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Even more pirates are prowling IT's high seas, according to the Business Software Alliance. You may have some of the black market "booty" and not even know it. If you do, and you get caught, get ready to pay the piper -- handsomely.
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TWO FREE ANALYST REPORTS: Database Cost of Ownership & Performance
Aberdeen Group, a leading IT consulting group, has been watching the SQL Server market closely, giving performance benchmarks and cost of ownership special attention. In "Gorillas Play Leapfrog..." they cover IBM and Unisys in the battle for SAP performance supremacy. In a report on cost of ownership for enterprise-class databases, Aberdeen Group compares the cost of running Oracle on Unix versus SQL Server on Windows 2000.
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NEWS
Microsoft, states sum up cases for judge (IDG News)
The dissenting states have put their recipe for a remedy on paper and handed it in to the judge. Microsoft has handed in its punishment ideas too. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly now gets to process all this information and should have her decision ready in a few months. Closing arguments from Microsoft and the states are scheduled to begin on June 19.
NEWS
Microsoft defends .NET Passport (The Associated Press)
Microsoft is coming to the defense of Passport, saying it doesn't violate any privacy laws in Europe. Some privacy watchdogs charged that Microsoft is basically using the technology to "get the goods" on users. A Microsoft official compared Passport to a doorman who checks IDs and then lets the person enter the building without doing anything more.
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ONLINE EVENT
Internet e-mail with Outlook Web Access
Who: Scott Schnoll, author and MCSE
When: June 13 at 01:00 PM EDT (17:00 GMT)
This Thursday, join author and SearchWin2000 resident Exchange expert Scott Schnoll for this Live Expert Webcast. Scott will show you how to set up Outlook Web Access, offer some helpful maintenance and troubleshooting techniques and field your OWA questions in a post-presentation audience Q&A. Pre-register now to attend this event!
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WIN2000TALK RADIO
Countdown to new Microsoft licensing
Microsoft's Licensing 6.0 Program launches on August 1, promising cost savings for some business but fee hikes for most. Win2000Talk Radio offers last-minute advice on whether and how to move to the new licensing plan. Guests include Microsoft's Rebecca LaBrunerie and Julie Giera, a vice president at Giga Information Group, who specializes in Microsoft licensing and contract negotiations. Listen now!
MEMBER POLL
Where do you stand on MS Licensing 6.0?
July 31 approaches! Where do you stand on Microsoft Licensing 6.0? Are you ready? Currently taking stock of what software you have? Still haven't decided if you're going to get with this program? Not a clue what you've got or what you're going to do? Cast your vote in our current member poll!
KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ OF THE DAY #188
What's your IT IQ?
This is a network management protocol built on the Open Systems Interconnection communication model:
a. Common Management Information Protocol
b. Trivial File Transfer Protocol
c. Serial Line Internet Protocol
d. Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
THE .NET INFO CENTER
Everything you need to know about .NET
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
Thieving chimp is no chump
Jane Goodall, we have a problem. Scotland Yard's finest detectives are on the lookout for a chimp that's hardly a simp. The London swinger is way beyond the "fitting square pegs into square holes" stage; he knows where you keep your cell phone. The purloining primate climbed through the ground-floor window of a London man's flat, snatched a $150 cell phone from his bedside table, then made a lope for it. No bananas were taken. Law officers think this same ape broke into another house earlier that morning and tried to take a DVD player. The peanut butter was left undisturbed in the pantry. Police think the hairy cat burglar is a pet programmed to steal.
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