======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 25, 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=SearchDN625 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Microsoft patches three more bugs" It's been a really insecure week. Microsoft has alerted customers to three vulnerabilities: An issue that affects a subcomponent of the FrontPage Server Extensions (FPSE) that it supports in its IIS 4.0 and IIS 5.0 Web server platforms; a new vulnerability in several versions of its Word productivity application that could allow malicious macros to execute automatically; and a variation on a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, targeting its NetMeeting product. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4654 GeoffTaylor is having problems running Windows 2000 with IIS 5.0. Do you have the solution he is looking for? Post your solution at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/262. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read why Redmond is red-faced in terms of security at http://www.vnunet.com/News/1123410. Exchange expert, Scott Schnoll, is in the Exchange Forum this week! Scott is patrolling the Exchange Forum all week to answer your questions. Post your question now at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d69. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] CTO Forum: Microsoft may partner for security with Hailstorm [2] Microsoft strategy shift casts fog over Exchange [3] Stratus debuts delayed Windows server [4] Microsoft license spurns open source [1] "CTO Forum: Microsoft may partner for security with Hailstorm" Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that Microsoft will rely on third-party security companies to build and support features in Hailstorm, the company's set of services that will be included in Windows XP and become the key building blocks for its .Net initiative. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_633989_1793_1-3921.html [2] "Microsoft strategy shift casts fog over Exchange" Microsoft is reducing the role it had assigned Exchange 2000 as a key development environment. This alteration means IT executives building applications on top of the Web Storage System will have to design those applications so they can run against the new data store Microsoft is developing for its .Net platform. SOURCE: Network World http://www.idg.net/ic_634692_1793_1-3921.html [3] "Stratus debuts delayed Windows server" Stratus is finally rolling out its new Intel and Windows 2000-based ftServer 5200. The product is about a year late, but at least it's cheap. Prices start at $28,000 - a lot cheaper than other Stratus servers with prices in the "stratusphere." ftServer 5200 will handle more menial tasks, like e-mail. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6355839.html?tag=mn_hd [4] "Microsoft license spurns open source" Microsoft lawyers have joined the company's campaign against open-source software, restricting how developers may use what it terms "viral software" in connection with Microsoft programming tools. The license of the second beta version of Microsoft's Mobile Internet Toolkit prohibits customers from using the Microsoft software in conjunction with "potentially viral software." SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6352301.html?tag=owv If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: TechStore ======================================================== "I want to compliment you. I was a little unsure ordering a large ticket item, that we needed in a timely manner, from your store. 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This download promises that "the interfaces for both LAN and dial-up networking have been reworked to allow for a quicker creation of new connections and an easier configuration of existing connections." The directions include screen shots for each step making the process clear and concise. You can view the paper in either Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/download_item.jhtml?src=search&id=dr00320010206det01.htm ------------------------------------------------------- FEATURED BOOK ------------------------------------------------------- Admin911: Windows 2000 DNS & WINS By Dustin Sauter Learn problem-solving strategies and troubleshooting tips for DNS and WINS exclusively with this ultimate survivor guide for busy system administrators. Well-organized and filled with easy-to-identify icons, this book is designed to save you time on the job and help you to minimize network downtime. http://www.digitalguru.com/dgstore/product.asp?isbn=0072131543&ac_id=73 ------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------- "Which Microsoft patches have you installed?" 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 "Barney barney makes dino outfit purple with rage" The moral of this story: Don't mess with Barney the dinosaur. The Web site Cybercheese takes a poke at the purple dino with a list of "150 ways to kill the Purple Dinosaur." The Lyons Group, which owns the rights to all things Barney, raised a huff and responded by firing off a nasty cease-and-desist letter threatening a lawsuit if the list is not removed by tomorrow. Cybercheese countered with its own vulgar, unflattering letter that, in essence, told the Lyons Group that the site's parody was not infringing on Barney's trademark. It's enough to make Barney and his band of merry grade-schoolers skip recess and stand in the corner in protest. 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