==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS September 6, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by VERITAS ============================================================ 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! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3303242;5058249;b?http://www.amireg.com/reg.cfm?regwebID=122 ============================================================ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "DOJ won't pursue Microsoft breakup" Uncle Sam will not try to take an axe to Microsoft this time. DOJ lawyers announced today they will not aim to split up the company in this newest chapter of the antitrust case. That's one way to speed the case along -- by narrowing the list of desired remedies. SOURCE: ZDNet http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096672,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 Check out a boatload of antitrust case news at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752708,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Gartner: HP-Compaq merger unlikely to complete [2] Netcraft finds IIS locked down in wake of Code Red [3] Microsoft touts $5 billion in R&D spending [4] Microsoft discusses end-user .Net functionality [5] Review: Win XP will retire 9x [6] The Van 2.2 eases Windows upgrades [1] "Gartner: HP-Compaq merger unlikely to complete" Not gonna happen! Gartner analysts don't think HP and Compaq will be able to seal the big deal. There are just too many obstacles, including the government's blessing, questionable cost savings from the merger, and a mire of product overlaps. That's just a few of the hitches. Gartner says neither company has done a good enough job showing the benefits outweigh the risks. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/09/05/010905hnnocomplete.xml [2] "Netcraft finds IIS locked down in wake of Code Red" Netcraft makes monitoring Web servers its business, and the company has found that more and more sites running IIS are beefing up security. Netcraft says Code Red awareness and the Microsoft patch have really improved IIS systems on the Internet. But sites with the root.exe installed by Code Red II and sadmind/IIS are on the rise. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4917 There is Code Red news galore at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci751616,00.html. [3] "Microsoft touts $5 billion in R&D spending" Bill Gates says his software company is spending $5 billion per year on research. Gates thinks it's a worthwhile investment and encourages other companies not to skimp on research. One of the fruits of the five billion? A "shake clear" screen -- you could shake away this news summary as if it were written on an Etch-a-Sketch. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=29557 [4] "Microsoft researchers discuss forthcoming end-user .Net functionality" Redmond's researchers are trying to get more from .Net. They're working on "Sideshow" -- an initiative to improve communications and notifications. Users would be able to personally craft how, where, and when to receive their notifications. Sideshow will stay put on the Windows desktop. SOURCE: InfoWorld http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/09/05/010905hnmsfuture.xml [5] "Review: Win XP will retire 9x" 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. SOURCE: searchWindowsManageability http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci765194,00.html [6] "The Van 2.2 eases Windows upgrades" Virtual Access Networks' release of The Van 2.2 adds support for Windows 2000 and Office XP, in addition to a new Admin Tool. The company hopes its product will reduce the hassle of upgrading to new versions of Windows. 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Please include your name, title and company name. --------------------------------------------------------------- THE MISSING LINK --------------------------------------------------------------- A look at an off-the-wall story off the Web "Most kids prefer Net to library for homework aid - study" Libraries are supposed to be quiet -- but the Internet age is making the silence downright deafening. A recent study found that middle schoolers are making the Net their 'braries. Of the 12 to15 year-olds polled, more than 70% of the ones with Internet access depend on the Web for homework help and for finding material for school projects. Only 24% hit the shelves for most of their schoolwork information. Just think, a whole generation of kids is growing up "shush-deprived." 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