Today's News: MS protection offer has its share of fine print

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   November 12, 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  >>  BREAKING NEWS: How serious are the new XP SP2 flaws? >>  Common sense in the data center, $20 for Windows code 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 protection offer has its share of fine print By John Hogan, Senior News Editor As if managing IT resources isn't hard enough. Now, decision makers have to worry about their companies getting sued just because they bought a piece of software. It's enough to make you want to scream for a little indemnity. Since the SCO Group decided to make a business model out of suing people, companies have had to start evaluating the technical and intellectual property merits of products, lest they leave themselves exposed to litigation. This week, Microsoft capitalized on these concerns by expanding its indemnification program to protect all customers from IP lawsuits, not just its volume-license holders. Click here to read more about the lawsuit protection issue, as well as a wrap-up of the week's Windows news. More on this topic: >  Microsoft indemnification move called strategic >  Common sense dictates data center choices >  Man charged with selling Windows source code >  Microsoft fixes spoofing flaws in ISA, Proxy Server >  Move from OpenMail hits connector snag  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'Managing desktop configs' Need to keep your system safe from clumsy or malicious users? This chapter examines the environment variables that can be directly or indirectly manipulated through the Registry to minimize Windows vulnerability. 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! Gadgets & Gizmos Guide: Find the ultimate mobile phone/handheld Are you on the go but still need to stay in touch with the home office? One of these devices could be right for you. Handhelds and Mobile Phones Motorola A630 mobile phone Nokia 6820 mobile phone RIM BlackBerry 7780 Treo 600 TRUE IT BLOOPERS Oops! True IT Blooper #159: Plug it in, plug it in Behind Texas' dude ranches, cowpokes and chuckwagons, there is another side of the Lone Star State, and it isn't all ropin', ridin' and rodeoin'. So, saddle up, and go for one wild ride with an IT employee doing deskside support for the state. Yeeha!  Vent!  Can Windows and Linux peacefully co-exist? 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?cid=497181&lid=430722&track=NL-118&ad=497181 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.