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NEWS AND TOP STORIES - The MCSE reprieve - Group: MS license delay 'not enough' - Microsoft slams 'information anarchy' - InterTrust widens Microsoft infringement complaint - OEMs delivering XP systems - Wizards learn new Group Policy trick 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Poll: What's your take on IIS? - Ask the Expert: How can I be sure I really got rid of the NIMDA virus? - Know IT All Question: #46 - Books and Training: Admin911: Windows 2000 DNS & WINS - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! - The Missing Link: US Net user saves Brit trapped in shed ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY The MCSE reprieve | searchWin2000 Last week Redmond offered some clemency, deciding that MCSEs on Windows NT 4.0 will keep their certification indefinitely. Those certifications were condemned and sentenced to a December 31, 2001 execution date -- why the about-face? SearchWin2000 certification expert Ed Tittel has a few ideas. http://www.searchwin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci776484,00.html MORE INFORMATION: Taking the exam? Curious about the future of the MCSE? Check out http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752951,00.html. Got certification questions? Ask Ed Tittel at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285126,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news Group: MS license delay 'not enough' | IT Week A UK IT interest group is pleased that Microsoft has pushed its Software Assurance deadline to July 31, 2002, but members of the Infrastructure Forum would like to see more options. The group doesn't think MS understands how worried businesses are about the license changes that Gartner predicts could jack up software costs by up to 107%. Microsoft slams 'information anarchy' | vnunet Too much information? A Microsoft security expert says the open nature of the security community is a double-edged sword. Scott Culp says the "full disclosure" approach to dealing with vulnerabilities can actually do more harm than good because it gives the bad people the weapons they need to do their dirty deeds. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news :::::::::::::: ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS STORIES ::::::::::::: All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - InterTrust widens Microsoft infringement complaint - OEMs delivering XP systems - Wizards learn new Group Policy trick ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWINDOWS2000 POLL | What's your take on IIS? This week we'd like to know what you think about all the press surrounding Microsoft's Internet Information Server. What's your take on IIS? Click over to http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll and tell us in our new poll. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Mark Edmead Dear Ask the Expert, I've got a computer workstation that is affected by the Nimda virus. Once I do a cleanup, how can I make sure that the virus has really been removed? Is monitoring the amount of free space on the hard disk (allowing for the normal fill rate) enough? See expert Mark Edmead's response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid418676_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY | #46 This IBM family of products is a relational database management system for large business computers. a. DBA b. B2B c. PHP d. RDF e. DB2 >>CLICK to see if you are correct http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci776332,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BOOKS AND TRAINING | Admin911 : Windows 2000 DNS & WINS Author Dustin Sauter shares problem-solving strategies and troubleshooting tips for DNS and WINS in a survivor guide for busy system administrators. This handy reference shows you how to immediately fix problems that may occur at any stage -- from initial planning to maintenance. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=0072131543&partner_id=73 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST | Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! October's Tip of the Month contest is in full swing! This month's super cool prize is a Nintendo Game Boy Advance Classics Game Pack II, which includes an indigo blue Game Boy Advance, PowerPak and Worm Light Advance accessories, and FIVE games: Ms. Pac Man, Pole Position, Dig Dug, Galaga, and Galaxian! Don't miss your chance to win this awesome prize package! Submit your Windows-related tip today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | US Net user saves Brit trapped in shed A shed, where low-tech usually rules, is not the place you'd expect digital technology to save the day. But a British bloke in Blackburn sure is glad his outbuilding is outfitted with a PC and an Internet connection. The shed surfer somehow got locked inside and couldn't get out. But this was no Brit out of luck. He got online and dispatched an SOS to a user group message board. Someone across the pond, in the U.S., got the message and called Blackburn police. The guy's biggest challenge was convincing users his shed situation was no shenanigan. >> CLICK: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22230.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >>>>>> Sponsored by VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company <<<<<<< Secure your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Grab your copy of VeriSign's FREE Guide, "Securing Your Web site for Business," and you'll learn everything you need to know about using 128-bit SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions, secure your corporate intranets and authenticate your Web sites. 128-bit SSL is serious security for your online business. Get it now! http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n094456080057000 ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, White Papers, and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ MARGARET ROUSE, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your Ask the Expert questions or post them in our Discussion Forums for a quicker response. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. 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