=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News February 6, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ ************** SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Value of Trust **********
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Solve to win! - The Missing Link: Space: The final frontier for Internet access _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY IBM, MICROSOFT IN NEW WEB SERVICES ALLIANCE | News: InformationWeek Microsoft, IBM, BEA and possibly Sun and Oracle are putting the gloves down to work together on standards for Web services. The Web Services Interoperability Organization will try to make it easier for companies to do business online. This is akin to Elvis and Robert Goulet writing songs together (the two reportedly didn't like each other a whole lot). http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20020205S0010 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on .NET: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285410,00.html Featured Topic on .NET and Web services: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci797342,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAPE CLEAR RIDES .NET TO WEB SERVICES | News: InternetWeek Cape Clear wants to make this perfectly clear: CapeConnect 3.5 will have full support for .NET. The latest version of the Web services development platform should be ready by the end of the month. It will also be able to expose SQL databases as Web services. http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20020205S0002 MICROSOFT "CODE SCRUB" RIDICULED | News: vnunet Microsoft isn't exactly reaping praise for its decision to cut the coding for a month while existing code gets debugged. One expert said a good code scrub could take a very long time. A Microsoft official even said it could take 10 to 15 years to reach the goal of "trustworthy computing." http://www.vnunet.com/News/1128986 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Breaking up with Microsoft IIS not hard to do - Microsoft fights Bundestag Linux switch - Testers ponder Lindows preview - Top 10 desktop management headaches _____________________________________________________________________ *************** 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. 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Dr. Lotfi Zadeh developed this approach while working on the problems computers had understanding natural language: a) cyberwoozling b) fuzzy logic c) Smalltalk d) arachnotaxis >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci800518,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MAKING THE MOST OF WINDOWS 2000 WITHOUT AD | Live Expert Q&A Who: Carol Bailey, Senior Technical Consultant for Metascybe Systems When: Tomorrow, Feb 07, 2002 at 03:00 PM EST (20:00 GMT) Think your network really needs to migrate to Active Directory? Tomorrow, listen and watch consultant and author Carol Bailey's presentation on making the most of Windows 2000 without Active Directory. Don't miss the live Audience Q&A that will follow Bailey's presentation. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIREWALLS | Best Web Links Firewalls have become a staple of systems administration, but they present some unique challenges. How do you protect your systems while allowing access to remote users? From configuration advice to product reviews, find out what you need to know about firewalls to keep your data safe in the era of the Internet. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax55b,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLVE THIS PUZZLE & WIN A PRIZE! | Bill Boswell's Admin Puzzle The PC containing the payroll for a medium-sized law firm has crashed and Janet, the firm's only sys admin, is home with the flu. Can you walk a techno-phobic bookkeeper through a solution so Janet can nurse herself back to good health? Click here for details: http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]/1125!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR INTERNET ACCESS | The Missing Link What do you get the Trekkie who has everything -- besides the Klingon translation of "Hamlet"? In a truly Starship enterprising idea, Earthlink is teaming up with Paramount to offer "Star Trek"-themed Internet access and service. The browser, e-mail address and desktop will all sport the spacey theme, and customers will also have exclusive access to all kinds of bonus "Star Trek" content. Paramount says it's proud of the deal because it gives fans another way to make the show part of their everyday lives. Source: InternetNews http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,,8_968391,00.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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