=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News December 26, 2001 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ________________________________________________________________ ********** Sponsored by VeriSign - The Value of Trust **********
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You Should!: Quiz #18 - Windows Decision Conference: Hosted by searchWin2000 - The Missing Link: Britney rules, but Barbie's still got legs _________________________________________________________________ ******************************************************************** LEAD STORY LOOKING BACK AT A FORGETTABLE YEAR | News: searchWin2000 Forgettable 2001 gives way to marginal recovery, resignations, and takeovers. TechTarget VP Paul Gillin makes ten predictions for 2002, including educated guesses on the economic recovery, the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger, cyberterrorism and more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci787645,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: SearchWin2000's site experts give their predictions on what's ahead for Windows in 2002. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci787632,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LINUX LOOSE IN REDMOND | News: searchWin2000 Redmond, Washington -- more than just Microsoft. Although Bill Gates' software firm is practically synonymous with it, Redmond is not a one-company town. Redmond Linux Corp. has set up shop there too. SearchWin2000 talks to the firm's founder about how Redmond Linux is making Linux more user-friendly. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci787935,00.html SUN, SOLARIS AND SHARING | News: searchWin2000 People who chide Microsoft for being so closed don't have to point solely to Linux as the model antithesis. Anyone can get a good gander at Solaris' code too. Look directly into Sun -- it won't hurt your eyes! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci788097,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines below and others are available on our news page >> Full Stories: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Tough times test the IT-business relationship - 2001: A wacky odyssey ____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 FEATURED TOPIC: A peek into the crystal Window Wondering what to expect Windowswise in 2002? Our searchWin2000 site experts took a look into their crystal, um, Windows -- here's what they saw. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci787632,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BEST WEB LINKS | Active Directory Migration Active Directory is arguably the biggest challenge of a Win2k migration. But this handpicked selection of articles, advice, technical tips and white papers can make your Active Directory migration a whole lot easier. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285727,00.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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DO YOU KNOW ME? YOU SHOULD! | Quiz #18 He may have invented CTRL-ALT-DLT, but he likes to joke that Microsoft made it famous. Do you know who we're talking about? Test your knowledge of who's who and learn something new along the way! >>Go to quiz: http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci787751,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS DECISIONS CONFERENCE | Hosted by searchWin2000 You grapple with lingering Win2000 issues and specific challenges such as Active Directory, licensing, manageability, security, interoperability and more. Not to mention difficult migration and implementation hurdles. Don't panic. Attend the FREE Windows Decisions conference coming to Chicago May 8-10. Visit http://www.windowsdecisions.com PS: Seating is limited at this invitation-only event. Apply today before we announce this event to the entire Windows community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Britney rules, but Barbie's still got legs Britney Spears has done what a lot of people would like to do: Beat Osama bin Laden. Little Miss In-Thing beat out the terrorist mastermind to be AOL's most popular search term for 2001. Must be the pierced navel. Nostradamus, Oprah, J. Lo, Eminem and Pamela Anderson were also among AOL's most sought-after people. Nostradamus allegedly knew he would make the list. Source: Internet.com http://dc.internet.com/news/article/0,1934,2101_943681,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, White Papers, and favorite Web sites. ____________________________________________________________________ MARGARET ROUSE, Assistant Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your Ask the Expert questions or post them in our Discussion Forums for a quicker response. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter. ____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ :::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER ::::::::::::::::::::: Created by TechTarget (http://www.techtarget.com) TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2001, All Rights Reserved. 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