Today's News: Antivirus industry needs to get its act together

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Published by SearchWin2000.com   November 19, 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  >>  Product lifecycles get the Windows treatment >>  NetWare holdouts courted by Microsoft, open source >>  Gates takes lid off management offerings >>  Microsoft, Novell share common belief >>  Microsoft buys into single Windows-Linux management 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  Antivirus industry needs to get its act together By Chris Mosby, Contributor As many are aware, there was an outbreak of not just one, but three globally spreading variants of the Bagle worm last month. That was followed by a couple of new Mydoom spin-offs last week. Now that the smoke has cleared, and security professionals have had time to reflect on these events, I want to let you in on a little secret: The virus name game has gotten out of hand. Click here to read more about how the virus name game has gotten out of hand. More on this topic: >  Online virus scanners >  Configure Symantec System Center to deploy micro definitions >  Finding all computers running a service with VBscript >  Find and repair dead Symantec Antivirus clients  Survival Tips for the Windows Manager   Chapter of the Week: 'The step from 2000 to 2003' Windows Server 2003 came with a bunch of new quirks and improvements compared to Windows 2000, but not all of them are widely known. This chapter puts the focus on the differences between the 2000 and 2003 versions, comparing the old and new functions and features in a simple side-by-side structure. Print and save this one as a handy reference! Tip of the Day: Should admins take Microsoft's new solutions framework exam? Microsoft's new developer-oriented Exam Preparation Guide for 70-301 "Managing, Organizing, and Delivering IT Projects by Using Microsoft Solutions Framework 3.0" aims at IT professionals of all kinds. But is it really worth the effort for Windows IT admins? Find out in this tip by Ed Tittel. 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 #160: The overnight technology overhaul If you work in a large corporation, you're probably used to a lot of management fads and pointless reorganizations. However, the VP in this true story reported by alert SearchWin2000.com member T.H. stands in a class of his own when it comes to overnight technology overhauls.  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=497703&lid=430722&track=NL-118&ad=497703 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.