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Test your knowledge of Sun's N1 server virtualization strategy! CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid12_gci878453,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Today's Highlights 1. TOP STORIES AND FEATURES - News: Apache Web server under attack - News: Sun isn't number ONE in Web services popularity contest - News: Quest PerformaSure to be a J2EE app's best friend - News: BMC boosts Unix Patrol tool - News: Basic security tenets apply to open-source programs too - News: MS to SEC: Penguin's peck is a threat - News: MS aims for Unixverse with new reliability program - Featured Topic: A Crash Course in N1 2. TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Expert: Ken Milberg, multi-platform Unix expert - White Paper: CDE for the Solaris Operating Environment - The Missing Link: Gabriel leads patron saint pack ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED SECURITY TIP | Apache Web server under attack Microsoft's Internet Information Server is not the only Web server product that has vulnerabilities the vendor doesn't want to acknowledge. Apache 1.3.x for OpenBSD systems has an exploitable vulnerability that the Apache Software Foundation adamantly claimed was un-exploitable. Leave it up to the collective Internet intelligence to discover ways of doing the improbable and even some of the impossible. >> For the full article, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci875452,00.html?FromTaxonomy=/pr/286832 For more security tips, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax286832,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SUN ISN'T NUMBER ONE IN WEB SERVICES POPULARITY CONTEST | TechWeb Sun is more like number FOUR. In 2003, most systems integrators will turn to Microsoft .NET, IBM WebSphere, and Oracle to build their Web services, according to the results of a recent survey of 44 consulting and systems-integration vendors by Gartner Dataquest's IT Services group. Microsoft .NET was on the radar screen of 58% of the systems integrators, WebSphere garnered 40% and Oracle came in third, ahead of fourth-place Sun, at 31%. QUEST PERFORMASURE TO BE A J2EE APP'S BEST FRIEND | InfoWorld There's a new quest for Quest Software. The company plans to roll out a new tool to monitor, analyze and fix J2EE applications. PerformaSure 2.0 should be ready in March. BMC BOOSTS UNIX PATROL TOOL | eWEEK BMC Software has upgraded its Patrol for Unix tool. The new version (9.0) trims the number of configuration steps and streamlines tool administration. BMC says the technology significantly reduces the number of false alerts and offers better event filtering. BASIC SECURITY TENETS APPLY TO OPEN-SOURCE PROGRAMS TOOL Making source code available for all to see and manipulate does not make it secure. Secure development and proper configuration are essential to the safety of Linux systems as well as proprietary. Experts examine the pros and cons of open-source code to proprietary when securing an enterprise perimeter. (SearchSecurity.com) http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci878695,00.html MS TO SEC: PENGUIN'S PECK IS A THREAT | InternetWeek Microsoft really does fear the penguin! The company has told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that open-source software is a threat to its business model. The company also claimed that the penguin's peck may mean Microsoft will have to cut the prices of Windows. MS AIMS FOR UNIXVERSE WITH NEW RELIABILITY PROGRAM Microsoft has started a program to drive down the downtime as well as win more respect from IT managers. One analyst says that the new Datacenter High Availability Program could help Microsoft counter critics who say Windows has a reliability problem and is no Unix when it comes to high-end tasks. (SearchWin2000.com) http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci879079,00.html The headlines above and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED TOPIC | A Crash Course in N1 Unclear on Sun's new N1 server virtualization strategy? Here's all the information on N1 that's been given out thus far. When you're done looking it over, be sure and test your newfound knowledge by taking Mr. Know-It-All's quiz on N1. It's located at the bottom of the featured topic page. >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci877267,00.html >> Test your knowledge of N1. Take Mr. Know-IT-All's quick N1 quiz. CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid12_gci878453,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED EXPERT | Ken Milberg, multi-platform Unix expert In heterogeneous Unix networking environments, interoperability is the key. Our multi-platform Unix expert is available to answer any techie questions you have about any flavor of Unix. So ask away, and keep those networks running smoothly. >> To ask Ken a question, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateQuestion/0,289624,sid12_tax292067,00.html >> To read Ken's answers to previous questions, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/ateAnswers/0,289620,sid12_cid402401_tax292067,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED WHITE PAPER | CDE for the Solaris Operating Environment This white paper discusses the capabilities of the Solaris Operating Environment and its ability to offer tools such as stable programming interfaces, full support for multiprocessing and multithreading, application compatibility across product lines, Java technology integration and support, effective use of processor capabilities and easy integration of emerging technologies. >> For more information, or to download this white paper, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepaperPage/0,293857,sid12_gci871367,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,293835,sid12,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | Gabriel leads patron saint pack You can hear the band playing the new song now -- "When the Saints Go Surfing In". The Vatican is trying to decide who will be the patron saint of the Internet, the one to pray to when you need a higher power for protection from hackers, pop-ups and so forth. Right now, the archangel Gabriel has a spirited lead, but there is some quality competition, including a Polish priest who believed in using technology to spread the word. Saint Clare of Assisi is also in the running, despite being the current patron saint of television. Can there be a Saint of All Media? We should know by Easter. Stay tuned. (vnunet) >> CLICK: http://www.vnunet.com/News/1138442 >> 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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