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Download the free white paper now! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3015,00.htm?FreeWhitePaper _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY ARE MCP EXAMS FAILING TEST TAKERS? | News: SearchWin2000 The new pass/fail look of Microsoft's MCP exams is failing to pass muster with some testy test takers. But Redmond seems to be feeding on the feedback and willing to address MCP concerns. http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci819273,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Best Web Links on certification: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax541,00.html Ask site expert Ed Tittel a question about certification: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid1_tax285126,00.html. Check out some certification tips at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid1_tax5e4,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REPORT: AMD GETS MS' SUPPORT FOR 64-BIT CHIPS | News: IDG News The Hammer is backed! No, not MC Hammer, but Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD's) 64-bit processor line, code-named "Hammer." AMD says Microsoft is backing the line and will offer Windows versions that support Hammer. AMD and Intel are rivals; it looks like MS will be supporting both. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci819256,00.html SYSTEM TRACKS MICROSOFT APP USAGE | News: InternetWeek If Microsoft's licensing rules and regulations keep you up at night, you might want to look into an upgraded tallying tool from Tally Systems. The company's TS.Census product can help you keep track of your software deployments, so you'll have a better idea what you've installed and what's actually being used. Knowing that kind of info should come in handy when Microsoft's software police come calling. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci819263,00.html MICROSOFT RELEASES SP2 FOR BIZTALK SERVER | News: ENT Magazine If you're running BizTalk Server 2000, you may want to head over to www.microsoft.com/BizTalk/downloads/updates/2000/SP2.asp. There you'll find the second service pack for the product. SP2 packs support for Visio 2002 and a virtual can of Raid (i.e., a few bug fixes). SP2 can be applied over SP1. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci819249,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Patch IIS, or be subject to damage, experts say - IE 6 privacy features open users to attack - expert - MS remedy hearings: States drag key concessions out of Gates _____________________________________________________________________ ************** SPONSORED BY: Doubleday Bookspan ********************* Earn the credentials that identify you as a top IT Professional. Get the MCSE WINDOWS 2000 EXAM CRAM LIBRARY and cram your way through all objectives. This 6 book/1 CD set - A $179.97 value - can be yours for $9.99! Covers the Core 4 exams, plus 2 top electives. 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Click here for details! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3016,00.htm?MCSEExamCram _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S YOUR IT IQ? | Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #157 This term, invented by networking expert John Sidgmore, describes the tiny portable electronic devices that experts predict will become wildly popular with young people and put new demands on network bandwidth capacity: a. script kiddy b. eye candy c. silicon cockroach d. pulsing zombie e. honey pot >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci819015,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MONITORING AND PERFORMANCE | Best Web Links Good system performance means less headaches and extra time to concentrate on more important issues -- like security. Take a look at this collection of Best Web Links and make sure your network performance is up to par. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287678,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REMOTE NETWORK MANAGEMENT | Quick Hit of the Day Dear Ask the Expert, How can I manage all the desktops in my company remotely from my PC? >> CLICK to read Tom Shinder's expert response... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid463057_tax288093,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEGOTIATING YOUR BEST LICENSING DEAL WITH MICROSOFT | Live Webcast Who: Laura DiDio, Principal, Information Technology Intelligence Corp. When: April 30 at 2:00 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= GARTNER WAXES WINDOWS | Featured Topic How is Microsoft promising to deliver value? How important is .NET Server? How do you know your licenses are in order? Gartner and MS addressed all these issues during the consulting firm's "Windows: Nothing but .NET?" conference, and we've got the scoop right here. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci818193,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACK TO THE FUTURE FOR THE C64 | The Missing Link Deep in the attic of our memories, somewhere between Merlin, a Shaun Cassidy fanzine, and those choking hazard-sized Star Wars figures, sits the Commodore 64, the computer popular when the Commodores still had a singer named Lionel Richie. Think the old Commodore doesn't have a place in the Internet Age, that it's as dated as A Flock of Seagulls? Think again! Two guys who adore their Commodore have dusted it off and turned it into a streaming audio machine. 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