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TIPS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Take Mr. Know-IT-All's Quiz: N1 and the admin - New Poll: Which new products from Sun tempt you most? - From the Forums: Mapping mouse buttons to the keyboard - The Missing Link: When hackers become the hacked ____________________________________________________________________ *********************** SPONSORED BY: Argent ********************** FREE DOWNLOAD -- ENTERPRISE MONITORING SOFTWARE Find out for yourself why more than 1,000 organizations worldwide rely on The Argent Guardian. Cost-effectively monitor Windows, UNIX and Linux servers with one solution! According to MCP Magazine, "If you're looking for a system that will notify you when you want, about exactly what you want, and take only the actions you want, you must check out The Argent Guardian." Download a FREE, FULLY-FUNCTIONING copy of The Argent Guardian: http://searchSolaris.com/r/0,,10209,00.htm?argent ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SYSADMIN TIP | Track the shell history of specific users Use this script to track and keep a record of the shell history of specific users. >> For the complete tip, CLICK: http://www.searchSolaris.com/tip/1,289483,sid12_gci880071,00.html >> Find more Solaris Administrator and Security Tips at http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid12_tax281849_alpD_idx0,00.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ SUN STANDS ASIDE IN RUSH TO LINUX | Computerworld Sun executives say Linux isn't ready for the data center just yet and they're perfectly happy to avoid the current IT industry trend of pushing the open-source OS across all product lines. Sure, Sun now offers an Intel-based blade server running Linux and later this year will unveil preconfigured Linux desktop bundles. But these systems are primarily for low-end applications like caching, e-mail and firewalls. Sun honchos say the company won't start supporting Linux at the high end until a clear demand presents itself. JAVA IN WINDOWS: IS SUN RUNNING OUT OF TIME? | ZDNet The battle rages on between Sun and Microsoft over inclusion of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Windows. At stake, according to a U.S. District Court, is the fairness of the fight for middleware supremacy between Java and .NET. One columnist writes that depending on the outcome of the case -- which is far from over -- decision makers should consider the long-term odds of either platform's success before making a strategic decision today. MICROSOFT UNDER FIRE IN EUROPE -- AGAIN? | IDG A computer trade group in Europe is using the "a" word about Microsoft. The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has complained to the European Commission's antitrust watchdogs about Windows XP, saying that it lets Microsoft keep its current monopoly game going and that it lets the company use that power to muscle into new markets. CCIA calls .NET on the carpet too, saying that XP herds customers towards the Passport authentication service. LIBERTY ALLIANCE RELEASES ID MANAGEMENT SPEC | InfoWorld Amid growing concern that it is being overshadowed by Microsoft's .NET Passport technology, The Liberty Alliance Project released a new specification Thursday to explain how the organization's federated identity model might one day coexist with Passport and other identity management systems. WANTED -- STAROFFICE TESTERS | IDG Wanted -- folks willing to try out a new StarOffice beta. Sun is looking for a few good users for Version 6.1, namely SMEs, developers and system administrators as well as general public testers for the testing program, which begins March 2. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ADDITIONAL SOLARIS AND INDUSTRY NEWS The headlines below and others are available on our news page. >> Full Stories: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/news/ - MICROSOFT PATENT APPLICATION COULD STIFLE STANDARDS (CNET) - BMC PATROL SUITS MEN'S WEARHOUSE FINE (SearchSystemsManagement) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCHSOLARIS.COM FEATURED TOPIC | 10 Solaris White Papers We scoured the Internet looking for the ten most informative Solaris white papers we could find. Our mission was a success and they're all ready to be downloaded. Enjoy! >> For this week's featured topic, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid12_gci879252,00.html >> For more white papers, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/whitepapers/0,,sid12,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ ********* Submit a tip for a chance to win a great prize! ********** This month, in recognition of the Solaris administrator or security tip that receives the highest user rating, SearchSolaris.com will give away a Garmin eMap handheld GPS. SearchSolaris.com is always looking for the best Solaris-related tips. So send in a tip today for your chance to win! >> To submit your tip, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsSubmit/1,289485,sid12,00.html >> For a listing of the giveaway rules, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/tipsContest/0,289488,sid12_prz880073_cts880072,00.html ____________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= N1 AND THE ADMIN | KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ #1 Test your knowledge with this week's quiz, then visit the list of related information you'll find on the answer page. According to Sun Microsystems, which of the following choices represent some of the advantages of its N1 server virtualization plan? a. N1 will reduce the need for systems administrators. b. N1 will be packaged up and ready to go during the first quarter of 2003. c. N1 will provide the ability to mix hard disk drives of different sizes, speeds, and vendors. d. The qfs and SAMfs file storage technology allows metadata and data to be stored together, making it more easily accessible. e. The N1 control plane will allow admins to see how many processors and how much disk space is available throughout a network. >> For the correct answer, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid12_gci878476,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TAKE OUR NEW POLL! Which of Sun's new products is most tempting? Take your pick at http://www.SearchSolaris.com/poll. >> For more information on Sun's recent barrage of product announcements, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.techtarget.com/newsItem/0,289139,sid12_gci879589,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM THE FORUMS | Mapping mouse buttons to the keyboard Log-in to our discussion forum and see if you can help out a fellow systems administrator. This week, an administrator writes: Does anybody know how I can map the mouse buttons to something on the keyboard? Many CAD programs make extensive use of the mouse buttons (and shifted mouse buttons) now that screen menus have almost totally replaced tablet menus. I have a number of users who would really like to be able to use the keyboard instead of right-clicking hundreds of times each day. >> To respond to this person's discussion forum post, CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.1dcfa533/110!viewtype=convdate&skip=&expand= >> Start your own conversation in the one of our discussion forums. CLICK: http://searchsolaris.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@/searchsolaris =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THE MISSING LINK | When hackers become the hacked Like punk rock fans spitting on, throwing bottles at, and flipping off their favorite band, computer hackers have hailed their hero in their own unique way -- by breaking into his Web site. During the last couple of weeks, two people have hacked Kevin Mitnick's security consulting firm's site. One defaced it with a work of vandalism that read "welcome back to freedom," while another asked Mitnick for a job. Mitnick, the high priest of hack who just came back after years of online exile, didn't nitpick about the intrusions. He said that no customer data was compromised, so he's not calling the law. 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