SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News May 13, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS:
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Best Web Links: Security Management - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #168: Test your IT knowledge - Quick Hit of the Day: MPLS brings new functionality to IP - Live Webcast: Staying secure during an NT to 2000 migration - New Feature: Win2000Talk radio - The Missing Link: "Star Wars" clones appear on Net _____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: Ecora ************************ Not only will Ecora Software document your environment so you don't have to do it manually, it'll pinpoint configuration changes instantly. Ecora's Configuration Auditor keeps disaster recovery and IT audit documentation automatically updated, tracks configuration changes and creates detailed reports of how your IT systems deviate from your configuration standard. See for yourself -- run a FREE trial: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3293,00.htm?EcoraSoftware _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY WINDOWS DECISIONS: BATTLING INDECISION | News: SearchWin2000 What are two essential elements of any Windows conference? Questions and grousing. You could find a bounty of both at TechTarget's Windows Decisions conference. Licensing, .NET or not to .NET, and Active Directory fears are all weighing heavily on the minds of the Microsoft-using masses. http://www.searchwin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci823438,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Complete coverage of Windows Decisions: http://www.searchWin2000.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci822918,00.html ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS USERS SPLIT ON CERTIFICATION | News: SearchWin2000 Do you think Microsoft certifications are important? A recent survey by TechTarget found users' opinions are split over the issue. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci821196,00.html MICROSOFT INTEGRATES CONTENT MANAGEMENT, PORTAL | News: InfoWorld Now playing on the Microsoft Developer Network -- an integration pack that links Content Management Server and SharePoint Portal Server. The pack is a free download on the MSDN site. Microsoft says bringing together CMS and SharePoint boosts worker productivity by letting the knowledge worker stay in the portal while creating and publishing the content to Content Management Server. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci823460,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Testimony highlights .NET "disarray" - States grill Microsoft's computer expert _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: Novadigm *********************** Novadigm - Enterprise Software Management Solutions 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. Read our new white paper or view a demo of Novadigm solutions for complex Windows environments. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3294,00.htm?Novadigm _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SECURITY MANAGEMENT | Best Web Links Need to improve the security of your company's systems, but just don't have the time or resources to do so? Outsourcing your security needs could be a practical option. Find out the costs, benefits and obstacles of using a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) from these new articles just added to our Security Management Best Web Links. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid33_tax287643,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TEST YOUR IT KNOWLEDGE | Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #168 A sophisticated intruder might install this collection of tools on a computer in order to mask his or her presence: a. depth charge b. crosskit c. rootkit d. homing beacon e. Carnivore >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci823017,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MPLS BRINGS NEW FUNCTIONALITY TO IP | Quick Hit of the Day MPLS is a technology that promises to bring QoS (Quality of Service) to IP networks, as well as allowing network engineers to fine tune traffic strategies. This protocol also allows for the creation of low cost VPNs, but some say this is at the price of security. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid33_gci819623,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= STAYING SECURING DURING AN NT TO 2000 MIGRATION | Online Event Who: Paul Hinsberg, author, consultant and technical trainer When: May 30, 2002 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT) Active Directory may be vying for all your attention during your NT to Win2k migration, but don't let security fall off the radar. As you transition your servers from NT4 to Win2k, make sure you're not leaving any security holes in your system infrastructure. >>CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN2000TALK RADIO | New Feature Win2000Talk is a weekly Web radio show that addresses your Windows 2000 questions and issues. Win2000Talk is the place for you to get the answers to your toughest questions -- directly and in-person from well-known Windows gurus and experts on a weekly basis. This week's topic: Windows 2000 security - what you need to know. >>CLICK to tune in... http://www.win2000talk.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Star Wars" clones appear on Net | The Missing Link At least "Spider-Man" was already in theaters when pirates started plundering it from the high seas of cinema. The next installment of "Star Wars" isn't even out yet, and bootleggers have already forced it onto the Web. Yep, "Attack of the Clones" has been attacked by a clone of its own -- a copy of the Lucas flick is already available for download on Usenet, and the quality isn't half bad! Evidently someone armed with a camcorder got into a screening. The Motion Picture Association of America is madder than an irregular Jawa and is involved in this case now. "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones" opens nationwide Thursday for aboveboard viewing. 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