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SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_688504_1794_9-10000.html Check out our collection of stories on the antitrust case at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752708,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Two states insist Windows XP be focus of Microsoft trial [2] DOJ decision limits impact on Microsoft users [3] Code Blue virus exploits IIS [4] VMware wins deal with Microsoft [1] "Two states insist Windows XP be focus of Microsoft trial" The attorneys general for California and New York have asked Uncle Sam to keep a close eye on Windows XP's launch -- both men think XP has anticompetitive potential and don't want the new OS to be Microsoft's vise on the Internet. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169907.html [2] "DOJ decision limits impact on Microsoft users" The DOJ decision doesn't sit well with the security community. Experts say Microsoft isn't inspired to make its products as secure as they can be. Why? Because they have so little competition. If Uncle Sam says the company is ok as-is, won't they keep on making buggy and vulnerable products? SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=29603 [3] "Code Blue virus exploits IIS" How does the new Code Blue blow into your world? Security experts say it attacks by exploiting the "Folder Traversal" vulnerability in IIS. SOURCE: vnunet http://www.vnunet.com/News/1125322 Microsoft has a patch to protect a Web server against a Folder Traversal travesty at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/Security/Bulletin/ms00-078.asp. [4] "VMware wins deal with Microsoft" VMware and Microsoft are now working together. 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