SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News March 14, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY: - The New Profile Maker 7 - Desktop Admin Has Never Been Easier http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4019014;5058249;d?http://www.AutoProf.com/pm_download.html
- Is Your Data Center Safe? Free Best Practices Guide http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4017453;5058249;i?http://www.commvault.com/mk/get/getguide -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - MS to launch financing deal to push SMB crowd to Licensing 6.0 - Internet Explorer exploit gives Windows XP users the boot - Fbound worm a hit in Asia, a flop elsewhere - Fix is in for SNMP vulnerability - Microsoft working with Justice to fight cybercrime - InterTrust broadens suit against Microsoft - Oops! True IT blooper #13 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Member Survey: How does Microsoft measure up? - Ask the Expert: Hiding the System Attendant account from the GAL - Quick Hit of the Day: Ask our new expert a question - Tip of the Month Contest: Submit a tip and win a prize! - Poll: What is your greatest IT-related concern right now? - The Missing Link: Fan no longer a slave to Britney _____________________________________________________________________ *********** SPONSORED BY: AutoProf's Profile Maker ****************** YOU Manage the Network--Profile Maker Manages Desktops! New AutoDeskTop and AutoMigrate features allow you to use domain, OS, organizational unit, IP address, date, time and other GlobalPolicy(tm) criteria to manage desktop configurations, service pack installations, drive mappings, printer connections, Outlook settings, System Policy and more on Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP! Lots of power -- one easy interface. Live demo and free download available online! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4019014;5058249;d?http://www.AutoProf.com/pm_download.html _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MS TO LAUNCH DEAL TO PUSH SMB CROWD TO LICENSING 6.0 | News: CRN There's a special license sale going on at Microsoft (a "Redmond tag" sale). Small businesses can jump onto Licensing 6.0 for a special rate of 7.9% financing for software orders. The rate is good from April Fool's Day through July 31, 2002. The financing program has a $2,000 software order minimum. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci810413,00.html FOR MORE INFORMATION: Best Web Links on Licensing: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax57d,00.html Also, check out our Featured Topic on Volume Licensing at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci797974,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IE EXPLOIT GIVES WINDOWS XP USERS THE BOOT | News: Newsbytes Internet Explorer 6.0 has another problem. A flaw called the Codebase Localpath vulnerability could let an attacker shut down your computer if you're unlucky enough to visit a "mined" Web page or open an html e-mail. Viewing either of those awakens a program called Logoff.exe, which may be included by default on Windows XP systems. Logoff is also part of a Resource Kit for Windows NT and Windows 2000. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci810433,00.html FBOUND WORM A HIT IN ASIA, A FLOP ELSEWHERE | News: SearchSecurity The third variation of the Fbound worm gained some traction today in Asia because of its ability to recognize Japanese domains and tailor random subjects lines in Japanese to those recipients. Elsewhere, Fbound arrives with a subject line reading, "Important." It has no destructive payload and spreads via its own SMTP engine. http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci810352,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Fix is in for SNMP vulnerability - Microsoft working with Justice to fight cybercrime - InterTrust broadens suit against Microsoft - Oops! True IT blooper #13 _____________________________________________________________________ ********************* 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;4017453;5058249;i?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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HIDING THE SYSTEM ATTENDANT ACCOUNT FROM THE GAL | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, Can you tell me how I can hide the System Attendant account from the Global Address List in Exchange 5.5? >>CLICK to read Scott Schnoll's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid456014_tax285117,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK OUR NEW EXPERT A QUESTION | Quick Hit of the Day Introducing our newest searchWindowsManageability expert, Thomas Shinder! Tom is an author, editor, trainer, consultant, an M.D. and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer. This ten-year computing industry veteran is ready to answer your Windows management questions: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid33_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- SUBMIT A TIP AND WIN A PRIZE! | Tip of the Month Contest Share your time-saving Windows tips with your SearchWin2000 Community and you'll be eligible to win this month's prize -- a CenDyne Lightening II CD-RW drive! Check out the prize and enter your tip today. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST CONCERN RIGHT NOW? | Poll What's your greatest IT-related concern right now -- security, licensing, migration, certification or .NET? >>CLICK to share your opinion... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll/1,289525,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FAN NO LONGER A SLAVE TO BRITNEY | The Missing Link Britney Spears may be outta sight, but she's also out a site. You might want to hit www.WorldofBritney.com one more time, because the end of this "world" is nigh. The site, a "navel" idea devoted to the Pepsi-pushing pop tart, is pulling the plug after nearly two years. Why? The teenage Swede who ran it says all the lawsuit threats from Britney's suit-wearing corporate backers drive him crazy. But he also has a few jeers for Spears. He says Britney doesn't rock his world the way she used to. He thinks she's all about money these days and doesn't care as much about her fans. So she's not a girl, not yet a woman, but definitely a diva! 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