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A newsletter published by TechTarget   October 30, 2003 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWin2000.com: Salary Survey: Are you getting paid what you're worth? >>  SearchWin2000.com: Visit SearchWin2000.com's new Dice-powered Career Center  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  MS compromises on unified management platform >>  NEWS:  Four Web services packs created for MOM >>  WINDOWS WORD CHALLENGE:  Application that searches for jargon >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Not Sasquatch -- the National Beard Registry!  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY MS compromises on unified management platform  (SearchWin2000.com) A key Microsoft executive says that, because of customer concerns, the software maker will modify its plans for a single management platform for desktops and servers. More on this topic: >  Interview: Economy, new VP drove System Center strategy >  Featured Topic: Microsoft's management gambit SPONSORED BY: SearchWin20000.com What's the average salary for a Windows admin? How does experience and the lackluster economy factor into your compensation package? The editors at SearchWin2000.com want to know -- and you can tell us. Take our exclusive SearchWin2000.com salary survey. We'll crunch the numbers and report the results in an upcoming feature. Click here to explore the new salary survey! NEWS Four Web services packs created for MOM (SearchWebServices.com) Four management software companies on Wednesday announced that they have developed Web services add-ons for Microsoft Operations Manager, Redmond's server administration platform. NEWS Thin clients: Is less really more? (SearchMobileComputing.com) While most mobile devices are getting faster and more powerful, thin clients, oddly enough, are making a comeback. An IDC analyst says that, in some instances, the low-cost PCs can be a sensible alternative to high-end mobile devices. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  MS, Vodafone further detail Web services deal   >  Torvalds: New Linux test kernel crucial   >  Vendor combines firewall, VPN, IDS   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   WINDOWS WORD CHALLENGE Application that searches for jargon This is a software application that searches documents for jargon, overworked terms and unnecessarily complicated sentences. The program, which can be run in Microsoft Word or PowerPoint on Office 2000 or XP systems, works like familiar spell-check and grammar-check programs. The program includes a 350-word dictionary and provides users with the ability to add their own terms. >>  Think you know the term? Click here to find out. SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Searching for career resources? 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