======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS July 27, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid1,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ======================================================== FREE WINDOWS MANAGEMENT WHITE PAPER -- Sign up now to receive your free white paper, "Managing Your Windows Environments with Ease" from NetIQ at http://www.netiq.com/sponsor/default.asp?285. Learn how to ensure the security and integrity of your Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 systems, enforce automated business policies and organize your directories the way you like to view them. Register now! ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Sparks fly at open source debate" Microsoft this week took its views of open-source right into the heart of the open source community. Microsoft executives tried to explain Redmond's perspective at the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in San Diego. Craig Mundie told the crowd Microsoft is embracing several pluses of the open-source movement, but is rejecting the General Public License. The response to Mundie's speech? In a nutshell: "Whatever!" SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5094814,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 What do you think about Microsoft rejecting the General Public License? Do you think they are making a good business decision or do you think they are trying to avoid the open source movement? Sound Off at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: How do you feel about Microsoft's position on the GPL? Go to http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/poll and tell us. Don't forget that today is the last day to catch security expert Mark Edmead in the Administrator Discussion Forum at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?50@@.ee83d68. Next week, your guru for administration and performance, William Boswell, will be in the Administrator Discussion Forum. You will be able to catch him live Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 12-1 EDT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Justice Department asks court to deny Microsoft rehearing [2] Microsoft says it doesn't expect objections to delay Windows XP [3] Windows XP Release Candidate 2 to be released during next few days [4] Spotlight eases beta testing [5] Microsoft previews federated service for Passport and Windows.Net [6] Microsoft to divulge more XML plans [1] "Justice Department asks court to deny Microsoft rehearing" Uncle Sam's lawyers along with the 18 state attorneys general facing off with Microsoft have officially asked the U.S. Court of Appeals to shoot down Redmond's request for a rehearing. Last week, Microsoft asked the court to have another listen to the part of the case that involved the relationship between Internet Explorer Web browser code and Windows. SOURCE: IDG News http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/07/26/010726hnmsappeal.xml [2] "Microsoft says it doesn't expect objections to delay Windows XP" Microsoft has told a gaggle of financial analysts that XP is on schedule, despite potential legal hurdles that stand in its way. SOURCE: Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/ms072701.htm [3] "Windows XP Release Candidate 2 to be released during next few days" Damn the torpedoes! MS is going full steam ahead with XP. Redmond plans to get the second release candidate of XP out the door within a few days. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=28526 [4] "Spotlight eases beta testing" Quest Software's Spotlight product helped Del Rey Technologies pinpoint exactly where problems might be in the network to help with in-house scalability testing. SOURCE: searchWindowsManageability http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci757286,00.html [5] "Microsoft previews federated service for Passport and Windows.Net" How will Microsoft get .Net apps and Hailstorm in synch? With its corporate federated service - Redmond is showing off its .Net corporate federated service this week. Thursday Microsoft showed off the federation between its Passport authentication service and the Active Directory in the Windows.Net server. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=28548 [6] "Microsoft to divulge more XML plans" August will be "XML Month" at Microsoft - that's when the company plans to show off more of its XML plans. XML is a driving force of .Net. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6694161.html?tag=lthd 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] "Deploy Windows XP now or wait? Issues for small and midsize organizations to weigh" When Windows XP becomes available in October, it will bring increased reliability, manageability and ease of use, optimized mobility and an Internet-enabled platform - features that will benefit organizations of all sizes. But whether to deploy Win2k Pro now or wait for Redmond's latest OS is going to require a judgment call, says author Robert Williams. SOURCE: Windows 2000 Advantage http://www.windowsnt-advantage.com/features/06-18-01_deploy.asp [2] "Windows XP" Microsoft's official Windows XP site provides general product information, news and reviews, and screen shots of the new interface. SOURCE: Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/guide/newlook.asp ------------------------------------------------------- FREE TRAINING COURSE ------------------------------------------------------- Win2000 Network Security Design - Providing Secure Access in Remote Networks This course covers demand-dial routing as a feature of RRAS security and also explains the LAN and WAN routing protocols supported by RRAS. You will learn about RRAS security strategies and will learn to configure the RRAS callback options used to verify identities of clients and servers. You will learn about the components of a virtual private network and about the features of the VPN tunneling protocols, PPTP and L2TP. You will learn about router-to-router and remote access VPN connections as well as L2TP and PPTP packet filtering in VPN connections for input and output filters. The features and functions of a RADIUS server and IAS security-related features will also be covered. Finally, you will learn about the IP-based services available in Windows 2000 for IP-based clients. http://win2k.gofcs.com/products/by_product/WT0450/index.html ------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------- Did the appeals court make the right call? 25% Uncle Sam needs to fine the pants off Microsoft. That place is monopoly central! (119 votes) 24% I just want good products and good service. Nothing else really matters - the good companies will make it. (112 votes) 17% Yes, splitting up the company wouldn't have helped nurture competition anyway. (79 votes) 15% Bad call! MS needs to be split up - its grip is way too tight. (69 votes) 12% Yes, breaking Microsoft in two (or more) would have been too harsh. (55 votes) 8% How about a settlement? I'm tired of reading about the issue. (36 votes) Total votes: 470 ------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK ------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Video toothbrush hunts 'debris'" For those who think flossing is not enough: An electronic toothbrush with a camera that can track down every last scrap of food left in your mouth. Even though regular brushing could miss up to 40% of the food particles hiding in the crevices of your teeth, experts say a tool like this isn't necessary to maintain healthy teeth. Sure, but wouldn't it be neat to have after eating a box of Oreos? 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