==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS September 4, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by NetIQ ============================================================ FREE NETIQ AUDIOCAST -- SECURITY IN THE ERA OF E-BUSINESS Go one-on-one with leading security analyst Frank Prince from Forrester Research and security experts from NetIQ during our FREE audiocast, "Security in the Era of E-Business, An Analyst's Perspective." You'll gain insight on IT trends, business challenges and management issues impacting security implementations. Register today! http://webevents.road-show.com/netiq/20010911/start/register.asp?origin=srchw2ktips ============================================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SPECIAL COVERAGE OF HP ACQUISITION OF COMPAQ: "HP buying Compaq for estimated $25 billion" Hewlett-Packard's $25 billion deal to buy Compaq creates the second biggest technology company in the world, trailing only IBM, and makes HP the worldwide server leader. HP also becomes a services giant and enhances its stance in the struggling PC market. The transaction, however, has raised antitrust issues that could delay approval of the deal by U.S. and European regulators. SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764740,00.html For more on this big deal, check out these stories: 1] HP takeover brings Compaq's pioneering run to a close http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764743,00.html 2] HP-Compaq: Biggest challenges ahead http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764749,00.html 3] HP-Compaq merger should set off antitrust alarms http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764746,00.html 4] Culture, execution key to HP-Compaq deal, observers say http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764775,00.html 5] Top to bottom: HP, Compaq merger shows off overlaps http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764781,00.html 6] Fiorina: The quest continues http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci764736,00.html What do you think Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of Compaq will mean to you, the customer? Click over the http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll and tell us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Loophole emerges with Windows XP copy controls [2] Windows XP lures enterprises [3] New worms seek and destroy Code Red [4] Microsoft IIS users complacent about security [1] "Loophole emerges with Windows XP copy controls" Thanks to a licensing loophole at Microsoft, XP might not burn as big a hole in your checkbook. If you're in the market for multiple copies, you'll be saving some money -- buy one shrink-wrapped upgrade copy of XP at full price and get additional licenses at a discount. MS is also easing its controversial Product Activation policy to prevent casual copying. SOURCE: PCWorld http://www.idg.net/ic_684871_1794_9-10000.html [2] "Windows XP lures enterprises" This TechWeb article says upgrading to XP is an enterprisingly good idea thanks to improved stability and manageability, especially if your business is still using Windows 95, 98 or NT on the desktop. XP also gets along better with the old apps of those OSes -- moreso than Win2k. IDC says that "backward compatibility" is a great reason to migrate. SOURCE: TechWeb http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20010831S0008 [3] "New worms seek and destroy Code Red" Think of these new programs as a Saint Bernard looking for lost mountain climbers in the Alps. Two new worms are coming to the aid of computers struck by Code Red. CodeGreen and CRclean sniff out computers that are infected with the worm and patch them up. "Good worms" come with ethical issues -- the authors of the two aforementioned programs warn that their programs are beta or test code and are for educational purposes only. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169707.html [4] "Microsoft IIS users complacent about security " Don't be a slacker when it comes to securing IIS. A security consultant says more and more servers running IIS have unlocked back doors that leave them vulnerable to intruders. The consultant says those doors are unlocked thanks in part to sysads blindly patching away without realizing the ramifications of what they're doing. Sometimes a patch isn't enough because the system has already been hit. 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I know Exchange and SQL are resource hogs that love RAM, but this usage level is forcing what I understand to be excessive paging. I know that the optimizer has the ability to limit max RAM used, but I have been told MS suggests not doing that. What are the options? See Expert Scott Schnoll's response at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid405167_tax285117,00.html ==================================================================== KNOW-IT-ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY! ==================================================================== Solutions for a major remaining challenge to high-bandwidth applications such as on-demand television, fast Internet access, and Web pages full of multimedia effects are known as: a. Doppler effect b. fast packet technology c. last-mile technology d. load balancing e. fiber to the curb Check to see if you are correct! http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci764598,00.html ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEARCHWIN2000.COM POLL ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is XP the greatest thing since sliced bread or just another ho-hum upgrade from Microsoft? Tell us what you think in this week's poll. 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 "Stephen Hawking predicts cyborg ascendancy" Get smarter. And hurry! That's the moral of this story. Stephen Hawking, arguably the preeminent scientist of our time, told a German magazine that computers are getting so smart, they're poised to take over the world. Hawking says we humans need to tweak our DNA and re-engineer ourselves. Otherwise, machine will take over man. Hawking also suggested that we create artificial brains that work with our mushy, organic brains and don't fight them. Are you thinking the same thing -- that Hawking may have seen "The Terminator" one too many times? 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