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A newsletter published by TechTarget   August 28, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  VeriSign: Free E-Commerce Security Guide  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  Is telecom in the cards for Microsoft? >>  NEWS:  Windows Server 2003 exams available >>  SEARCHWIN2000.COM GLOSSARY:  Conventions for naming data objects >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Mobile-phone throwers answer the call  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY Is telecom in the cards for Microsoft?  (SearchWin2000.com) Microsoft's recent efforts in real-time communications networking have some suggesting that the software company is on the path to becoming a telecommunications powerhouse. The question is: Does Microsoft really covet such a role? More on this topic: >  Tip: Windows telephony privacy >  Product & Vendor Solution Center: Telephony/VoIP SPONSORED BY: VeriSign -- The Value of Trust FREE E-COMMERCE SECURITY GUIDE Is your e-business built on a strong, secure foundation? Find out with VeriSign's FREE White Paper, "Building an E-Commerce Trust Infrastructure." Learn how to authenticate your site to customers, secure your web servers with 128-Bit SSL encryption and accept secure payments online. Click here. NEWS Windows Server 2003 exams available (SearchWin2000.com) Three new exams that are part of Microsoft's certification for Windows Server 2003 were made available this week. NEWS Microsoft preps more licensing concessions (Microsoft Watch) Microsoft is doing further tinkering to make its volume-license program more attractive. One of the latest moves is a decision to let customers who buy their Microsoft software through original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to take part in the Software Assurance program. Other incentives included in the licensing program are product training, improved tech support on the Web and corporate error-reporting tools. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Companies wary of Sobig-F holiday revival   >  Sendmail vulnerable to DoS attacks   >  Attorney offers views on SCO allegations   >  Offshore outsourcing hits IT pros in the paychecks   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   SEARCHWIN2000.COM GLOSSARY Conventions for naming data objects In programming, this is a set of conventions for naming data objects in which a programmer adds a meaningful prefix of one or several characters to the object's name to identify what type of object it is. The conventions suggest, among other things, that programmers choose prefixes that are suggestive of the type of object named and are easy to remember. >>  Think you know the term? Click here to find out. LIVE WEBCAST When is an operating system obsolete? Who: Mark Minasi, best-selling author When: Sept. 16, 2003 at 2 p.m. (ET) It's the beginning of the end for Windows NT. 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