=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News January 8, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: CommVault ************************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: What causes fault pages? - Free Windows Decisions Conference: Apply today to qualify - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a set of wireless headphones! - The Missing Link: MTV tunes up computer for kids _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY FIRST .NET VULNERABILITY APPEARS | News: ENT Magazine Awwww, baby's first virus! Security experts say .NET is the target of a new virus, the W32/Donut. Antivirus vendors say it's pretty benign. McAfee says the "uncommon system requirements and replicating environment" should keep the virus in check. http://www.entmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=5153 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 Best Web Links on security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax559,00.html Ask an expert 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ANALYSIS: MS .NET -- COMING TO A PLATFORM NEAR YOU? | News: IDG News No matter what platform you're running, you're bound to run into .NET. Developers are working to bring .NET tools to Linux and Mac OS X. And Microsoft is tooling an alternative version of .NET building blocks to run on a version of Unix. Could this mean Web services and .NET will be synonymous? Some experts think so. MS RIGS ZD READER POLL TO PROMOTE .NET | News: The Register Is Microsoft like some kind of corrupt third world government? It appears the company stuffed an online poll full of pro-Microsoft votes. The poll, on ZDNetUK, asked readers which they like more -- .NET or Java for Web development. The results went from heavily pro-Java, to heavily pro-.NET. A lot of votes came from the Microsoft.com domain, and lots of folks tried to vote more than once. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Merger forces choice between Notes and Exchange - Borland readies Windows development package - Microsoft boasts 17 million XP licenses _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT CAUSES FAULT PAGES? | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, What causes fault pages? >>CLICK to read Tony Northrup's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid418987_tax285116,00.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/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MTV TUNES UP COMPUTER FOR KIDS | The Missing Link Back in 1981, you wanted your MTV, complete with Blondie, Benatar and The Buggles. In 2002, a strict diet of music videos just isn't enough. Attention spans are higher maintenance. That's why MTV is launching a line of PCs that mix the Internet and cable television with a DVD player and stereo. So come spring, you'll be able to watch DVDs, cable shows, surf the Web and get your Carson Daly fix all in one place. You'll never have to move out of your chair again! So what will the ad slogan be? "I want my MTVPCDVD ASAP!" Source: Variety http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20020110/en/television-mtv_1.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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