=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News January 8, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ************************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This Week's Featured Topic: Meet demand for availability - Today's Best Web Links: XML - Know-IT-All Question of the Day: #90 - Online Event Tomorrow: Configuring VPNs - The Missing Link: Census site shuts for a week _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY SUMMIT: MS SETTING PACE IN WEB SERVICES SPACE | News: ENT Magazine One analyst firm is sold on Microsoft when it comes to Web services. Summit Strategies reports that the .NET plan is the lead horse in the Web services race. Why is MS casting a shadow over the likes of IBM and Sun? Summit analysts think the release candidate of Visual Studio .NET and the fact that developers have really taken to it, have thrust Redmond ahead of the pack. http://www.entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=5147 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on .NET: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285410,00.html Best Web Links on Visual Studio.NET: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285424,00.html Featured Topic on .NET: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci761379,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MS INVESTIGATING ALLEGED FLAW IN IE BROWSER | News: Computerworld Microsoft says it is taking a hard look at a reported flaw in IE Versions 5.5 and 6. The flaws could let attackers parody real Web sites, pilfer content from browser cookies and get into certain types of files on a victim's system. Microsoft says it is worried that the report, released by a security watchdog group, went public before they had time to investigate. NIPC GAVE USERS WRONG ADVICE ON XP VULNERABILITY | News: ENT Magazine Why did the FBI back off its admonition to unplug the Universal Plug and Play Device Host service in Windows XP? Because the G-men were wrong. That service had nothing to do with the Universal Plug and Play vulnerability that made headlines. Microsoft's most recent bulletin tries to make that clear. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Security: U.S. companies are getting lazy - Microsoft's choice to head MCS raises concerns in channel _____________________________________________________________________ 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 this week's Featured Topic about clustering, load balancing, disaster preparedness, high availability and more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci788732,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XML | Best Web Links XML is a core component of .NET and an important part of the latest craze, Web services. Get the big picture on the XML framework in this collection of Best Web Links. >>CLICK... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax5a1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUESTION | #90 In the Web hosting business, this refers to the rental and exclusive use of a computer that includes a Web server, related software, and connection to the Internet, housed in the Web hosting company's premises. a. colocation b. reseller hosting c. virtual hosting d. dedicated hosting >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci789850,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONFIGURING VPNs | LIVE EXPERT Q&A Who: Dr. Tom Shinder, bestselling author & 10-year IT veteran When: Thursday, 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. Tomorrow's 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A SET OF SONY WIRELESS HEADPHONES | Tip of the Month Contest The first tip contest of the New Year is here! Submit your Windows-related tip today for your chance to win this month's prize -- a set of high quality Sony MDR-IF630RK wireless stereo headphones! Check out the prize and submit your Windows-related tip today at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CENSUS SITE SHUTS FOR A WEEK | The Missing Link So many Brits, so many hits. That 1901 British census Web site appears to be more popular than the Beatles and Tom Jones combined. The U.K. Public Records Office (PRO) has been forced to shut down the site for at least a week to make improvements. Right now, the site just can't handle the load. The PRO had previously thought the overhaul would only take a few hours. Boy were they wrong! Now they're all humming the same Beatles tune -- "Help!" This is the last story about the census saga -- we promise! Source: The Register http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/23588.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** 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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