Today's News: Gates touts security efforts in e-mail blast

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April 01, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: Mark Your Calendar for SHARE User Events in NYC this August IN THIS ISSUE: Gates e-mail reports on security progress Opening unknown attachments a security sin Microsoft high on Small Business Server More news stories Reader poll: EU's sanctions against Microsoft Gates e-mail reports on security progress [CNET] In an e-mail letter to customers on Wednesday, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said that while information security threats will never be reduced to zero, his company has made strides in making its products more secure. As an example, Gates pointed to the number of security bulletins that Microsoft has issued for its server operating system. In the first 320 days that Windows Server 2003 was available, there were nine bulletins rated "critical" or "important." In contrast, there were 40 such bulletins in the same period for Windows 2000 Server. MORE INFO: Tighter code part of Microsoft security effort, Gates says Microsoft users share security blame Mark your calendars to attend SHARE User Events in New York, taking place August 15-20, 2004. This mega training event will feature user-run technical education, on-site seminars, hands-on labs, a vendor product/service expo, and several professional networking opportunities. More details will be available soon. Opening unknown attachments a security sin [SearchSecurity.com] A new poll reveals almost half of IT managers surveyed believe opening an unknown attachment is the most serious security offense their users can commit. Microsoft high on Small Business Server [Small Business Computing] Microsoft says that sales of its latest server operating system for small businesses have rocketed past the previous version. The software maker reported 170% higher sales of Windows Small Business Server 2003 over Small Business Server 2000. More news stories [From the SearchWin2000.com news page] Worm wars continue with Netsky-Q (SearchSecurity.com) Education is key to securing remote PCs (SearchCIO.com) Japan's Microsoft raid just a warning (The Associated Press) Microsoft maintains OLAP market lead (ENT) TOPICS: Reader poll: EU's sanctions against Microsoft What do you think about the European Union's sanctions against Microsoft? Click here to cast your vote in our new poll. TOPICS: Windows Word Challenge: Sounds like a Star Wars character, but it's not This is is a customized image that Microsoft Internet Explorer uses as an icon to go with a user-specified bookmarked site on the Links bar at the top of a Web browser window. Think you know the term? Click here to find out. ASK THE EXPERTS: Ask Bernie Klinder: System freezes after 10-15 minutes Dear Bernie: I am running Windows ME on an 800 MHZ Duron Compaq with a 40 GB hard drive and 64 MB RAM. My problem is that after about 10-15 minutes the system just freezes up. The mouse will not move and I am unable to Ctr-Alt-Dlt, because the keyboard also freezes. The only way I am able to reboot is to turn the computer off and then back on. Any suggestions? Click here to read Bernie's expert response. Becoming one with your inner geek Ever wonder what kind of geek you truly are? Well, if you were a class-cutting recluse who hid in the computer room, and you sometimes find yourself humming Sinatra tunes, you may be a "classic geek." But if you're a chain-smoking technology tinkerer, your geek classification could be "secret anarchist." Take this quiz to define your place in the geek hierarchy -- and see which famous nerds share your label. 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=479028 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