=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News December 11, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ *************** Sponsored by SurfControl **********************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - SearchWin2000 Poll: The database race - Ask the Expert: Can I leave Outlook Web Access on my NT server? - Know IT All Question: #80 - Win an Xbox: Help your peers - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Philips CD-MP3 player - The Missing Link: IT staff "less popular than accountants" ____________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY THE DISCLOSURE DEBATE RAGES | News: searchSecurity SearchSecurity members and a Giga analyst chime in on the debate over the disclosure of software vulnerabilities. http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci785476,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Check out our Best Web Links on security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax559,00.html. Ask our expert a question about security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285120,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STATES TARGET MICROSOFT'S SOURCE CODE | News: ZDNet What would make the nine holdout states feel better? A good look at the code. Trustbusters with the nine states opposed to the antitrust settlement have told the judge they want Microsoft to open the source code to Internet Explorer. That's part of a proposal submitted last week to U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. They also want MS to open up the code to Windows if Redmond doesn't play by the other rules of the proposal. MICROSOFT SHOWS PASSPORT USERS THE MONEY | News: ZDNet Microsoft is willing to buy some business for Passport. The company will reward folks who buy at least $100 worth of stuff with Passport Express Purchase. Redmond will write a check for $20 for every $100 spent using the online service. The most money back you can get is $100. The promotion ends December 20. Critcs, namely Sun, say MS is besieging credit card companies and retailers with this promotion. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Microsoft, Lotus tools vendor implodes - Hassle-free data recovery - Business Objects backs Web services ____________________________________________________________________ *********** 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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Can't I leave OWA running on an NT Server and just have it point to the new Exchange 2000 Server? >>See expert Scott Schnoll's response: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid414468_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW IT ALL QUESTION | #80 In a personal computer, this is a software driver or program that uses the Advanced SCSI Programming Interface protocol to interface with the Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) bus. a. ASPI driver b. Access Method c. Virtual Device Driver d. Driver Development Kit e. Sunday Driver >>See correct answer: http://www.searchwindowsmanageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci785609,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN AN XBOX | Help your peers Tell your peers about the valuable industry news, technical tips and expert advice you get from searchWin2000 - and an XBox Video Game System could be yours. Click here for info on how to win: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/referFriendContest/1,290949,sid1,00.html?promo_code=xbox =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIP OF THE MONTH CONTEST | Win a Philips CD-MP3 player with car kit! December's tip of the month contest is under way! Submit your tip now for your chance to win this month's awesome prize - a Philips EXP30317 eXpanium personal CD player with CD-MP3 playback and car kit! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | IT staff "less popular than accountants" A study done in Britain shows that IT folks are perceived as being "people-unenabled," who either talk shop all the time or are so void of verve and personality that they can't carry on a conversation. How did the surveyors, NETg, arrive at this conclusion? They asked a group of British men and women whom they'd like to sit next to at the office Christmas party and why. IT support staff won the unpopularity contest, beating out accounting for the dishonor. NETg says this is sad proof IT folks need to sharpen those people skills. So, who's the most popular partyer in the office? Personal assistants or receptionists -- because they're perceived as having the goods on everyone. 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