Today's News: Shaping up the perimeter

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A newsletter published by TechTarget   January 20, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  The Desktop Deployment Info Center: Your one-stop shop for managing a business desktop  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  Jazzercise gives intrusion prevention a workout >>  NEWS:  Bagle's movement puzzles experts >>  FEATURED TOPIC:  Spotlight on our Experts >>  THE MISSING LINK:  'Soft' a sore spot for Microsoft  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY Jazzercise gives intrusion prevention a workout  (SearchWin2000.com) Fitness company Jazzercise has whipped its IT security effort into shape by installing a perimeter security system for its Windows servers. More on this topic: >  Intrusion-detection systems sniff out security breaches >  Submit a question to Windows security expert Roberta Bragg SPONSORED BY: The Desktop Deployment Info Center The Desktop Deployment Info Center is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about managing business desktops. You'll find tips, expert advice and other key resources focused on all aspects of managing Windows workstations. Topics covered include desktop deployment and migration, performance, disk management, backup and recovery, interoperability, security -- and much more! Click here to explore the Desktop Deployment Info Center today. NEWS Bagle's movement puzzles experts (SearchSecurity.com) The spread of Bagle-A is declining but experts wonder why the worm gained so much traction to become the first major worm of the year. NEWS IBM launches NT to Linux migration plan (ENT) When Microsoft ends support for Windows NT 4.0 Server at the end of this year, IBM will be waiting. Big Blue has announced a program that will help NT customers migrate to Linux. IDC says there is an installed base of about 2 million NT customers. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Security worries arise as Windows 98 stays alive   >  Some Sun machines to run Windows   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   FEATURED TOPIC Spotlight on our Experts Frustrated with Windows and its multitude of quirks? We hear you! Here's a Q&A sampler from our massive menu of expert advice. Maybe you'll find the answers you've been looking for. Click here to check it out! IT SURVIVAL KIT Active Directory security best practices Security is a key business operations issue. You should take steps to protect and sustain Active Directory from intentional and unintentional damage from authorized and unauthorized users. Read this tip to find out the best way to secure AD. WEBCAST Locking down the data centers of tomorrow In this expert webcast Kevin Beaver, President Principle Logic, LLC explores a 5-10 year outlook on what the future holds for physical and information security in the data center environment. Click here to watch and listen. READER POLL Microsoft's attention to user groups Do you think that Microsoft pays enough attention to its user groups? Cast your vote in our current poll. TIP CONTEST Win a new 256 MB digital audio player! Get your Windows related IT tips submitted now! In addition to being included in our Hall of Fame, the user who submits this month's winning tip will receive an iRiver iFP-190T 256 MB digital audio player! Click here to submit and read more about this month's prize. THE MISSING LINK 'Soft' a sore spot for Microsoft Dorothy has aroused the wrath of the great and powerful Oz once again. Playing the part of Dorothy in this drama is a teenager from Canada named Mike Rowe. Young Mike created a Web site to advertise his services as a Web designer. But MikeRowe.com wasn't enough for him. He added the word "soft." Yep, MikeRoweSoft.com. Have you seen this movie before? When the Almighty Oz, played in this case by Microsoft, found out, it gave Mike an earful, played the copyright card and demanded the domain. Mike asked for $10,000 in return, but Redmond refused. Mike has been ignoring the company's e-mails ever since. There's no telling how this will end, but Mike can take comfort in the fact that Lindows.com is still wearing its ruby slippers. Sign up for our white paper alerts today! 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 Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. 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