ServerWatch Newsletter for December 31, 2002

     
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ServerWatch Newsletter
http://www.serverwatch.com/
Tuesday, December 31, 2002
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Server News
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1. IBM Expands "Move2Lotus" Program to Include Solaris 
December 31, 2002
IBM Corporation announced the 'Move2Lotus' program has been expanded to include 
tools and technology to help customers migrate to IBM Lotus Domino on Sun 
Microsystems Solaris-based platforms.
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/1562411

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2. Gartner Dataquest Sees Growth for Asia/Pacific Server Industry in 2003
December 30, 2002
Gartner Dataquest's latest estimates on server shipments for the Asia/Pacific 
region forecast a 9.9 percent increase for 2003.
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/1562111

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3. Sun Embraces InfiniBand Technology for Next-Generation Data Center
December 30, 2002
Sun Microsystems announced its intention to leverage InfiniBand technology in 
the build out of next-generation data center infrastructure. The company will 
incorporate the open interface standard into future server, software and storage
products. 
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/1562041

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4. Microsoft, IBM Partner to Develop Outlook Connector for Domino 
December 26, 2002
Microsoft recently unveiled Microsoft Outlook 2002 Connector, a software module 
it developed with IBM that enables Outlook 2002 to be used with version 5 of IBM
's Lotus Domino Server.
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/1561431

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5. Buffer Overruns Found in RealNetwork's Helix Server 
December 26, 2002
High-risk buffer overruns were found in RealNetworks' Helix Universal Server 9.0
that could allow attackers to run code of their own choosing on a user's 
machine. Vulnerable systems include those running Sun Solaris 2.7 and 2.8. 
http://www.serverwatch.com/news/article.php/1561531

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Server Updates
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* Updated Internet Gateway, a 5 star proxy server, to version 7.0.10. - Dec 27, 2002
       http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16173

* Updated IMail Server, a 5 star mail server, to version 7.13 Hotfix 2. - Dec 27, 2002
       http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/16037

* Updated Mac OS X, a 5 star platform, to version 10.2.3. - Dec 27, 2002
       http://www.serverwatch.com/stypes/server/index.php/15917

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Related Stories
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Server coverage isn't limited to ServerWatch! 
Other internet.com sites also discuss servers and server-related issues. 
In this section of the newsletter, we highlight relevant stories that 
have run on internet.com sites within the past week.


** Startup Unveils Web Server Assessment, Defense Toolkit
NT OBJECTives announced a Web server security assessment and defense toolkit 
built out of a collection of freeware tools and priced at just $999 per year for
unlimited enterprise use. 
http://www.esecurityplanet.com/prodser/article/0,,10753_1559431,00.html

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** The Message is the Medium: Selecting a Mail System
How can you select the right messaging system for your business? In 10 easy 
steps, Hallett German and Beth Cohen outline the criteria needed to evaluate 
messaging systems. 
http://networking.earthweb.com/netsysm/article/0,,12089_1561801_1,00.html

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** Is Now the Time to Consider an Appliance?
An appliance is a self-contained device intended to offer one or more network 
services, from search to e-mail hosting. Are they a good fit for your 
organization? Mike Harwood examines the good and the bad of appliances. 
http://www.intranetjournal.com/articles/200212/ij_12_23_02a.html

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Feature Articles
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1. Learn Exchange Server 2000: Setting Up Outlook Web Access to Use SSL
December 27, 2002
Some of the most frequent questions posted to Microsoft public newsgroups are 
about setting up Outlook Web Access to use SSL for security. Michael Bell 
explains, step-by-step, how to do this in his latest 'Learn Exchange 2000' 
article.
http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/1561981

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2. Looking to Collaborate on Lotus Domino 6.0?
December 26, 2002
Looking for a customizable, extensible, and programmable enterprise-class 
collaboration environment to connect employees, customers, and partners over the
Web or in a low-speed dial-up replicated environment on a variety of operating 
systems? Lotus Domino 6.0 may be just the ticket. 
http://www.serverwatch.com/sreviews/article.php/1561671

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