======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 12, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: SurfControl ======================================================== BEWARE: 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 SuperScout Web Filter & in 20 min you'll know exactly WHO is doing WHAT, WHEN & WHERE on the Internet. SuperScout monitors, records & manages all TCP/IP protocols. You've got responsibility for the network, download an easy way to manage it. Try SuperScout FREE for 30 days. http://www.surfcontrol.com/promo/TTDN0612 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Microsoft plugs seven Telnet security holes in Windows 2000" You could play some golf in Windows 2000's Telnet service. There are seven holes in the access protocol that need filling, otherwise the DoS boogieman could get you. SOURCE: IDG News http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/11/010611hndos.xml Parvez is having a difficult time with Telnet. He wants to know if there is a way to start or stop logging into the Telnet client in Windows 2000. Help him out at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/18. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The security bulletin and patch are available at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-031.asp. Exchange expert, Scott Schnoll, recently provided guidelines on using Telnet and other methods to receive an automatic response when sending a SMTP message at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid387438_tax285117,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Gartner predicts massive increase in security spending [2] WinXP security row: Expert hits back [3] Messaging may boost Windows XP sales [4] HP, Compaq back away from Wintel server plans [5] Microsoft signs UK hosting deal for .Net [1] "Gartner predicts massive increase in security spending" Gartner has been looking into its crystal ball again - it sees U.S. companies increasing their security spending ten times the current average by 2011. And while the ball is out, Gartner also sees eight out of ten enterprises using the Internet as a key part of their business by 2004. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27275 [2] "WinXP security row: Expert hits back" First, security expert Steve Gibson said Windows XP, with its "raw sockets," was an invitation for hackers to fire DoS salvos across the Internet. Then Microsoft said, in a nutshell, "whatever." Now Gibson says Redmond is lying when it claims that older Windows versions also supported raw sockets. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2772090,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 [3] "Messaging may boost Windows XP sales" Could Windows Messenger be the window of opportunity for XP? Some analysts think Windows Messenger, which mixes instant messaging with videoconferencing, telephony and collaboration, could be a cash cow catalyst that causes consumers to upgrade to XP SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6209387.html?tag=owv [4] "HP, Compaq back away from Wintel server plans" Compaq and HP have decided not to resell 32-processor systems based on Unisys' cellular multi-processing (CMP) technology. Unisys and Microsoft worked together to develop a large server and operating system that would pit Wintel against Sun. Compaq doesn't think the industry will be ready for this stuff until Intel delivers its second generation of 64-bit processors, code-named McKinley. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4605 [5] "Microsoft signs UK hosting deal for .Net" Host Europe will be the host body for .Net services in the UK. The agreement is based on Microsoft's Server Appliance Kit and a server hosted by Host Europe's dedicated servers division. SOURCE: CRN http://www.vnunet.com/News/1123124 If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ============================================================ SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ============================================================ Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. The FREE Server Security Guide shows you how: * DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION and authentication techniques * DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users. And more. Get your FREE Guide now: http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n061240330003000 ============================================================ --------------------------------------------------------- WEB LINKS OF THE DAY --------------------------------------------------------- [1] "Getting up to speed with XP" The four authors of this positive and in-depth feature certainly did their Windows XP homework. This seventeen-page analysis of XP covers everything from system requirements and new features to backup/restore capabilities and networkability. While some of the information is geared toward consumers, IT professionals will benefit as well. It is one of the more thorough reviews of XP we've seen so far. SOURCE: Lycos http://computers.lycos.com/software/xp.asp [2] "Collaborating with Microsoft" David Haskin's opinion piece details two new collaboration features available in Office XP -- the ability to automatically send documents for revision via e-mail and the Web server-based SharePoint groupware application. Office XP is better at collaborative computing than earlier versions, says Haskin, but he is quick to point out that competitor products, particularly the more "mature" Lotus' SmartSuite, have had these capabilities for quite some time. SOURCE: EarthWeb http://networking.earthweb.com/netserv/article/0,,12091_769021,00.html ------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED COURSE ------------------------------------------------------- "Installing, Configuring, & Troubleshooting Active Directory" Learn how to install Active Directory, use Active Directory administration tools, and manage single master operations. This course explains how to create site links and configure site link components and server settings to optimize network resources. You will also learn about Active Directory replication and troubleshooting. Integrating Active Directory with DNS is also covered, with an explanation of naming conventions used, as well as zone configuration, replication and transfer. Finally, you will learn how to monitor and troubleshoot DNS for Active Directory. http://win2k.gofcs.com/products/by_product/WT0330/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 "Next-generation "buddy lists" could transform phone habits" It's not your father's buddy list. The same kind of technology that powers instant messaging will be coming to a cell phone near you. Aptly named Presence technology will be able to tell you who has their phone on, who's on a call, and who doesn't really want to be called - maybe he's at a movie, or she's in the middle of a mud mask. Eventually Presence will be able to tell you where your buddies are, so maybe you can hook up with so-and-so if you see that you're both at the same boring conference and want to steal away for a while. Motorola is working on Presence. Look for it to start popping up in cell phones later this year. 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