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April 05, 2004 Published by  SearchWin2000.com Today's News Issue Sponsored By: Attend the Enterprise Messaging Decisions Conference IN THIS ISSUE: Microsoft settles legal battle with Sun Worm variants run amok MSBlast epidemic far larger than believed Additional headlines Chapter of the Week: Performance tuning and monitoring Microsoft settles legal battle with Sun [SearchWin2000.com] In a far-reaching settlement that covers antitrust and patent issues, Microsoft has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to Sun Microsystems. The longtime rivals also reached deals in a number of other areas. In a related announcement, Sun said that it will slash its work force by 9%. MORE INFO: Microsoft-Sun rivalry rolls on MS on collision course with Sun, Novell Attend the Enterprise Messaging Decisions Conference Enterprise Messaging Decisions provides unbiased expertise from today's top independent experts, authors and analysts who have joined forces to tackle today's toughest messaging challenges and security concerns. Reserve a seat today at this exclusive conference May 4-6, 2004 in Chicago. Worm variants run amok [SearchSecurity.com] Antivirus vendors are rushing to update signature files to detect new Lovegate, Netsky and Sober worm variants. MSBlast epidemic far larger than believed [CNET] The MSBlast worm has infected about eight million Windows-based computers since it first surfaced last summer, according to new Microsoft research. The software maker calculated that eight million users downloaded a free tool to protect themselves against the worm, but a total of 16 million users might actually be infected. That's the number of computers that a Microsoft Update scan found were infected. Additional headlines [From the SearchWin2000.com news page] Patches must be small, easy to install EU orders legislation on spam, cookies Yukon: Better late than botched Strong growth for Linux messaging market TOPICS: Featured Topic: Managing remote users Whether you're dealing with business travelers or telecommuters, or both, this collection of tips and expert advice will teach you how to set up, secure and troubleshoot remote user connections to your network. TOPICS: Chapter of the Week: Performance tuning and monitoring Deploying applications on an IIS machine is one thing. Making them run smoothly and efficiently is a completely different ballgame. This chapter from the book IIS 6 Administration, by Mitch Tulloch, provides vital tips and tricks on how improve response time and throughput of your IIS server, sites and applications. Here is your chance to compete for a copy of the featured book above. We challenge you to test your performance tuning skills by taking our new Know-IT-All Chapter Quiz, then share your results with us and you may be this week's winner. TIPS: Turn batch files/VBS scripts into .exe Congratulations to Paul Langton, our March Tip of the Month contest winner. In this winning tip, Paul shares an easy way to use IEXPRESS.EXE, to package a bunch of batch files/VBS scripts and convert them into .exe. Do you have a tip to share? You can become a winner as well! In addition to being included in our Hall of Fame, the user who submits this month's winning tip will receive a Rio S35S Sport digital audio player. Click here to to find out how to submit your tip. New York holds spam 'tasteless' test Maybe spam isn't totally worthless. The Consumer Protection Board of New York is holding a sort of spam beauty contest, and it is inviting people to enter examples of the most outrageous e-mail scams that have invaded their inboxes. So, what's the first-place prize? Nothing. And for second place? The winner gets bologna, which is what consumer advocates hope that people realize e-mail offers such as the Nigerian lost fortune really are. You can forward your best bologna to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The contest ends May 2. May the best spam win! Click here for 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=479712 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