=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News December 5, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ ********************* Sponsored by IBM ***********************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Play it safe with VPNs - Bill Boswell's Admin Corner: Solve a problem and win a prize! - Best Web Links: Linux - Discussion Day in the Forums: Back to the future with NT - Know IT All Question: #76 - The Missing Link: Snail mail, or e-card go? ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY GONER WORM COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED | News: searchSecurity A TruSecure expert said that administrators should have already filtered out the attachment that arrived with the Goner worm because it's the same executable that Badtrans.b used eight days ago. He adds that reliance on antivirus is not enough. http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci784749,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information about virus protection, see these searchWin2000 Best Web Links: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax560,00.html Or check out this searchWin2000 Featured Topic on securing e-mail: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci758922,00.html For specific information on worms, see these searchSecurity Best Web Links: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid14_tax281940,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT PICKS UP NEW .NET PARTNER | News: CNET CMGI's uBid will use Microsoft's Passport authentication service and other Internet services. The auction network will be a "premier provider" of content and products on a new MSN auction channel. AOL LINKS WITH LIBERTY ALLIANCE EFFORT | News: CNET AOL Time Warner has joined a coalition of technology companies creating a service for online registration and identity that aims to compete with Microsoft's Passport service. The Liberty Alliance Project was announced early this fall by Sun Microsystems, United Airlines, General Motors and Fidelity Investments. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - ThinkFree readies Microsoft-compatible office productivity suite - States to sharpen claws in Microsoft case ____________________________________________________________________ *********** 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? 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Jonas has a whale of a problem. He finished upgrading his NT4 PDC to Windows 2000 Sunday night. But on Monday, the Help Desk phones were ringing off the hook with user logon problems. What should Jonas do? Put on your thinking caps and solve the riddle: http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/889!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand>= Click here to find out the answer (and winners) to last week's puzzle: http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/888!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand>= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Linux In this collection of Best Web Links, you'll find reviews on the myriad of products that can help you run Linux on Windows and vice versa, comparison evaluations on the security, availability and performance of the two platforms, and interesting expert and user commentary on the ever-present Linux versus Windows debate. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287651,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DISCUSSION DAY IN THE FORUMS | Back to the future with NT Who: Site expert Paul Hinsberg When: All day today. Join site expert Paul Hinsberg in the Migration and Active Directory forum where he will be answering your questions about legacy application integration with Windows 2000 and and XP. http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW IT ALL QUESTION | #76 In a computer, the _______ is the time between two adjacent pulses of the oscillator that sets the tempo of the computer processor. a. clock cycle b. machine code c. superscalar d. compiler e. time warp >>See correct answer: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci784603,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Snail mail, or e-card go? It's a burden most of us have to bear -- buying, filling out, stamping and mailing those holiday greeting cards. But will this year be different? Will ongoing news reports of anthrax detection in mailboxes -- and the growing popularity of e-cards (those cute, free greeting cards available at several Web sites) -- help stamp out the holiday mailing tradition? The U.S. Postal Service says "no way." And, at least one independent study backs up the post office's claims. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/holidays/0,1882,48343,00.html ___________________________________________________________________ ***** Sponsored by Library of Computer & Information Sciences ***** Buy three books for $1.99, get the 4th book FREE! Library of Computer & Information Sciences is offering this great deal just for becoming a member. Simply register, select three books for $1.99 each, and receive your fourth selection FREE. This week's featured book: "Active Directory for Dummies". A $24.99 value, yours FREE with the purchase of three other books at $1.99 each. Take advantage of this great deal today! 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