NEWS
Microsoft to junk some flagship products (eWEEK)
Microsoft will stop selling some versions of its flagship software products after Dec. 15. Among the affected offerings are Windows 98, SQL Server 7 and different versions of Office 2000. The phasing-out program was announced on Microsoft's site for developers, which also mentioned Windows NT 4.0, but didn't make it clear whether it too would be part of the Dec. 15 deadline.
NEWS
What kind of BI powerhouse is Microsoft? (BI This Week)
Microsoft has shown signs that in 2004 it will continue to push business intelligence as an important part of its SQL Server database. Among the software maker's latest moves are plans to create a reporting add-on for SQL Server and a major upgrade of the database management system's extract, transform and load (ETL) capabilities.
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CHAPTER OF THE WEEK
Securing Active Directory
This chapter from the book Inside Active Directory will help you lock down your Active Directory. The authors first review Windows 2000 general security. Then, they examine and discuss AD access control. Finally, they address how permissions works to protect each Active Directory object.
FEATURED TOPIC
Top 10 tech tips of 2003
This week's Featured Topic spotlights the 10 most read SearchWin2000.com technical tips from the past year. From AD to .pst's, the topics of these tips enticed you to click.
IT SURVIVAL KIT
Terminating a system administrator
Do you have a policy for how to handle the sudden termination of a key system administrator? It's not a task many security teams are eager to handle -- especially on smaller teams where it involves planning for the firing of one of your own. However, you owe it to your organization to plan for this distasteful eventuality. This tip takes a look at a few steps you can follow to ease the process.
ASK THE EXPERT, JERRY HONEYCUTT
How do I reduce roaming profile size?
Dear Jerry:
How can I reduce roaming profile size? I want users to keep a profile of 15 MB so that new software keeps the application data outside of the profile. Currently we use Windows NT and many users can't log out because new software like Netscape and Adobe puts a lot of data in the application folder of the roaming folder.
Click here for Jerry's expert response.
IT CAREER EXPERT
IT certifications: Five are hot, five are not
Here's what certification guru Ed Tittel says are today's hottest and coldest IT certifications. "Hottest" are certs that are most likely to appear in classified ads, job postings and IT certification wish lists. Likewise, "coldest" are those credentials with the weakest growth, those that have gotten negative press, or those in which IT professionals have shown the least interest.
THE MISSING LINK
'Space Invaders' to re-invade the arcade
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If you've got unfinished business with the aliens from "Space Invaders," your revenge is at hand. The Japanese company that developed the game back in 1978 is re-releasing it. The company plans to sell 10,000 of the freestanding arcade machines in the United States. "Space Invaders" was all the rage in its day, kidnapping countless quarters from kids' pockets. A game in 2004, however, will cost two quarters -- a small price to pay when you're trying to save the universe. Let us hope this doesn't foretell a re-release of the 1990 film "Spaced Invaders."
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