THIS WEEK: Microsoft Management tools and broccoli

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April 29, 2002 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the editor: Are management tools the broccoli of Windows admin? >> Featured Topic: Who goofed? True IT disasters >> Expert Technical Advice: Stop Exchange 2000 relaying mail >> Site Highlights: Tuesday -- Live Expert Q&A: Negotiating your best licensing deal with Microsoft Thursday -- Vendor Connection: Leveraging Windows Installer Check out the new .NET Info Center  From the Editor: by Margie Semilof, Senior News Writer Management platforms are like the vegetables on a dinner plate. They are entirely necessary but don't usually grab the limelight at any high-tech event. That won't be the case at the upcoming Microsoft Management Summit, where IT executives will presumably be dishing about the direction of Microsoft's management platforms, System Management Server "Topaz", the complimentary Microsoft Operations Manager and others. Do you think Microsoft has done a good job presenting a clear management strategy? Do you think it's important for Microsoft to deliver software that can manage systems other than those made by Microsoft? I'm the new kid here. I've covered networks and system management before but only recently switched over to everything Microsoft. I'd like to know your opinion of Microsoft's potential as a competitor in the realm of management software. Send me an e-mail. Margie Semilof  Featured Topic: Who goofed? True IT disasters by Jan Stafford, Site Editor Can we learn from other's mistakes? In SearchWindowsManageability's "true IT blooper" series, IT pros fess up to some real whoppers. Check out this collection of our most popular bloopers. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert Scott Schnoll Categories: Exchange Scott can give you tips on Exchange 5.5 administration and Exchange 2000 Server migration, implementation and administration. View all Scott's answers This Week: In the forums >> Can you install an Exchange 2000 server in an Exchange 5.5 site in another domain running NT4? Leoperis wants to know Tip of the Week: An open mail relay is any mail server that can be used by an outside party to send mail. It's also how a great many spammers do their dirty work. Here's a way to stop them. >> Stop Exchange 2000 relaying mail  Site Highlights Tuesday's Live Event: Learn how to negotiate the best Microsoft Licensing 6.0 deal. Consultant Laura DiDio will address changes in the new 6.0 program and give you strategic and tactical negotiating advice. Pre-register now. Sponsored By: TechTracker Wednesday's Vendor Connection: Leveraging Windows Installer. Pre-register now for this InstallShield event! Learn the benefits of using native Windows Installer to repackage your applications when migrating to Windows 2000 or XP Sponsored By: InstallShield Get your .NET questions answered Visit the SearchVB .NET Info Center and meet Dave Ranck, a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, who has designed and built award-winning Web-based applications with Microsoft technologies. Simply click into the .NET Info Center and submit your questions directly to Dave. Also get the latest .NET news and tips from around the Web to keep you up to date with .NET. Nine days left Last chance to apply for free attendance at our Windows Decisions conference. Only 18 seats remain open so you must act now. Apply today Win2000Talk Radio Learn what every business needs to know to stay on the "right side" of the software police. Tune in Staying ahead of ERP Update your member profile to get the free SAP Daily News newsletter for the latest announcements and product enhancements from SAP and other leading ERP vendors. Sign up A B O U T   T H I S   E M A I L This e-mail is brought to you by TechTarget where you can get relevant search results from over 19 industry-specific Web sites. If you no longer wish to receive this newsletter simply reply to this message with "REMOVE" in the subject line. Please allow 24 hours for your "REMOVE" request to be processed. Copyright 2002 TechTarget, Inc. All rights reserved.