SEARCHWIN2000 | Windows 2000 and Industry News May 15, 2002 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS:
- Secure your Windows environment, decrease costs: NetIQ white paper http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3378,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper - Protect open files with St. Bernard Software's Open File Manager http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3366,00.htm?OpenFileManager -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. NEWS AND TOP STORIES - MS' mission-critical condition: BizTalk isn't walking walk - ISA Server installation dos & don'ts - Microsoft puts final touches on Office - Sun puts $76 price tag on Office rival - Microsoft ploy to block Sun exposed - Novell's NetMail takes on Exchange 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #170: What's your IT IQ? - Best Web Links: Migration Case Studies - Quick Hit of the Day: Insider tips on SMS 2.0 - Live Webcast: Maximizing Windows 2000 performance - Win2000Talk Radio: Windows 2000 interoperability - Featured Topic: Windows Decisions 2002 - The Missing Link: "Self-googling": Admit it, you do it! _____________________________________________________________________ ********************** SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ************************** Secure your Windows environment, decrease costs - NetIQ white paper! Learn proven strategies to manage group policies in Windows 2000/Active Directory. This free white paper will reveal how to EASILY manage Group Policies so you can unleash their power to eliminate and address security holes, as well as automate time-consuming administrative tasks. Get the reporting and documentation you need to feel comfortable with the security of your Windows environment. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3378,00.htm?FreeWhitepaper _____________________________________________________________________ LEAD STORY MS MISSION-CRITICAL: BIZTALK ISN'T WALKING WALK | News: SearchWin2000 BizTalk is hardly "buzztalk" among SearchWin2000 readers. A survey shows Windows pros just aren't buying it -- the pitch or the product. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci821326,00.html MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Best Web Links on BizTalk: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax285735,00.html Check out how SearchWin2000 readers graded Microsoft at http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci820712,00.html. ********************************************************************* OTHER STORIES In addition to the headlines below, others are available on our news page. >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ISA INSTALLATION DOS & DON'TS | News: SearchWindowsManageability Overlook hotfixes and security packs, and installation security can fly out the window, according to Microsoft security expert Joern Wettern. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci822493,00.html MICROSOFT PUTS FINAL TOUCHES ON OFFICE | News: CNET The next version of Microsoft Office is nearly set in stone. There's no release date yet, but the new Office will sport Web services and collaboration features. It will likely breathe life into .NET My Services, which is technology for hosting and delivering personal information and providing all kinds of online services. A Microsoft official admitted the .NET My Services plan is in disarray. Taking the technology to Office may help untangle it. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci823907,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SEARCHWIN2000 NEWS HEADLINES More headlines, including those below, are available on our news page >> FULL STORIES: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/news - Sun puts $76 price tag on Office rival - Microsoft ploy to block Sun exposed - Novell's NetMail takes on Exchange _____________________________________________________________________ *************** SPONSORED BY: St. Bernard Software ****************** Don't let open files turn into missing or corrupted data. Closing files before a backup is almost impossible and can annoy users. Some of your most important data and apps -- such as e-commerce, e-mail, accounting databases -- run 24x7. Open File Manager works with ALL existing backup software and ensures a complete backup of ALL files, even those in use. Find out why SC Info Security Magazine gave OFM 5 of 5 stars in all categories, plus download a FREE trial version. http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,3366,00.htm?OpenFileManager _____________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WHAT'S YOUR IT IQ? | Know-IT-All Quiz of the Day #170 This is a Unix-like operating system that comes with source code that can be copied, modified and redistributed: a. Monkeyboy b. GNU c. Lynx d. Ferret >>CLICK for the correct answer... http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci823674,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MIGRATION CASE STUDIES | Best Web Links Active Directory and Windows 2000 adopters share their migration experiences and talk about how system maintenance and administration has changed since the move. Heed the lessons of these real-world examples to learn what to do and what NOT to do during your Win2k migration. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid1_tax56d,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= INSIDER TIPS ON SMS 2.0 | Quick Hit of the Day Get insider advice and troubleshooting tips on Microsoft's Systems Management Server from IT engineer Dana Daugherty. Daugherty uses SMS to manage and distribute software to Windows desktops in 12 worldwide locations. http://searchwindowsmanageability.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid33_gci823675,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MAXIMIZING WINDOWS 2000 PERFORMANCE | Live Webcast Who: Kenton Gardinier and Chris Amaris, authors When: May 23, at 02:00 PM EDT (18:00 GMT) Are your Win2000 systems performing at their peak? Learn how to control your environment and substantially improve system performance from the authors of "Windows 2000 Performance Tuning & Optimization." >> CLICK to pre-register... http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid1,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS 2000 INTEROPERABILITY | Win2000Talk radio Windows 2000 interoperability, or lack thereof, could be a 21st Century Waterloo for MS and its corporate end users. The fact is plug and play is still very much an elusive goal -- particularly for large heterogeneous organizations. So what can corporations do to efficiently integrate their disparate operating system environments? Our guests will tell you. You'll hear from Kevin Kocis, an IT manager at a large high-tech firm in the Midwest, who specializes in Unix and Windows 2000 DNS integration, and Harry Brelsford, an independent consultant and author who specializes in the small business environment. >>CLICK to listen... http://www.win2000talk.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WINDOWS DECISIONS 2002 | Featured Topic Windows users and experts under one roof make for one heckuva conference. Such was Windows Decisions 2002. Sure it was free, but the information was priceless. Think of it as a nice wipe of Windex on a smudged, unclear window. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci822918,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "SELF-GOOGLING": ADMIT IT, YOU DO IT! | The Missing Link Dropped your own name into Google lately? Everybody has "googled" himself or herself at least once (admit it!). But keep in mind, ego-tripping through cyberspace can find the skeletons in your closet -- and out them. 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