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We are here to notify you that SQL Server Notification Services is here. Microsoft has released the platform -- it will give developers and customers a programming model for generating and formatting notifications based on personal subscriptions. It's built atop the .NET Framework, and is friendly to C#, VB.NET and Visual C#.NET. SQL Server Notification Services will be packed into Yukon next year.
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Unisys mines Microsoft to bring BI to masses (InfoWorld)
Got data? Got lots and lots of data? Join the club! The glut of info is one reason Microsoft, Unisys, SAP, SAS and ProClarity will team up to create an integrated business intelligence tool. Unisys' ES7000 enterprise servers will be the foundation -- SQL Server will be the environment.
NEWS
Behold Microsoft's WSDK (InfoWorld)
Microsoft's Web Services Development Kit (WSDK) is ready for its closeup. The company has announced that a beta version is now available as a free download. It sports support for three of Redmond's specs: WS-Security, WS-Attachments and WS-Routing.
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Microsoft vs. Linux: The plot thickens
LinuxWorld has shown just how far the penguin has waddled -- a long way from the graffiti on the streets of San Francisco. How will Microsoft fit into the era of peace, love and Linux? Will Linux love break Microsoft's heart? Check out how the love "floed" for the penguin in this collection of stories.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
Manage user profiles via GPO
The group policy object for an Active Directory container (domain, site or organizational unit) can be used to control many aspects of user profiles. In this tip, SearchWin2000 admin expert James Michael Stewart focuses on three of these controls, which are located within the User Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, User Profiles section of a GPO.
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Setting up an office-wide calendar in Exchange 2000
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"Is there a way to set up an office-wide calendar in Exchange 2000 using Windows 2000, similar to what they did with event scripting in Exchange 5.5 and NT4?"
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LAN management
Managing a local area network? Find out how to make it a top performer with these articles on wireless LAN management, replication topology and third-party LAN management tools.
WIN2000TALK RADIO
Visual Studio: What you need to know
Visual Studio.NET is the kit that will allow both independent and corporate in-house software developers to create the next generation of .NET applications. But what are those killer applications, and how fast can we expect them to hit the market? And will corporate customers really embrace Visual Studio.NET based applications? These are questions that we'll answer in this week's edition of Win2000Talk. Listen now!
THE MISSING LINK
Beware of the glowing recommendation
She came to work basking in the glow of her previous employer's luminous recommendation. But the kudos was a con -- the previous employer just wanted her out of his hair! She ended up in the hair of an IT pro who didn't realize he'd been duped until he was on vacation 700 miles away!
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