=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHWIN2000.COM | Active Directory Tip March 16, 2004
Essential tools and advice for AD management and migration. More tips: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/tips/?track=NL-23&ad=478339 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: - New Microsoft Office System Eval Kit http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,26280,00.htm?track=NL-23&ad=478339µsoft =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. ACTIVE DIRECTORY TIPS - Office 2003, AD and SharePoint Services - Help us grade Microsoft - Ask Serdar Yegulalp: Help with importing users into AD 2. WHAT'S NEW! - Featured Topic: Secrets of the Windows registry - Article: Microsoft hints of tiered global prices - Opinion: 'Threat fatigue' an ever-present danger for IT - Tip Contest: Win a TDK MOJO 256 MB MP3 player! ____________________________________________________________________ ********************* SPONSORED BY: Microsoft***************** New Microsoft Office System Eval Kit Discover Great Moments at Work with the new Microsoft(R) Office System. Free up time to research future technologies and finish that IT strategy with time to spare. The Microsoft Office System lets users quickly and easily connect to the information, people, and resources they need. Get your Evaluation Kit today: http://searchWin2000.com/r/0,,26280,00.htm?track=NL-23&ad=478339µsoft ____________________________________________________________________ OFFICE 2003, AD AND SHAREPOINT SERVICES | James Michael Stewart When Office 2003 is used in a Windows Server 2003 Active Directory environment, it can improve worker collaboration and individual productivity through the use of shared workspaces. Read more about SharePoint Services and some of its requirements in this tip. Click here for the full expert tip: http://ttarget.adbureau.net/adclick/CID=0000387c0000000000000000 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= REPORT CARD ON MICROSOFT | Exclusive SearchWin2000.com research Now's your chance to grade Microsoft! Take part in SearchWin2000.com's third annual survey of IT professionals' attitudes about flagship Windows products and customer support issues. Did Redmond finally get trustworthy computing right with the release of Window Server 2003? What benefits are you seeing from Active Directory? What's up with the MCSE? Take this 10-minute survey. The editors will tally the results, compare your answers with last year, then publish the findings. Take the survey: http://www.insightexpress.com/s/MSRe69421 Read the 2003 Microsoft Report Card: http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid1_gci900240,00.html?track=NL-23&ad=478339 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= HELP WITH IMPORTING USERS INTO AD | Ask Serdar Yegulalp Dear Serdar, I need to be able to create hundreds of network accounts for students, including home directories. Ideally I would like to tap into an Oracle database to remove the relevant student names. Is there anything out there that can do this? A tool for creating many accounts in very short time would do. 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This week we offer tips, advice and little-known tricks! http://searchcio.techtarget.com/infoCenter/originalContent/0,294292,sid19_gci955074,00.html?track=NL-23&ad=478339 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MICROSOFT HINTS OF TIERED GLOBAL PRICES | Article One world, one price. That's no longer the case for Microsoft products. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid1_gci955079,00.html?track=NL-23&ad=478339 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 'THREAT FATIQUE' AN EVER-PRESENT DANGER FOR IT | Opinion Software vulnerability ratings have a lot in common with terror threat levels. If the level rises too high too often, "threat fatigue" sets in. And the consequences can be disastrous if people become complacent. http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci954860,00.html?track=NL-23&ad=478339 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WIN A TDK MOJO 256 MB MP3 PLAYER! | Tip Contest Have you been thinking about participating in one of our monthly tip gauntlets? 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