==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 8, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ==================================================================== SPONSORED BY: CrossTec ==================================================================== FREE DOWNLOAD - CONTROL PCs OVER THE INTERNET! NetOp Remote Control is the award-winning, fast & stable remote problem management solution. NetOp enables you to easily support or monitor multiple network servers or workstations just as if you were seated in front of them. Download your FREE evaluation today and start solving more problems tomorrow: http://www.crossteccorp.com/SN.htm ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "XP hits the home stretch as Microsoft freezes UI" The Microsoft release of one of the final interim builds of Windows XP represents a "point-of-no-return" in many ways. Build 2481 marks the finalization of XP's UI -- meaning the UI won't change between now and the final release. In addition to the UI freeze, build 2481 also finalizes hardware compatibility. Although this build doesn't contain all the hardware drivers Microsoft intends to ship in the box with XP, the company doesn't intend to add device support beyond what is currently planned. SOURCE: Wininformant http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21362 MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read more at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285633,00.html and http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285800,00.html. How do you feel about Windows XP? Have you seen the new interface? Are you planning to upgrade? Share your thoughts and sound off at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d6b. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Security hole found in Exchange 2000 [2] Survey: Mixed results for Win2k [3] Microsoft: Asia sales to grow 27% [1] "Security hole found in Exchange 2000" Microsoft has revealed a security hole in its Exchange 2000 Server. The hole could allow an attacker to target corporate employees with programs that delete their email. The flaw affects only companies that use a program included by Microsoft in its Exchange mail server package. Known as Outlook Web Access, the program allows companies to offer email access to employees via a Web browser. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6217519.html [2] "Survey: Mixed results for Win2k" Windows 2000 Professional stacks up well against earlier Windows versions, says a new report measuring OS reliability. The Giga Information Group/Sunbelt Software survey also found that Windows 2000 Server cut unnecessary server reboots by 64% compared with Window NT Server 4.0. However, the server OS did not fare so well against products from rival Unix. According to the respondents, Windows 2000 Server required 300% more unnecessary reboots than Unix. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/19575.html [3] "Microsoft: Asia sales to grow 27%" Michael Rawding, Microsoft's president, Asia, says the company's newly launched Office XP is a money-spinner that will boost its Asian business. Rawding says consumer affluence and increased government spending in Asia will spur its sales there this year, offsetting the economic slump in the U.S. and other countries. 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SOURCE: Windows 2000 Advantage http://www.windowsnt-advantage.com/features/05-28-01_active_directory.asp [2] "Windows NT/2000 white papers" Need details on a Windows NT or 2000 technique or issue? You will find many answers among the 400-plus Windows and NT white papers located here. Papers cover topics such as storage management, wireless platforms, scripts, Active Directory, handling networks, security and more. They are targeted to all levels of IT professional from novice to veteran. SOURCE: ITPapers.com http://www.itpapers.com/cgi/SubcatIT.pl?scid=273 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WIN! WIN! WIN! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Congratulations to all our May Tip of the Month winners, especially Thomas Joyce, our grand prize winner, who won a Sony 64MB MP3 Player for his tip, "Early Virus Warning." GET IN ON THE ACTION!!! Our June Tip of the Month contest just got started. 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Please include your name, title and company name. -------------------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK -------------------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Hot on the scent of information" When it comes to looking for information on the Web, the term "hunting" may be more accurate than "surfing." According to research being conducted by the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, humans seek info on the Net with the same food-gathering techniques employed by animals -- by following the scent. But we're not talking "smell" here. The research scientists use the term "information scent" when describing cues -- like images and hyperlinks -- that people use to decide which paths to follow in their Internet searches. 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