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>> From the editor:
  • Meet our newest expert
  • >> Featured Topic:
  • 25 Windows security tips in 25 minutes
  • >> Expert Technical Advice:
  • Featured Expert: Bernie Klinder, OS Troubleshooting
  • Site Exclusives:
    >>Oracle's squeeze play on Microsoft may backfire
    >>'Productivity' trumps 'security' as IM buzzword
    >>The needle and thread of patch management
  • Tip of the Week: Keeping Windows Office up-to-date
  • >> Site Highlights:
  • White Paper: Patch management paradise
  • White Paper: Security improvements for thin clients
  • Webcast: Simplify Exchange migration planning

  •  From the Editor:

    by Christine Polewarczyk, Site Editor

    Please join us in welcoming our newest expert and contributing editor, Bernie Klinder! Bernie is the founder of the popular Windows Web site Labmice.net.

    You can learn more about Bernie in our latest IT Pro-file, 'LabMice' was a creation of IT necessity, founder says.

    As an expert for our Ask the Experts section, Bernie will be answering questions for our new OS Troubleshooting category. So if you've got an operating system question that is keeping you awake at night, ask Bernie and he'll point you in the right direction.

    As a SearchWin2000.com contributing editor, Bernie will write technical articles and reviews of IT books. His in-depth book reviews are a fantastic way to learn the real-world worth of those $50+ books before you invest the cash or time reading them. Click here to check out his review of Windows Server 2003: Best Practices for Enterprise Deployments by Nelson and Danielle Ruest.

    You can also read chapter one of this book, 'Planning for Windows Server 2003,' for free as part of our Chapter of the Week feature.

    We are thrilled to have Bernie join our SearchWin2000.com editorial team and powerhouse panel of experts. We hope you will make him feel welcome too. Why not send Bernie a welcome note?

    Have a great week, everyone.

    ~Christine


     Featured Topic:

    25 Windows security tips in 25 minutes
    by Marilyn Cohodas, Senior Site Editor

    We chose these 25 quick tips and tricks to help you simplify the job of securing your Windows environment. Some are tips old; some are new. Some are from your peers in the trenches. Many are from leading industry experts. On your mark, set, go!

    Read more about this topic

     Expert Technical Advice:

    Featured Expert: Bernie Klinder
    Category: OS Troubleshooting

    Got an operating system question that is keeping you awake at night? Bernie Klinder will point you in the right direction.
    Click here to ask Bernie a question.

    Site Exclusives:
    >> Oracle's squeeze play on Microsoft may backfire
    Microsoft's legal budget must give its accountants fits, even with all of that cash in reserve. Sometimes, however, a courtroom brawl comes calling even when Redmond's just minding its own business.

    >>'Productivity' trumps 'security' as IM buzzword
    Microsoft executives at a conference in Boston addressed changes in attitudes about enterprise instant messaging over the past year.

    >>The needle and thread of patch management
    When it comes to security and patch management, there's no substitute for planning and analysis. Get advice from industry experts on how to make patch management a little less painful.

    Tip of the Week:
    Keeping Windows Office up-to-date
    When maintaining proper security on your operating system, it is important not to overlook your applications. This tip explains how to use Windows Office Update to make sure that you are not omitting any security updates for Office-related Service Packs, releases, or patches.
    >> Click here for the full tip.

     Site Highlights

    Patch management paradise
    Don't scramble to fix security breaches in your system. Learn how Everdream's Patch Management Services can secure your desktops and remote users.
    Defend yourself against the next virus with this white paper.

    Security improvements for thin clients
    Thin clients are providing an alternative to PC's with equal or higher levels of computing power and increased security, for a lower overall cost.
    Read the latest IDC Executive Brief for more on thin clients.
    Simplify Exchange migration planning
    Register for this webcast now.
    Simplify your Exchange migration with helpful tips and tricks from Quest's Exchange experts. Learn how to increase productivity and reduce risks and costs by performing Exchange assessments.


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    Bye-bye PCs?
    Find out how Web-based computing can help your organization reduce end-user blunders with this latest tip, Bye-bye PCs, hello Web-based computing.
    Read this tip.


    Microsoft Tech-Ed
    Optimize your technical skills at Tech-Ed 2004 -- May 23-28 -- San Diego, Calif., The definitive Microsoft conference for building, deploying, securing and managing connected solutions.
    Register now.

    New white paper
    Automate manual tasks to sustain a competitive edge and reach new levels of productivity with this brief, Increasing Efficiency By Automating Manual Processes.
    Check it out.

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