=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News November 15, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ ************** Sponsored by SurfControl ******************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000 Poll: What's your take on IIS? - Ask the Expert: Active Directory on a small network - Know IT All Question: #64 - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a mini digital camera! - Windows 2000 in the Enterprise: Take the pain out of SMS 2.0 - The Missing Link: IM usage in workplace is rising ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY MICROSOFT WARMS TO JAVA | News: searchWindowsManageability Microsoft isn't exactly hot for Java, but the company has at least warmed up to it a little, having licensed a JDBC driver to connect Java programs to SQL servers. Java may still be a four-letter word in Redmond, but Microsoft seems to realize that bleeping it out would be a mistake. http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci781459,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out our Best Web Links on Applications at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax56f,00.html and our Best Web Links on Application Development at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax51e,00.html. Ask our expert a question about application development at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285113,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT RELEASES CUMULATIVE PATCH FOR IE | News: ENT Magazine Microsoft is patching things up with IE 5.x and 6.0. A new patch out of Redmond caulks the old problems and three new ones, including a flaw which could let a third party get a gander at someone's private info. MICROSOFT ACADEMY RECRUITS WINDOWS USERS | News: ZDNet Microsoft is taking Windows to school, starting up a program called IT Academy. The idea here is to get high schoolers wise to the ways of Windows workings. Schools subscribing to it get access to materials for training students to be technicians and technology managers and receive the latest Microsoft products, including Windows XP and .NET products. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - IBM plans to bring mainframe features to Wintel server line - Microsoft business software release fuels rivalry - 7 Million Windows XP shipments - Europe's ready for Microsoft's arguments ___________________________________________________________________ *** Sponsored by Sponsored by VeriSign - The Value of Trust *** FREE E-COMMERCE SECURITY GUIDE from VeriSign--Want to kick your online sales to the next level--while protecting your company from online fraud? And do it QUICKLY, AFFORDABLY and SECURELY? 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See expert Paul Hinsberg's response: http://www.searchWin2000.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid423057_tax285115,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY | #64 This is a computer containing programs that collectively serve the needs of a large group rather than that of a single user or specialized application. a. terminal server b. Web server c. central processing unit d. enterprise server e. complex instruction set computer >>See correct answer: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci781627,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST | Win a mini digital camera! November's tip of the month contest is here! This month's super-cool prize is a PenCam 64MB Mini Digital Camera! Submit your Windows-related tip today for your chance to win! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 IN THE ENTERPRISE | Take the pain out of SMS 2.0 IT managers tell searchWindowsManageability that SMS 2.0 packs so much into one application that it's a monster to get up and running. To reduce the fear factor, sWM asked SMS expert Bill Anderson to offer tips for effective SMS 2.0 deployment and usage. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci781294,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | IM usage in workplace is rising There must be someone at your office who spends more time instant messaging and changing out icons than actually working. Pretty much everyone works with someone like that. IMs have become the personal phone calls of the computer age, but they're not just time killers anymore. They're working their way up the ladder and becoming an essential part of the workplace. The proof is in the numbers. A new report shows U.S. workers spent 4.9 billion minutes IMing in September 2001. The year before, that figure was a paltry 2.3 billion minutes. AOL is the champ, but MSN and Yahoo are on the rise. Source: InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20011114S0002 ____________________________________________________________________ ** Sponsored by Library of Computer and Information Sciences(R) ** Get a FREE book when you buy first three for just $1.99 each! Register at Library of Computer & Information Sciences, the Web's best resource for programmers and power users, and take advantage of this great deal. Today's featured book: "Windows 2000 Essential Reference". 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