SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News March 4, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: - Microsoft Windows XP Professional http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3895979;6886924;s?http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/itpro/default.asp - MCSE Exam 70-219: AD Design training package -- just $49.99! http://nous.gofcs.com/?s=53&p=c&t=list&i=484&m=BundleSpecial =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - First C# mail virus detected - Online virus generator causes concern - Microsoft confirms Windows.NET Server delay - Oops! True IT blooper #10 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: Interoperability tips - Best Web Links: Outsourcing Options - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day: #123 - Quick Hit of the Day: Printing from DOS in Win2k Pro - Online Event: Securely Managing Windows 2000 - The Missing Link: Frying tonight: Geek cooks egg in computer _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** 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;6886924;s?http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/itpro/default.asp _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY FIRST C# MAIL VIRUS DETECTED | News: InternetNews A 17 year-old Dutch girl, with way too much time on her hands, claims to have written the first virus in C#. The W32/Sharpei@MM virus snaps at the .NET framework through a three-pronged worm. The prongs are a dropper program, a mailer and a .NET component. The worm disguises itself as an e-mail promising to make Windows 50% faster and more secure. Experts say it's low risk and not in the wild. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci805660,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on C#: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285421,00.html Ask an expert your toughest security questions: 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ONLINE VIRUS GENERATOR CAUSES CONCERN | News: vnunet Security experts say to beware of the Instant Macro Virus Maker v1.2. It's a Web site that can help even the most technically inept vandals create Microsoft Word macro viruses in a short amount of time. Even though this code may be benign, one expert warns more dangerous worms could follow. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci805665,00.html MICROSOFT CONFIRMS WINDOWS.NET SERVER DELAY | News: CRN The "trustworthy computing" initiative is going to hold up Windows .NET server. Microsoft plans to release the code to manufacturing in the summer -- the original plan was to release it in the first half of this year. Microsoft needs the extra time to throw in some extra security, privacy and availability features. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci805654,00.html OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #10 | News: searchWindowsManageability Using the help section won't kill you. Neither will hitting the "enter" key blindly. But the IT manager in this blooper learned that using help would have been a lot less painful. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci803123,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES Additional headlines are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news _____________________________________________________________________ ************** 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: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INTEROPERABILITY TIPS | Featured Topic Everybody talks about interoperability as if it were a given in today's enterprise. But IT managers know from experience that making disparate operating systems and devices play together isn't child's play. These tips can help ... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci804495,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= OUTSOURCING OPTIONS | Best Web Links Trying to decide if outsourcing is the way to go for your company? Find out what critical factors you need to consider before making your decision. Criteria include critical systems, failure recovery requirements, performance criteria, specific functionality, cost savings and more. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287679,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #123 This form of DSL uses most of the channel to transmit downstream to the user and only a small part to receive information from the user. a. VoIP b. Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line c. ISDN d. cable modem >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci805435,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= PRINTING FROM DOS IN WIN2K PRO | Quick Hit of the Day A searchWindowsManageability reader asks: How can I get Windows 2000 to print directly from DOS? Our newest Management Tools Expert, Serdar Yegulalp's answer: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid451109_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURELY MANAGING WINDOWS 2000 | Online Event Who: Scott S. Blake, CISSP and VP of IS, BindView Corp. When: Tomorrow, March 5 at 01:00 PM EST (18:00 GMT) Blake will offer an overview of current best practices and tools relating to managing Windows 2000 networks. He will touch on the new Center for Internet Security Windows 2000 Benchmarks, the hfnetchk utility from Microsoft, mssecure.xml and BindView's solutions, among other topics. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FRYING TONIGHT: GEEK COOKS EGG IN COMPUTER | The Missing Link Stovetops across the U.K. are turning red with anger -- the Athlon processor is moving in on their turf! A guy in the U.K. managed to "process" an egg on his Athlon -- he fried it up and ate it on a sandwich. Process time? 11 minutes. Downtime? Zero. Taste? "Lovely," according to the galloping gourmet geek. Why? Can't answer that, but the world is certainly a better place because of it. 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