SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News May 1, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSOR:
- Simplifying Windows management tasks http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3099,00.htm?bindview - Free Windows 2000/XP white paper http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3100,00.htm?Novadigm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - SMSNomad brings Topaz mobile management features to SMS 2.0 - Microsoft in final talks for Danish firm - Microsoft to roll out Changepoint app to consultants - Windows .NET servers hold their own against Unix - Analysis: NUMA poised to power Intel servers - Witness says "unbundled" Windows would harm users 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #161: How IT savvy are you? - Best Web Links: Backup and Recovery - Quick Hit of the Day: The weakest link in storage - Online Event: Accessing Active Directory with LDAP tools - Featured Topic: Who goofed? True IT disasters - The Missing Link: Yahoo!'s advice: Call someone, now _____________________________________________________________________ ******************* SPONSORED BY: BindView ************************** Simplifying Windows Management Tasks Who has inappropriate rights to files and directories -- and how did they get them? You recently bought more disk space -- so why are you running low? A virus got into your organization -- how do you find it and quickly delete it across a global environment? To see how BindView can help you handle the above tasks and more, view three product demos: effective permissions, disk space analysis and content management at http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3099,00.htm?bindview _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY TOPAZ MOBILE MANAGEMENT IN SMS 2.0 | News: SearchWindowsManageability SMSNomad promises to bring mobile management capabilities not found in Microsoft System Management Server now. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci819959,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Best Web Links on SMS: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax53f,00.html Best Web Links on systems management: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax5bd,00.html Read more about what's up at the Microsoft Management Summit at http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci820025,00.html. _____________________________________________________________________ ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT IN FINAL TALKS FOR DANISH FIRM | News: Reuters It looks like Microsoft will reach under the mattress and grab more than $1 billion to buy one of its partners -- the Danish enterprise software company Navision. Snatching up this great Dane would expand Microsoft's presence in the business planning software market for mid-sized companies. Analysts say the union of the two firms makes sense, although some feel MS has lowballed the offer. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci820834,00.html MICROSOFT TO ROLL OUT CHANGEPOINT APP TO CONSULTANTS | News: CRN The times they are a' changin' at Changepoint, a company that develops software to help consulting firms manage billing. Changepoint has worked out a deal to extend its professional services automation (PSA) application to 6,000 of Microsoft's consulting and support professionals. PSA software helps consultants create, calculate, track and send invoices. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci820839,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Windows .NET servers hold their own against Unix - Analysis: NUMA poised to power Intel servers - Witness says "unbundled" Windows would harm users _____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Novadigm ************************ Novadigm - Enterprise Software Management Solutions Visit Novadigm at Windows Decisions 2002 in Booth 106, May 8-10, to learn 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. Or click here for your free white paper: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3100,00.htm?Novadigm _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HOW IT SAVVY ARE YOU? | Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #161 In this kind of attack, an intruder might intercept messages in a public key exchange and then retransmit them, substituting their own public key for the requested one: a. pot luck b. smurf attack c. war driving d. bucket brigade >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci820447,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= BACKUP AND RECOVERY | Best Web Links Beefing up backup and disaster recovery plans has never been more important. Get advice about and find examples of best practices for protecting your data in this collection of Best Web Links. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287648,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE WEAKEST LINK IN STORAGE | Quick Hit of the Day The votes are in! In a new SearchWindowsManageability survey, IT managers uncover the weakest link that sabotages their storage systems. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci819035,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ACCESSING ACTIVE DIRECTORY WITH LDAP TOOLS | Online Event Who: Sakari Kouti and Mika Seitsonen, authors and trainers When: May 14 at 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 GMT) At this live Webcast, authors of "Inside Active Directory," Sakari Kouti and Mika Seitsonen, will offer expert advice on how to use LDAP search filters in various tools, such as ADSI Edit and LDP. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid33,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= YAHOO!'S ADVICE: CALL SOMEONE, NOW | The Missing Link Yahoo! is turning into the problem portal. If you're in a personal pickle, a financial fix or feeling down about any other daunting dilemma, and you just can't Ask Jeeves, you can sign up for the Yahoo! Advice service. The service gives you access to truckloads of wisdom from truckloads of wise people in 100-plus categories, including computing, careers, business, education, parenting and astrology. A company called LiveAdvice is providing the "advice" part. Each adviser sets his or her own per-minute rate for phone and/or recorded advice. The per-minute rate includes Yahoo!'s long distance charge of 16 cents per minute. 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