Title: searchWin2000.com - Win2000 and Industry News
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| More IT managers look to virtualization for real savings (SearchWin2000.com) |
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Servers are like dogs -- you may pay the breeder X amount for your puppy, but that cost is nothing compared to how much you'll pay the vet, the groomer and the good folks at Purina over the life of your pooch. Servers are the same way -- they need lots of "care and feeding" over their lifetimes. But there is one advantage servers have over Schnauzers and Saint Bernards -- virtualization software. More IT managers are looking to it to save money.
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NEWS
Scorecard: Expert ranks Domino against Exchange (SearchWin2000.com)
You might think the battle between Domino and Exchange is winding down, but SearchDomino.com asked an expert who has experience working with both platforms to compare Lotus' and Microsoft's messaging offerings side by side. It was a tough battle, and the winner slugged its way to a surprisingly narrow victory.
NEWS
Judge sets timetable for Java-loaded Windows (Reuters)
Microsoft and Sun could not agree on when MS should start shipping Java with Windows. So a federal judge made the decision. Gates and company have to get the Java-loaded Windows out the door within 120 days. So there!
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WEBCAST
Avoiding pitfalls in your Unix to Windows migration
Doug Miller, director of Microsoft's new Solutions for Unix Migration program, discusses common problems enterprises encounter when migrating from a Unix to a Windows platform. Doug outlines Unix-to-Windows migration best practices, the pros and cons of Microsoft and third party migration tools and what key factors to consider when choosing applications to port from Unix to Windows environments.
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ADMIN KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ #14
A questionable background
Many administrators are familiar with the option in Windows 2000 to give equal processing time or priority to foreground and/or background processes. The best way to provide additional levels of granularity and flexibility to foreground and background processes is to:
a. Adjust the processing settings in your Control Panel
b. Edit the way Windows 2000 handles quantum lengths
c. Look for errors within your redo logs
d. Clean out your recycle bin and Internet cache
e. Hire a P.I. to investigate your PC's background
FEATURED TOPIC
Trustworthy computing at one
A year has passed since Microsoft's mindset supposedly changed and the words "trustworthy computing" became a proper noun. Has time turned the firm into a more responsible neighbor in the IT neighborhood watch?
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Is Microsoft worth trusting?
As our way of celebrating the first birthday of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing, we would like to know what you think of the initiative. Are the patches too numerous? Is it all just a PR scam? Or do you think MS has really changed its tune?
BLOOPER CONTEST
Win a Xircom Ethernet Adapter
Well the weather outside is frightful, but a Xircom Credit Card Wireless Ethernet Adapter is so delightful! You know the drill, people -- submit your true stories of IT woe to enter the SearchWindowsManageability.com Blooper contest. Learn more about this month's prize and submit your tip.
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Web site puts your frustrations into words, song
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