=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News February 12, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= _____________________________________________________________________ *********** SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Value of Trust *************
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Creating a user-defined encryption algorithm? - Live Event: Monitoring and supporting Windows applications - Discussion Day: Exchange usage and reporting - Tip Contest: Submit your Windows-related tip to win! - The Missing Link: Thin Mints in cyberspace _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MCSA: A CERT WORTH ITS SALT? | News: searchWin2000 The MCSA -- a stepping stone to the MCSE? A worthy cert in its own right? An essential entry on the ol' resume? SearchWin2000 certification expert Ed Tittel tells all. http://www.searchwin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci801852,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Here's another look at those poll results: Is the MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) a cert worth chasing? 44% Sure, but I'd much rather be an MCSE. (359 votes) 31% Yes, MCSA is a worthy cert in its own right. (257 votes) 14% I don't put much stock in any cert. (118 votes) 10% MCSA is not worth it. For me it's MCSE or bust. (83 votes) Total votes: 817 Ask Ed Tittel a certification question at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285126,00.html. Read more news, advice and tips on certification at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci790112,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MS BATTLES OLD, NEW SECURITY HOLES WITH IE PATCH | News: IDG News The Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer is ready -- and critical. It patches a half-dozen known new flaws in IE 5.01, 5.5 and 6.0. There are also remedies for old flaws, including a fix for a tanned, rested and ready version of the old Klez worm. Win2k users can get the fix from the Windows update or the Microsoft Web site. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci801845,00.html HEURISTICS BRINGS INTELLIGENCE TO VIRUS FIGHT | News: searchSecurity Predictive antivirus software looks for characteristics in code, unlike signature-based protection that relies on information gathered from known viruses to secure systems. http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci801793,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Microsoft performs storage u-turn - AD deployments coming along - VS.NET to be linked to service providers, Passport and UDDI _____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Windows Decisions ******************* Don't miss our Windows Decisions conference May 8-10 at the Hilton Chicago Hotel. Attend and discover: ** How to succeed with Active Directory. ** Hidden tactics to lower your TCO. ** Best practices for Windows 2000 systems management. ** End-to-end network administration strategies. ** How to solve your top 10 Windows interoperability problems. ** And more. View full session info and apply today for FREE attendance at http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3776008;5058249;p?http://www.windowsdecisions.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN I CREATE A USER-DEFINED ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM? | Ask the Expert Is there any way of creating a user-defined encryption algorithm for a Windows 2000 application? Whatever data is going from the application would be encrypted using that algorithm, and at the same time it would be decrypted at the other end. >>CLICK to read Mark Edmead's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid426105_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MONITORING AND SUPPORTING WINDOWS APPLICATIONS | Live Event Q&A Who: Paul S. Hoffman, principal and founder of Pounce Consulting When: Wednesday, Feb 13, 2002 at 01:00 PM EST (18:00 GMT) Tomorrow, learn from industry expert Paul Hoffman how you can improve your networking maintenance and monitoring practices, and the best tools to use to get optimum performance from your Windows applications. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EXCHANGE USAGE AND REPORTING | Discussion Day Who: Chris Williams, Director of Messaging Products, NetIQ John Hillock, Product Manager, AppAnalyzer, NetIQ When: Thursday, Feb. 14 from noon to 4:00PM EST Get your Exchange questions ready! Join searchWindowsManageability this Thursday, Feb. 14, for a Discussion Day on the topic, "Exchange Usage and Reporting." Two experts from NetIQ -- Chris Williams, Director of Messaging Products, and John Hillock, Product Manager, AppAnalyzer -- will be on hand from 12-4 p.m. EST to answer your questions about managing Microsoft Exchange. http://searchwindowsmanageability.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=&skip=&expand= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT YOUR WINDOWS-RELATED TIP TO WIN! | Tip of the Month Contest Do you have a trick that saves you time or makes your job as a Windows administrator easier? Share it with your peers for a chance to win this month's tip contest. Submit the best Windows-related tip and you'll win a RioVolt SP100 portable CD/MP3 player! Check out the February prize and submit your tip today! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIN MINTS IN CYBERSPACE | The Missing Link Be sure to save room in your inbox for Thin Mints. Girl Scout cookies, those boxed bits of baked bliss, are Do-Si-Doing online thanks to parents who are using cyberspace to sell their daughters' shortbreads. E-mail is becoming a more popular way to get the word out that it's Samoa season -- a lot quicker than going door-to-door or cubicle-to-cubicle. The Girl Scouts organization says it's fine to cut cookie deals through e-mail to make some dough, as long as the scout helps write the e-mails and doesn't make her mom or dad do all the work. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,50242,00.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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