=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News January 30, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: NetIQ****************************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) - Featured Topic: Licensing - Round 2 - Windows Decisions Conference: Find out how you can attend free - The Missing Link: Have you Googlewhacked? _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY STATES PUSHED TO EXAMINE PASSPORT | News: Reuters The Electronic Privacy Information Center has asked authorities in every U.S. state to take a long, hard look at Passport. Officials with the center think Passport makes consumers vulnerable to fraud, spam and scams, and that if Uncle Sam won't protect consumers, maybe the states can. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-825456.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on Passport: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax288820,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= XP SUCCESSOR LONGHORN GOES SQL, P2P | News: The Register Sources close to Microsoft say the company is ready to include a new relational file store at the heart of its next version of Windows. And the database core will be introduced into Longhorn, with Blackcomb getting pushed further back. That's according to the source that apparently "leaked" some info to The Register. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci799357,00.html SUN RALLIES JAVA BACKERS TO TILT AT .NET | News: The Register Sun has "outed" 13 enterprise vendors that have passed tough tests for certification with the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3 specification. Sun's vice president and general manager for Java and XML claimed 92% of companies that pick J2EE for enterprise computing, are "happy" with it. "Happy is good, and in the software world happy is a rare. Just ask Bill Gates with security issues," he said. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci799344,00.html MICROSOFT ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS THRIVING | News: ENT Magazine Windows admins like to have some company to go along with their misery. Microsoft's online discussion groups have gotten more and more popular, particularly since the Code Red and Nimda attacks. Admins went online for help, advice and comfort -- many of them think MS could get even more involved with the group discussions. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci799340,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news _____________________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY: Storage Magazine ********************** No longer "just capacity," storage is a critical IT asset that must be managed effectively. Increasingly complex, it's become a huge percentage of your overall IT budget. That's why we created Storage magazine, a new resource to help you set your storage strategy, manage storage effectively, and make key vendor selection and architecture decisions. Apply today for a FREE subscription and as a bonus you get the FREE 42-page Storage Networking special report! Visit http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3802436;5058249;k?http://www.storagemagazine.com _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY (IPSEC)| Best Web Links IPsec is a developing standard for security at the network or packet processing layer of network communication. Use the tutorials in this Best Web Links category to master the essentials of this challenging protocol. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax288284,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LICENSING - ROUND 2 | Featured Topic Microsoft blinked in the face of opposition to the price of its new volume license program. But the July 31 deadline to enroll will be here sooner than you think. What's an IT department to do? These resources will help http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci797974,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS DECISIONS CONFERENCE 2002 | Hosted by searchWin2000 Qualify to attend the FREE Windows Decisions conference coming to Chicago May 8-10. Your chance to ask your toughest questions to our top industry speakers: ** Preeminent Windows technologist, Mark Minasi ** Gartner Research Director, John Enck ** IDC's System Software Group VP, Daniel Kusnetzky ** Giga Information Group's Research Director, Laura DiDio ** And many more top experts! Visit http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3776008;5058249;p?http://www.windowsdecisions.com/ today for more information. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HAVE YOU GOOGLEWHACKED? | The Missing Link So are you through "googling" your name and the names of your family, friends, enemies and ancestors? Looking for the next great time killer? Maybe you should try "Googlewhacking." That's a "game" where you take two disparate words, enter them in the Google search box, and try to get one result. The holy grail of this game is to see the words "Results 1-1 of 1." That's not so easy, especially considering when you type in "bacteria" and "Zamfir," 24 results pop up. The guy who coined the term "Googlewhack" says all he got from the search service was a lousy t-shirt. 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