==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 13, 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 "MS: Security hole in SQL lets attackers take over" A flaw has been outed and a patch issued for SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 Gold. The vulnerability can let an attacker take over a targeted server, although MS says it's only a problem in servers configured for Mixed Mode authentication. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_623540_1773_1-3921.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: The security bulletin and patch can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-032.asp. How do you feel about Microsoft's constant stream of security flaws and subsequent patches? How does this latest SQL Server vulnerability affect your organization? Tell us how you feel in our Sound Off forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d6b. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Second Exchange patch runs into trouble [2] Accenture to launch enterprise toolkit [3] Unisys closes in on Unix/RISC performance mark [4] W2k clustering market gets a competitor [1] "Second Exchange patch runs into trouble " Will it take three patches before there's a charm? CNET reports that Microsoft's latest software fix for a flaw in Exchange 2000 and 5.5 may still be causing problems. Three sysadmins have said the fix is still hanging their servers. Microsoft said it hasn't heard of any problems with its second patch. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5092585,00.html [2] "Accenture to launch enterprise toolkit" Attention toolkit shoppers: Next week Accenture will talk the toolkit talk, announcing one to help corporate users make and deploy applications that utilize the .Net Enterprise Server platform. The new starter toolkit contains application frameworks, developer guide tools and training modules, including a set of reusable technical architecture components that extend out the core capabilities of the .Net Framework and VisualStudio.Net. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.idg.net/ic_623126_1773_1-3921.html [3] "Unisys closes in on Unix/RISC performance mark" Unisys finished second on SAP's proprietary benchmark for scalability, closing in on "big iron" Unix/RISC systems and "big iron" Wintel systems. The result on the 32-processor ES7000 server running Windows 2000 Datacenter Server and SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition pushes Unisys up from fourth place on SAP's Sales & Distribution benchmark. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4610 [4] "W2k clustering market gets a competitor" Legato Systems says it has ported Co-StandbyServer to Windows 2000. The product of this porting, Co-StandbyServer 2000, is ready now and will go to war with Microsoft Cluster Services, although Legato says the product doesn't compete head-on from a market share standpoint. 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For your FREE evaluation copy or to download a white paper, visit http://www.powerquest.com/promos/searchwin2k1.html ==================================================================== WEB LINKS OF THE DAY -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] "Guidelines for deploying Exchange 2000 clusters" In order to ensure availability and reliability, Microsoft has set specific guidelines and limitations for clustering in Exchange 2000. Jerry Cochran explains these guidelines and your configuration options, based on whether you are in a two-node (Advanced Server) or four-node (Datacenter Server) support environment. SOURCE: Windows 2000 Magazine http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21248 [2] " Always there for you" This article provides a basic overview of reasons for clustering and what clustering is. It seems to be aimed at business people who don't know much about clustering but hear it is important to their Web presence. The piece also discusses the Web site as a critical part of business, why availability is so key and why clustering provides a reliable, scalable architecture that any enterprise can depend on. SOURCE: Intelligent Enterprise http://www.intelligententerprise.com/010416/scalable1_1.shtml ==================================================================== WIN! WIN! WIN! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Our June Tip of the Month contest just got started. DON'T MISS YOUR CHANCE TO WIN THIS MONTH'S PRIZE - A TOSHIBA DVD-ROM/CD-RW BURNER! Check out last month's 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?" 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A team spokesman said the BlackBerrys should improve morale in the nest -- bluejays in the wild love blackberries -- but players said they're just waiting for the day the dugout ditches hand signals and sends e-mails to the mound and the base coaches. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010612S0032 ==================================================================== 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. Or, visit http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/register and adjust your subscriptions accordingly. If you choose to unsubscribe using our automated processing, you must send the "REMOVE" request from the email account to which this newsletter was delivered. 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