SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News April 25, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR:
- FREE recorded eSeminar & white paper: Advanced AD Security http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3027,00.htm?eSeminar&Whitepaper - Is your data center safe? Free best practices guide http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3026,00.htm?galaxy -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - Windows .NET Server now due in mid-2003 - Early adopters put .NET to work - Microsoft yanks Office tools after security report - Porn star debuts vicious virus - Managing vulnerabilities a consuming quandary - More users signing up for Microsoft Passport - Gates ends testimony, says tactics didn't hurt competitors 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Live Webcast: Negotiating your best licensing deal with Microsoft - Ask the Expert: Transfer the FSMO role with DCPROMO or MMC? - Quick Hit of the Day: The weakest link - what kills performance - Take Our Poll: What are your plans for .NET Server? - Tip of the Month Contest: Submit a tip to win! - The Missing Link: Technology blamed for increased workloads _____________________________________________________________________ ***************** SPONSORED BY: Quest Software ********************** IS YOUR AD DATA SECURE? Want to lock down your network and spend less time on tedious manual tasks? Check out our FREE recorded eSeminar on Advanced AD Security Management and read the Compaq-Quest joint whitepaper. Learn how you can improve network security across the enterprise and make Active Directory work for YOU. Don't change another setting - download both resources TODAY! http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3027,00.htm?eSeminar&Whitepaper _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY WINDOWS .NET SERVER NOW DUE IN MID-2003 | News: IDG News Microsoft's marketing manager in Latin America has confirmed that .NET Server is due to ship in the middle of next year, and even that is just a targeted time. Why the holdups? Security. Microsoft says security checks govern when the product will be released. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci819560,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Does .NET belong in your future? Check out Gartner analyst Tom Bittman's take at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci817291,00.html. Best Web Links on .NET Server: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285633,00.html _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= EARLY ADOPTERS PUT .NET TO WORK | News: SearchWindowsManageability Is .NET ready for prime time? Early adopters think so. Find out how they currently use Microsoft's .NET technology. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci818859,00.html MICROSOFT YANKS OFFICE TOOLS AFTER SECURITY REPORT | News: Newsbytes Security experts in Israel say they've found problems with the new versions of Microsoft's Office Web Components (OWC), which are COM controls for publishing and viewing spreadsheets, charts and databases on the Web. The experts say the tools can stir up malicious Web sites and e-mails, leaving OWC users vulnerable to attack. MS has pulled the tools from its site for now, and is reportedly looking into the flaws. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci819564,00.html PORN STAR DEBUTS VICIOUS VIRUS | News: vnunet Security experts are being warned of a damaging virus pretending to be links to pictures of porn star Jenna Jameson. The virus arrives with a vulgar message line and attachment that appears to be a text file with a list of links to porn sites. In fact, it is a Visual Basic script that mass-mails itself and on May 13 deletes the 'Windows' folder on drive C: or the 'Winnt' folder if the machine is running NT. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci819116,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Managing vulnerabilities a consuming quandary - More users signing up for Microsoft Passport - Gates ends testimony, says tactics didn't hurt competitors _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** 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://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3026,00.htm?galaxy _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= NEGOTIATING YOUR BEST LICENSING DEAL WITH MICROSOFT | Live Webcast Who: Laura DiDio, Principal, ITIC 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TRANSFER THE FSMO ROLE WITH DCPROMO OR MMC? | Ask the Expert Dear Ask the Expert, I have a "test" domain controller that on which I first installed AD. I have a better server, "server2," that I want to replace the role of the test domain controller (to be the FSMO), so I can completely take the "test" domain controller out of the domain. I have already run dcpromo.exe on "server2" and joined the domain as a DC, but now I want to rid the domain of the "test" DC. I must transfer the FSMO role from the "test" DC to "server2". Is the best way to do this demote the "test" DC with dcpromo or transfer the FSMO roles with MMC? >>CLICK to read Paul Hinsberg's expert response... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid463208_tax285115,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE WEAKEST LINK: WHAT KILLS PERFORMANCE | Quick Hit of the Day 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://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci817566,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR .NET SERVER? | Take Our Poll What are your plans for .NET Server? >>CLICK to cast your vote... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SUBMIT A TIP TO WIN! | 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! Check out this month's prize, previous winning tips, and submit your own Windows-related tip here, in our Hall of Fame: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tipsHallOfFame/0,289489,sid1_prz764589_cts764586,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TECHNOLOGY BLAMED FOR INCREASED WORKLOADS | The Missing Link You've heard of killing someone with kindness but what about killing someone with convenience? TMP Worldwide, a recruiting firm, asked some 5,000 workers in a variety of fields how technology has improved their professional lives. Evidently, their lives are being conveniently crushed. Half of the queried masses said tech advances have made their workloads heavier because so much more output is expected of them. More than 40% of the respondents said tech is stressing them out thanks to cell phones and home Internet connections. TMP says if you're stressed, you need to... oh, wait ... let me answer this instant message first ... OK, you need to breathe deeply and focus on a happy place ... is that your cell or mine? Source: Newsbytes http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/176096.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SEARCHWIN2000 CONTACTS ********************** MARILYN COHODAS, Site Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your original articles and best practices. _____________________________________________________________________ CHRISTINE POLEWARCZYK, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your ideas for online event and discussion day topics. _____________________________________________________________________ DAVID PYE, Assistant Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your tips, white papers and favorite Web sites. _____________________________________________________________________ ED PARRY, News Editor (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) >> Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. _____________________________________________________________________ MIKE KELLY (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED].) >> Contact me to 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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