Today's News: MS quiet as SCO goes nuclear on Novell

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A newsletter published by TechTarget   January 23, 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  Top News of the Week  >>  The fine art of stealing customers 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.  Week In Review  MS quiet as SCO goes nuclear on Novell by John Hogan, News Editor Everyone thought Microsoft's Martin Taylor was going to be the big party-crasher at LinuxWorld this week. As it turned out, Taylor's "get the facts" anti-Linux routine paled in comparison to the SCO Group's bombshell: a big, fat lawsuit against Novell. You've got to hand it to Darl McBride. SCO's pugnacious chief executive has impeccable timing. Novell, arguably the hottest name among Linux vendors, had just issued a pledge to indemnify customers of its Linux products against potential SCO litigation when McBride's gang sprung its lawsuit. And it happened just before Novell stepped into the warm glow of LinuxWorld. What an insult! Click here to read more about the bomb dropped on Novell. More on this topic: >  SCO sues Novell over copyright claims >  Microsoft updates baseline security tool >  Vendors press groupware below Exchange rate >  IBM launches NT to Linux migration plan >  Microsoft zeros in on Lotus  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Windows Terminal Services: Chapter of the Week This chapter from the book Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite for Windows Server 2003: The Official Guide, by Steve Kaplan, Franny Kelly, Tim Reeser, and Alan Wood, is the perfect resource for you if you are looking to bone up on Windows 2000 and 2003 Terminal Services. Terminal Services is required for server-based computing whether you use Citrix MetaFrame or not. The topics include migration, domain and application considerations, Remote Desktop Client, Remote Desktop Protocol and various licensing issues. Microsoft Desktop XP: Secrets of desktop security: Webcast Find out from Windows security expert Roberta Bragg how to take advantage of new and essential desktop features that will help safeguard your network from hackers, worms and viruses. Click here to watch and listen. Active Directory and network administration: Best Web Links The network is the basis of the business workplace. This category will sort out general networking issues and questions about Active Directory, Microsoft's trademarked directory services application. Check out this compilation of articles, tips and advice about AD and network administration. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops?True IT blooper #123: The cleaning caper Which is more hazardous to your computers -- dust bunnies or Windex? You might be surprised at the answer. Here's systems administrator Kevin MacKinnon's tale about how hiring the best cleaning company, led to a squeaky clean, yet inoperable office. 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