=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News November 30, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _______________________________________________________________ ********************* Sponsored by NetIQ *********************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000 Poll: The database race - Best Web Links: Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) - Know IT All Question: #73 - David Strom's Productivity Tool Shed: Server security - The Missing Link: Teen girls more likely to be cyber-schizoid ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY IS SQL SERVER AN ENTERPRISE PLAYER? | News: searchWin2000 When you think databases, Oracle and IBM probably come to mind first. They're the kings of database hill. But Microsoft wants a spot on the summit. Does Redmond's SQL Server have what it takes to make the climb? One analyst seems to think so. http://www.searchwin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci784008,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information about SQL Server, see these searchWin2000 Best Web Links: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax53c,00.html Or check out these links from our sister site, searchDatabase: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid13_tax282894,00.html Don't forget this week's Featured Topic is the database race: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci782709,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MEET THE FUTURE OF WINDOWS SECURITY EXPLOITS | News: The Register Buffer-overflow bugs are quickly becoming passe, an engineer at Black Hat Consulting told a Black Hat Conference in Amsterdam. Future Windows exploits may include heap overflow attacks that subvert the logic of a Windows application by modifying its variables. Or, future strategies could include creating a large number of threads in a multithreaded environment that would allow an attack to succeed regardless of the Windows version, service pack or hot fix. DEFRAG FOR LESS HANG TIME | News: searchWindowsManageability A construction company builds a 20% server/workstation performance boost after deploying defragmentation software. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci783387,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - 'Badtrans' worm continues spread - Windows on Linux: Real choices, real products - Oops! Linux bug escapes early ____________________________________________________________________ ********** 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? Get your FREE copy of "How to Build an E-Commerce Web Site," today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3615447;5058249;o?http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n095155740616000 ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 POLL | The database race Do you think SQL Server 2000 has what it takes to be king of all databases? >>Cast your vote: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll/1,289525,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BEST WEB LINKS | Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) Find out how Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) stacks up against other system management solutions and get some best practices for rolling it out in the enterprise. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287677,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW IT ALL QUESTION OF THE DAY | #73 This is a type of dynamic RAM that can send data back to the computer from one read operation, at the same time it is reading in the address of the next data to be sent. a. Virtual Memory System b. single in-line memory module c. DIMM d. BEDO DRAM e. photographic memory >>See correct answer: http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci783926,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DAVID STROM'S PRODUCTIVITY TOOL SHED | Server security Keeping a Windows server locked down isn't easy. There are patches, service packs, and a raft of other security utilities to apply -- and you must keep current with these programs as new vulnerabilities are discovered. Vision v. 1.0 from Foundstone, Inc. may be the answer. Strom-meter: **** = Very cool, very useful Click here for the full review: http://www.searchWin2000.com/tip/1,289483,sid1_gci783719,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Teen girls more likely to be cyber-schizoid Omigod, this is like WAY weird n'stuff! A UCLA study on Internet habits shows that teenage girls are real surfin' schizos -- they're the most likely group of Net users to have multiple online personalities. So, your 16 year-old daughter Cory may also be your 24 year-old daughter Trixie, your 32 year-old son Lester, and your 55 year-old aunt Martha when she goes online. So is it healthy that your daughter may have more "faces" than Lon Chaney when it comes to the keyboard? A UCLA researcher isn't alarmed; he says it's probably all just a part of growing up, exploring and doing different things. 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