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FROM OUR SPONSOR: FREE White Paper - "Speed is King!" http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,4365,00.htm?proactivenet ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - News: Bug puts Unix servers in a BIND - News: Security Decisions: TCO model prioritizes security - News: Visual J# .NET tool will have limited impact, say analysts - Featured Topic: Sun and storage 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Administrator Tip: Shortcut for entering device names - Ask the Experts: Installing a secure FTP server - The Missing Link: Chinese vendors tap niche for novel cell phones ____________________________________________________________________ ******************** SPONSORED BY: ProactiveNet ******************** ***FREE White Paper*** Stop Web User Complaints. Are Web users complaining SLOW but all your infrastructure devices report GO? 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For the full article, CLICK: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/26002.html MORE INFORMATION: Article: DoS flaw discovered in ISC BIND-based DNS servers: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci831035,00.html Best Web Links on security: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax1346,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SECURITY DECISIONS: TCO MODEL PRIORITIZES SECURITY | SearchSecurity Enterprise security professionals need reputable means of justifying security purchases, and that requires them establishing a total-cost-of-ownership model (TCO) and processes that help senior decision-makers elevate security as a spending priority. For the full article, CLICK: http://www.searchsecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci836843,00.html ANALYSTS: VISUAL J# .NET TOOL TO HAVE LIMITED IMPACT | Computerworld Visual J#.NET will not change life much inside IT departments using Java, according to analysts. The tool lets developers write .NET-friendly applications using Java, but those apps only run on Windows and the .NET framework. Important Java class libraries and J2EE technologies? Forget about it. "For a truly portable Java application, a developer would need to stay away from Visual J# and use a pure Java development tool," said one Giga analyst. EUROPEANS: MICROSOFT SHOULDN'T SHUT OUT COMPETITORS | AP Microsoft's Palladium security initiative is fine and dandy, but it had better play nice with others. That's the general message from the European Union's antitrust watchdogs who suspect Palladium might shut out other companies' technologies. Palladium will use Windows and computer chips to secure data so that only the intended recipient could use it. Skeptics in Europe wonder if these Palladium-protected files would be accessible to non-Windows users. MICROSOFT ONE STEP CLOSER TO SETTLEMENT | CNET The settlement between Uncle Sam and Uncle Bill (Microsoft) has won the judge's blessing. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has formally ruled both sides are in compliance with antitrust laws -- the ruling means she is that much closer to approving the settlement deal. The nine states that think the deal is more like a ripoff still have their case before the judge. She is considering their request for stiffer sanctions. The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Sun and storage | SearchSolaris Featured Topic At SearchSolaris we've collected a ton of storage product news, industry analysis and expert storage advice. Here's a sampling: >> For this week's Featured Topic, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci755010,00.html >> For a listing of our previous information-packed Featured Topics, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopics/0,290043,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Solaris Administrator Tip | Shortcut for entering device names When a system has multiple network interfaces and you want to boot from one particular interface (at OBP) which is not aliased to "net," type "show-nets" at OBP, and follow the steps listed with this tip. This will provide you with a shortcut for entering physical device names when booting from the Net. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci836308,00.html To experience our complete library of Solaris Administrator Tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ask the Experts | Installing a secure FTP server QUESTION: I want to install an FTP server in my organization. What precautions should I take to ensure strong security? >> For the complete, expert answer to this question, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid12_cid456969_tax288567,00.html To pose your own question to one of our experts, or to read some of their answers to previous questions, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateExperts/0,289622,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Chinese vendors tap niche for novel cell phones China -- the most populous nation in the world and the pickiest people on earth when it comes to cell phones. About five million of them are sold every month in China, but they aren't the kinds that appeal to the rest of the world. Big firms like Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Siemens have found it tough to make a connection with the finicky and fashion-conscious Chinese, many of whom like to mix whimsy with their wireless. Small vendors are popping up all over the place and catering to those tastes. One of them sells a cell phone wrapped in fish skin (maybe it's waterproof). Another vendor sells a handset that's covered in diamonds. And yet another sells a phone that cuts a rug when it rings. (Reuters) >> CLICK: http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml;jsessionid=1F01VS5M21CGCCRBAEKSFEYKEEATIIWD?type=technologynews&StoryID=1155482 >> To view our complete collection of offbeat tales from the world of information technology, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/bestWebLinks/0,289521,sid12_tax292504,00.html ********************************************************************* Do you find this email useful? 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