=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News February 1, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: Lanovation ***********************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Ruling the database - Best Web Links: Patch Management - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day: #103 - Windows Decisions 2002: Meet with top industry experts for free - The Missing Link: He writes the songs: Mac songs _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MS REPORTEDLY HALTS NEW SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT | News: Wininformant There's a report out that claims Microsoft has called off all new coding for one month while employees go on bug hunts in the existing codes. That's the word from a government IT publication in the U.S. called "Government Computer News," although no mainstream media outlets seem to have gotten wind of this announcement. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci800182,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS MORE SECURE THAN LINUX? | News: vnunet Is Windows the most vulnerable of them all? Not according to a study by SecurityFocus. Their stats show the collective flavors of Linux had more vulnerabilities last year (96) than NT/2000 (42). The figures in that study only go up to August 2001. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci800188,00.html ELLISON SAYS "WHOLE BUSINESS" TO RUN ON LINUX | News: IDG News Larry Ellison announced that Oracle is replacing three Unix servers that run most of its business applications with a cluster of Intel servers running Linux. Why did he pick the penguin over Windows? Because Linux is "much safer if you're on the Internet," he said. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci799925,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Microsoft ships BizTalk upgrade with monitoring, faster set-up - The CRM of the crop - Oops! True IT blooper #4 - Gates sees no economic recovery in 2002 _____________________________________________________________________ *************** 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: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RULING THE DATABASE | Featured Topic IT managers' lives are data-centric. Making sure that data is secure, easy to store, and always available is the real nitty-gritty, whether you're a full-fledged DBA or a systems administrator. These tips and links can help make your life as ruler of the database universe easier. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci798393,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PATCH MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links It's impossible to overstate the importance of patches. Many of our members have named this as the number one time consumer of their jobs. Learn ways to manage your patches more efficiently and effectively with this collection of Best Web Links. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287813,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #102 This is the tendency for people to think of inanimate objects as having human-like characteristics. a) aliasing b) personalization c) self-replication d) anthropomorphism >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci799966,00.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. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HE WRITES THE SONGS: MAC SONGS | The Missing Link John Swerdan -- what Derek and the Dominoes were to "Layla," he is to Macintosh. The San Francisco area grade school teacher has written and recorded an album of love songs inspired by his Mac! How very "PC" of him. You could say his computer is the Apple of his eye. Some of the song titles: "Startup/Hard Drive," "Quickdraw Bill" and "Poor Sad Mac." The album, "StartupSounds," is available on Swerdan's Web site. But he's not yet on the level of Bread, Manilow or Croce. So far he hasn't sold a single copy. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,50161,00.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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