Today's News: Shavlik downplays Microsoft snub

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March 29, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: Make Your Help Desk do More with Less IN THIS ISSUE: Microsoft's WUS can't go it alone, Shavlik says Software-license changes brewing, IDC says Instant message spam to triple this year More news stories Chapter of the Week: DNS Make Your Help Desk do More with Less Every day IT support is asked to do more with less. Learn how Telesat Canada used c.Support(r) to accomplish this by increasing first call resolution, improving accountability and streamlining incident management. Download the case study and boost help desk productivity. Microsoft's WUS can't go it alone, Shavlik says [SearchWin2000.com] A Microsoft executive recently declared that Shavlik Technologies is "out" as the scanning engine for Windows Update Services. Shavlik begs to differ about the continued relevance of its HFNetChk technology. Click here to read the full story. MORE INFO: Customers shouldn't have to pay for patching, MS says Microsoft updates baseline security tool Software-license changes brewing, IDC says [SearchWin2000.com] New research finds that many software vendors will make changes in their licensing models in the next year. You may not like what that means if you're an IT buyer. Instant message spam to triple this year [SearchExchange.com] New messaging research fingers the culprits responsible for the sharp increase in junk messages delivered via instant messaging platforms. More news stories [From the SearchWin2000.com news page] Windows tops Linux in Yankee TCO study (Microsoft Watch) Microsoft demos Windows CE 5.0 beta (MobileMag) Wireless e-mail companies settle patent fight (The Associated Press) TOPICS: Chapter of the Week: DNS This chapter from the book The Windows XP/2000 Answer Book: A Complete Resource from the Desktop to the Enterprise, by John Savill, examines installation and configuration of DNS servers on local intranets for local name resolution. You will also get the scoop on local DNS configuration for forwarding external name resolution requests to different DNS servers. The extensive tips and notes make this interesting reading for beginners and veterans alike. TOPICS: Featured Topic: Get Up2Speed -- Office 2003 Weighing a move to Office 2003? This administrator's guide outlines the pros, cons and pitfalls you may encounter. You'll also find articles on new Office features, a webcast and tips about Outlook, security and collaboration. TIPS: Get organized with Outlook 2003's search folders Most people have tons of sent, received and other sorts of saved e-mails all tucked away into numerous folders with no rhyme or reason to their organization. So how can you find anything? Outlook 2003 offers a feature called Search Folders. The idea behind Search Folders is that you can query Outlook to search for e-mail messages based on a number of criteria. This tip explains how this new feature can not only find what you are looking for in your files, but organize you at the same time. Golden Arches puts cards on the table A Big Mac, fries and a Coke: $4.99. A hot apple pie: $2.59. The ability to pig out and not have to fork over any greenbacks: priceless. McDonald's is hoping to widen the smile on your Happy Meal by doubling the number of its restaurants that accept credit cards. By year's end, as many as 8,000 Mickey Ds will let you swipe your way to gluttony. If you carry American Express but not Visa, there's no need to grimace. All major cards are accepted beneath the Golden Arches. Membership certainly does have its privileges. Click here to read the full story. Contact Us Sales For sales inquiries, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Editorial For feedback about any of our articles or to send us your article ideas, please contact us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free Newsletters! Select newsletter you would like to receive via e-mail! SearchWin2000: White Paper Alerts Not a Member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-118&ad=479024 Please note, unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Contact Us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494