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March 31, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: Free Reporting eBook from NetIQ IN THIS ISSUE: Your software may be more versatile than you think Gates hints at 2006 Longhorn release Report: Longhorn beta will come out this year More news stories Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit tools Building an Effective Reporting System Visualize trends across your IT environment by turning data into information. Get the free eBook, "Building an Effective Reporting System," from NetIQ and Windows & .NET Magazine. Register today to get the reporting essentials you need! Your software may be more versatile than you think [SearchWin2000.com] Desktop management software is an example of a technology that can often take on chores that go beyond its original intent. Click here to read the full story. MORE INFO: Top 10 ways to improve desktop management Best Web Links: Desktop management Gates hints at 2006 Longhorn release [The Seattle Times] During a session at this week's Gartner ITxpo, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates stirred fresh expectations for the Longhorn version of Windows when he said that recent industry talk about a 2006 release date is "probably valid speculation." Report: Longhorn beta will come out this year [United Press International] Microsoft plans a beta release of the client version of Longhorn this year, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. More news stories [From the SearchWin2000.com news page] Market for antispam software red-hot (SearchExchange.com) Pink slips motivate policy compliance (SearchSecurity.com) State Dept. quietly takes up Microsoft case (CNET) Trillian won't fix enterprise IM interoperability (SearchNetworking.com) TIPS: Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit tools Microsoft has provided a free toolkit for administrators looking to deploy Office 2003 that allows close customization of many aspects of the deployment. This tip describes the tools available in the kit and how to get them. ASK THE EXPERTS: Microsoft Report Card on security Did Microsoft finally get trustworthy computing right with last year's release of the much-ballyhooed Windows Server 2003? Or are persistent reports of vulnerabilities in Microsoft products causing you to seek alternatives outside of Redmond? Find out what your peers think on this and other critical support issues. Does Microsoft make the grade? Please take this 10-minute survey and help the editors at SeachWin2000.com find out. Thanks in advance for your participation. We appreciate your input. (Click here to read last year's report card.) TOPICS: Samba Learning Guide Interoperability is essential in enterprise IT, and Samba makes it happen. Samba is a free open source SMB/CIFS file and print server that runs on many platforms. So, this Samba Learning Guide can be a boon, whether you work in Linux, Unix or Windows worlds. AOL to give away spammer's Porsche Never mind "You've got mail." America Online is going to be telling one lucky subscriber "You've got a Porsche!" One unlucky spammer had to hand over his sweet ride as part of a lawsuit settlement with the company. Now the ISP is going to hand the car over to one of its subscribers who recently used AOL's "report spam" feature. 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=479027 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