SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News April 12, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business" http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n204074520057000
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Click here! http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n204074520057000 _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY LICENSING: COUNTDOWN TO JULY 31 | News: SearchWin2000 Microsoft has made some drastic changes to its volume licensing programs during the last year. Alvin Park, a Gartner senior research analyst, said now is the time to make your move -- don't wait until the last minute. He talked with SearchWin2000 about what your choices are if you procrastinate, how the new model pricing may differ from the old one and why you may be paying too much to license your software. http://www.searchwin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci816821,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Learn more about volume licensing from Laura DiDio of Information Technology Intelligence Corp. (ITIC) during an upcoming SearchWin2000 Webcast: http://webevents.broadcast.com/wsp/index.asp?nEventId=1540 SearchWin2000's Featured Topic on Licensing: http://www.searchWin2000.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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT SCRAPS PLANS TO BE SOLE HOST OF DATA FOR .NET MYSERVICES | News: CRN Microsoft will license its .NET MyServices to service providers and will offer a server-based version so companies can host it. Originally, Redmond planned to host all the customer data for .NET services itself but backed away from the plan for "trust issues." http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci816815,00.html USERS SLAM MICROSOFT SECURITY ANALYZER | News: vnunet It seems Microsoft's Baseline Security Analyzer is worth every penny customers pay for it. The free tool looks for common security holes on Windows systems, but some users criticize it for being just a GUI-version of HFNetChk, a command line security tool Microsoft released last year. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci816816,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - GENERAL MOTORS PARTNERS WITH EDS AND MICROSOFT FOR .NET DEPLOYMENT - IBM, MICROSOFT PLOT NET TAKEOVER _____________________________________________________________________ **************** SPONSORED BY: Windows Decisions ******************** ONLY 5 WEEKS UNTIL OUR WINDOWS DECISIONS CONFERENCE! 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Other topics covered in the Exchange Server category include hardware configurations, software updates and more. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax58b,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW IT SAVVY ARE YOU? | Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #150 This is a 64-bit processor architecture developed at Intel that is based on Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing: a. Celeron b. OSI c. IA-64 d. ATX >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci816489,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEB-BASED COMPUTING -- BETTER THAN SLICED BREAD! | Quick Hit of the Day Web-based computing is not new, but is it making a resurgence? According to these experts, it's the next best thing to sliced bread... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci814922,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/288028 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEGOTIATING YOUR BEST LICENSING DEAL WITH MICROSOFT | Online Event Who: Laura DiDio, Principal, Information Technology Intelligence Corp. When: April 16 at 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 GMT) Next Tuesday, expert Laura DiDio will examine the changes you can expect from the new Microsoft Licensing Program 6.0. She'll provide you with the tactical and strategic advice your company will need to negotiate the best deal. After her presentation, Laura will field your questions at an audience Q&A. >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN AN IPAQ DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER | Tip of the Month Contest Our March Tip of the Month Contest is in full swing. Get your tip in now for your chance to win this month's prize -- a Compaq iPAQ PA-2 64M-byte digital audio player. Submit your Windows-related tip, check out the prize or view previous winning tips at: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INCOMING CEO'S PHONE CUT OFF AS BILL UNPAID | The Missing Link Talk about being turned off by your job! Apparently the incoming CEO of Swedish telecom Telia didn't catch the part in his new contract that specifies he still needs to pay his own phone bill. Telia went so far as to cut off chief exec-designate Anders Igel's mobile phone after he ignored reminders to pay a $250 bill. No word yet if Igel was performing an informal test of his new employer's collection systems or staging a one-man protest for increased online billing functionality. 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