This Week: Terminal Services and the licensing lowdown

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June 16, 2003 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Introducing our new terminal services expert: Christa Anderson >> Featured Topic: The lowdown on licensing changes >> Expert Technical Advice: Expert of the Week: Tony Northrup Site exclusives: >> Microsoft buys its way into antivirus fray >> Oops! True IT blooper #104: Partial plug-in equals partial power >> Three phases for patch management Tip of the Week: Microsoft jumps on the security cert bandwagon >> Webcast highlights Live webcast on Exchange 2003 Live webcast on group policy Live webcast on spam  From the Editor: by David Pye, Assistant Site Editor SearchWin2000.com is always scouring the globe in search of the best and the brightest contributors for our popular Ask The Expert feature. Christa Anderson is the very latest to join these distinguished ranks, and we'd like you to put her top-notch know-how to the test. An internationally known speaker, writer and authority on server-based computing, Christa will be answering your questions on all things terminal services. Have a look at her profile and learn more about Christa's history, collected works and even her popular website. Read a recent article where she fields questions on everything from testing to connecting through a VPN. Then, listen to her Webcast on the terminal services report card. If you enjoy that, you'll want to stay tuned for her upcoming broadcast on thin clients in which she'll discuss some of the financial, security-related and administrative advantages of using Windows terminals to supplement PCs in the workplace. More details to come. If any one of the aforementioned items sounds like something that can help you in your everyday duties then don't delay -- get to know Christa today. She can't answer your questions until you ask them, so put her to good use. She's the latest addition to the SearchWin2000.com canon of Experts! - David Pye, Assistant Site Editor  Featured Topic: The lowdown on licensing changes by Catherine Ketcher, Site Editor Microsoft is overhauling its licensing program to include more support and services. Some think it's a good move. Others just appreciate the gesture. And several think Microsoft just doesn't get it -- is it simply too little too late? We've collected some info to help you decide for yourself. Read more about this topic  Expert of the Week: Featured Expert Tony Northrup Principal Engineer, Genuity Category:Web Administration A SearchWin2000.com member asks, "How can I find out which site is taking load on our Win2k server?" View Tony's answer to this and more. Site Exclusives: >> Microsoft buys its way into antivirus fray Microsoft signed an agreement this week to acquire the intellectual property and technology assets of GeCAD Software Srl, a software company based in Bucharest, Romania. This antivirus technology will eventually evolve into a fee-based service on future Windows platforms. >> Oops! True IT blooper #104: Partial plug-in equals partial power When all else fails, remember to jiggle the cord. An IT specialist learns that partial power is a possibility in the Blooper Zone. >> Three phases for patch management When Nimda gave WorldCom a call in 2001, the company developed a patch management strategy -- no easy task for a firm with 28,800 Windows workstations and 1,200 Windows servers. Tip of the Week: Rumors about Microsoft security certifications have been rife for nearly two years now. But at TechEd in Dallas, Microsoft finally unveiled its security cert plans. Its new certification involves two new security specializations, available as part of the current Windows 2000 MCSA and MCSE tracks. These new tracks effectively spin existing programs and exams into new credentials for security-minded Windows IT professionals. >> Microsoft jumps on the security cert bandwagon  Site Highlights Live webcast on Exchange 2003 Thursday, June 19, 2:00 p.m. EDT At this webcast, learn more about integrating Exchange 2003 with Windows Server 2003 and Outlook 2003. Register now! Live webcast on group policy June 18, 2003 at 12:00 p.m. EDT Learn all about how group policy works and get tips and best practices for designing a bulletproof GPO implementation. Register now! Live webcast on spam Tuesday, June 17, 2003 at 12:00 p.m. EDT Are you tired of fighting unwanted and annoying e-mail? Is spam affecting your company's bottom line? Learn about 10 ways in which you can fight spam now. By attending this webcast you'll be able to arm yourself with a comprehensive anti-spam strategy today. Register now! FREE EMAIL SERVICES! 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