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http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. THE LATEST NEWS & ANALYSIS - Top 10 e-mail security blunders - The weakest link in performance: The votes are in! - Microsoft expands .NET to handhelds - Oops! True IT blooper #23 - Clariant gets remote control results with PC-Duo 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - This week's blooper: The unlikely hero - Tip of the Week: Multi-platform management - Quick Hit: Classic blooper - Tell us: What's the secret of your IT success? - Live Event: Become a WMI wizard! - Know-IT-All Quiz ____________________________________________________________________ ****************** THIS WEEK'S NEWS & ANALYSIS ********************* TOP 10 E-MAIL SECURITY BLUNDERS IT administrators make the same e-mail security mistakes over and over again, according to this expert. Find out what those blunders are and how to avoid them. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci817464,00.html THE WEAKEST LINK IN PERFORMANCE: THE VOTES ARE IN! In a SearchWindowsManageability poll, IT managers reveal the weakest link that slows down systems and makes performance management a hassle.. http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci817566,00.html MICROSOFT EXPANDS .NET TO HANDHELDS Microsoft hasn't forgotten to include mobile devices in its XML Web services .NET initiative. Find out how these three new tools can help developers extend .NET to handhelds. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci817622,00.html OOPS! TRUE IT BLOOPER #23 This IT manager found a nifty tool that worked wonders on his home PC. He should have stopped there. Instead, he took his entire office into The Blooper Zone. http://www.searchWindowsManageability.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci816537,00.html CLARIANT GETS REMOTE CONTROL RESULTS WITH PC-DUO Sick of wasting time wrestling with remote control functions, a senior support engineer at Charlotte, N.C.-based Clariant Corp. set out on a mission to fulfill his need for speed. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci817868,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS *********************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- THE UNLIKELY HERO | Blooper of the Week The perpetrator in this IT disaster story doesn't get caught in the act, or even after the fact. >>CLICK to read what happened... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci816679,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- MULTI-PLATFORM MANAGEMENT DOS AND DON'TS | Tip of the Week You don't have to be a superhero to manage an environment that consists of multiple operating systems. You may have to a bit crafty, though. In this story, you'll find some tips to mastering a heterogeneous network. >>Read more about this topic HERE: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci798373,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CLASSIC BLOOPER | Quick Hit Let's get one thing straight. This IT pro didn't goof up when he did an upgrade on his laptop, no matter what his network administrators said. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci803631,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TELL US | What's the secret of your IT success? It's time to brag. What best practice, short-cut, technology wizardry or people-handling tactic has helped you become a success in IT management? We'll put your "secret to success" in an upcoming article. (You can submit your tip anonymously, if you wish.) Send us your comments at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BECOME A WMI WIZARD! | Live Event Q&A Who: Matthew Lavy, author, "Windows Management Instrumentation." When: May 02, 2002 at 02:00 PM EDT (18:00 GMT) Attend our live audio event, "Auditing software installations with WMI," when our speaker will be teaching you how to use WMI to design and implement sophisticated management solutions. Hear how simple scripting languages will let you configure and control almost all facets of Windows 2000. >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY | #128 If a transmission is good, this is what happens when a mobile or portable cellular subscriber passes from one cell into another and the network has to switch coverage responsibility from one base station to another. a. handshake b. seamless interface c. cross-bar switch d. analog-to-digital conversion e. handoff >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci818105,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS *********************** JAN STAFFORD, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send us your original articles and best practices. ____________________________________________________________________ MEREDITH DERBY, Assistant News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your press releases and case studies. ____________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send your white papers and Best Web Links. ____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send in your product announcements and poll ideas. ____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> 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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