THIS WEEK: MEC and Tech-Ed getting married

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October 14, 2002 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the editor: MEC and Tech-Ed getting married >> Featured Topic: SearchWin2000.com goes to MEC 2002 >> Expert Technical Advice: Desktop Expert: Jerry Honeycutt Exclusive Articles >> Mark Minasi talks security >> Making your laptops traveling fortresses >> MS Security VP Mike Nash on reliable software >> Oops! True IT blooper #68: IT white lies Tip of the Week: Achieving career success in challenging times >> Site Highlights: Upcoming webcast on Windows and Unix Reducing vulnerability in wireless communications New newsletter: Tips from our experts!  From the Editor: by Marilyn Cohodas, Site Editor In Anaheim last week, over 5,000 Windows Enterprise professional gathered for Microsoft Enterprise Conference 2002. The conference mixed a dollop of gee whiz MS technology prognostications with a healthy measure of technical presentations grounded in the here and now -- everything from mobile computing futures a la Microsoft to a collaborative platform roadmap and in-depth practicums on Active Directory, Exchange and security. But aside from the actual show content, was the news about the future of MEC itself. This year's Anaheim confab will be the last as a stand-alone IT-oriented show. Starting next June, the IT-focused MEC will be merged into Microsoft's developer-oriented Tech-Ed. For lack of anything more definitive from Redmond, let's just call it Tech-MEC. (It's going to be in Dallas, after all.) The joining of the two shows got a mixed review from the floor of this year's MEC 2002 at the Anaheim Convention Center. If you have an opinion about the change, let me know. Marilyn  Featured Topic: SearchWin2000.com goes to MEC 2002 by Ed Parry, News Editor Anaheim, California -- home to a mouse, and for a week, home to Microsoft. The company's MEC 2002 show is a wrap, and SearchWin2000.com has assembled the highlights here. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Jerry Honeycutt, author, speaker, columnist Categories: Administration and Performance, Desktops Jerry specializes in Windows desktop management and deployment, including Windows 95/98, Windows 2000 and XP. View all Jerry's answers or ask him a question. Exclusive Articles >> Mark Minasi talks security In this exclusive two-part article, industry icon Mark Minasi shares some pearls of wisdom regarding corporate security. >> Making your laptops traveling fortresses Today, people use notebook computers everywhere and for everything. Yet even those charged with maintaining notebooks for corporate users still don't know diddly about locking them down. >> MS Security VP Mike Nash on reliable software Read Nash's progress report on what the Microsoft security business group is up to and how Microsoft is crafting its security strategy. >> Oops! True IT blooper #68: IT white lies IT pros have to bend the truth on occasion to get work done. In this case, users tried to outsmart the IT pro -- and lost data. Tip of the Week: Achieving career success in challenging times Without a doubt, economic uncertainty and a growing candidate pool are creating new hurdles for technology professionals seeking project work. Those IT contractors who are surviving and thriving despite these challenges are taking a proactive approach to managing their careers. Here are a few pages from their rulebook. >> Click here for the full tip.  Site Highlights Upcoming webcast on Windows and Unix Oct. 23 at 12 p.m. EDT (16:00 GMT) At this webcast, you'll get solutions to compatibility problems such as file and data sharing, printer queues, and more. Register today to attend. Vendor Connection: Reducing vulnerability in wireless communications This Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. EDT Learn more about mobile security. Register here to learn about the BlackBerry Enterprise Server, your firewall and how BlackBerry protects the wireless link. New newsletter! Tips from our experts This free newsletter is a biweekly roundup that spotlights the best answers to your toughest technical questions from our panel of leading industry experts. Topics from our popular Ask the Experts section include Active Directory, Exchange, security, programming, certification and more. Sign up today! Free book chapter Read the first chapter of "AS/400: System, Utilities, Database, and Programming, 2/e" to learn about the major characteristics of AS/400, such as it's high level of integration. Read it today. Expert of the month Ed Tittel is the SearchWin2000.com expert of the month. Check out some of Ed's answers to member certification questions, read tips and articles or watch an on-demand webcast. Click here! The .NET Info Center What are the differences between VB6 and VB.NET? Get answers -- ask SearchVB.com expert Dave Ranck all your .NET questions at the .NET Info Center! Find out more. A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Published by TechTarget TechTarget - The Most Targeted IT Media Copyright 2002 TechTarget. All rights reserved. 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