SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News April 19, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR:
- FREE Server Security Guide from VeriSign http://www.verisign.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?a=n061274520057000 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - MS customers looking to the summit for answers - Microsoft patches up SQL Server - "Yukon" to add run-time, XML support - Apache 2.0: A threat to Microsoft's IIS? 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: .NET Server - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #154: Test your IT knowledge - Quick Hit of the Day: Auditing software installations with WMI - Live Webcast: What .NET means for your Microsoft certification - Tip of the Month Contest: Win a Compaq iPAQ digital audio player! - The Missing Link: Thinking cap or dunce's hat? _____________________________________________________________________ *********** SPONSORED BY: VeriSign - The Value of Trust ************* Secure all your Web servers now - with a proven 5-part strategy. 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A summit later this month may bring some clarity to the confusion. http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci818344,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Check out these SearchWindowsManageability Best Web Links: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287623,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT PATCHES UP SQL SERVER | News: IDG News Microsoft has cranked out a patch for a nasty little hole in SQL Servers 7.0 and 2000 that could let an attacker crash the server or run code in the servers' security zones. The patch is available at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms02-020.asp. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci818313,00.html "YUKON" TO ADD RUN-TIME, XML SUPPORT | News: eWEEK Here's some advanced word on Yukon, the future SQL Server. Microsoft announced this week that Yukon's SQL engine will have .NET CLR (Common Language Runtime) embedded. It will also offer fuller support of XML. A beta version is due later this year. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci818318,00.html MS' ALLCHIN UPDATES TIMELINES FOR RELEASES | News: Computerworld Microsoft bigwig Jim Allchin said this week that .NET Server is likely to be released "later this calendar year, from at least a manufacturing perspective." That means customers will get it sometime next year. Last week Gartner predicted the product would be ready for consumption later this year -- time to tweak those predictions accordingly! This also means Longhorn, the next major Windows release, will likely be delayed until 2004. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci818322,00.html APACHE 2.0: A THREAT TO MICROSOFT'S IIS? | News: SearchWebManagement The latest release of Apache 2.0 addresses Windows performance and compatibility. Is Apache 2.0 now a threat to IIS? http://searchwebmanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid27_gci817631,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= .NET SERVER | Best Web Links .NET Server aims to deliver a rich application environment with XML Web services and business solutions to improve process efficiency. But is it right for your organization? Well, that depends. Weigh the pros and cons in this collection of .NET Server Best Web Links. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285633,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TEST YOUR IT KNOWLEDGE | Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #154 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= AUDITING SOFTWARE INSTALLATIONS WITH WMI | Quick Hit of the Day On May 2, learn how to use WMI to design and implement sophisticated management solutions. At this live event, "Auditing software installations with WMI," hear how simple scripting languages will let you configure and control almost all facets of Windows 2000. To pre-register or for more info: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT .NET MEANS FOR YOUR MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION | Live Webcast Who: Ed Tittel, LANWrights, Inc. When: April 25 at 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 GMT) Next Thursday, SearchWin2000 certification expert Ed Tittel will discuss the certification changes you can expect in the .NET era. He'll address new mid-level credentials such as MCSA and MCAD, and additional MCSE requirements expected for the .NET server. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A COMPAQ IPAQ DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER! | Tip of the Month Contest Time is running out in our April Tip of the Month Contest. Don't miss your chance to win this month's super-cool prize -- a Compaq iPAQ PA-2 64MB digital audio player! Send in our Windows-related tip today! Check out this month's prize, previous winning tips, and submit your own tip here, in our Hall of Fame: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THINKING CAP OR DUNCE'S HAT? | The Missing Link Here's one likely to get stuck in your mind. Two Australian neuroscientists claim to have created an actual thinking cap. But before you go killing brain cells in celebration, you might want to consider the pros and cons. The device works by using magnetic stimulation to temporarily shut down the left hemisphere of the brain, where speech and short-term memory are supported. Talk about brain drain! However, the designers believe the machine could increase the creative function of the brain. Still, kindergartners may want to think twice when their teacher suggests they put on their thinking caps! 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