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Out of the Loop: Rolling the dice with Microsoft (SearchWin2000.com)
What do board games and Microsoft have in common? It sounds like a stretch, and it is, but news editor and former Chutes and Ladders ace Ed Parry found a connection.
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Netcraft: IIS flaw more hypeful than harmful (ZDNet)
The most recent security issue with IIS may not be all it's cracked up to be. Netcraft, an Internet research firm based in the U.K., reports that not many IIS servers are going to be vulnerable to an attack, which would be carried out through a flaw in Microsoft's Data Access Components (MDAC). A recent SearchSecurity.com article said the flaw would be tough to exploit. Microsoft gave the flaw a "critical" rating.
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Avoiding pitfalls in your Unix to Windows migration
Who: Doug Miller, Microsoft Corp.
When: Dec. 10
Doug Miller, director of Microsoft's new Solutions for Unix Migration program, will discuss common problems enterprises encounter when migrating from a Unix to a Windows platform. He'll outline Unix-to-Windows migration best practices, review the pros and cons of Microsoft and third party migration tools and define key factors to consider when choosing applications to port from a Unix to a Windows environment.
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Active Directory versus anonymous NT
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