SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News March 13, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: - FREE SQL Tool from NetIQ http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4016933;5058249;k?http://www.netiq.com/f/form/form.asp?id=818
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Member Survey: Tell us what you think of Microsoft - Featured Topic: E.T. -- The Exchange Terror - Online Event: Building a better firewall - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day: #130 - Quick Hit of the Day: Group Policy - The Missing Link: Websense warns against "March Madness" _____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: NetIQ *************************** FREE SQL Tool from NetIQ Need to know what's going on in your database environment? Quickly and accurately identify and investigate specific SQL Server problems with NetIQ's diagnostic dashboard, SQLcheck. This FREE tool organizes and explains critical information about your database server hardware, its operating system and SQL Server. Get the information you need for efficient database management today. Download now! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4016933;5058249;k?http://www.netiq.com/f/form/form.asp?id=818 _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MICROSOFT OVERHAULING FILES FOR NEXT WINDOWS | News: ZDNet Looking for information in Windows has always been somewhat of a headache, but the next version of the OS will have the ibuprofen IT needs to make this pain go away. Microsoft is creating new file organization software that should make finding and working with stored information a lot easier. The new data store should appear with test versions of the next Windows (code-named Longhorn) sometime in 2003. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci810065,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on clients and desktops: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285630,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BUFFER OVERFLOW OPENS WINDOWS | News: vnunet Want to let a total stranger assume your identity, take over your computer, add or erase files, and even reformat your hard drive? A Windows vulnerability can make it happen. Security experts say an unchecked buffer in the Windows shell can lead to attackers running malicious code with privileges of the logged-in user. Microsoft has issued a patch. (Click below for a link to the patch.) http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci810086,00.html MICROSOFT TO RELEASE MORE SOURCE CODE | News: eWEEK Microsoft must be in a generous mood -- the company will be sharing more code. Redmond plans to release the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol this summer, as per the proposed antitrust settlement. The company also announced this week it would license the core Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocol -- that move is basically to appease antitrust investigators in Europe. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci810080,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Deutsche Telekom goes .NET - Microsoft says SAP to support .NET - Microsoft supports retail data standards - IMAP: The road to nowhere? _____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: CommVault *********************** COMMVAULT GALAXY IS FEATURED IN NEW MICROSOFT BEST PRACTICES GUIDE FOR WINDOWS 2000 DATA CENTER BACKUP AND RESTORE. If you're responsible for providing this protection for your data-center environment, Backup and Restore Solution for Windows 2000-based Data Centers is for you. Let us know what you think? Download the Guide today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4016949;5058249;r?http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/getguide _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TELL US WHAT YOU THINK OF MICROSOFT | Member Survey Does Microsoft make the grade? Here's your chance to weigh in on how Microsoft rates as a business partner and technology innovator. The results of this comprehensive survey of user attitudes will be part of an upcoming editorial feature. Help us assess Microsoft's performance. >> CLICK to take the survey... http://quicktakeit.com/qto/Default.asp?a=63101&e=241034057[0981736 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= E.T. -- THE EXCHANGE TERROR | Featured Topic An Exchange 2000 migration can be a dark and perilous journey, with hidden hazards lurking around every corner. But armed with the knowledge in this week's featured topic, you just might make it through unscathed. Bon voyage! http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci808946,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- BUILDING A BETTER FIREWALL | Online Event Who: Dr. Thomas W. Shinder, author and computer industry veteran When: Tomorrow, March 14 at 02:00 PM EST (19:00 GMT) Join Tom this Thursday when he explains how firewalls work, the plusses and minuses of Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 and offers ISA configuration and optimization tips. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #130 This type of DSL is used for wideband digital transmission within a corporate site and between the telephone company and a customer. It is symmetrical, meaning that an equal amount of bandwidth is available in both directions: a. BAL b. High bit-rate DSL c. vBNS d. wideband code-division multiple access >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci809892,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GROUP POLICY | Quick Hit of the Day A SearchWindowsManageability user asks: What kind of performance impact have you seen with applying Group Policy through five or more levels of containers? Oliver Thierry, our Management Tools Expert responds: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid454863_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBSENSE WARNS AGAINST "MARCH MADNESS" | The Missing Link Party pooper alert! Websense, a company that gets paid to make offices run more efficiently, estimates that March Madness (aka the NCAA basketball tournament) will cost U.S. companies more than $500 million in lost productivity. Evidently the time employees spend checking hoops scores and updating their brackets is time they could be scoring for the company. Websense is telling its customers to beware of the tourney and the possibility that illegal betting could be going on between the cubicles. The office, after all, is no place for fun! Source: InternetNews http://siliconvalley.internet.com/news/article/0,2198,3531_990051,00.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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