=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News November 14, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ *********** Sponsored by St. Bernard Software ******************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Disaster Recovery 101 - Best Web Links: Migration Tools - Know IT All Question: #63 - Bill Boswell's Admin Corner: File System Security - The Missing Link: Mercedes demos drive-by info gathering ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY MICROSOFT SLASHES MOM PRICES | News: ENT Magazine MOM is being marked down! Microsoft has slashed the price of Microsoft Operations Manager and its new add-on Application Management Pack by hundreds of dollars to $349 per processor. The deal is good until April 30. To use the pack, you must buy MOM. The pack extends MOM to BackOffice and .NET applications. http://www.entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=5078 FOR MORE INFORMATION: MOM has a special place in her heart for Exchange. We have three special places on our site for Exchange: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax586,00.html and http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci772552,00.html. If that's not enough info for you, ask our expert about Exchange at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285117,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news XDEGREES SHIPS P-P PLATFORM WITH .NET MY SERVICES | News: InfoWorld Got a hundred grand handy? Wanna see .NET at work? You might want to look into XDegrees' new system. The peer-to-peer company has packed .Net MyServices into its new P2P application-sharing platform. The product is aimed at the enterprise and makes use of Passport and MS Messenger. COMDEX: DEVELOPERS AND VISUAL STUDIO.NET | News: IDG News What does it take to get Visual Studio.NET early? A paid subscription. Microsoft says only paying subscribers to MSDN will be privy to the final version of the software by the end of 2001. Everyone else will have to hold out until Feb. 13. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Look before you leap into Web services - Virus definition update rings false alarm on Nimda - ICANN: Key Net servers are vulnerable - DoS vulnerability found in Windows XP ___________________________________________________________________ *** Sponsored by Library of Computer and Information Sciences(R) *** Get a FREE book when you buy first three for just $1.99 each! 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SearchWindowsManageability's disaster recovery articles reveal what's top IT pros do to protect and recover data and tell stories of virus attacks. >>CLICK for Featured Topic http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci779906,00.html >>CLICK for previous Featured Topics http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Migration Tools Many analysts recommend using third-party tools to assist in a Win2k migration. But which tool is best for your organization? From Microsoft's Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT) to Aelita, NetIQ and BindView, you'll find reviews and information on all the leading migration aids available, so you can select the migration tool that's right for you. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285703,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION | #63 This is a variable value (for example, a "last modified" date) that a server can include in an HTML file before it sends it to the requestor. a. end effector b. data set c. active server page d. server-side include e. instruction >>CLICK for correct answer: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci781439,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BILL BOSWELL'S ADMIN CORNER | File System Security What are your strategies for handling the daily grind of assigning access to files and folders permissions and encryption? This week's first-in-a-series of high level discussions with site expert Bill Boswell focuses on permissions and encryption. Do you use Explorer or command-line tools? Have you developed scripts? Is there a utility that makes this task easier? Join Bill in the new Admin Corner of the Administrator Forum and share your own experiences and techniques: http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/772!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand>= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Mercedes demos drive-by info gathering Imagine driving your C320 sedan down the highway, listening to your favorite Ashford and Simpson CD, then BAM! -- you're broadsided by a truckload of data. Mercedes is the driving force behind just such a concept. The wireless option, called DriveBy InfoFueling, would give drivers up-to-the-second traffic reports, maps, and songs they may have heard, liked and wanted to store in their stereo. This technology is still a ways down the road. Mercedes is demonstrating a prototype this week at Comdex. Source: allNetDevices http://www.allnetdevices.com/wireless/news/2001/11/13/mercedes_demos.html ____________________________________________________________________ ****** Sponsored by VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company ******* Protect your servers with 128-bit SSL encryption! Get VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business." You will learn everything you need to know about using SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions for serious online security. 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