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Published by SearchWin2000.com   March 10, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  RTO Software: Free trial: Better performance, response time and control with TScale  Today's Highlights   >>  LEAD STORY:  Provide for yourself, Microsoft license expert says >>  NEWS:  SMS-Alliance in tune with Microsoft >>  CHAPTER OF THE WEEK:  Using Active Directory and domains >>  THE MISSING LINK:  Tears for Sears -- saying "peace out" to PCs  News and Top Stories   LEAD STORY Provide for yourself, Microsoft license expert says  (SearchEnterpriseLinux.com) While licensing Microsoft products can be a confusing maze of support and upgrade choices, there is another option that some enterprises may not have considered. More on this topic: >  Licensing 6.0 and Software Assurance: Who should renew? >  MS' LaBrunerie on understanding volume licensing SPONSORED BY: RTO Software Deliver higher QoS from your Citrix/MS Terminal Services Free trial: Better performance, response time and control with TScale Are your Citrix/Microsoft terminal servers operating at peak performance? Or do your users suffer from system sluggishness and poor response time due to CPU spikes, runaway (rogue) applications and un-optimized applications? Don't restart sessions and servers -- gain control with TScale for better response times and increased capacity! Click here for your free, no obligation, 30-day trial. NEWS SMS-Alliance in tune with Microsoft (SearchWin2000.com) Specialists in Windows manageability technology explain why they are banding together as they prepare for the Microsoft Management Summit. NEWS Researcher, Microsoft spar over flaw (SearchSecurity.com) Microsoft released three patches this month for vulnerabilities. The vendor deemed none of them critical but the researcher who found one of them disagrees. DAILY HEADLINES All headlines, including those below, are available from our news page.   >  Army orders Microsoft to halt Office giveaway   >  Linux a threat to Exchange, observer says   >  Report: The time for rich clients is now   VIEW ALL NEWS AND TOP STORIES  Announcements & Links   CHAPTER OF THE WEEK Using Active Directory and domains Want to bone up your Active Directory knowledge? This chapter from the book Windows Server 2003: A Beginner's Guide, by Martin Matthews, starts from square one and walks through the different components and how they fit into the big picture. You'll also learn basic AD configuration and how to replicate AD across multiple sites. Congratulations to Bud Dawson, our book winner from last week! Bud, a Windows system admin at MacDonald Dettwiler, takes home a crisp copy of Windows Server 2003 Pocket Administrator. Take our new Know-IT-All Chapter Quiz below and then send us your score for a chance to win a free copy of this week's featured book. FEATURED TOPIC 25 Windows security tips in 25 minutes 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, get set, go! WINDOWS WORD CHALLENGE Hot girl or viral worm? This is a viral worm that uses the lore of a beautiful woman to infect Windows systems. When a user unwittingly opens an e-mail note with an attachment that appears to be a graphic image of a certain babe, the worm to copies itself to the Windows directory and then sends the file as an attachment to all addresses in your address book. Think you know the term? Click here to find out. TIP CONTEST Win a TDK MOJO 256 MB MP3 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 a TDK MOJO 256 MB MP3 player! Click here to submit a tip and read more about this month's prize. BEST WEB LINKS Everything about security Don't risk your system security to some overzealous teenager calling himself Kaiser Souze. Check out this compilation of articles, downloads and tips all focused on security. THE MISSING LINK Tears for Sears -- saying "peace out" to PCs Sears says it guarantees the good life at a great price. But if you think the good life includes a PC, you'll have to go somewhere else. Sign up for our white paper alerts today! Enter your e-mail and start receiving White Paper Alerts. E-mail    Not a member? 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