==================================================================== SEARCHWIN2000 DAILY NEWS September 24, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news/0,,sid1,00.html ==================================================================== Sponsored by : NetIQ ==================================================================== FREE ACTIVE DIRECTORY TOOL Get essential, real-time diagnostics for Microsoft Active Directory with NetIQ's ADcheck - your powerful, free diagnostic tool. With ADcheck, you can quickly check domain controllers, domains and replication. After the first test, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. Download your FREE copy now at http://www.netiq.com/f/form/form.asp?id=30 ==================================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "The Linux love affair: Will users ever be able to commit?" The penguin may be a flightless bird on the ice, but it has really taken off in the enterprise. But is it ready for prime time? Some TechTarget users sound off on Linux, and why they want to "keep dating" but they're not ready to "go steady." SOURCE: searchWin2000 http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci772389,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS -------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] Ditch Microsoft IIS now, says Gartner [2] MS vows rewritten IIS, more patches [3] New worm exploits terrorist attacks [4] Microsoft's Gates pushes on with Big Apple launch for Windows XP [1] "Ditch Microsoft IIS now, says Gartner" Ouch! Gartner says if Code Red and Nimda have hit you, it's time to drop what you're doing and find an alternative to IIS - maybe iPlanet or Apache. Gartner apparently thinks IIS is still too buggy -- analysts even recommend keeping your distance from .Net until IIS is "completely rewritten." SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21853.html [2] "MS vows rewritten IIS, more patches" Microsoft plans to rewrite IIS 6.0 and have it ready by the end of next year. That's a long time to wait, so Redmond will also make some interim security tools available, like an IIS Lockdown tool in Windows 2000 SP3 and an early release of .Net Server's Auto Update tool. SOURCE: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/21869.html [3] "New worm exploits terrorist attacks" How twisted is this: Some virus writers are apparently exploiting the events of 9/11 to spread their work. A worm called W32.Vote and WTC.exe comes as an e-mail message asking for peace between America and Islam. But it's really a wolf in dove's clothing, unleashing a payload that wipes out the PC's system files and overwrites HTML files. Don't open that attachment! SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7285953.html?tag=owv [4] "Microsoft's Gates pushes on with Big Apple launch for Windows XP" Validating New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani's statement that New York is open for business, Bill Gates said the show will go on as planned -- XP will be launched October 25th in New York at the Marriott Marquis Theatre in Times Square. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=30113 If you would like to comment on today's news, email searchWin2000.com News Editor Ed Parry at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. ==================================================================== ASK THE EXPERT ==================================================================== Dear Ask the Expert, I have a job installing computers for a major corporation. I would like to stay in IT when this job is finished. Is there any place I can find out what specific IT skills employers are still looking for? 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As Internet start-ups go belly up, laid off employees are bellying up to the spoils. More and more disillusioned workers are stealing stuff -- looting laptops, heisting handhelds, mooching monitors, pilfering printers and filching furniture like they were consolation prizes. Insurance companies and security experts nationwide say employee theft is on the rise, especially in the technology industry. The "you lay me off, I'll rip you off" mentality isn't really even hurting its intended targets. Asset-management companies, furniture leasing companies and other firms that loaned the failed companies their equipment are the ones smarting from the stealing. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-7285664.html?tag=nbs ============================================================ Sponsored by - SURFCONTROL ============================================================ "I was one of the 750,000 SirCam victims. 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