THE WHATIS.COM WORD-OF-THE-DAY July 5, 2004 Opera _____________ SPONSORED BY: myITforum.com
myITforum.com offers a daily e-newsletter for IT professionals responsible for managing their corporations' Microsoft Windows systems. Specifically focused on Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), the myITforum.com daily news includes articles, industry news, site news and links to its exclusive collection of member forums and download utilities. It is part of the TechTarget network of Web sites focused on Microsoft Windows, including SearchExchange.com, Labmice.net, and its flagship Windows site, SearchWin2000.com. http://myitforum.techtarget.com/registration/?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320&ad=486200 ______________________ TODAY'S WORD: Opera Read our complete definition with hyperlinks at http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci212712,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 Opera is a Web browser that provides some advantages over the two most popular browsers from Netscape and Microsoft. Much smaller in size, Opera is known for being fast and stable. Opera is available for a number of operating systems, including BeOS, Symbian OS, Linux, Mac OS, OS/2, Solaris, and Windows. It offers the same capabilities of the more popular browsers including integrated searches and instant messaging, support for JavaScript, cascading style sheets, and mail. Because Opera is so compact, it is being promoted for use in hand-held Internet devices. Opera is free for downloading to all supported platforms. The free version of Opera contains ads, which are cached weekly to insure Opera's fast speed is maintained. The other versions of Opera do not have ads, which is why Opera charges a modest one-time license fee. The feature you notice first after installing Opera is a menu or "hotlist" that serves as both a directory to the Web and a bookmark file. The hotlist can be easily removed and you can use the full viewing space to look at multiple Web sites at the same time, either tiling or cascading the windows. You can choose to have the sites you were last looking at restored the next time you open the Opera browser. Opera offers keyboard as well as mouse control of its features. Plug-ins such as RealAudio, RealVideo, and Shockwave can be added. Opera does not support Active-X or Visual Basic. Opera began in 1994 as a research project for the national phone company in Norway and is now considered to be the third most popular Web browser. ______________________ RELATED TERMS: instant messaging http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci510743,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 JavaScript http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci212418,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 cascading style sheets http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci211749,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 ______________________ SELECTED LINKS: On the Salon Magazine site, Paul Bissez reviews Operas as "The Little Browser That Could." http://archive.salon.com/21st/reviews/1998/04/23review.html Opera Software offers more information and a download. http://www.opera.com/company/ _____________________ TODAY'S TECH NEWS: ONE YEAR LATER: EXPERTS EVALUATE CALIFORNIA'S DATA PROTECTION LAW Some experts believe the law's been crucial in getting organizations to closely examine their security measures, but others said it's had a chilling effect on additional security measures companies might be willing to take. http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci991166,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320 E-MAIL ARCHIVING PUZZLES DECISION MAKERS New research suggests that nearly half of all companies are still unsure about what to do with their old e-mail. http://searchexchange.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid43_gci970611,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320 SYBASE TOOLS TARGET COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS (June 21) Targeting customers who are weighed down in data and rushing to meet new compliance mandates, Sybase Inc. today released new archiving and replication tools for its Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) relational database. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci989564,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320 >> Catch up on all the latest IT news at http://searchtechtarget.techtarget.com?track=NL-34&ad=486356 ______________________ SECRET WORD-OF-THE-DAY This is the visual "handle" or display appearance you use to represent yourself in some computer games. In a Unix environment, it's also a user who is given the authority to access all file directories and files under the root directory. What is it? http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci211625,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320&offer=SWOD ______________________ GEEK TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE DAY According to a survey conducted by Yahoo in the UK, who gets sick more -- people or PCs? >> See answer. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid19_gci214279,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320&offer=ciofact ______________________ ABBREVIATION QOTD A LUN is a unique identifier used on a SCSI bus that enables it to differentiate between up to eight separate devices. What do the letters in LUN stand for? a. logical unit number b. logical unique number >> See answer http://searchsmallbizit.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid44_gci347534,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320&offer=QOTD ______________________ DO YOU SPEAK GEEK? Episode 2: Romancing the Penguin (The Lovers) Exactly who is romancing the penguin? We bet you'll be surprised. Many well-known companies have turned their attention to Linux and are jumping on the open source bandwagon in a big way. This week we'll provide you with clues about the penguin's suitors and ask you to identify who they are. http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci990241,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356&ad=486320&ad=486200 ______________________________ RECENT ADDITIONS AND UPDATES (1) DSO exploit http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci991143_top1,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 (2) stealth virus http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci990895,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 (3) SAN routing http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci990680,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 (4) live capture http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci990702,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 (5) data binding http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci991121,00.html?track=NL-34&ad=486356 ____________________________________________________________________ ::::::::::::::::::: WHATIS.COM CONTACTS ::::::::::::::::::: MARGARET ROUSE, Site Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) IVY WIGMORE, Consulting Editor ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) LOWELL THING, Consulting Editor and Founder ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) GABRIELLE DERUSSY, Advertising ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This e-newsletter is published by WhatIs.com, a targeted Web site from TechTarget, the most targeted IT media and events company. 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