Today's News: Microsoft grabs spotlight even when it stands pat

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Title: Windows Week that Was

Published by SearchWin2000.com   June 11, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWin2000.com Career Center: Visit the Career Guide today  Top News of the Week  >>  Gazing into the future, and a dubious May record SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Career Center Searching for career resources? Visit the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice.com and find training, certification and resume resources along with over 27,000 IT job openings to search through. Get e-mails when a listing matches your search criteria, have your profile automatically sent to Dice.com member companies, access a host of career resources and tips and much more. Visit now!  Week In Review  Microsoft grabs spotlight even when it stands pat by John Hogan, Senior News Editor Without fail, the most intriguing technology stories always have a Microsoft angle. This week, for example, Redmond stole Oracle's thunder by preemptively announcing that it had ever so briefly courted SAP. That bombshell was dropped as lawyers for Oracle prepared to deliver opening arguments Monday in its case to acquire PeopleSoft. Microsoft figured Oracle would divulge the SAP talks in federal court anyway, so it struck first. Oracle argues that even though the merger talks didn't result in a deal, it proves that Microsoft has designs on entering the enterprise applications market one way or another. The U.S. Department of Justice, on the other hand, said Microsoft has stated that it has no intention of making such a move in the next two years. Click here to read more about the Microsoft-SAP merger talks, as well as for a wrap-up of the rest of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Unconsummated Microsoft-SAP merger sets industry abuzz >  What Microsoft gets for its $7B R&D budget >  Spam hit all-time high in May >  'Critical' flaws in Internet Explorer >  Tests to uproot Windows passwords begin  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'Planning, implementing and maintaining routing and remote access' Remote network access doesn't have to be a technical headache; it can also be a security nightmare. Learn how to dodge the culprits in this information-packed chapter, from the book MCSE Windows Server 2003 All-in-One Exam Guide, by Brian Culp, et al.. The topics include routing protocols, remote security and access policies, authentication, IPSec policy and troubleshooting. Welcome to the Blooper Zone The May Blooper contest is over and we have a winner! A.S., a former technical support person from Illinois, snagged the top spot. Read his and other hilarious stories here! TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #139: Magnetic personality Sometimes, help desk technicians can't resist playing jokes on the more "technologically challenged" users. This time, it backfired!  Vent!  What do you think about Microsoft's decision to extend its product life cycle to 10 years? Take our latest poll and sound off. Cast your vote now. White Papers Enter your e-mail and start receiving White Paper Alerts. E-mail    Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription.   Contact Us   SENIOR NEWS EDITOR John Hogan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your news, press releases and product announcements. SENIOR SITE EDITOR Marilyn Cohodas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send me your original articles and best practices. SITE SALES MANAGER Mike Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact me to sponsor this or any other TechTarget newsletter.   A B O U T   T H I S   N E W S L E T T E R Contact us: SearchWin2000 MemberServices 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 This e-newsletter is published by SearchWin2000.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. TechTarget offers magazines, Web sites, e-newsletters, Webcasts and conferences for enterprise IT professionals. Copyright 2004 TechTarget. All rights reserved. To unsubscribe from "Windows Week that Was": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-118&ad=484842 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.