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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Meet demand for availability - Best Web Links: Network Address Translation - Today's Know-IT-All Question: #88 - Upcoming Online Event: Configuring VPNs - Free Windows Decisions Conference: Apply today to qualify - The Missing Link: Santa Web site hits stride during holidays _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY JUDGE REJECTS DELAY OF MICROSOFT HEARING | News: Reuters Microsoft isn't going to get its way on this one. A federal judge has shot down the company's request to put off hearings about antitrust penalties. Those remedy hearings will start March 11. Other hearings on the proposed settlement with the DOJ and nine states will happen around the same time. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-8393777.html?tag=mn_hd FOR MORE INFORMATION: Read more about the court course at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752708,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XP SECURITY FLAWS SURFACE | News: InternetWeek Security experts say if your company is getting ready to go with XP, look before you deploy. The flaws in the OS that have come up in the last couple of weeks could be just the tip of the vulnerable iceberg, according to security experts. They think it's best to put off an XP deployment for three to six months while the kinks get worked out. XP USB 2.0 DRIVER SLIDES OUT, WIN2K VERSION MIA? | News: The Register The Register reports that a Windows XP USB 2.0 driver is available for download from Intel and Microsoft -- but for some reason the Windows 2000 implementation is nowhere to be seen. Microsoft says it is still committed to shipping USB 2.0 drivers for Win2k but hasn't said when. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Microsoft sharpens focus on training - Top 10 virtual office mistakes _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MEET DEMAND FOR AVAILABILITY | Featured Topic What are the most up-to-date and dependable techniques and solutions for keeping system downtime to a minimum? Find out in these articles about clustering, load balancing, disaster preparedness and high availability. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci788732,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION | Best Web Links Know nix about NAT? Network Address Translation is a complex protocol, but it's becoming more and more necessary in a world of increasing IP address demand and shrinking IP address availability. Get a solid introduction to the NAT protocol in this collection of Best Web Links. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax286194,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUESTION | #88 This is a company that provides individuals and other companies access to the Internet and other related services such as Web site building and virtual hosting. a. ISP b. ASP c. SAP d. OSP >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci789237,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONFIGURING VPNs | LIVE EXPERT Q&A Who: Dr. Tom Shinder, bestselling author & 10-year IT veteran When: Jan. 10, 2002 at 12:00 PM EST (17:00 GMT) Learn from Dr. Tom Shinder, neurologist, bestselling author and 10-year computing industry veteran, about how to configure a secure VPN connection on the client and server side of the enterprise. Dr. Shinder will also guide you through VPN connection management and troubleshooting problems. This Q&A will be followed by a Discussion Day in the Security Forum at 1 p.m (18:00 GMT). >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FREE WINDOWS DECISIONS CONFERENCE | Hosted by searchWin2000 You're grappling with Win2k issues like Active Directory, licensing, manageability, security, interoperability and more -- not to mention difficult migration and implementation challenges. Attend the FREE Windows Decisions conference coming to Chicago May 8-10 to get the answers and expert advice you need. Seating is limited at this sales pitch-free, invitation-only event. Apply today to find out if you qualify. http://www.windowsdecisions.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SANTA WEB SITE HITS STRIDE DURING HOLIDAYS | The Missing Link Here's a shocker. One of the busiest Web sites for the week that ended December 30th had nothing to do with Britney Spears! Noradsanta.org, the site that tracks Santa and his Christmas Eve global delivery route, created "such a clatter" in cyberspace. The site attracted 1.2 million unique visitors Christmas week, as opposed to 221,000 surfers the week before. The site is like a combination of your local weather guy showing that "mysterious blip" on the radar and a FedEx tracking number. Source: Reuters http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1722502l.htm ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. _____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your Ask the Expert questions or post them in our Discussion Forums for a quicker response. _____________________________________________________________________ SARA CUSHMAN, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. _____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. _____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[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 2002, All Rights Reserved. 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