==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 6, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ==================================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ==================================================================== FREE ACTIVE DIRECTORY TOOL Get essential, real-time diagnostics for Microsoft Active Directory with NetIQ's ADcheck -- your powerful, free diagnostic tool. With ADcheck, you can quickly check domain controllers, domains and replication. After the first test, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Download your FREE copy now at http://www.netiq.com/sponsor/default.asp?91. ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Windows XP: Is there life after icons?" The clean, uncluttered look of the upcoming Windows XP operating screen is generating some controversy among companies whose icons held prominent places on earlier desktops. Unlike the busy, icon-laden looks of older Windows products, the new interface is sort of like a city block that has been razed for a new housing development. And the former tenants -- those icons for services such as America Online and RealNetworks -- have to relocate. SOURCE: The Wall Street Journal http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2769612,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read more in: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285800,00.html Are you wondering how Windows XP will affect your Win2k migration? Consult our resident Win2k Migration expert, Paul Hinsberg at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid1_tax285115,00.html. ******************************************************************** DO YOUR GOOD DEED FOR THE DAY! Can you help user HLV5 with his interoperability question? HLV5 asks: "Does anybody know what the procedure is for loading Windows 98 after loading NT? Is it possible to do? And without loss of data?" Share you thoughts and solutions at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/173!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand=. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Study reveals slow Windows 2000 server adoption [2] Opinion: Microsoft-AOL's duel over WinXP [3] Microsoft ends free support for Office 97 [4] Office XP: the word on the street [1] "Study reveals slow Windows 2000 server adoption" Findings from a study underway since December of 1999 show that the enterprise adoption rate of Windows 2000 server has fallen below industry expectations, and the product continues to face slow deployment in the market. The survey, conducted by Giga Information Group in conjunction with Sunbelt Software, revealed that the server's complexity, limited business justification, and a lack of trained IT staff will continue to hamper deployments of Windows 2000 Server/Active Directory. SOURCE: ServerWatch http://serverwatch.internet.com/news/2001_06_05_a.html [2] "Opinion: Microsoft-AOL's duel over WinXP" There's plenty of heat -- but very little light -- to the Microsoft, AOL Time Warner negotiations over whether an on-screen icon to set up an AOL account will be included in Microsoft's forthcoming WinXP operating system. Microsoft holds almost all the cards. While Microsoft has continued to substantially improve Internet Explorer in successive releases, most users would agree that Netscape Navigator has gone steadily downhill since it was acquired by AOL. SOURCE: TheStreet http://www.thestreet.com/comment/techsavvy/1449912.html [3] "Microsoft ends free support for Office 97" Microsoft is no longer offering free support of its most popular business software product to customers. In what is seen as another push to convince business customers to upgrade, Microsoft has begun charging for person-to-person troubleshooting advice about Office 97. People wishing to pay the fee may call Microsoft or submit a personal service request on Microsoft's support site. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6196458.html?tag=mn_hd [4] "Office XP: the word on the street " Microsoft customers and resellers in London tell what they think of the software giant's new Office XP. While Microsoft has recorded some high-profile corporate wins, the view on the street from shoppers and retail distributors is far from unified. SOURCE: vnunet http://webserv.vnunet.com/News/1122532 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] "Info through the looking glass" SharePoint Portal Server (SPS) brings excellent functionality to the desktop with some useful document management tools, despite a few noteworthy problems, says reviewer Michael Garrett Hayes. Hayes reports that some client extensions interfere with Outlook and WordMail, preventing users from opening two email messages in a row without first signing off and back on. He says there is also an "irritating glitch" related to its discussion feature, which can only be remedied by closing and reopening the browser. SOURCE: InternetWeek http://www.internetweek.com/reviews01/rev052801-2.htm [2] "Microsoft tools empowering developers to create heterogeneous data-sharing applications" New tools for application developers are coming quick and swift from Microsoft. Here is an explanation of Visual Studio.Net, XML and SOAP. Find out which tools are best for you. SOURCE: Windows 2000 Advantage http://www.windows2000advantage.com/features/04-30-01_empowering_tools.asp -------------------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Win2000 Server: Managing Terminal Services" This training course discusses Terminal Services, a built-in feature of Windows 2000 that deploys the Windows 2000 desktop, as well as Windows-based applications to any of the computers on a network. It also describes the two methods by which Terminal Services can be installed. You will become acquainted with the client hardware requirements and with the server configuration for Terminal Services setup. Next, you will learn to configure user accounts for a Terminal server. In addition, you will become familiar with the procedure for configuring Terminal Services profiles and for managing Terminal Services users. Finally, this course will teach you to configure a Terminal Services connection and to create a new connection using Terminal Services Configuration. You will also learn to administer Terminal sessions and users using Terminal Services Manager. Related Exam: Microsoft Exam #070-215: Implementing and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000. This course can be purchased in a web format or on a CD-ROM. http://win2k.gofcs.com/cgi-bin/frame?location=http%3A//win2k.gofcs.com/products/by_product/WT0200/index.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 "Having a bad day? It's hilarious" It's the 30-second MPEG that brings joy to crabby cubicle creatures everywhere. For years, folks have received the clip as an e-mail attachment, and gleefully watched the drama play out from what appears to be an office surveillance camera. A portly worker slaps his monitor in frustration. Moments later he slams his fist onto the keyboard and eventually goes ballistic -- smashing the helpless monitor and sending it flying out of camera range. Since 1997, viewers have wondered whether the clip was a Silicon Valley snuff film or a hoax. Now we know for sure. SOURCE: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,44306,00.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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