Today's News: Microsoft's NT4 support policy -- Virtue or vice?

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   October 22, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text   >> About this e-mail  ISSUE SPONSORED BY: >>  SearchWin2000.com Career Center: Looking for a new job?  Top News of the Week  >>  Living on the network edge; messaging with a familiar ring SPONSORED BY: SearchWin2000.com Career Center Looking for a new job? Visit the SearchWin2000.com Career Center powered by Dice and find over 37,000 tech positions to choose from. And get the career resources you need to set yourself apart from other job seekers. Find training and certification resources, get help with your resume and more. Visit today! Click here to visit the Career Center today!  Headline  Microsoft's NT4 support policy: Virtue or vice? By John Hogan, Senior News Editor Keeping your word is normally considered a virtue. When you're Microsoft, it can be construed as stubbornness. Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald used the occasion of last week's unprecedented Microsoft security bulletin package to argue that Redmond is making a big mistake by sticking to its policy on Windows NT Workstation 4. Microsoft stopped offering free fixes for the desktop operating system when support expired on June 30. From a business standpoint, the tough-love approach on NT4 makes sense. Microsoft is going to have a hard time nudging customers off NT4 if they can still get freebies. In this case, however, Gartner is right. We're not talking about office furniture here, we're talking corporate livelihood. Click here to read more about the Gartner report on NT4, as well as a wrap-up of the rest of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Cisco and Microsoft strike deal on perimeter security >  Microsoft messaging client rings up telephony >  Microsoft gets physical on processor prices >  Desktop Linux not yet making a dent in the enterprise >  Few care to share when it comes to Microsoft's code  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'IIS Fundamentals' New to IIS? Want to bone up on the 'big picture' view? Then this chapter is for you. Get a complete overview of how IIS is laid out, how the different components snap together and what you can and can't do with it. Ask the Expert: Check out our new FAQ! Have a question for our team of experts? Your question may have already been answered! Save time by browsing our new FAQ, where each expert has picked the most common problems and challenges for that particular area of Windows technology. Check it out today! Checklist: XP Service Pack 2 Pre-Installation The long-awaited Windows XP Service Pack 2 is finally here, and to many administrators, it is a double-edge sword. The new security features, policy settings and improvements to the firewall are welcome additions. However, these same features may have a major impact on the way some applications perform, especially if they require communication via specific TCP/IP ports. Before rolling out SP2, you'll need to thoroughly test your hardware and applications. Bernie Klinder, MVP and technology consultant, provides this pre-installation checklist to help you prepare and plan for a trouble-free XP Service Pack 2 installation. TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #157: A techie experiences school daze After years of life in the dog-eat-dog business world, Ken Wedge thought it would be interesting to spend some time in the academic world. Much to his surprise, he found himself teaching the teachers...  Vent!  What's your favorite spyware zapper? 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=495352 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.