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IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - Microsoft, DOJ agree to settlement changes - Microsoft curries favor with undergrads - MS makes public its initial CRM plans, but what's next? - HTTP must go says Microsoft designer - Scripting flaw leaves sites vulnerable - Top 10 security headaches, part one 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: Mobile and Remote Management - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day: #121 - Quick Hit of the Day: Protect my network! - Online Event: Securely managing Windows 2000 - The Missing Link: Freak N64 death prompts mother to sue _____________________________________________________________________ ************ SPONSORED BY: Winternals Software ********************** NEW! ERD COMMANDER 2002--The Fast, Easy Way To Repair Dead Systems. To boot a dead Windows XP/2000/NT system, choose ERD Commander 2002. With ERD Commander 2002 you bypass the OS on a dead system and boot to the ERD Commander 2002 windowing environment. The ERD Commander 2002 desktop puts a wide array of repair and diagnostic tools right on the START menu, so you can edit the registry, reset incorrect permissions, services, or lost passwords, move data onto, or off, a dead system and more. ERD Commander 2002 -- it's just that easy. Take the tour today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3960035;5058249;k?http://www.winternals.com/TechTargetTour _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MICROSOFT, DOJ AGREE TO SETTLEMENT CHANGES | News: Wininformant Microsoft and Uncle Sam say they've made some big changes to some of the "unsettling" aspects of the settlement -- aspects critics say were not hard enough on Redmond. The part of the original settlement that saw Microsoft issuing new Windows licenses to PC makers is gone; a number of technical definitions have been expanded to guarantee that rival software components can work as well with Windows as Microsoft components; and it is clearer what Windows "server" software is. That's key for rivals that want to write software that interoperate with Windows servers. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci805031,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: We collect news about the antitrust case! Check out our collection at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci752708,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT CURRIES FAVOR WITH UNDERGRADS | News: CNET Microsoft is going to school -- the company is shipping a special version of Visual Studio.NET to colleges and universities so undergrads can learn the joys of .NET. Students and teachers will get big discounts on the tools. MS hopes this will lure bright young minds to use its technology. Visual Studio.NET Academic for students will cost $99. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci805003,00.html MS MAKES PUBLIC ITS INITIAL CRM PLANS, WHAT'S NEXT? | News: searchCRM Now that Microsoft has officially announced it will enter the low-end CRM market, analysts and partners are wondering if the Redmond giant will be content to stay there. Or is CRM expansion and a possible acquisition its next move? http://www.searchcrm.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci804640,00.html Want more CRM info? Check out our collection of CRM Best Web Links: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax570,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - HTTP must go says Microsoft designer - Scripting flaw leaves sites vulnerable - Top 10 security headaches, part one _____________________________________________________________________ ************** SPONSORED BY: searchWin2000 Training ***************** MCSE Exam 70-219: 5 Courses for 1 LOW Price! Study up for the MCSE! This Active Directory Design training package takes you from the Intro through to the Advanced level. Act now: limited time offer. Price: $49.99 http://nous.gofcs.com/?s=53&p=c&t=list&i=484&m=BundleSpecial _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MOBILE AND REMOTE MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links Like Willie Nelson, many network users often find themselves "on the road again." These articles can help IT administrators manage roaming network devices and users. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287741,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #121 This is a trial and error method used to decode encrypted data through exhaustive effort rather than employing intellectual strategies: a) chaffing and winnowing b) cryptanalysis c) serendipity d) brute force cracking >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci804668,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PROTECT MY NETWORK! | Quick Hit of the Day As this "true IT blooper" shows, there are some people who are unclear on when exactly they'll need protection from hackers. They don't really know what or how hackers are attacking. They don't care! They just want protection, darn it! http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci801948,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURELY MANAGING WINDOWS 2000 | Online Event When: Mar 05 at 01:00 PM EST (18:00 GMT) Speaker: Scott Blake, director of security strategy for BindView Corp. Join us next week for this Live Expert Q&A to learn about the current best practices and tools for managing Windows 2000 networks, including new security benchmarks, the hfnetchk utility, mssecure.xml, BindView's solutions and more. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FREAK N64 DEATH PROMPTS MOTHER TO SUE | The Missing Link Sometimes Nintendo isn't a game -- it's a gamble. It was for a 30-year-old Louisiana man. He may have known that the flashing lights of his N64 gave him seizures, but he still spent some 48 hours each week behind the console! His final seizure threw him headfirst into a table -- a fatal blow. Now his mother is taking Nintendo to court. She's suing for "her son's lost future earnings," which may not have been much considering he spent what amounts to six workdays playing games. Nintendo denies any accountability in this case. The company puts seizure warnings on its boxes. 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