SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News February 26, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: - Microsoft Windows XP Professional http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3895979;6886925;t?http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/itpro/default.asp - Storage Magazine - Free subscription http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3802436;5058249;k?http://www.storagemagazine.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - Buffer overflow hole creeps up in IE - Microsoft readies small-business push - MS licenses ARMTech tool for Datacenter Server consolidation - Sun to charge for StarOffice (Linux and Windows) - BEA: Intel, BEA tune Java software for Intel servers - Intel CEO Barrett: Internet the engine of economic recovery - End the remote defrag drag 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Auto-notification for public folder e-mail faxes - Quick Hit of the Day: Windows 2000 in the enterprise - February Tip Contest: Just two days left! - Online Event: Securing Exchange - The Missing Link: Priceline beams up new Shatner ads _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: Microsoft ************************ They work all hours. So should their computers. Keep them running. With Microsoft Windows XP Professional, here's how. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3895979;6886925;t?http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/itpro/default.asp _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY BUFFER OVERFLOW HOLE CREEPS UP IN IE | News: searchSecurity Certain versions of Microsoft's ubiquitous Web browser, Internet Explorer, are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that could allow an outsider to run code of their choice on an computer running an unpatched browser. http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci804400,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Microsoft's bulletin and patch information: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-005.asp SearchWin2000 Best Web Links on security: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax559,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT READIES SMALL-BUSINESS PUSH | News: CNET Microsoft is putting .NET to work and making a play for the CRM market. Redmond will release by year's end a software package for small to medium-sized businesses. It will be one of the first server-based products built on the .NET framework. Microsoft has partners in the CRM market that might not exactly celebrate this news. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci804411,00.html Want more CRM information? Check out our sister site, searchCRM at http://www.searchCRM.com. MS LICENSES ARMTECH TOOL FOR DATACENTER SERVER | News: CRN Microsoft is bearing ARMTech. Redmond plans to use Active Resource Management Technology software from Aurema with Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. ARMTech promises improved workload management by allocating, controlling and monitoring Windows resources and helping maximize server consolidation and productivity. ARMTech will be a free download for Windows 2000 Datacenter customers. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci804433,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Sun to charge for StarOffice (Linux and Windows) - BEA: Intel, BEA tune Java software for Intel servers - Intel CEO Barrett: Internet the engine of economic recovery - End the remote defrag drag _____________________________________________________________________ ****************** SPONSORED BY: Storage Magazine ******************** Here's a preview of our March topics: ** Strategies to Manage the Explosion of Customer Data. ** Storage Professionals are Hot. (A snapshot of the evolution of the storage profession.) ** How to Make NAS Work with Microsoft Exchange. ** A Guide to Secure SANS. ** Plus how September 11 changed disaster recovery for all of us, and what's been learned about the use of tape, electronic, and disk backup. FREE 42-page storage networking special report with your FREE subscription. Subscribe today at: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3802436;5058249;k?http://www.storagemagazine.com _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUTO-NOTIFICATION FOR PUBLIC FOLDER E-MAIL FAXES | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, I have a fax server integrated with my Exchange server. All the faxes go into a public folder. An administrator monitors the public folder for faxes and forwards them to the appropriate users. Is there any way the public folder could automatically send the user a notification when a new fax arrives? >>CLICK to read Scott Schnoll's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid449675_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 IN THE ENTERPRISE | Quick Hit of the Day "If I see a way to get a percentage point improvement in my system, I'm going to go for it," said an IT manager in this case study on defragging. Find out how his company's system performance improved dramatically: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci799965,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LAST CHANCE TO WIN! | Tip of the Month Contest Just two days left to February's tip contest, but you can still submit a tip and win. If you have a trick that saves you time or makes your job as a Windows administrator easier, send it in now. Submit the best Windows-related tip and win a RioVolt SP100 portable CD/MP3 player! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURING EXCHANGE | Online Event When: Thursday, Feb 28 at 02:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Speaker: Chris Weber, Foundstone, Inc. Join us this Thursday for this Live Expert Q&A! Chris Weber will explain how you can ward off e-mail threats from hackers, viruses -- even malicious employees -- with the most effective security-related configurations. He'll also discuss key differences between Exchange 5.5 and 2000. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRICELINE BEAMS UP NEW SHATNER ADS | The Missing Link William Shatner is back with the enterprise -- the enterprise known as Priceline.com. The online trek service has brought the star back on board after a year-long break. Look for a whole new slew of radio and TV ads -- hopefully they'll be as entertaining as the unforgettable "Bust A Move" commercial from a couple of years ago. Shatner is no newcomer to interpreting popular music. There's a CD you can buy that features Shatner singing the Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" and the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man." Beam me up -- please! Source: CNET http://news.com.com/2100-1017-844034.html?legacy=cnet&tag=lthd ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** 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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