SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News March 7, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: - Microsoft Windows XP Professional http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;3895979;6886919;w?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 - Windows reclaims top spot in SAP benchmark - Java-based Passport: Contender or pretender? - Klez.e worm threat appears to be contained - Your mail system's weakest link - Settlement critics: DOJ "surrendered" - IT heyday or doomsday? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Expert: Win32 API for Windows 2000 Encryption File System - SearchWin2000 Survey: Weigh in on key Windows technology issues - Quick Hit of the Day: Top 10 security headaches - Tip Contest: Win a CenDyne Lightnening II CD-RW drive! - Bill Boswell's Admin Puzzle: Can you solve this IT riddle? - The Missing Link: He hacks by day, squats by night _____________________________________________________________________ ****************** 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;6886919;w?http://www.microsoft.com/WindowsXP/pro/itpro/default.asp _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY WINDOWS RECLAIMS TOP SPOT IN SAP BENCHMARK | News: ENT Magazine It's benchmark brag time again. A Unisys system running Windows Datacenter Limited Edition and SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition beat out IBM in an SAP application scalability benchmark test. The Unisys system took on 26,000 concurrent users to claim the top spot. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci808986,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on Datacenter Server: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax537,00.html Best Web Links on SQL Server: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax53c,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= JAVA-BASED PASSPORT: CONTENDER OR PRETENDER? | News: ZDNet Look what's coming up from Down Under -- a Java-based version of Microsoft's Passport authentication engine. The Australian software company BuyItOnline says its new JPassport is the world's first Java interface to .NET MyServices. BuyItOnline says the product "completely replicates" Passport in Java, although another software company claims JPassport only implements the client request side of Microsoft's product. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci809012,00.html KLEZ.E WORM THREAT APPEARS TO BE CONTAINED | News: Computerworld A lot of people ran into the Klez.e worm the day it "woke up" (Wednesday), but the worm doesn't appear to have done much damage. Symantec gave the worm a Level 3 (out of 5) risk factor, mainly because so many people had seen it. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci808997,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Your mail system's weakest link - Settlement critics: DOJ "surrendered" - IT heyday or doomsday? _____________________________________________________________________ *************** 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: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN32 API FOR WINDOWS 2000 ENCRYPTION FILE SYSTEM | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, My question is concerning the use of Win32 API for Windows 2000 Encryption File System (EFS). In particular, I'm wondering how to use AddUsersToEncryptedFile(). One of the parameters required is PENCRYPTION_CERTIFICATE_LIST pUsers. I don't know how to provide the correct input for this parameter. Can you help me on this problem? >>CLICK to read Mark Edmead's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid448186_tax285120,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEIGH IN ON KEY WINDOWS TECHNOLOGY ISSUES | searchWin2000 Survey The editors of searchWin2000.com are seeking your opinion for an upcoming editorial feature. We want to know what you think on a variety of Windows-specific technology issues ranging from Active Directory to .NET and Web services. Can you spare a few minutes to help us with this comprehensive report? >> CLICK to take the survey... http://quicktakeit.com/qto/Default.asp?a=63101&e=241034057[0981736 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TOP 10 SECURITY HEADACHES | Quick Hit of the Day Are you slowly losing your mind trying to keep your Windows-based system secure? You're not alone. Check out what your peers have to say about security: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci804729,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TIP TO WIN! | Tip of the Month Contest Get your Windows-related tip in early for your chance to win the March Tip of the Month contest. This month's prize is a super sleek CenDyne Lightning II CD-RW drive! Check out the prize, see previous winning tips in our Hall of Fame and submit your own tip today at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz804380_cts804375,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CAN YOU SOLVE THIS IT RIDDLE? | Bill Boswell's Admin Corner Puzzle Tim was out of the office yesterday because of a cold, and during that time, a group of corporate auditors did a security check on his system. Tim made sure that they didn't disable the Guest account on his stand-alone print server (something that happened the last time that the auditors visited). But today, users are getting all sorts of errors. Help Tim solve this problem and win a prize... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/content/1,290959,sid1_gci805640,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HE HACKS BY DAY, SQUATS BY NIGHT | The Missing Link A teenage girl proved virus writing isn't just a man's domain. Adrian Lamo proved the homeless can hack it in cyberspace too. Lamo is the guy who got into "The New York Times'" intranet and accessed the telephone and social security numbers of the rich and famous (Robert Redford and Rush Limbaugh to name two of thousands). He's also gotten into Excite@Home, WorldCom and Yahoo using little more than a public computer and an Internet connection. Pretty impressive for a guy who spends many of his nights in abandoned buildings or on friends' couches. Lamo may be getting a permanent address soon -- in jail. The paper may press charges. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,50811,00.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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