==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS September 19, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by : NetIQ ==================================================================== FREE WINDOWS MANAGEMENT WHITE PAPER -- Sign up now to receive your free white paper, "Managing Your Windows Environments with Ease" from NetIQ at http://www.netiq.com/sponsor/default.asp?285. Learn how to ensure the security and integrity of your Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 systems, enforce automated business policies and organize your directories the way you like to view them. Register now! ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Nimda moving fast, puts brakes on Net" The double whammy Nimda worm is the first to infect Windows e-mail clients and network servers, giving it the potential to spread faster than Code Red or any of its variants. Nimda is generating loads of bad traffic, hindering Internet performance worldwide. Our sister site, searchSecurity, gets an inside look at the worm from TruSecure Surgeon General Russ Cooper. SOURCE: searchSecurity http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid14_gci770750,00.html Check out searchSecurity's collection of articles and expert advice on how to deal with Nimda at http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid14_gci770745,00.html. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Feds, industry contemplated Nimda curfew [2] Microsoft: All systems go for Windows XP, licensing 6.0 launches in October [3] Gartner: Beat Microsoft's licensing deadline [4] MEC 2001: The show goes on [5] Vendors combine to push Windows fault-tolerance [1] "Feds, industry contemplated Nimda curfew" A coalition of government and industry groups was so worried about Nimda's speed and appetite, it considered advising people to log off the Internet until the worm was either stopped or slowed. SOURCE: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170245.html [2] "Microsoft: All systems go for Windows XP, licensing 6.0 launches in October" Microsoft says XP and Licensing 6.0 are on course and will not be delayed. One Microsoft reseller says the terrorist attacks on the United States may affect sales and licensing of Microsoft software, including XP, but it's too early to tell just how cool the reception will be or how long it will last. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=29903 [3] "Gartner: Beat Microsoft's licensing deadline" Want to save some money? Take a quality look at your software licensing agreements with Microsoft. Gartner analysts say renewing your contracts before the new licensing structure kicks in could save your company a bundle. The new licensing agreement goes into effect October 1st. SOURCE: ENT Magazine http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4951 Read more about the Gartner report on their Web site. http://www3.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?doc_cd=100960 [4] "MEC 2001: The show goes on" Although a number of trade shows and conferences around the United States have been either postponed or cancelled in light of the terrorist attacks, MEC 2001 will go on as scheduled. SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci770956,00.html [5] "Vendors combine to push Windows fault-tolerance" A half dozen companies, including Microsoft and Intel, have put together the Fault Tolerant Server Consortium (FTSC). The group's goal is to get the word out about what's happening in the world of fault-tolerance. FTSC will focus on the latest fault-tolerant technologies dealing with Intel-based systems running Windows 2000. 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It's a hoax spreading faster than a worm looking for an inbox. Some e-mails claim the 16th century French forecaster Nostradamus saw the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center coming. One quoted text making the rounds only roughly relates to Nostradamus' prophecies. Another quoted text, which seems curiously detailed ("in the city of York there will be a great collapse, two twin brothers torn apart by chaos"), is just plain bogus and never came from Nostradamus' mind or his pen, according to www.nostradamus-repository.org. Remember this before you forward any fake forecasts from the Frenchman to your friends. SOURCE: Reuters http://www.msnbc.com/news/628417.asp ============================================================ Sponsored by - MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 2001 ============================================================ MEC 2001 will now have more than 200 in-depth sessions and hands-on labs. 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