=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News November 28, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ *********** Sponsored by St. Bernard Software ******************
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NEWS AND TOP STORIES - Microsoft unveils 2002 Certified Partner Program benefits - Microsoft tosses a DIME for Web services - "Shadow copy" falls on .NET server horizon - Microsoft solution for intranets backed major players - Running Windows applications on Linux could lower TCO - Senate reportedly to query regulators on Microsoft - Windows XP joins embedded systems battle 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: The Database Race - Bill Boswell's Admin Corner: Solve a problem and win a prize! - Best Web Links: Active Directory replication - Live Audio Event: Unleashing built-in Win2k Tools - Know IT All Question: #71 - The Missing Link: Keeping a who's-naughty list ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY MS CERTIFIED PARTNER BENEFITS 2002 | News: CRN Microsoft's Certified Partners: If you're asking "what's in it for me" for 2002, the answers are free internal-use licenses for SQL Server, SharePoint Portal Server, Windows XP, Project 2002, Visio 2002 Professional and MapPoint 2002; 50% off any additional client licenses beyond the 10 free licenses offered; and two free, internal-use server licenses instead of one. And three French hens. http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=31673 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Got questions about Win2k costs? Check out our Featured Topic on the subject at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci558667,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT TOSSES A DIME FOR WEB SERVICES | News: InfoWorld There was no huge announcement, but earlier this month Microsoft paid the Internet Engineering Task Force a DIME. Direct Internet Message Encapsulation is a message format protocol to make certain interactions in Web services simpler -- such as the transmission of video, graphics, and audio files. "SHADOW COPY" FALLS ON .NET SERVER HORIZON | News: InfoWorld Two words to remember when it comes to Windows .NET Server -- shadow copy. Microsoft officials are tooting the horn of this feature, saying it offers a point in time view of files on a server. So if you were a little too hasty to delete something, a shadow version of your file could save you, like the snapshot features in storage technology. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - MS intranet solution backed by major players - Running Windows applications on Linux could lower TCO - Senate reportedly to query regulators on Microsoft - Windows XP joins embedded systems battle ___________________________________________________________________ ******************** Sponsored by Opalis ************************ "A network administrators tool kit" OpalisRobot automates a broad range of admin tasks including system monitoring, corrective action and job scheduling. It detects and corrects system errors & automates jobs, enabling proactive management. http://www.opalis.com?source=searchwin200011opr ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | The Database Race The database race has three big horses. The finish line? Enterprise supremacy. But before you can get supremacy, you gotta have credibility. On both fronts, Microsoft's SQL Server workhorse is gaining ground. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci782709,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BILL BOSWELL'S ADMIN CORNER | Solve a problem and win a prize! Pit your admin skills against your peers in this puzzle devised by site expert Bill Boswell. The admin who most elegantly solves the riddle with a detailed workaround wins a $25 gift certificate to the SearchWin2000 book store. Put on your thinking caps and click here: http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/829!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Active Directory replication Find out what you need to know about Active Directory replication - from configuring and troubleshooting to the tools used and how to use them. From Replication-101 to more complex replication techniques, read about it here. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285731,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIVE EVENT AUDIO CHAT | Unleashing built-in Win2k Tools Who: Barry Shilmover, MCSE and noted author of more than ten best-selling books including Windows2000 System Administrator's Black Book When: Nov 29, 2001 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) Take your Windows admin skills to the next level and learn to unleash built-in Windows 2000 tools including the net.exe command, the ntdsutil.exe utility, modifiable Visual Basic script files and more. Pre-Register here: http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=792 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY | #71 This is the delivery of information on the Web that is initiated by the information server rather than by the information user or client, as it usually is. a. content delivery b. go bosh c. push d. hypermedia e. spamdexing >>See correct answer: http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci783378,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Keeping a who's-naughty list They know when you've been stealing. They know when you've skipped school. They know when you have sassy mouth, so be good, don't break the rule. OK, that's a lame attempt to "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"ify this story, but police in London are getting downright North Polar on kids over there. Any youngster who demonstrates criminal potential will go on the law's "naughty list" -- a delinquency database that will track kids' behavior. Police and community workers will keep an eye on the naughty and use the info to study why good kids go bad and recommend therapy or substance abuse treatment programs. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,48637,00.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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