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Chapter of the Week: DNS
This chapter from the book The Windows XP/2000
Answer Book: A Complete Resource from the Desktop
to the Enterprise, by John Savill, examines
installation and configuration of DNS servers on
local intranets for local name resolution. You
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Microsoft's WUS can't go it alone, Shavlik says
A Microsoft executive recently declared that Shavlik
Technologies is "out" as the scanning engine for Windows
Update Services. Shavlik begs to differ about the
continued relevance of its HFNetChk technology. Source:
SearchhWin2000.com (March 29, 2004)
Software-license changes
brewing, IDC says
New research finds that many software vendors will make
changes in their licensing models in the next year. You
may not like what that means if you're an IT buyer.
Source:
SearchWin2000.com (March
29, 2004
Instant message spam to triple
this year
New messaging research fingers the culprits responsible
for the sharp increase in junk messages delivered via
instant messaging platforms. Source: SearchExchange.com
(March 29, 2004)
Windows tops Linux in Yankee
TCO study
In a
study co-produced by Yankee Group and Sunbelt Software,
Microsoft topped Linux in total cost of ownership (TCO).
The study also found that less than 5% of those polled
plan to replace their Windows desktops with Linux. The
Web-based study polled 1,000 C-level IT executives.
Source: Microsoft Watch (March 29, 2004)
Microsoft demos Windows CE 5.0
beta
Microsoft has released a test version of its new operating
system for online devices. The preview kit for Windows CE
5.0, which goes by the code name Macallan, was
demonstrated at the electronicaUSA trade show. Among the
new features planned is support for Direct3D Mobile, a
DirectX-based programming model. Source: MobileMag
(March 29, 2004)
Wireless e-mail companies
settle patent fight
Good Technology will pay
royalties to Research in Motion as part of an agreement to
settle a wireless e-mail patent lawsuit. Financial terms
of the settlement, which will also include a lump-sum
payment to RIM, were not disclosed. Source: The
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Boosting the power of your Windows
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With every Windows desktop operating system,
there are tricks you can use to optimize system performance.
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Ask Roberta Bragg: Answers to your toughest Windows security
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Windows is everywhere in the
enterprise -- but is it secure? Read
Roberta Bragg's solutions to common, real-world security
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Using policies to manage Windows
desktops
Without policy, bad things happen. Security breaks down, since
you can't mandate security configurations; users get
frustrated because they can't configure their computers
properly; and users frequently change settings that they
shouldn't or break their computers because they don't
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Deploying Microsoft Service Packs
Service Packs are a compilation of bug fixes and
updates to the code base of Microsoft's operating systems
(Windows NT/2000/XP) or applications (Office, Exchange, SQL).
They are suppose to improve stability and enhance security, but
Microsoft's service packs have been known to create some serious problems of their
own, and can wreck havoc on your network. Before you jump right in
and deploy Windows 2000
Service Pack 3 or Windows
XP Service Pack 1 in your environment, take a minute to review
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