=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News October 11, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - searchWin2000 Poll: How have you changed since 9-11? - Ask the Expert: Can I analyze trends with summary data? - Books and Training: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! - The Missing Link: Yahoo sues Yahoo ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY Windows NT 4.0 MCSEs to keep credentials | Wininformant Redmond has re-thought its NT 4.0-based MCSE policy. If you have that certification, you will be able to keep the title "MCSEs on Windows NT 4.0" indefinitely. Those credentials WERE going to expire at the end of this year. Also if you're certified on Win2k, Windows XP Professional, and Windows .Net Server you will be a "MCSE on Microsoft Windows 2000". http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=22865 MORE INFORMATION: Check out our MCSE resources at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752951,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news MAKING A STRONG ACTIVE DIRECTORY PLAN| SearchWindowsManageability Implement a poor Active Directory design, and your organization will feel a lot of pain as you change it. A Windows 2000 migration expert offers a planning guide that can help you avoid that pain. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci773855,00.html BALLMER GETS GROOVE, CAPPELLAS IN "IN THE GROOVE AT ITXPO | searchSystemManagement Wednesday's keynotes at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., featured some searing statements by Microsoft's Steve Ballmer and some fancy footwork from Compaq CEO Michael Capellas. http://searchsystemsmanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid20_gci775123,00.html 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 - BALLMER DISMISSES SUN'S PASSPORT RIVAL - MICROSOFT DENIES IT MISLED EC INVESTIGATORS - XP PRODUCT ACTIVATION PASSES PRIVATE SECURITY AUDIT ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 POLL | How have you changed since 9-11? It's been one month since the terrorist attacks. Please take a moment let us know whether your company's policies have changed in the last month. We'd really like to know whether the attacks have made a difference in your work environment. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll/1,289525,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Steven Toole Dear Ask the Expert, I want to create a database that allows me to analyze our storage management and project future storage needs. I'll be using an SQLServer 7.0 and an SQLServer 2000 with locks, parentals, and stored procedures. Can I get reasonable results just by populating the database with summary data? See Expert Steven Toole's reply: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid409877_tax288041,00.html .com/ateQuestionNResponse/0, 289625,sid33_cid411083_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BOOKS AND TRAINING | Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit This RESOURCE KIT packs over 1,700 pages of detailed technical information to help you maximize the performance and reliability of your business desktops--and help reduce your ownership and support costs. Solve common problems faster by using troubleshooting strategies and procedures included on the CD-ROM that accompanies the book. The resource kit CD-ROM contains more than 200 tools for setup, automated deployment, desktop management, system monitoring, and problem solving--plus Help files. http://www.digitalguru.com/DigitalGuru/product_detail.asp?catalog_name=Books&category_name=&product_id=1572318082&partner_id=73 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST | Win a Nintendo Game Boy Advance! October's Tip of the Month contest is here! 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! Submit your Windows-related tip today for your chance to win this awesome prize package! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Pop singer's death hoax a top story at CNN.com Oops, someone did it again -- created an Internet hoax that got WAY more attention than it deserved. The most popular story on CNN.com for Sunday, Oct. 7? Not America pulling the trigger on the Taliban, but "Singer Britney Spears Killed in Car Accident." A prankster copied CNN's look and writing style, then exploited a (now quashed) quirk in the way Web browsers handle URLs to fool folks into thinking they were linking to a legitimate CNN article. The prankster said all he did to get the virtual rumor mill turning was to distribute a specially crafted URL to three users of AOL's Instant Messenger chat software. Then the cybersnowball began to roll -- the bogus Britney story clawed its way to the top of CNN's "Most Popular" stories list for the day. What do "wolf criers" have against little Miss Spears? In June, CNN reported that a radio station in Texas launched a hoax that Spears and pop singer Justin Timberlake were involved in a car accident. >> CLICK: http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170973.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> VeriSign - The Internet Trust Company <<<<<<<< FREE E-COMMERCE SECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE GUIDE When building an e-commerce site, you want to start with a strong, secure foundation. Learn how with VeriSign's FREE White Paper, "Building an E-Commerce Trust Infrastructure." See how you can authenticate your site to customers, use 128-Bit SSL encryption to secure your web servers, and accept secure payments online. 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