==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS August 23, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ==================================================================== Do you need to encrypt all your online transactions? Secure corporate intranets? Authenticate your Web site? Whatever security your site needs, you'll find the perfect solution in this FREE Guide from VeriSign, "Securing Your Web site for Business." Get your copy today to learn the facts! Click here! http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n094540330003000 ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Sun dismisses Hailstorm as just one piece of puzzle" Sun is spelling out a key difference between its Web services strategy and Microsoft's. A Sun official says, in a nutshell, that Microsoft's Hailstorm builds its own infrastructure, whereas Sun allows service providers the independence to build their own infrastructures. And the more infrastructures the merrier, according to Sun. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.idg.net/ic_671151_1773_1-3921.html Still wondering just what the heck .Net is all about? Check out our lode of .Net info at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752708,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Microsoft, Razorfish develop e-business solutions on .Net [2] Consumer groups demand Microsoft show Passport [3] Infrared W2K vulnerability patched [4] Microsoft accuses Brit companies of piracy [1] "Microsoft, Razorfish develop e-business solutions on .Net" Razorfish is sharpening its relationship with Microsoft - the two companies have sent four .Net-based e-business tools to market. The tools include digital business design, knowledge management and customer relationship enhancement technologies. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=29162 [2] "Consumer groups demand Microsoft show Passport" Consumer watchdogs and privacy buffs are meeting with Microsoft this week to talk privacy and Passport. Are the two mutually exclusive? There are fears that Redmond's repository of customer info could be compromised and the info leaked. The company is meeting with the Center for Democracy and Technology to address those concerns. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169311.html [3] "Infrared W2K vulnerability patched" Add another patch to the security "quilt." Microsoft has created a patch to seal a flaw with Win2k's infrared devices. The flaw could be an unlocked door for, yes, you guessed, DoS attacks. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4870 [4] "Microsoft accuses Brit companies of piracy" Redmond has unleashed the lawyers on a pair of British companies. Pacific Computers and Taran Microsystems both stand accused of selling bogus Microsoft products. Microsoft could make examples of these Basingstoke-based firms --Redmond is really cracking down on piracy. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6947001.html?tag=owv 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! 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More than 20 days into their campaign, the site said it has collected 25 disks. At this rate, AOL will have a major cleanup on its hands in just under 3,000 years. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/21180.html ============================================================ Sponsored by - PowerQuest ============================================================ Drive Image(r) Pro 4.0 from PowerQuest(r) offers IT professionals a fast, inexpensive solution for deploying Windows 2000 desktops. With Drive Image Pro, you can deploy hundreds of new systems, as well as get users up and running in just minutes. Whether deploying Windows 2000 or distributing a new or updated application, Drive Image Pro let's you do this quickly, easily and efficiently. 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