NEWS
Microsoft eases VS.NET database development (SearchVB)
Thanks to a pair of new developer offerings from Microsoft, connecting Microsoft technology with Oracle databases or Java applications just got easier. An AMR Research analyst calls the two new developer add-ons positive steps, which will only be augmented by Web services.
NEWS
Microsoft claims licensing success (vnunet)
How's the licensing thing coming along? Microsoft says the number of customers buying Upgrade Advantage and Software Assurance has shot up more than 30% in the last month. One Microsoft reseller says 30% of customers it surveyed are looking at other, non-MS options.
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BEST WEB LINKS
DNS - Domain Name System
Domain Name System (DNS) is a critical component in Windows 2000. If you don't know it well, you're sure to be sorry. Read these Best Web Links and make sure you're prepared for DNS migration, configuration and maintenance.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
User authority
You know that in Windows 2000 you only want the administrator account, or members of the administrator group, to create user accounts. What you may not realize, however, is that members of the power user group can create user accounts, too. To prevent this from happening, perform the steps outlined in this technical tip.
ASK THE EXPERT
Enabling replication between Active Directory and Exchange 5.5
Dear Expert,
We currently have an Exchange 5.5 Org with four sites, and we're about to start upgrading to Win2k and Exchange 2000. Is one ADC needed per 5.5 site, or is just one needed for the entire 5.5 organization?
LIVE WEBCAST
.NET and XML Web Services: Issues for the Windows admin
These days .NET and XML Web services are moving to front and center for many developers, but what do they mean for the Windows admin? More than you might think. Join SearchWin2000 for this Live Expert Webcast to find out what you, as a Windows network admin, need to know about .NET and XML Web services. Pre-register today to find out how the new .NET initiative will bring peace between network admins and developers, what exactly a .NET application is and why XML Web Services will undoubtedly be a part of the Windows admin's future.
NEW RESOURCE
The .NET Info Center
Introducing the .NET Info Center, featuring news, resources and expert advice on all things .NET. As an IT professional you know that .NET is on your radar screen. At the .NET Info Center you will be able to stay on top of all the latest news, tips and have direct access to experts in the field. Also, you will have access to information direct from Microsoft.
THE MISSING LINK
Internet geek is a social animal
Wanna get a life? Log on. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology says the notion that Internet addicts have no lives and are nothing but socially challenged geeks, too introverted to interface with other carbon-based life forms, is way off base. He says Web hounds probably have more friends than most people and that they're staying online to keep up with everybody, which only strengthens their people skills. Let's face it -- the Net does make it possible to keep up with more people. So what about all the studies that say people who spend hours online are more likely to be unhappy and lonely? The prof says Netizens are just using their mice to reach out.
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