Today's News: Users get Microsoft to blink first

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Title: Windows Week that Was

A newsletter published by TechTarget   August 29, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  VeriSign: Secure all your Web servers now -- with a proven 5-part strategy  Top News of the Week  >>  Breathing room and licensing concessions SPONSORED BY: VeriSign -- The Value of Trust The FREE server security guide shows you how to: DEPLOY THE LATEST ENCRYPTION and authentication techniques DELIVER TRANSPARENT PROTECTION with the strongest security without disrupting users. And more. Get your FREE Guide now.  Week In Review  Users get Microsoft to blink first by John Hogan, News Editor If you've been putting off migrating from Exchange 5.5, breathe a little easier. Microsoft is going to cut you some slack. Microsoft fired up a lot of people when it announced last fall that it would end free support for this version of its messaging platform at the end of 2003. With the deadline looming for users, it appears that Microsoft blinked first. Redmond announced this week that it will provide one more year of free support for Exchange 5.5. That would carry customers through the end of 2004. They will also now have the option of paying for an extra year of support for the product, which would end when the ball drops in Times Square to ring in 2006. Read more of John Hogan's comments on Microsoft's Exchange 5.5 support reprieve and other important news stories of the week. More on this topic: >  Exchange 5.5 users get one more year of support >  Microsoft preps more licensing concessions >  Developers get first taste of Longhorn >  Is telecom in the cards for Microsoft? >  Companies wary of Sobig-F revival during holiday weekend  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Editor's Mailbox: The ex-employee e-mail debate What do you do with an ex-employee's e-mail account? Let us count the ways. We've received a ton of e-mail from members about a series of tips we published on how to handle the time and space-consuming problem of mail addressed to employees who no longer work at your company. Here are the newest comments from our members and various solutions, from creating a group for old employees to giving the manager rights to an old employee's mailbox. Windows in the Enterprise: Best backup plans for the desktop A good desktop backup plan is absolutely essential to a well-secured network. Often, it's the only way to restore business operations after a security breach or other disaster. Whether you're dealing with a physical issue, like a power outage, or a malicious network attack, having the ability to archive and restore your company's data can mean the difference between business continuity and business failure. Here, expert Laura E. Hunter explores a number of different hardware and software options you should consider when creating an overall desktop backup strategy. Chapter of the Week: 'Terminal Services' Terminal services is Microsoft's answer to thin client technology. In each major Windows NT server family release, terminal services has undergone significant changes; in Windows Server 2003, it continues to advance with remote desktop management and essential security services. This chapter, from Robert William and Mark Walla's The Ultimate Windows Server 2003 System Administrator's Guide, includes a conceptual review of new terminal services and also discusses how to install and configure them. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT blooper #113: Critical condition A medical office administrator has to seek a specialist when his seemingly healthy server mysteriously flat-lines. Have a blooper of your own? Send us your wackiest IT stories! Submit your blooper.  Vent!  Take our weekly poll Microsoft says it may provide a service that automatically installs Windows patches. What do you think of this idea? Click here to vote. Free white paper alerts Enter your e-mail and start receiving White Paper Alerts. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   NEWS EDITOR John Hogan [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. SENIOR NEWS WRITER Margie Semilof [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news and story ideas. ASSOCIATE EDITOR Christine Polewarczyk [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your ideas for webcasts and discussion day topics. 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