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February 06, 2003 >> Receive this email as text   >> About this email  ISSUE SPONSORED BY >>  CommVault: CommVault Galaxy -- free white paper >>  ITT Tech: Avoid the NEXT technology downturn. Upgrade your skills at ITT.  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  Microsoft aims for more reliability, respect in data center >>  NEWS:  Microsoft rolls two new critical IE fixes in catch-all patch >>  WEBCAST:  Manipulate memory to improve server performance >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Guarding the Net: Gabriel leads patron saint pack  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY Microsoft aims for more reliability, respect in data center  (SearchWin2000.com) Microsoft has started a program to drive down the downtime as well as win more respect from IT managers. One analyst says that the new Datacenter High Availability Program could help Microsoft counter critics who say Windows has a reliability problem. More on this topic: >  Article: .NET Server, AD improvements, mobility on Redmond's roster >  Best Web Links: Windows Server 2003 SPONSORED BY: CommVault COMMVAULT GALAXY -- FREE WHITE PAPER Did you know that: CommVault Galaxy is the only backup/recovery solution in the Microsoft Solutions Architecture (MSA) for the Enterprise Data Center (EDC)? CommVault Galaxy was awarded #1 Backup and DR product of 2002 (by Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com)? CommVault Galaxy won Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine's Editors' Choice for Backup? Seeing is believing! Order your free Galaxy white paper today. NEWS Microsoft rolls two new critical IE fixes in catch-all patch (SearchSecurity.com) Microsoft releases a cumulative patch for its Internet Explorer Web browser that includes patches for two new critical vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to run malicious code or access sensitive data on a compromised system. Microsoft also issued a separate alert for Windows XP users, warning them of an unchecked buffer in Windows redirector. NEWS Microsoft takes hammer to Slammer (CNET) Microsoft is now trying to take a hammer to Slammer -- the company has put some tools on its Web site that systems admins can use to probe their SQL Servers for, and protect them against, the worm. The anti-Slammer tools are for SQL Server 2000 versions that run on network servers as well as the SQL Server Desktop Engine. The tools complement the already-released patches. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  MS rolls out High Volume Exchange services   >  BMC tool eases AD-strained network loads   >  Borland targets .NET developers   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   WEBCAST PREMIERE Manipulate memory to improve server performance Speaker: Brien Posey, CEO, Posey Enterprises We'd all like our servers to run at top speed, but what else can we do? Have you considered physical and virtual memory? Networking expert Brien Posey suggests setting memory configurations to maximize server performance. He shows you how to determine if your server is a prime candidate for some tweaks. Learn how to monitor performance, add physical RAM if necessary, adjust the swap file settings and more. >>  Click here to access Posey's webcast. SPONSORED BY: ITT Technical Institute AVOID THE NEXT TECHNOLOGY DOWNTURN. UPGRADE YOUR SKILLS AT ITT. Feeling left behind? Avoid the next technology downturn. Open a new chapter in your career and let ITT Technical Institute do the rest. Whether it's software applications and programming, computer networking, information security, Web development or computer drafting and design, ITT has the programs you need to secure your future. To visit one of our 70 campuses or request a brochure, click here. ASK SERDAR YEGULALP What's the best anti-spam product? Dear Serdar: We are currently running TrendMicro's antivirus and content filtering software. The anti-spam filtering is only catching about 70% of the spam. In your opinion, what anti-spam product is best? We have five Exchange 5.5 servers running in offices around the country. >>  Click here to read Yegulalp's expert response. FEATURED TOPIC Know-IT-All admin challenge -- the sequel We here at SearchWin2000.com don't want to see you sit back on your laurels. That's why every 10 weeks we combine all of our most recent Administrator Know-IT-All Quizzes into the KIA Challenge! Pop some corn and turn off your cell phone -- it's time for part 2. Let's hope this sequel is more "Aliens" and less "Predator 2." Are you sitting comfortably? Action! MEMBER POLL Who's to blame for Slammer? We all love to point fingers. Now's your chance to assign blame in the matter of the Slammer worm. Was it your own fault for not patching? Was it Microsoft's fault for allowing it? 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Right now, the archangel Gabriel has a spirited lead, but there is some quality competition, including a Polish priest who believed in using technology to spread the word. Saint Clare of Assisi is also in the running, despite being the current patron saint of television. Can there be a Saint of All Media? We should know by Easter. Stay tuned. Sign up for our certification tip today! Enter your email and start receiving Managing enterprise storage for Windows environments. Email:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. NEWS EDITOR Ed Parry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. SENIOR SITE EDITOR, SEARCHWIN2000.COM & SEARCHWINDOWSMANAGEABILITY.COM Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. SITE EDITOR, SEARCHWIN2000.COM & SEARCHWINDOWSMANAGEABILITY.COM Catherine Ketcher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your bloopers and Featured Topic ideas. 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