==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS September 5, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by VERITAS ============================================================ Visit http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3303242;5058249;b?http://www.amireg.com/reg.cfm?regwebID=122 for your chance to win a FREE VERITAS VISION2001 Conference Pass - a $995 value. VERITAS VISION2001, the premier storage management event of the year, is November 4-8, 2001 in Dallas. Hear industry technology leaders such as Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, and Per Larsen, VP of eServer Solutions at IBM, present their latest product strategies that address the growing challenges in data management. Register today! ============================================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Users left with plenty of questions in wake of deal" What will be left of Compaq? What technologies will be absorbed by HP? What redundant technologies will be eliminated? HP and Compaq users need to know. SOURCE: searchHP http://www.searchhp.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid6_gci765248,00.html More HP-Compaq stories: Analysts split on HP's Compaq acquisition http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci765204,00.html Merger may complicate Microsoft relations http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci765283,00.html Be sure to tell us what you think of the big deal. Go to http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/poll and vote in our poll. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] S. Korea portal sues Microsoft over Windows XP [2] Windows XP Embedded enters Beta 2 [3] 64-bit XP to be generally available Oct. 25 [4] SirCam worm shows no sign of stopping [5] MOM puts Windows systems data on tap [1] "S. Korea portal sues Microsoft over Windows XP" South Korea's largest Internet portal isn't exactly giddy over XP. Daum Communications has filed a complaint with the Korea Fair Trade Commission, saying XP's bundling of application software is bad business. Daum also plans to seek a court injunction against the sale of Windows XP in Korea. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/014974.htm [2] "Windows XP Embedded enters Beta 2" Windows XP Embedded has gone into the Beta 2 stage. Look for a release within 90 days of XP's release October 25th. It will have more than 10,000 components that developers can use to craft operating systems for devices ranging from thin clients to residential gateways to retail point-of-sale devices to set-top boxes. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4915 [3] "64-bit XP to be generally available Oct. 25" Microsoft has synchronized its releases -- XP 64-bit Edition will be generally available at the same time as its 32-bit siblings -- Oct. 25th. This means Microsoft will have a formal, supported 64-bit operating systems available for clients. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4916 [4] " SirCam worm shows no sign of stopping " What do J Lo and SirCam have in common? They're both chart toppers! Nearly two months after it appeared, SirCam is still number one on the watch lists of most antivirus firms. Security researchers say SirCam is thriving thanks to complacency -- not enough people are battening down the hatches to keep it away. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096586,00.html?chkpt=zdnnp1tp01 [5] "MOM puts Windows systems data on tap" What does Microsoft Operations Manager have that "generic" management products, such as HP OpenView, lack? A MOM expert answers that question and explains how MOM can help IT managers track and manage system and application performance. 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