Today's News: Forecast on Microsoft licensing speaks volumes

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   July 23, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWin2000.com Book Rack: Are you a Know-IT-all?  Top News of the Week  >>  Defragging gets easier; 'terminal' learning offered SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Book Rack Find the latest chapter downloads from a variety of Windows-related books in the SearchWin2000.com Chapter of the Week series. Read chapters on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Active Directory, and much more. And then test your skills in the new Know-IT-all Chapter Quiz! Are you a Know-IT-all?  Headline  Forecast on Microsoft licensing speaks volumes By John Hogan, Senior News Editor Buried in the hubbub this week over Microsoft's decision to release piles of cash to its shareholders was a rosier-than-expected forecast for software-license renewals for volume customers. Microsoft had previously predicted that 10% to 30% of its Upgrade Advantage customers would make the leap to the successor Software Assurance program when their UA deals ran out. Now, Goldman Sachs analyst Rick Sherlund predicts those numbers will be more like 20% to 30%. That's encouraging news for Microsoft, which spread a little licensing cheer of its own this week. Click here to read more about Microsoft licensing deadlines, as well as a wrap-up of the rest of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Built-in Windows defragmenter better by leaps and bounds >  Best practices for vulnerability management >  IT director juggles demands for network access, security >  E-mail threats driving security spending >  Terminal Services Learning Guide  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'Planning, implementing and maintaining server availability' Need to keep your network up and running at all times? Don't suffer another weekend of frantic troubleshooting - learn the tricks to bulletproof your network from the start! This chapter from the book "MCSE Planning a Windows Server 2003 Network Study Guide," by Diana Huggins, examines High Availability solutions, network monitoring, backup strategies and offers valuable tips on beating system bottlenecks. Featured Topic: Defragging 101 Defragging is high on most administrators' "hate lists." But this mundane chore is crucial to maintaining high-performance. This collection of tips, articles and advice can help make defragging easier and less time-consuming. Expert Answer Center: Systems management blog IT pros know that other departments usually work about eight hours a day, but rarely quit at the bell themselves; weekend work is also not unheard of. Systems management guru Rod Trent would like to know what tasks keep you so busy. Check out his blog for more details. And don't forget to ask him your systems management questions. Rod's already answered plenty of queries, so keep them coming! TRUE IT BLOOPERS Classic IT Blooper: The cleaning caper Which is more hazardous to your computers -- dust bunnies or Windex? You might be surprised at the answer.  Vent!  Will you stick with Internet Explorer? Take our latest poll and sound off. Member Surveys Enter your e-mail and start receiving Member Surveys. 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 Member Services 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 "Today's News": Go to unsubscribe: http://searchWin2000.techtarget.com/unsubscribe?track=NL-118&ad=487747 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.