==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS July 18, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ==================================================================== 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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SOURCE: The Associated Press http://siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/018344.htm MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Information on Java and application development is available at this Best Win2000 Web Links site: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax525,00.html Read more about making the grade on Windows storage at Information on Java and Web development is available at this Best Win2000 Web Links site: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285669,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Fast-spreading worm exploits Microsoft IIS flaw [2] Hotmail gets an upgrade [3] Microsoft changing corporate sales strategy [4] Linux lends a hand to Sun engineers [1] "Fast-spreading worm exploits Microsoft IIS flaw" A new worm that targets a vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Information Services Web server software is spreading quickly. Dubbed .ida "Code Red," the worm exploits a vulnerability in the indexing services within IIS that makes it susceptible to buffer overflow attacks. Systems running Windows NT 4.0 with IIS 4.0 or IIS 5.0 enabled, Windows 2000 Professional, Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Server and beta versions of Windows XP are affected. Patches are available. SOURCE: CRN http://crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=28301 [2] "Hotmail gets an upgrade" Microsoft has upgraded its free Hotmail e-mail service with a new user interface as well as more signs of integration with Microsoft's .Net initiative. The move brings the service up to date with Microsoft's newer applications for the Internet, including MSN Explorer. It includes a beefed up junk-mail filter to fight off spam, quick links to frequently used contacts, an e-mail template similar to that of Microsoft's Outlook e-mail application and the addition of Swedish and Dutch to its list of 12 languages supported on the service. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/18/010718hnhotm.xml [3] "Microsoft changing corporate sales strategy" Microsoft's sales force is adopting a different approach to working with big corporate users. Under the new system, a single person will be put in charge of all the resources that Microsoft offers to a particular customer. Until now, different sales staffs at Microsoft often sold independently into the same business account. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO62318,00.html [4] "Linux lends a hand to Sun engineers" Sun is using Linux for its handheld devices. Sun rejected far more prevalent handheld operating systems, such as Windows CE and Palm OS, for a variety of ideological and technical reasons. Sun worked closely with a team of vendors to create a rugged, PDA-sized handheld, packed with memory, running a compact version of Linux and a suite of applications ported to it. SOURCE: Network World http://nwfusion.com/news/2001/0716sun.html If you would like to comment on today's news, e-mail searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ==================================================================== ENHANCED LISTING ==================================================================== Visit St. Bernard Software in TechTarget's new Buyer's Guide. St. Bernard Software develops and markets software solutions that provide IT professionals with maximum performance and security for WindowsNT/2000, e-business and NetWare systems. With Open File Manager, your backup software can now do the job it was intended to. Open File Manager is a product of St. Bernard Software that enables ANY backup program, or operating system copy function, to capture open files-even when files are changing or still in use. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/buyersGuideVendorPage/0,289745,sid1_cid8994,00.html ==================================================================== WEB LINKS OF THE DAY -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] "Planning is the key to a successful Exchange 2000 migration" This Gartner Group research note offers valuable tips for avoiding common Exchange migration pitfalls. Topics include why it's so important to have separate project teams for your Active Directory and Exchange 2000 implementations, how to understand factors that will affect your migration costs, what you'll need to do to clean up your old Exchange infrastructure and why you should expect at least a six- to nine-month planning and testing window prior to the first production deployment. SOURCE: TechRepublic (Free registration is required) http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00320010621ggp01.htm [2] "MEC 2001" September 30 through October 4, Microsoft is holding its annual Microsoft Exchange Conference in Orlando, Florida. The theme for this conference is infrastructure planning and deployment, with sessions planned on Exchange, Windows, SharePoint Portal Server, Mobile Information Server and more. Tracks include Administration and Management, Deployment and Planning, Mobility, Business Integration, Technology Briefings and Collaboration. SOURCE: Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/corpevents/MEC2001/ ==================================================================== WIN! WIN! WIN! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Our July Tip of the Month contest is still going strong! Get in on the action for your chance to win this month's grand prize -- a Garmin eMap handheld GPS! Help us pick this month's winners! 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We turn to the land of the rising sun for simultaneous breakthroughs in health and fashion. A Japanese company says it has developed a fiber containing a chemical that turns to Vitamin C on contact with human skin. The juiced up T-shirts will have the equivalent vitamin content of two lemons. No word yet on what the tees will actually look like, but the smart money is on fan-favorites such as "Have a nice day" and "I'm with stupid." SOURCE: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1442000/1442057.stm ==================================================================== If you would like to sponsor this or any TechTarget newsletter, please contact Mike Kelly 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. 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