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The database is not enough. Oracle is taking aim at the messaging and collaboration market. And who's in the scope? Exchange customers, especially those still using the doomed 5.5 version. Oracle hopes they'll get the message -- and switch.
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Microsoft previews new tools (CNET)
Bill Gates is showing off a preview of a sharper Visual C++ tool. The tweaked version, which will be packed into the Everett release of Visual Studio.NET, should be a better fit with soon-to-be-released products like Windows .NET Server and the Yukon release of SQL Server. Among the changes: a C++ compiler that almost completely complies with ISO standards.
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Microsoft calls foul on OS vulnerability data (IDG News)
As you might expect, Microsoft isn't exactly giddy over last week's report from a London-based security firm. Mi2g Ltd. proclaimed that Windows is more vulnerable to attack than the Apple Macintosh OS and certain flavors of Unix. Microsoft's Mike Nash said that mi2g's math is flawed. Nash said that the way they tallied the numbers on which to base their conclusion is biased against more popular OSes.
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QUICK HIT OF THE DAY
Troubleshoot database damage areas
Although Microsoft Exchange and Windows 2000 Server contain many mechanisms to prevent data corruption, there can still be data errors. Check out this tip for a little foreknowledge of the kinds of hard data errors you may encounter.
ASK LAURA HUNTER
Hide the admin account and track user history
Dear Laura:
I would like to create user accounts with admin access, but I don't want the users to mess up the real administrator account. Is there a way to hide the administrator account, so it's not visible to other users, even though they have admin rights? Also, I would like to know if there is a built-in tool in Windows 2000 that can track the user history.
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Building and managing multiple forest AD rollouts
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THE MISSING LINK
PC users need a break, a hug and an aspirin
Do you ache, fret, get tired, and is your "get up and go" going, going, gone no matter how much coffee you've had? You must be a PC user! Researchers in Japan have debunked the idea that the misery of the monitor-manacled masses is all in their minds. Their study of the effects of prolonged computer use found that people who work in front of computer screens are more likely to develop headaches, eye strain and shoulder pain, as well as feel tired and unmotivated. Those who spend more than five hours per day chained to the PC also have trouble sleeping, experience stress and face problems with co-workers. Isn't this nice to know? Now, if you'll excuse me, I am going to get an aspirin, schedule a massage and take a nap.
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