=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News November 19, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ ******************* Sponsored by NetIQ ************************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Can Windows and Linux coexist? - Best Web Links: TCP/IP - Know IT All Question: #66 - Discussion Day in the Forums: The skinny on certification - The Missing Link: Depressed dot-com offers free Prozac ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY MICROSOFT SHIPS WINDOWS .NET BETA 3 | News: CRN "Tripp's" time has come! The third beta version of Windows.NET is ready for the testing. This is the server sibling to XP and preps the Windows server for the Web services market by mixing the .NET framework with a veritable stew of protocols, including XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. The server's target ship date is the first half of 2002. http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=31530 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out our Best Web Links on servers at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax535,00.html. Loads of .NET information resides at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci761379,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEB SERVICES DIRECTORY PUT TO THE TEST | News: CNET Universal Description, Discovery and Integration (UDDI) may make a little more sense thanks to an updated test version of a public Web services directory. IBM, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and SAP launched the directory today -- it's a virtual Yellow Pages that connects businesses wanting to do business online. BIZTALK SERVER POISED FOR BATTLE | News: InfoWorld BizTalk is becoming the talk of the enterprise application integration (EAI) market. MS says BizTalk server will put its competition, namely webMethods, Vitria, and CrossWorlds out of business. WebMethods says BizTalk can't walk the walk, being too immature to hack it when it comes to solving integration problems. Giga says BizTalk won't kill off other EAI vendors, but that it is enterprise-worthy and will give them a run for the money. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - WinXP decisions may depend on .NET - Feds seize largest pirated software stash ever - Fast NT/2000 and XP recovery tools ___________________________________________________________________ ******* Sponsored by Library of Computer & Library Sciences******* 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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This week's featured topic will help you decide. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci780927,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | TCP/IP Whether you are curious about TCP/IP, looking to refresh you memory, or studying for an exam, the articles, primers and troubleshooting tips in this collection of Best Web Links will help you better understand this complex protocol. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax558,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY | #66 This is a freely available Web server that is distributed under an open source license. a. Apache b. Linux c. GNU d. Open Service Gateway Initiative e. Unix >>See correct answer: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci782183,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DISCUSSION DAY IN THE FORUMS | The skinny on certification Who: Site expert Ed Tittel When: Tuesday, November 20, from 11-3 EST. Confused about all the recent changes to the MCSE credential? Certification guru and site expert Ed Tittel will answer your questions on recently revamped certification requirements for MCSE on NT 4.0, MCSE on Windows 2000, and the new Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA). Join him in the searchWin2000 Administrator forum! Questions and comments may be posted ahead of time. http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand>= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Depressed dot-com offers free Prozac Eli Lilly is down in the dumps over depressed Prozac sales. WebMD has been blue about its red bottom line. So the two bummed businesses are teaming up for a proactive Prozac promotion aimed to make them healthier and you happier. The drug firm and the dot-com are offering Americans a month's supply of free Prozac. Some critics think the companies are exploiting unease in America, but Lilly claims this is just another treatment option for those already diagnosed with depression. Source: Reuters http://digitalmass.boston.com/news/2001/11/16/prozac.html ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: 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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