=============================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS August 7, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html =============================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ =============================================================== Free Migration Audiocast & White Paper from NetIQ Need to migrate a complex, heterogeneous environment to Windows 2000? Get the prescription to your problems during NetIQ's Aug. 9 audiocast, Windows 2000 Prescriptions: Your Rx for a Successful Windows 2000 Migration. Let the experts from Getronics and NetIQ prescribe a step-by-step course to a healthy migration. Register now and you'll receive a free white paper. http://webevents.road-show.com/netiq/20010809/start/register.asp?origin=srchw2k0803 =============================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "McAfee wins Net subscription patent" McAfee.com has beaten everyone to the patented punch. The security company has gotten a patent for the way it delivers its software and services over the Internet. So all the companies looking into the "software as a service over the Internet" strategy (Microsoft) better not mess with McAfee. SOURCE: The Associated Press http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6799927.html?tag=lthd MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Microsoft owns its share of patents too, and some of those could get in the way of the open-source community. Read more at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci759472,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS --------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Analysts don't expect Windows XP injunction [2] Meaner Code Red II worm appears in Asia [3] Microsoft Passport security flaws now on the radar [4] Storage technology eases allocation [1] "Analysts don't expect Windows XP injunction" There's been lots of speculation that Windows XP may pay the price for Microsoft's monopoly game. But analysts don't think the courts will "set a pick" on XP. Critics say the upcoming OS is just another poster child for Microsoft's monopolistic practices. SOURCE: Reuters http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6796806.html?tag=lh For more information on Windows XP, check out these Best Web Links: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285800,00.html. [2] "Meaner Code Red II worm appears in Asia" Code Red II, the evil of two lessers, is working its way through Asia. It's having its way with computers in China, and South Korean officials think it may have burrowed into the government's systems. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1392982l.htm [3] "Microsoft Passport security flaws now on the radar" There's a report out criticizing Microsoft's Passport technology for its potential vulnerabilities. But there's a rub to this report - it's more than one year old! It's just now beginning to send the red flags waving. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/168725.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We want to know what you think! Visit our security forum and share your thoughts on today's security issues, like the newest Code Red strain and the flaws in Microsoft's Passport technology. Just go to http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [4] "Storage technology eases allocation" InterSAN, Inc.'s storage area management software makes it easier to allocate space on a server for a new application and store it without mishap. SOURCE: searchWindowsManageability http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci759508,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **STORAGE DECISIONS 2001** For more information on setting the best storage strategy, check out Storage Decisions 2001 (SD2001). This event is sponsored by TechTarget and is unlike any other storage conference. 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And, Apply today to see if you qualify at http://www.storagedecisions.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ==================================================================== BEST WEB LINKS OF THE DAY -------------------------------------------------------------------- "The 7 habits of highly available Exchange Servers" Borrowing from the well-known book of similar name, columnist Evan Morris explains seven tactics you can use to increase the availability of your Exchange Servers. From proactive monitoring and defense strategies to clustering and hardware considerations, Morris has put together some commons sense advice that's worth a read if you're responsible for the uptime of your organization's Exchange Servers. SOURCE: Windows 2000 Magazine http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21519 "Build an entire Exchange domain with this utility" If you need to build an Exchange domain for a large number of users in a short period of time, the Exchange Directory Import Utility can be a big help, says columnist Joshua Hoskins. This tool allows you to add information to your current Exchange network or create an entire Exchange environment from a standard comma separated value (CSV) file. Importing the CSV file is a simple process that Hoskins will walk you through step-by-step. SOURCE: TechRepublic http://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?src=search&id=r00220010725hos01.htm For more Exchange resources, check out these Exchange Administration and Management Best Web Links: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287640,00.html. -------------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Microsoft has been criticizing the General Public License open-source software model, saying that it undermines the commercial software sector and hurts innovation. What is your opinion of Microsoft's position?" 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 "Another meaning for 'film short'" Two thumbs up... two thumbs down. When it comes to the latest movies, everyone's an expert. But would the Eberts and Roepers of the world dare to put their money where their thumbs are? Now, thanks to the Net, there's a way to do just that -- but it's illegal in the U.S. A British Web site is offering the chance to bet real money on the success or failure of new motion picture releases. The online movie-betting service is basically a futures market for films like Jurassic Park III and Planet of the Apes, instead of pork bellies. 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