======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 28, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ======================================================== FREE MIGRATION EBOOK: Don't miss Chapter 4, "Implementing a Windows 2000 Migration," of the free migration eBook brought to you by NetIQ and Realtimepublishers.com. Learn which tools you'll need to build your Windows 2000 infrastructure, including moving user and computer accounts and groups to Active Directory. Register now to read the complete eBook on migrating to Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 at http://www.netiq.com/ebook/register.asp?Origin=srchDN0628 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Microsoft cutting Smart Tags from new Windows" Hope you weren't looking forward to those Smart Tags. Microsoft says it won't put them into XP. Smart Tags would have allowed words to be linked on Web pages without the knowledge of the page's author. Critics have tagged the tags as giving Microsoft and its partners too much power over the way users interact with Web pages. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1323104l.htm Want to know more about Windows XP certification? Ed Tittel, searchWin2000 certification expert, recently answered this question in our discussion forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/255. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: For more information on Windows XP, check out our collection of best web links at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285633,00.html. Only two days left to post your Exchange questions for Scott Schnoll, searchWin2000 Exchange expert. Post your question now at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d69. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] RC1 for Windows XP coming within 10 days [2] A Windows for supercomputing? [3] Microsoft's FreeBSD move aimed at next generation of developers [4] Microsoft uses open source, despite critical stance [5] InterTrust expands patent suit vs. Microsoft [1] "RC1 for Windows XP coming within 10 days" Keep the edge of your seat! Microsoft says the first release candidate for Windows XP is less than two weeks away. The big launch is in October. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4673 [2] "A Windows for supercomputing?" Windows XP is still waiting in the wings, but the 64-bit Windows for Itanium has already launched on a few select high-end computers. Windows for Itanium is Microsoft's first foray into 64-bitdom, where Sun and Silicon Graphics rule. The product will run most existing 32-bit Windows apps, so engineers and developers who were using a Sun UltraSPARC or HP-UX box for their core tasks and a Windows PC for Microsoft Office could now do everything on one machine. SOURCE: PC World http://www.idg.net/ic_637418_1794_9-10000.html [3] "Microsoft's FreeBSD move aimed at next generation of developers" Microsoft, along with its partner Corel, will build a noncommercial, shared-source implementation of C# and Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) developer tools on FreeBSD. The implementation of Microsoft's core .Net development tools on FreeBSD and Windows is expected to be published as source code under Microsoft's Shared Source licensing framework. Mister Linux himself, Linus Torvalds, says this fact is meant to cause friction in open-source land. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27727 [4] "Microsoft uses open source, despite critical stance" Wait a minute! The company that makes no bones about its disdain for the open source movement in general and the GNU General Public License specifically, has been publishing source code under that license for the past two years. Microsoft's own Interix, used to port Unix applications to Windows, includes a software compiler called the GCC (GNU Compiler Collection), which is covered by the GPL. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2001/0627msopen.html [5] "InterTrust expands patent suit vs. Microsoft" Is Microsoft illegally dissing InterTrust? The maker of copyright protection for digital media says "heck yes" and is expanding a lawsuit against Redmond asking a court to stop Windows sales. InterTrust says Windows and its Windows Media Player violate InterTrust patents. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27736 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 ============================================================ Do you have 128-bit SSL encryption server security? Get VeriSign's FREE Guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business," and learn everything you need to know about using 128-bit SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions, secure your intranets and authenticate your Web site. 128-bit SSL is serious security for your online business. 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Falossi tackles the relation between .Net and COM, provides a comparison of VB and C# and gives suggestions you should consider when you choose your preferred .Net language. SOURCE: VB2TheMax http://www.vb2themax.com/HtmlDoc.asp?Table=Articles&ID=340 ------------------------------------------------------- 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?" 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