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MICRO FOCUS
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Microsoft Looking Into New WINS Security Flaw
by Alex Woodie
Microsoft said yesterday that it's working on a security update for a new vulnerability in the Windows Internet Naming Service affecting various versions of Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003 that could allow an attacker to take over an affected server. Until the update is ready, Microsoft is encouraging users to close down unnecessary ports or to disable WINS altogether, which is enabled by default on only two operating systems. READ MORE >
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'Update Rollup' To Take Place of Windows 2000 SP5
by Alex Woodie
Microsoft has ditched plans to ship Windows 2000 Service Pack 5, and will instead issue a bundle of security patches and other non-security enhancements next year in what it is calling an "Update Rollup," the company announced last week. Windows 2000 SP5 was going to be the last update to the operating system before free support ends in June 2005. Now the Update Rollup will have that honor. READ MORE >
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GEEKCORPS
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Geekcorps \gek ' kor\ n.
1. A US-based non-profit organization that places international technical volunteers in developing nations. We contribute to local IT projects while transferring technical skills needed to keep projects moving after our volunteers have returned home.
2. The opportunity to be immersed in another culture while using your technical knowledge to assist emerging economies.
www.geekcorps.org.
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Expand's New Data Acceleration Technology Proves Fast in Tests
by Alex Woodie
Researchers at Expand Networks have come up with a new WAN compression algorithm called Data Transfer Acceleration (DTA) that can achieve compression rates of up to 20-1. That figure is the result of a test that Expand commissioned Tolly Group to perform against the company's two main competitors for WAN compression appliances, Packeteer and Peribit, the results of which were recently announced. READ MORE >
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Gartner Releases IT and Business Trends Through 2010
by Timothy Prickett Morgan
As the year comes to a close, pundits and IT analysts traditionally whip out their crystal balls and prognosticate about the future of corporate computing. The analysts at Gartner, which hosted its annual Symposium/ITxpo last month, have released their report on the technology and business trends that will affect IT operations. READ MORE >
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WINTERNALS SOFTWARE
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You want a defragger designed by system experts. Here's why: Defraggers touch critical files throughout the enterprise. You need one that deploys effortlessly with no compatibility surprises.
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But Wait, There's More
New Windows Virtualization Software Enters Beta Test . . . VMware Teams with Opsware for Simplified Rollout of Virtual Infrastructure . . . HP Buoyed by Strong ProLiant Sales in Q4 . . . IDC Says Services Spending to Grow Steadily . . . InSite's RFID-Enabled Shipping Software Integrated with MAPICS ERP . . . Windows Upgrade Causes 40,000 PCs to Crash At English Government Site . . . Did Microsoft Promote Mozilla Firefox? . . . READ MORE >
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Editor: Alex Woodie
Managing Editor: Shannon Pastore
Contributing Editors: Dan Burger, Joe Hertvik, Shannon O'Donnell,
Timothy Prickett Morgan, Victor Rozek, Kevin Vandever, Hesh Wiener
Publisher and Advertising Director: Jenny Thomas
Advertising Sales Representative: Kim Reed
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