======================================================== SEARCHSOLARIS.COM - SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM AND IT INDUSTRY NEWS May 24, 2001 More headlines at: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/0,289141,sid12,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: The Allied Group ======================================================== How much should my company invest in technology? Will these technologies scale to meet future business needs? How do I make technical determinations to meet my business requirements? The Allied Group's Strategic Technology Analysis can help you on your quest for the right answers. Together with VERITAS Software, The Allied Group provides clients with the continuous availability of business-critical information. Register today at http://www.go-allied.com/STA and receive a FREE PDF of our Strategic Technology Analysis. Learn how The Allied Group can help your company gain a competitive advantage through technology. ======================================================== LEAD STORY "Microsoft to ship 64-bit Windows server in July" Here comes the competition for Sun. July is the ballpark month for Microsoft to ship a special, prerelease version of its 64-bit Windows to run early shipments of Itanium-chip-based server computers. The software, called 64-Bit Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition, will support up to eight Itanium CPUs, and address up to 64 Gbytes of memory. Microsoft says it will provide customers purchasing the Limited Edition server a free upgrade to the 64-bit version of Windows 2002 Advanced Server when it ships. SOURCE: InformationWeek http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20010523S0007 Read more about the challenge to Sun at http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6016127.html?tag=mn_hd. Intel or Unix? It's not the "no brainer" it used to be. Read why at http://www.idg.net/ic_532818_1794_9-10000.html. =============================================== Get advice from your peers in our new discussion forums!! They're located at http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^0@.ee84451!viewtype=&skip=&expand=. =============================================== OTHER SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS =============================================== [1.] "NEC to offer sub-$20,000 fault-tolerant Wintel servers via channel partners" [2.] "COBOL and Java: A programmer's one-two punch" [3.] "CERT offline for third day under DDoS attacks" [4.] "Study: DoS attacks frequent, hit personal PCs" [1.] "NEC to offer sub-$20,000 fault-tolerant Wintel servers via channel partners" NEC said this week it will soon churn out an entry-level, fault-tolerant Wintel server in the United States. The company will lean on its channel partners to get the Express5800/ft out the door and into the marketplace. This server is aimed at midsize companies. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=26833 =============================================== [2.] "COBOL and Java: A programmer's one-two punch" COBOL isn't going away, but that doesn't mean programmers shouldn't think about learning another programming language, such as Java. A COBOL guru gives tips on adding a second language to your resume. SOURCE: search390 http://search390.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid10_gci553985,00.html =============================================== [3.] "CERT offline for third day under DDoS attacks" For the third straight day, CERT/CC, a leading network security site, has been hammered by a denial-of-service attack. Despite its Web site being periodically offline, CERT/CC can still issue security alerts by e-mail, and its staff can be contacted via the center's hotline. Earlier this month, CERT put the warning out about the "sadmind/IIS" worm, which attacks Solaris servers. SOURCE: IDG News http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/05/24/010524hncertoff.xml =============================================== [4.] "Study: DoS attacks frequent, hit personal PCs" Some fresh research shows that Denial of Service (DoS) attacks aren't reserved solely for commercial Web sites. Internet infrastructure, small countries and home PCs are getting smacked at the rate of nearly 4,000 per week, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego. SOURCE: IDG News http://www.idg.net/ic_542856_1794_9-10000.html ============================================ SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED EVENT ============================================ Register today for the USENIX Annual Technical Conference! June 25-30, 2001 Marriott Copley Place Hotel, Boston http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix01/ Check out our EARLY REGISTRATION and STUDENT offers! ============================================ TAKE OUR LATEST POLL: Is the economy affecting your company, and you? 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