The following items were
selected by David Stuart of collegebuys.org from “Windows Platform News,” Issue
22 (October 29), distributed electronically by Microsoft. “Windows Platform
News” is an insider’s guide to the Microsoft Windows family of products. To see
the archived past issues or to subscribe, go to
http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/newsletter/wpn_archive/default.asp
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Windows XP News
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Review the Latest
TechNet Security Information
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/?url=/technet/security/
Review the latest security-related resources and security
bulletins on this TechNet site.
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Protect Your Networks
with the Free Microsoft Security Bulletin
http://www.microsoft.com/securitynotification
This e-mail notification service provides you with accurate
information to help you protect your networks from malicious attacks, and to
make it easier to maintain a consistent level of network security. Stay
up-to-date with the latest security issues and available patches with this
bulletin.
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Windows XP and Office
XP: A Reliable and Secure Desktop
http://www.microsoft.com/xpdesktop
Use this guide to find detailed information about the
security and reliability benefits of Microsoft Windows XP Professional and
Office XP Professional.
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Mobile Workplace
Delivers Low-Cost Wireless Applications
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/Oct02/10-18MobileWorkplace.asp
Rather than piecing together dozens of wireless standards
and mobile applications, professional services firms and systems integrators
are turning to the Microsoft Mobile Workplace initiative to more easily and
quickly deploy wireless services at lower costs.
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Windows 2000 News
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Tap Newsgroups for
Microsoft Product Info
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
IT professionals, computer enthusiasts, and other Microsoft
product users find Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) public newsgroups
to be excellent sources for troubleshooting, tips, and general advice related
to Microsoft products. Sign up for a newsgroup today.
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Review Microsoft's
Support Lifecycle Policy
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;[LN];lifecycle
Microsoft's Support Lifecycle policy provides consistent and
predictable guidelines for product support availability at the time of product
release. The policy applies to most products currently available through retail
purchase or volume licensing, and to most future release products.
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Install Windows 2000
Service Pack 3
http://microsoft.com//windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/default.asp
Download Service Pack 3 (SP3) for updates to application
compatibility, security, operating system reliability, and Setup. This service
pack includes the updates contained in SP1, SP2, and the Windows 2000 Security
Rollup Package 1.
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Enterprise Servers News
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Server Consolidation:
Optimizing Infrastructure
http://www.microsoft.com/servers/consolidation/
IT costs and management overhead continue to grow at a rapid
pace. Server consolidation is one way for organizations to reduce costs,
increase efficiency, and achieve greater availability, scalability, and value.
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SQL Server
Competitive Comparisons
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/compare/default.asp
Find out how Microsoft SQL Server provides a better
relational database management system than the competition.
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Download .NET
Enterprise Server Trial Products
http://www.microsoft.com/servers/evaluation/trial/default.asp
Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers provide the tools to
quickly integrate systems and processes while containing costs. See for
yourself by running the trial software. Microsoft servers are enterprise-ready,
delivering the reliability, performance, scalability, and manageability your
company needs.
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What's New in Systems
Management Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/smserver/evaluation/future/whatsnew/default.asp
Find out how the new features of Microsoft Systems
Management Server 2003 provide solutions to a number of key issues IT
administrators face in managing Microsoft Windows-based environments today.
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Microsoft SQL Server
and Intel Hyper-Threading Technology
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/howtobuy/hyperthreading.asp
Intel's Hyper-Threading Technology (HTT) enables a single
physical processor to execute multiple threads (instruction streams)
simultaneously, potentially providing greater throughput and improved
performance. This paper addresses the licensing and use of SQL Server 2000 with
HTT.
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Software Trial Center
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Word 2002 Update:
October 16, 2002
http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2002/wrd1005.aspx
This update prevents users from unintentionally updating
links to external data within Word 2002 documents, including e-mail messages
that use Word 2002 as the mail editor in Microsoft Outlook(R).
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Download Windows XP
Service Pack 1
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/servicepacks/sp1/default.asp
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1) is designed to ensure
Windows XP platform compatibility with newly released software and hardware,
and includes updates that resolve issues discovered by customers or by
Microsoft's internal testing team.
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Sign Up for SQL
Server 2000 SP3 Beta
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/SP3beta.asp
The beta program for SQL Server 2000 SP3 is now open. See if
your business qualifies, and nominate yourself for participation in the beta
program.
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Find Product Updates
at the Microsoft Download Center
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads
Begin your visit by scanning three areas: This Week's Top
Downloads; Featured Downloads; and New Downloads. You can also search for a
download by product name or by operating system.
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Events & Seminars
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View Product Support
WebCasts, Chats
These free, live Internet broadcasts are presented by
Microsoft's Product Support Services organization, and are available to all
Microsoft customers. No need to sign up or register in advance -- simply log on
at the time of the show.
. November 6 WebCast: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
Edition
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/webcasts/wc110602/wcblurb110602.asp
. November 7 WebCast: Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Understanding and Troubleshooting Unrecoverable Errors (Faults)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/webcasts/wc110702/wcblurb110702.asp
. November 12 WebCast: Intro to Microsoft Operations
Manager: Architecture, Features, Performance, and Sizing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/servicedesks/webcasts/wc111202/wcblurb111202.asp
. November 14 Chat: Content Management Server
http://microsoft.com/technet/itcommunity/chats/
. November 18 Chat: Security in IIS 6.0
http://microsoft.com/technet/itcommunity/chats/
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Sign Up for Microsoft
Reliability WebCasts
http://www.essentialswebcast.com/reliability
You'll learn how the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server platform
and .NET Enterprise Servers are designed to meet the availability requirements
of even the most demanding enterprise environments. Plus, you can earn a chance
to win a free Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition at every WebCast.
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Desktop Deployment
WebCast, November 14
http://events01.activate.net/microsoft/7770/registration/default.asp
This WebCast provides an overview of critical best practices
for an automated wipe and load deployment of Microsoft Windows XP Professional
and Office XP using Microsoft tools. The technical presentation will be
followed by a live question and answer period and a 30-minute TechNet chat.
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Special Offers
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Get the Windows .NET
Server 2003 Customer Preview
http://www.microsoft.com/windows.netserver/preview/default.mspx
Sign up now to receive free trial software for Windows .NET
Server 2003 Release Candidate 1, via CD or download. Learn firsthand how
Windows .NET Server 2003 can make your network infrastructure more dependable
and your IT department more productive.
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Order a Free Windows
2000 Security Resource Kit
https://microsoft.order-4.com/securitykit/
The Security Resource Kit contains the Security Operations
Guide for Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer,
security-related white papers, and more.
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Lower IT Costs: Order
the Free Windows Platform Manageability Kit
http://www.windowsmanageability.com/default.asp?pin=man2
Request your free Microsoft Manageability Kit and learn how
to improve Windows 2000 platform manageability for your enterprise.
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Archive and Additional Resources
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