==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS August 21, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,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. 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! http://www.netiq.com/sponsor/default.asp?285 ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Ballmer says Windows XP could be ready on Friday" Why is Microsoft in a hurry to get XP out the door? Read about XP and the antitrust case in our Featured Topic section at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci761379,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] A peak under the hood of XP and .Net server [2] Compaq rethinks Java support in PCs [3] CERT warns of security hole in HP OpenView [4] Downgraded Code Red causes few problems [5] Hack insurer adds Microsoft surcharge [6] J2EE and .Net: Two roads diverge in XML [1] "A peak under the hood of XP and .Net server" Got questions? Bill Boswell's got answers. Check out our site expert's take on address space, hardware specs, Itanium, product activation licensing, migration strategies and more. SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci761795,00.html [2] "Compaq rethinks Java support in PCs" Compaq has done an about face when it comes to Java. The company has decided to go ahead and bundle a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with every Windows XP computer that goes out the door. Compaq says it changed its mind based on customer feedback. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_669400_1773_1-3921.html [3] "CERT warns of security hole in HP OpenView" HP's OpenView and Tivoli's NetView both give attackers too good a view - the two products have flaws that could let an attacker seize privileges on and possibly even commandeer servers. If you're running OpenView Version 6.1 on Solaris 2.x, HP-UX 10.20 and 11.00, or Windows NT 4/2000, you may want to look into the patch. Same goes if you're running NetView Versions 5.x and 6.x on Solaris, AIX, Tru64 Unix or Windows NT 4/2000. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_669304_1773_1-3921.html [4] "Downgraded Code Red causes few problems" The FBI says Code Red didn't make much of a mark on the Internet over the weekend. Security experts say you still need to patch Windows 2000 Professional, Server and Advanced Server and Windows NT Server if you haven't done so already. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_670114_1773_1-3921.html *Still need that patch? Go to http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci758650,00.html for more info. ** For more Code Red reading, check out the discussions currently taking place in our security forum: http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]. [5] "Hack insurer adds Microsoft surcharge" Got IIS software? Need to insure it? Get ready to pay. At least one insurance broker charges up to 15% more to cover IIS, a favorite dish of the Code Red worm. J.S. Wurzler Underwriting Managers actually jacked up IIS premiums BEFORE Code Red rocked the Internet. Wurzler also charges more to cover NT software. SOURCE: InteractiveWeek http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2805929,00.html?chkpt=zdnn_rt_latest [6] "J2EE and .Net: Two roads diverge in XML" This article spells out the differences between .Net and J2EE for Web services. It also spells out what the two competing platforms have in common -- XML. SOURCE: InternetNews http://www.internetnews.com/asp-news/article/0,,3411_868321,00.html If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ------------------------------------------------------------------- WIN! WIN! WIN! ------------------------------------------------------------------- August's Tip of the Month Contest is in full swing. Don't miss out on your chance to win this month's prize -- set of Klipsch ProMedia THX Certified Multimedia Speakers! Submit a tip today at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz758210_cts758207,00.html. ==================================================================== ASK THE EXPERT - CAN THIS IT MARRIAGE BE SAVED? =================================================================== Dear Ask the Expert, Presently, my company works in a Novell environment. We would like to go to Win2k but need to keep the Novell server because it serves as a gateway. We would like to utilize Active Directory and its other services. What would be the best plan of attack with the least amount of disruption to the users? See searchWin2000 expert Paul Hinsberg's response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid406835_tax285115,00.html Dear Ask the Expert, In my company, we have Windows NT with Proxy and Exchange server 5.5 for e-mail and Internet access. How can I block any downloading and e-mails (receiving or sending) with .exe extension files attached? See searchWin2000 expert Scott Schnoll's response: http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0723/tec-suite-07-23-01.asp ==================================================================== KNOW-IT-ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz yourself to see how much you know about this week's Featured Topic: .Net In information technology, this is a prefix that means "an underlying definition or description". a. beta b. data c. sub d. base e. meta Check to see if you are correct! http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci761804,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------------------- Did Code Red nail you? Tell us what happened in our new poll at http://searchWin2000.techtarget.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 "Workers use e-mail for flirting" The office romance has gone digital. Workers surveyed in Britain confessed to various forms of on-the-job e-mail abuses, and flirting in the virtual office was No. 1 on the offenders' hit parade. Men were the biggest offenders with 27% admitting they've sent romantic overtures through an e-mail server as compared to 13% of the women. Women said their biggest e-mail abuse was planning their social life or gossiping. Forwarding porn and jokes also ranked high on the list. 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