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Vol. 11, #49 - Dec 11, 2006 - Issue #605
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Ninja: HALF the Time To Manage Email Security
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- EDITORS CORNER
- Ninja: HALF the Time To Manage Email Security
- Hello, Vista, Have Some Malware
- Quotes Of The Week
- ADMIN TOOLBOX
- Admin Tools We Think You Shouldn't Be Without
- TECH BRIEFING
- Trojan Disguised As Vista Activator
- Learning Guide: Upgrading to SQL Server 2005
- Legacy Hardware Plus Free Virtualization
- Microsoft Flip-flopping On Future Exchange Features
- VMware Server On Windows vs. VMware Server On Linux
- 32-bit Vs. The 64-bit SQL Server Performance Surge
- WINDOWS SERVER NEWS
- Microsoft Warns Of Zero-day Attack On Word
- Critical Fixes for Windows, Visual Studio Coming Next Week
- WINDOWS SERVER THIRD PARTY NEWS
- Virtualization For Applications
- WServerNews 'FAVE' LINKS
- This Week's Links We Like. Tips, Hints And Fun Stuff.
- WServerNews - PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
- BOOK: Microsoft SQL Server 2005: The Complete Reference
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EDITORS CORNER |
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Ninja: HALF the Time To Manage Email Security
We have some really important news. To understand your perceptions about
various email management systems, we engaged Osterman Research to survey
organizations that are using five different email management systems.
The results are in. The Osterman report presents the results of those
findings, comparing Sunbelt Software's Messaging Ninja with an average
of the other four systems.
The research shows that Messaging Ninja is rated very highly by users,
relative to other email management products with which it competes and
Ninja can be managed at a lower cost per user. Ninja was compared to:
- Barracuda Spam Firewall
- GFI MailEssentials
- McAfee GroupShield for Microsoft Exchange
- Symantec Brightmail
Ninja is easier to manage, has excellent anti-spam functionality, and
is rated highest as 'extremely reliable'. The time in person-hours spent
deploying Ninja is 2.3 hours per 1,000 email users versus 7.4 hours for
other products, and the time spent managing messaging security for 1,000
email users per week with Ninja is 1.1 hour versus 2.3 hours for other
solutions.
This finding is significant: Messaging Ninja requires one-half (!) of the
IT time during a typical week to manage, compared to an average of the
other systems. Extrapolate that, and you will find Ninja has a labor cost
of $2.25 per user per year versus $4.50 per user per year for the average
of the other systems. This is extremely important ROI information and saves
your time for more important tasks. The full Osterman whitepaper is here:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Osterman
Hello, Vista, Have Some Malware
Security researchers at Sophos have identified three viruses already in
circulation that can potentially affect computers running Vista -- a
less-than-auspicious discovery for the operating system's official launch.
ComputerWorld reported on this first so here is their story:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Vista-Malware
Quotes Of The Week
"Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by
means of language". -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
"True philosophy invents nothing; it merely establishes and describes
what is". -- Victor Cousin
"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made
in his subject, and how to avoid them"- Physicist Werner Karl Heisenberg.
PS: check out the Learning Guide: Upgrading to SQL Server 2005! After
we upgraded we had dramatic performance improvements.
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TECH BRIEFING |
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Trojan Disguised As Vista Activator
Users testing a final version of Vista that are tempted to activate it
illegally, should beware. Circulating in P2P networks is what purports
to be an activation hack for Microsoft's latest operating system - anyone
running the file to carry out the supposed activation will find themselves
installing a trojan. The file Windows Vista All Versions Activation 21.11.06
displays the icon for a RAR file in Windows Explorer and is 268 kb in size.
However, rather than containing routines to activate Vista, it installs
the trojan Ldpinch.AZE (also known as MicroJoiner or Muldrop). No detailed
description of the malware is yet available. Virus creators often use
similar social engineering methods to find new victims and infect and gain
control over their computers. There is more about this at the German 'Hot
Security' site:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Vista-Trojan
Learning Guide: Upgrading to SQL Server 2005
As a value-added reseller, systems integrator or a consultant, chances are
a majority of your customers run SQL Server 2000. So, they're not taking
advantage of the major upgrades and enterprise-level features of the newer
version of this popular database. This is an opportunity for you, and this
learning guide can help.
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-SQL-2005
Legacy Hardware Plus Free Virtualization
New Life for old machines? If your IT department is like most others, you
probably have a bunch of old servers collecting dust in the corner of your
data center. But did you know that today's free virtualization technologies
will let you turn those old hunks of junk into hosts for virtual machines.
This article will address the pros and cons of combining older server
hardware with VMware's free server virtualization product, VMware Server.
(free registration required)
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Virtualization
Microsoft Flip-flopping On Future Exchange Features
Will the next version of Exchange Server have a new data store or public
folders? Even Microsoft doesn't seem to know for sure.
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Exchange-Features
VMware Server On Windows vs. VMware Server On Linux
VMware Server is great, but should you run it on Windows or Linux? Both have
their pluses and minuses. This article discusses how to determine whether
VMware Server on Windows is the way to go or if it's best to stay true to
the penguin party by hosting VMware Server on a Linux server.
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-VMware
32-bit Vs. The 64-bit SQL Server Performance Surge
The 64-bit platform in SQL Server is setting a new computing standard.
Will you make the leap from 32-bit to 64-bit? In this tip, Serdar
Yegulalp compares the two editions and highlights 64-bit advantages,
including sustaining additional concurrent users with its increased
physical memory, Analysis Services optimization and overall performance
boosts.
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-64-Bit-SQL-Server
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WINDOWS SERVER NEWS |
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Microsoft Warns Of Zero-day Attack On Word
MS warned Tuesday of a new, unpatched memory corruption error in Word and
said that it was investigating reports of "limited" attacks that exploit
the problem. The bug can be exploited by adding a string of characters
in a Word file. here is their Security Advisory 929433:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Word-Zero-Day
Critical Fixes for Windows, Visual Studio Coming Next Week
Microsoft issued an Advance Bulletin today stating it will release six
fixes for various flaws next Tuesday as part of its regularly
scheduled "Patch Tuesday" update. Read more at ENTMag:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Patch-Tuesday
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WINDOWS SERVER THIRD PARTY NEWS |
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Virtualization For Applications
Just like Virtual PC or VMWare is for operating systems, SoftGrid is
for applications. Now, you can run any application on your computer
without installing it first. This completely eliminates existing
incompatibilities between DLL's and allows two programs to play together
that otherwise wouldn't. It's the Softtricity code that Redmond bought:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-Softgrid
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WServerNews 'FAVE' LINKS |
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This Week's Links We Like. Tips, Hints And Fun Stuff.
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WServerNews - PRODUCT OF THE WEEK |
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BOOK: Microsoft SQL Server 2005: The Complete Reference
We have upgraded to it in-house and have seen a dramatic performance
increase. We're talking job running 30 minutes going down to 5 mins.
Back cover copy: Deliver high-performance, widely distributed enterprise
database applications using Microsoft SQL Server 2005. This comprehensive
resource shows you how to get up-and-running on SQL Server 2005, create
and manage databases and tables, triggers, functions, stored procedures,
transactions, and advanced database queries. Microsoft SQL Server 2005:
The Complete Reference covers every aspect of the new release in full
detail, starting with an in-depth review of the core database engine.
The book goes on to cover the management and maintenance tools, the SQL
Server support of the .NET Common Language Runtime, database integrity,
transactions, security, performance management tools, and monitoring
techniques. Check it out on the new Osborne site:
http://www.wservernews.com/061211-SQL-Server-2005-Reference
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