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NEWS AND TOP STORIES - IIS: To ditch or not to ditch? - Microsoft retracts sys admin slur - Microsoft creates security ratings - Novell: Microsoft to retract negative claims - Microsoft, NEC seal product development deal - Microsoft buttresses employee security 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Windows Management Do's and Don'ts - Featured Tip: David Strom's Productivity Toolshed - Best Web Links: Deployment Costs - Know IT All Question: #43 - The Missing Link: Evil Bert site scrapped after Bin Laden boob ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY IIS: To ditch or not to ditch? | searchWin2000 Microsoft's IIS software doesn't have the best reputation, but is that reason to flee to another platform? Experts say it's best to think before you ditch. Why? Because migrating may be even messier. IIS could also be just a victim of Microsoft's sometimes dubious popularity. http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci776062,00.html MORE INFORMATION: What's your take on IIS? Go to http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/poll and tell us. Don't miss our collection of IIS news, links and resources at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci770751,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER HEADLINES The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news Microsoft retracts sys admin slur Source | IT-Director Microsoft has retracted the comments of one of its security consultants. The guy said one reason IIS appears to be so "buggy" is because sysadmins are too leisurely when it comes to applying patches. MS calls the comments regrettable, and claims one reason IIS gets such a bad rap is because it's so darn popular. Microsoft creates security ratings Source | ComputerWorld Ever wondered just how serious a Microsoft security bulletin is? The company plans to rate its warnings so you'll know which ones warrant your attention the most. "Critical," "Moderate" and "Low" will be the labels. The warnings will be sorted by type: client systems, Internet servers and internal servers. 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 - Novell: Microsoft to retract negative claims - Microsoft, NEC seal product development deal - Microsoft buttresses employee security ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS :::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | Windows Management Do's and Don'ts Ever feel like you should be on an IT bloopers and outtakes show? SearchWindowsManageability's collection of do's and don'ts offers quick and easy tips for avoiding common mistakes in Windows management. >>CLICK for Featured Topic http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci775078,00.html >>CLICK for previous Featured Topics http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TIP | David Strom's Productivity Toolshed E-mail is great for one-to-one tasks but it falls apart when it comes time to send out messages to many people at once. SmartNewz discussion group server software is one answer to this problem. Check it out in David Strom's Productivity Toolshed. Strom-meter rating: *** Hey not bad - one notch below very cool." >>CLICK for the full review http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci772644,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DEPLOYMENT COSTS | Best Web Links This special collection of articles, white papers, tools and advice will help you understand the ROI and TCO of a Win2k migration, and offer help to lower those deployment costs. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax563,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY | #43 In creating a database, this is the process of organizing it into tables in such a way that the results of using the database are always unambiguous. a. dynamic data exchange b. Structured Query Language c. ASCII d. Erlang programming language e. WebLogic >>CLICK to see if you are correct http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci775591,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Evil Bert site scrapped after Bin Laden boob "It freaked me out!" That's why Dino Ignacio, creator of the "Bert is Evil" Web site, has shut the site down. Ignacio created it to spoof the resident banana head on "Sesame Street," superimposing pictures of Ernie's roomie with history's most infamous baddies, including Hitler, Dahmer and bin Laden. But when pictures of Bert and bin Laden started showing up at anti-US protests in Asia, Ignacio drew the line. 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