=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News January 21, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ ************* SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Value of Trust************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: .NET and Web services - Best Web Links: Customer Relationship Management - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day: #96 - Free Managers-Only Windows Event: Meet with top industry experts - The Missing Link: Get your future wife stalked for just $78,000 _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY WHAT .NET MEANS TO ADMINS | News: searchWin2000 Now that Visual Studio.NET is out and about, Microsoft's Web services skeleton will be getting some meat. And some definition. So what does this mean to administrators? 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