is computer security the next hot career choice? Katherine Spencer Lee, searchWin2000 career expert, discuses the benefits of moving into this field at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid392873_tax281876,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Promises of Jennifer Lopez nude deliver destructive virus [2] Aelita offers tool for backup, recovery of Active Directory [3] IBM adds more standards in WebSphere release [4] Licensing questions overshadow Office XP launch [5] Chip tests: Itanium wins some, loses some [1] "Promises of Jennifer Lopez nude deliver destructive virus" Just say no to J Lo. Virus writers have once again created a cousin of the Love Letter VBScript worm, this time promising a nekkid Jennifer Lopez. Wow, how creative (just once why couldn't they promise pix of say, Ernest Borgnine?). JENNIFERLOPEZ_NAKED.JPG.vbs, VBS.Loveletter.CM@mm or VBS.Lopez.a@mm (it goes by all three names) can trash multimedia files, and deliver a bonus virus -- Chernobyl. The subject line of the insidious e-mail says, "Where are you." SOURCE: InternetNews http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_776931,00.html [2] "Aelita offers tool for backup, recovery of Active Directory" You may want to add this to your Active Directory toolbox. Aelita Software has pushed Version 6.0 of ERDisk out the door. This version focuses on the backup and recovery of AD. SOURCE: Network World http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0531aelita.html [3] "IBM adds more standards in WebSphere release" IBM is competing with Microsoft for your Web services business, and here's Big Blue's latest product to woo you -- a fresh WebSphere Studio and Workbench toolkit. WebSphere Application Server Version 4 will be Big Blue's first server software product to include support for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) platform. It also supports a variety of open standards such as XML, UDDI, SOAP and EJB. Windows versions will be ready for beta testing in July. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0530ibm.html [4] "Licensing questions overshadow Office XP launch" Office XP may have been the belle of the ball yesterday, but some onlookers think, "the girl has issues" despite her good looks. In the case of Office XP, Microsoft's new licensing policies could keep businesses from using it. Microsoft will kill version upgrades on October 1st, and push non-perpetual licensing agreements, or limited-use contracts. MS says the plan will keep users running the latest software versions. Critics say those users will pony up 30% to 70% more money each year under the plan. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/05/31/010531hnxp.xml [5] "Chip tests: Itanium wins some, loses some" Intel Itanium smacks UltraSPARC III in some areas, but Sun's chip knocks Intel's block off in other areas. Sun dominates in "integer" operations. Sun has this advantage too: The fact that customers and vendors have to make transitions with the Itanium, whereas Sun customers are guaranteed that software written for earlier UltraSPARC chips will run fine on the UltraSPARC III. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5089932,00.html 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] "XML: The big picture" This special report takes a comprehensive look at XML, from a history of the framework to a primer on the standards now in play. It also presents detailed examples of proper syntax and looks ahead at new implementations, such as Mathematical Markup Language (MathML), Xforms and Microsoft's Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Current XML-related projects from Microsoft, Oracle and the open-source community are also discussed. SOURCE: Network Computing http://www.nwc.com/1208/1208f3.html [2] "XML messaging with SOAP" Take a look at Uche Ogbuji's tutorial on "how to use a SOAP library for relatively painless component communications." Note that you first must register on the site. After you register, you'll have access to all the tutorials on the site, including this one. SOURCE: IBM DeveloperWorks http://www-105.ibm.com/developerworks/education.nsf/components-onlinecourse-bytitle/52CEEC8554DB0C1586256A0D005A6E41?OpenDocument ------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK ------------------------------------------------------- "UNIX System Administration Handbook 3rd Edition" By: Evi Nemeth This major revision of the best-selling and single most comprehensive guide to UNIX system administration is ideal as both an introductory tutorial for those new to system administration and a day-to-day reference for "power administrators." Practical and hands-on in approach, it covers every aspect of system administration - from basic topics to UNIX esoterica - and provides explicit instructions for dealing with the six most popular versions of UNIX. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0130206016&ac_id=73 ==================================================================== TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST WINNERS! -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st place: Thomas Joyce Grand prize - a Sony MP3 Player - for Joyce's great Exchange tip, "Early virus warning!" 2nd place: Mike Marney "Turn on Direct Memory Access (DMA) for ATAPI devices to lower CPU usage" 3rd place: James Robertson "Push Service Packs to client machines with Group Policies" Congratulations to our winners! They have earned permanent spots in searchWin2000's Hall of Fame! Do you want to get in on the action? Our second Tip of the Month contest begins today and runs throughout the month of June. This month's prize - a Toshiba DVD-ROM/CD-RW burner! Check out the winning tips and this month's prize, or submit a tip of your own today! Just go to http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz555787_cts555785,00.html. ------------------------------------------------------- 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 "Forget flowers, gadgets are a girl's best friend" Take note, guys. Want to impress your girl? Forget flowers. Forget chocolates. Scientists at Britain's University of Hertfordshire who monitored women's reactions to certain types of presents found that high tech toys, like a DVD player, aroused the greatest response. The research suggests men should go for the "coolest, shiniest gadgets" when gift giving. Sure, women may be willing to forfeit the roses and the Godivas, but when women think "coolest and shiniest gadgets," are they really thinking about a Palm Pilot? We doubt it. Trust us, nothing says 'I love you' like a diamond. SOURCE: Reuters http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010531/od/gadgets_dc_1.html ======================================================== If you would like to sponsor this or any techtarget newsletter, please contact Gabrielle DeRussy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================== If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. 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