SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News April 29, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR:
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True IT disasters - Best Web Links: TCP/IP - Quick Hit of the Day: Arcserve 2000 conflicting with MaxAttach - Webcast Tomorrow: Negotiating your best licensing deal with MS - The Missing Link: Crooks cause Chilean car chaos _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: Ecora ************************** CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT: THE CORNERSTONE OF SECURITY, DISASTER RECOVERY & AUDITS Every configuration change can compromise security, halt client access or bring a system to its knees. Ecora Software's Configuration Auditor mitigates the day-to-day challenges of managing systems by providing comprehensive reports of configuration settings. You'll know what configuration changes are made, giving you the information you need to fix or rebuild the system. For a FREE trial, visit: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3066,00.htm?EcoraSoftware. _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MS EXEC CLAIMS ERROR ON .NET SERVER DATE | News: IDG News Ooops! The Microsoft exec who said .NET Server had been pushed back to a mid-2003 release has issued a Microsoft "mea culpa." Enrique Murray said he misspoke, and that .NET Server is in fact due near the end of 2002. Murray claimed he confused the calendar year with the fiscal year. Microsoft's fiscal year begins in July. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci820006,00.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. What are your .NET Server plans -- if you have any? Go to http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/poll and tell us. Best Web Links on .NET Server: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285633,00.html Do you give a flip when .NET Server is released? Shoot an e-mail to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], and let us know. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT EXCELS AT INSECURITY | News: The Register Bulgarian bug hunter and unofficial bug in Microsoft's craw Georgi Guninski has seen the company's patch for an Outlook hole -- and he doesn't think it goes far enough. Last week Microsoft patched a flaw that affects Word when it's used for editing e-mail. The flaw comes from different security settings in the two applications. The end result could be an attacker running code on your PC if you replied to or forwarded the "bait" e-mail. Guninski says Microsoft's patch does not fix "at least the exploit path" through Excel, which can likewise be exploited. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci820228,00.html NEW MICROSOFT SECURITY CHIEF TO JUGGLE TECH, POLICY | News: Reuters Scott Charney is Microsoft's new chief security strategist. A former cybercop with the Justice Department, Charney defined two priorities for Microsoft: review the company's products and protect the nation's computer infrastructure running on Microsoft software. Perhaps Charney's biggest challenge, however, will be dealing with the industry-wide mistrust from security experts. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci820153,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Hoax e-mail messages carry dangerous payload - E-mail convulsions ahead as Lotus, Microsoft plan massive changes - Microsoft: Call the next witness _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: Novadigm *********************** Read how your enterprise can achieve $1 million per month reduction in software TCO, greater than 99% reliable deployment of software and content, 90% reduction in time-to-update enterprise applications, 80% or more in software management savings and rapid migration to Windows 2000/XP. Reduce IT costs & speed migration with Novadigm's Solutions. Click here for your free white paper: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3067,00.htm?Novadigm _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHO GOOFED? TRUE IT DISASTERS | Featured Topic 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. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci818965,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TCP/IP | Best Web Links Whether you are curious about TCP/IP, looking to refresh you memory, or studying for an exam, the articles, primers and troubleshooting tips in this collection of Best Web Links will help you better understand this complex protocol. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax558,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ARCSERVE 2000 CONFLICTING WITH MAXATTACH | Quick Hit of the Day Dear Ask the Experts: Why is Arcserve 2000 conflicting with MaxAttach? Read site expert Liam Scanlon's answer here: http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid33_cid463058_tax288041,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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) Tomorrow, 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CROOKS CAUSE CHILEAN CAR CHAOS | The Missing Link It's one thing when the servers crash. It's quite another when they're whisked off in a van when no one is looking. Thieves in Santiago, Chile did just that, stealing more than a dozen PCs and a pair of servers from the office that controls the city's traffic lights. The result? Andean angst! In a city of more than five million people, nearly half of the traffic lights went haywire -- still working, but totally out of synch. Just imagine everybody going and everybody stopping in all directions at the same time. Good thing the city had a backup plan. Spare software kept things from getting even more out of control. Source: Wired http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,52114,00.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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