======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS July 24, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ======================================================== FREE E-BOOK: Register now to read the latest chapter of "The Definitive Guide to Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 Migration" - a FREE eBook brought to you by NetIQ and Realtimepublishers.com. Get hands-on field experience as industry experts tackle both Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 in a single book. Register now at http://www.netiq.com/ebook/register.asp?Origin=SchW2KDN0724 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Senator calls for hearings on Windows XP" Windows XP apparently has one U.S. senator "extremely peeved." Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) will ask that the Senate Judiciary Committee hold hearings on Microsoft's business practices and "demand that Windows XP allow users to choose their media player, messenger service and other applications instead of being forced to use Microsoft applications." SOURCE: Reuters http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6651131.html?tag=mn_hd MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read how the threat of Congressional hearings may have Microsoft tweaking its OS plans at http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2797164,00.html. Arm your head for that trip to the water cooler - bone up on the details of the antitrust case against Microsoft. All you need to do is click over to our Featured Topics section at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752708,00.html. Have questions about viruses, passwords or encryption technology? Then don't miss Security Expert, Mark Edmead, in the Administrator Discussion Forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d68. Having a problem with Win2000 tools? Is there a tool that saved your skin? Post your thoughts in the searchWindowsManageability Management Tools Discussion Forum at http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee84c8b. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Ballmer talks .Net; McNealy scoffs [2] Survey says MCSE base salaries dropping [3] Windows emulator runs 32 OSes at once [4] Veritas, Microsoft team to increase SQL data availability [5] Data analysis vendor Spotfire upgrades software [1] "Ballmer talks .Net; McNealy scoffs" Steve Ballmer says Microsoft won't reap the financial rewards of its .Net strategy for years. But Sun's Scott McNealy says the "cha-chings" of .Net will begin much sooner than Redmond would have everyone believe. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6651773.html?tag=mn_hd [2] "Survey says MCSE base salaries dropping" If you're a Microsoft certified systems engineer, you're being marked down! A new survey shows the average base salary for MCSEs has dipped 7% compared to last year, from $67,800 to $63,400. That's the bad news; the good news is that if you have Windows 2000 certification, your average annual income is $4,400 higher than someone certified in Windows NT Server 4.0. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010724S0001 [3] "Windows emulator runs 32 OSes at once" Connectix is shipping a product that lets machines running Windows 2000, Windows NT or Windows Me host and run up to 32 different Intel-based operating systems concurrently. Virtual PC is built to avoid compatibility problems and may be worth looking at if your company uses a bunch of systems or is pondering upgrades. Connectix claims you could run XP as a guest and get a taste of it before you upgrade. SOURCE: IT Week http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2795473,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest [4] "Veritas, Microsoft team to increase SQL data availability" Veritas and Microsoft say they are working together to boost the availability of SQL Server 2000. The two companies will pair off to deliver product suites aimed at backup for Windows 2000 Server and SQL Server 2000; online management, which adds functionality for Windows 2000 Advanced Server; and high availability, which also includes Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=28443 [5] "Data analysis vendor Spotfire upgrades software" Spotfire says the latest release of its DecisionSite data analysis software adds XML-based configuration tools, improved visualization features and preconfigured analytic applications for vertical markets. The technology now supports the Solaris operating system in addition to Windows NT. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO62471,00.html If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. --------------------------------------------------------- WEB LINKS OF THE DAY --------------------------------------------------------- [1] ".Net gets XML right" BizTalk Server 2000 was chosen as an eWEEK Analyst's Choice due to the "impressive standard it has set for functionality and usability of XML processing." Reviewer Jim Rapoza writes, "BizTalk Server 2000 is an excellent platform for managing XML data processing among businesses and is one of the best first-version offerings eWEEK Labs has seen from Microsoft." SOURCE: eWEEK http://www.zdnet.com/enterprise/stories/win2000/0,13023,2694005,00.html [2] "Developing for .Net" Author Jon Udell provides a blueprint of the "second-generation Web" from a .Net perspective. He takes a look at how XML, components, objects, frameworks, glue, protocols, middleware and tools work in .Net and what these changes mean for the future of Web services and the Internet as a whole. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58265,00.html --------------------------------------------------------- BUYER'S GUIDE --------------------------------------------------------- Visit NetIQ Corporation in TechTarget's new Buyer's Guide. 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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 "Study: Net use doesn't increase depression after all" A report issued a few years ago that suggested that people who use the Internet at home are at greater risk of becoming depressed or lonely apparently isn't true anymore. According to a recent study, the poor mental health effects of the Internet have disappeared. The psychologist who conducted both studies said that either the Internet has changed or people have learned to use it more constructively. So you might not be depressed any more, but using the Internet still might make you a bit edgy. 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