======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 15, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ======================================================== FREE ACTIVE DIRECTORY AUDIOCAST: Need to overcome the challenges and reap the benefits of deploying Active Directory? Join industry experts, including the Gartner Group's John Enck, for NetIQ's FREE audiocast, "Tackling Active Directory: Successful AD Deployment and Management Strategies" on June 28. Get the answers you need and step-by-step advice on planning, deploying and managing Active Directory. http://webevents.road-show.com/netiq/20010628/start/register.asp?Origin=SearchDN615 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Microsoft preps Exchange Server updates" Where is that service pack? Microsoft is still revving up SP1 for Exchange Server 2000, saying it is "coming soon." The pack should add support for Windows 2000 Datacenter and help companies in the midst of mergers and acquisitions more easily fuse different e-mail systems. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27371 SuperUser is wondering why Microsoft just doesn't do a recall like Firestone instead of wasting everyone's time with patches. What do you think? Sound off at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/60. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Exchange has been making lots of news lately! Read more about this soap opera, "As the Patches Turn," at http://www.idg.net/ic_624049_1773_1-3921.html. Exchange expert, Scott Schnoll, explains the differences between Exchange Server 5.5 and 2000 at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid389425_tax285117,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] SQL 2k SP1 hits Web [2] Ellison takes the wraps off Oracle9i [3] TechEd throws out the .Net to developers [4] NSA releases W2k security guidelines [5] Microsoft to integrate UDDI into Internet Explorer [1] "SQL 2k SP1 hits Web" The first service pack for SQL Server 2000 will meet the public Monday at the Microsoft TechEd 2001 developer show in Atlanta. It's loaded with 240 fixes, although MS says it won't classify the pack as a "must install." SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4619 [2] "Ellison takes the wraps off Oracle9i" Oracle's vaunted 9i database is out the door. The company claims 9i's new version of old clustering technology will change the price dynamics of the database market. Oracle chief Larry Ellison thinks this "last database" will be the death of MS' and IBM's database businesses. All cheerleading aside, 9i will be ready for Windows in about three months. SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2775540,00.html [3] "TechEd throws out the .Net to developers" If you still think there's a fog over .Net, maybe TechEd next week in Atlanta will lift it for you. Microsoft will host developers to a wave of partnerships and announcements from companies developing applications and Web services based on the .Net initiative. Beta 2 versions of its .Net Framework and Visual Studio.Net will be among the stars of the show. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_624436_1773_1-3921.html [4] "NSA releases W2k security guidelines" The National Security Agency has spoken, posting guidelines on its Web site for battening down the Windows 2000 hatches for maximum security. At least one security analyst says the guidelines do not offer any earth-shattering revelations. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4621> [5] "Microsoft to integrate UDDI into Internet Explorer" In another example of tying products tightly with its own Internet services, Microsoft is teaming with RealNames to tie the Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) registry with Internet Explorer. IE is the technology at the heart of the antitrust case against Microsoft. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27351> If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: PowerQuest ======================================================== Drive Image� Pro 4.0 from PowerQuest� offers IT professionals a fast, inexpensive solution for deploying Windows 2000 desktops. With Drive Image Pro, you can deploy hundreds of new systems, as well as get users up and running in just minutes. Whether deploying Windows 2000 or distributing a new or updated application, Drive Image Pro let's you do this quickly, easily and efficiently. 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] "Why you need Windows 2000 group policies" Group policies can help you create a more controlled and secure system environment - but first you need to understand how they work, how to classify your users and how to analyze your system types. Jim Boyce explains these essential points in this debut article of his new group policy series. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010529boy01.htm [2] "The alleged Active Directory security flaw" Does Active Directory really have a security flaw or is it a user management issue? Robert Williams, author of "The Ultimate Windows 2000 System Administrator's Guide" looks at how improper administration can cause security flaws. The article also offers a security preview of how Windows XP (a.k.a. Whistler) will work with Active Directory. SOURCE: Windows 2000 Advantage http://www.windows2000advantage.com/tech_edge/04-16-01_alleged_flaw.asp ------------------------------------------------------- BUYER'S GUIDE ------------------------------------------------------- Visit StorageNetworks, Inc. in TechTarget's new Buyer's Guide. StorageNetworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: STOR) is the world's leading provider of data storage management services and a technology innovator that is making enterprise-class data storage as accessible as phone or electric utility services. StorageNetworks has developed Virtual Storage Portal (VSP) software, a web-based application that enables you to closely analyze and monitor your storage assets through an intuitive, complete GUI available on your web browser. The VSP software combines storage, networking, and service management in a single application, enabling control of all your storage services from a single point. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/buyersGuideVendorPage/0,289745,sid1_cid739,00.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 "Got caught going full monty? Doh!" If you visit the Oxford English Dictionary's online edition (http://www.oed.com/), be sure to check out the "d's" and note the homage to Homer. Not the Greek dude who wrote those epic poems you had to read in high school, but the animated geek with epic problems. The OED has admitted Homer Simpson's trademark "doh!" into its latest official lexicon. The word police define it as "expressing frustration at the realization that things have turned out badly or not as planned or that one has just said or done something foolish. Also implying that another person has said or done something foolish." Of course, they could also define it as a method of imitating Homer Simpson. You can only see "doh!" in the online version - the print edition is a few years off. Some other new words and expressions: "bad hair day," "full monty," and "cheesy." 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