==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS September 17, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by : SECURITY MANAGER ==================================================================== Want to keep the bad guys out? Learn how by reading NetIQ's security guide, "Jack the Hacker Tells All: Insights into Security Dos and Don'ts." Learn security defenses, how to protect your organization and ways to respond to security threats before they become major incidents from Jack, the reformed hacker. Download now: http://www.netiq.com/sponsor/default.asp?305 ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Vendors prep Windows XP PCs, sales uncertain XP: We've got it covered." Analysts and economists think XP might get an unseasonably cool reception when it hits the shelves October 25th -- fallout from the terror of September 11th. IDC analysts don't see corporate moves to XP until 2002. IDC also says that brisk sales of Windows XP licenses don't guarantee Microsoft will increase its operating system sales. Because of Redmond's new volume licensing program, some sales of Windows XP licenses will come at the expense of upgrades to other OSes, particularly Windows 2000. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_695620_1773_1-3921.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] IDC: 73 million Windows XP users in 2002 [2] Datacenter faces an uphill climb [3] Microsoft-specific storage solutions proliferate [4] Disaster recovery for Windows environments [5] Microsoft Judge extends deadline for status report [1] "IDC: 73 million Windows XP users in 2002" IDC analysts predict Microsoft will sell more than 73 million XP licenses by the end 2002. According to their crystal ball, XP will make up nearly 70% of all Windows products by that time. SOURCE: Wininformant http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22504 [2] "Datacenter faces an uphill climb" When it comes to Datacenter, Microsoft has the goods; now it just needs the respect. Redmond needs references and good "word of mouth" PR in order to build the reputation required to compete in the high-end market and make a run at Unix systems. Right now, Datacenter doesn't have enough cheerleaders outside Microsoft, although a Gartner analyst expects that to change next year. SOURCE: Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63943,00.html [3] "Microsoft-specific storage solutions proliferate" A surge of storage solutions has been hitting the market in the last few weeks. Network Appliance and OTG Software have rolled storage-related products for Exchange 2000, CommVault is shoring up SharePoint Portal Server, and Maxtor plans to team up with OTG and Legato for Windows-powered network attached storage solutions. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4946 [4] "Disaster recovery for Windows environments" Some of the disaster recovery research Gartner is making freely available deals with tools and technologies for Windows environments, namely products by Legato and NSI. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4947 [5] "Microsoft Judge extends deadline for status report" Microsoft and the Justice Department have two extra days to turn in their status reports -- they're now due on Thursday. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted both sides' request for more time with regard to the terrorist attacks of one week ago. 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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 "Games biz reacts to terrorist attacks" The shockwaves of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington are so pervasive, even the gaming industry is reacting with respect. Several companies have delayed or scrapped games that could be considered offensive in the context of the attacks. Spider-Man 2 has been recalled while developers edit out a building which looks something like the World Trade Center. A game called Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty may get a tweak -- it shows the pre-attack New York skyline. And, many shopkeepers have taken Red Alert 2 off the shelves. The game's box shows New York's skyline burning with the World Trade Center shadowing the ruins. 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