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XP Service Pack 1 is at your service. This is what Microsoft calls a "true service pack" -- it's the first offering of the Trustworthy Computing era and has all of the security fixes released to Windows Update since last October. It also reflects concessions to the proposed antitrust settlement. Windows XP users can download SP1 through Windows Update, while admins can snag it off the Microsoft Web site.
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MS official: XP SP1 first product of trustworthy computing (SearchWin2000.com)
Windows XP Service Pack 1, which has just been released, is the first piece of fruit borne of the Trustworthy Computing era. Microsoft Director of Security Assurance Steve Lippner talked with SearchWin2000.com about what the pack, and other products to follow, must go through before they're ripe for release.
NEWS
Microsoft shares points on SharePoint 2.0 (InfoWorld)
Microsoft is sharing more points about SharePoint 2.0. Company officials say the Web collaboration platform will be easier to customize, available as a separate add-on at first and then included as part of the Windows .NET Server 2003 OS. SharePoint 2.0 should hit the market in the middle of next year with a beta ready later this year.
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FEATURED TOPIC
Does certification make sense?
An MCSE cert. can't hurt your resume, but IT pros who do the hiring say don't let it be the only egg in your job-hunting basket. Without experience, it may be just another piece of paper. With experience, it may be good as gold.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
True IT Blooper #60: Know your code
A new IT hire needs to know code. That doesn't mean knowing the company's dress code. No matter how good you look on casual Friday, you're going to look like a doofus if you don't know the difference between say, OCL and CL code. A rookie IT pro confuses two similar codes and ends up in The Blooper Zone.
DISCUSSION FORUMS
Brett Hill's IIS support forum
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BEST WEB LINKS
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Operating systems are where it all begins. But the fun really starts when you launch your new CRM program or knowledge management app. Whether you are building an e-commerce site or looking for software to manage a corporate intranet, this treasure-trove of Windows-based application resources will help you in your task.
LIVE WEBCAST
Protecting sensitive data with .NET Server
Who: Robert Bragg, author
When: Sept. 19 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT)
Security expert Roberta Bragg explains new security features in Windows.NET Server that will prevent the loss of data encrypted by Windows 2000 Encrypting File System (EFS).
THE MISSING LINK
"Idol" Web site hardly idle
Talk about idol worship! That TV show "American Idol" is the biggest thing since Billy Idol, and it has the Web traffic to prove it. On the night of the show's finale last week, more than 23 million viewers tuned in and 308,000 visitors clicked in. The latter figure may not sound like much, but eight days before the finale only 82,000 Web visitors surfed the site. Of course, the site offered something the tube couldn't -- a chance to chat with the winner, Kelly Clarkson.
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