Today's News: Microsoft competitors not gloating over lawsuit loss

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A newsletter published by TechTarget   September 26, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  VeriSign: FREE guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business" >>  SearchWin2000.com: New site feature / SearchWin2000.com Desktop Deployment Info Center  Top News of the Week  >>  Finger-pointing and pop-up blackmail SPONSORED BY: VeriSign -- The Value of Trust Get the strongest server security-128-bit SSL encryption! Download VeriSign's FREE guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business" and learn everything you need to know about using SSL to encrypt your e-commerce transactions for serious online security. Click here!  Week In Review  Microsoft competitors not gloating over lawsuit loss by John Hogan, News Editor When Microsoft stumbles, there's usually a legion of competitors and card-carrying Redmond haters standing by to gloat. That's decidedly not the case, at least among competitors, in the wake of a $521 million judgment against Microsoft over a Web browser patent. The collective response has been more like, "Uh-oh." Read more of John Hogan's comments on Microsoft's lawsuit loss and other important news stories of the week. More on this topic: >  Web shaken by Microsoft loss in patent suit >  Security report puts blame on Microsoft >  Beta for SUS 2.0 on hold for now >  Win2000 recommended until Longhorn is released >  Blackmailed by pop-up advertising SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Visit the new Desktop Deployment Info Center on SearchWin2000.com. You'll find tips, webcasts, expert advice and other key resources focused on all aspects of managing Windows desktops -- direct from SearchWin2000.com and Microsoft. Topics include desktop deployment and migration strategies, performance, disk management, hardware administration, application management, security and much more! Click here to explore the Info Center.  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Microsoft licensing: A special report When Licensing 6.0 was introduced in August 2002, the cries of protest were deafening. Microsoft has since sweetened its song. But are customers listening? We take a hard look in this three-part series. Licensing 6.0 and Software Assurance: Who should renew? MS licensing message slowly getting through Coming Tuesday: Licensing 6.0 spurs new IT job specialty Chapter of the Week: 'Active Directory management components -- schema' To really understand the inner workings of Active Directory, it helps to have a thorough understanding of the Active Directory schema. This chapter gives a brief introduction to schema concepts, then covers the tools and programmatic interfaces that can be used to manage the schema. The second half focuses on the steps necessary to extend the schema and includes a schema verification and extension program. IT Tool Kit: More RPC attacks imminent for Windows platforms When Microsoft released the first warning about RPC vulnerabilities on July 16, it took virus writers about a month to get the first version of the Blaster worm on the wires. By mid-September, we've seen six or more variants of the Blaster worm. In addition, the Welchia and Nachi worms have exploited the same vulnerability. See what we've learned from the recent attacks and how these lessons can protect our enterprises now. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT blooper #116: Child's play A SearchWin2000.com member recounts this story, explaining why a data center should never be used as a daycare center, especially in the Blooper Zone.  Vent!  Take our weekly poll Some people mark product release dates on their calendars -- others couldn't care less about them. How important are software release dates to you? Click here to vote. Free white paper alerts Enter your e-mail and start receiving White Paper Alerts. 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