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SolutionBase: Implementing role-based security for Windows Server 2003: Role-based security is going to be a new feature for Longhorn server when it ships. You don't have to wait for Longhorn to get those benefits now on your Window Server 2003 server. Brien Posey shows you how.; Tags: Role-based Security, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Operating Systems, Servers, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware; Download resources 2007-04-19
MCTS Exam 70-536 Study Guide: Implement code access security, role-based security, and data encryption in Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0: Prepare to ace the MCTS Exam 70-536 or boost your job skills by mastering application security in this sample chapter from MCTS Self-Paced Training Kit (Exam 70-536): Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0—Application Development Foundation. Work through a series of lessons, reviews, and practice tests that fully cover each exam...; Tags: Role-based Security, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Software Development, .Net, Security, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Book chapters 2006-08-28
MSDN Webcast: Role-Based Security With Microsoft Authorization Manager (Level 300): The increasing adoption of distributed application development has led to a heightened appreciation of application security. In the context of software, security involves asking two questions: "Who are you?" and "What can you do?" Microsoft Windows Server 2003 introduces an authorization policy that is role-based, making Microsoft Authorization Manager AzMan...; Tags: Role-based Security, Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Role-based Authorization, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Software Development, Digital Media, Security, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Software/Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware; Webcasts

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EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses: Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...; Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Spore, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Electronic Arts, video games, Nintendo; News items 2008-09-05
Dell repair adventure, conclusion: Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Supplier, Digital Equipment Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-05

VMworld is bringing out the vendors: Planning for an announcement is a challenging task. Large suppliers know that just about whatever they do will be picked up by the media and presented to the world. Smaller vendors have a much more difficult time getting heard. So, picking the right place and time for an announcement is...; Tags: Supplier, Announcement, VMworld, Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Welcome Adam O'Donnell, Sean Portnoy: We have a few new faces on the blog network--Adam O'Donnell has been added to Zero Day and Sean Portnoy, who is taking over the SoHo networking blog. Adam rounds out the coverage of Ryan Naraine and Dancho Danchev on Zero Day, our security hub. ...; Tags: Blog, Adam O'Donnell, Sean, Blogging, Productivity, Research & Development, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
Live Event on Sept. 5th: Dell EqualLogic & VMware Infrastructure 3 Product Demonstration: Join Dell, and Dell Inc. Product Marketing Consultant William Urban, for a one-hour live presentation and product demonstration of a virtualized server and storage infrastructure based on VMware ESX Server 3.0 and the PS Series family of intelligent, iSCSI-based storage solutions. Register now for this event on Friday, September...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell EqualLogic, VMware Inc., Storage, Ip storage, Hardware; Webcasts 2008-09-05
Should political postings stay or go? A survey.: I've been blogging for ZD Net for several years, writing for ZD publications for almost 20 years. I've always found readers to be intelligent and thoughtful, which is why I continue to do this while doing other things as "work." My posting, A virus in your genes, think about that,...; Tags: U.S., R&D, Discovery, Blog, Politics, Survey, Creationism, Rational Rants, Research & Development, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack: In the wake of the recent malvertising attacks where malicious flash ads were appearing at trusted web sites, evidence from multiple vendors and researchers indicates that spammers and malware authors have once again switched tactics, and are one again abusing legitimate services such as Google's Picasa and ImageShack. Whereas the...; Tags: Technique, Spammer, Malware, Google Picasa, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list: Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating.Â A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...; Tags: Windows Media, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Google's Top 10 Cloud Computing List: Dontcha just love Top 10 lists? At the Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco today, Matthew Glotzbach, who leads the Enterprise Products team at Google, offered a "Top 10 Things I Can Do in the Cloud That I Couldn't Do A Year Ago." No surprises that many of the tasks...; Tags: Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Mobile, E-mail, Productivity, Web Browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Software, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Office 2.0 Conference day one: David Allen discussed his 'getting things done' methodology with conference creator Ismael Ghalimi during the opening keynote session at the Office 2.0 conference at the St Regis Hotel, San Francisco. The core of the methodology is to free up the sophisticated processing unit that is your brain...; Tags: Google Inc., General Electric Co., Conference, Office 2.0, Matthew, Cloud Computing, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-09-04
IE8's "best" feature broken: stick with Firefox: The plug-ins, the add-ons, the "download and use with" programs. So many people have been on about the "porn mode" InPrivate feature, the coloured tabs and the accelerator features, but what seems to be missing from the blogosphere is the entire gallery of additional software for the product. ...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, IE8, Internet Explorer 8, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling: With the advent of multiple input multiple output MIMO technology that's used in Draft N (and some later 802.11g) products, wireless range isn't as big an issue for new networks as it has been in the past. But if you're running an older 802.11g network as I am in a...; Tags: Network, IEEE 802.11g, Ceiling, Wireless Networking, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Public Relations, Networking, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sean Portnoy; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Red Hat acquires Qumranet: I just received a press release telling me that one of my clients, Qumranet, has been acquired by Red Hat.This was not entirely unexpected. Here's what the release said Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., Qumranet Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Analyst: Google Chrome 'SOA ready': There's been plenty of excellent commentary about Google's new Chrome browser provided by my colleagues here in the ZDNet community, so I'm not going to go into any nitty-gritty here. But to look at it from an enterprise perspective, Chrome may help lay the groundwork for a...; Tags: Google Inc., Client-server, SOA, Web Browser, Computing, Dave Linthicum, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Web Browsers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-09-04
Ten key differences between Linux and Windows: Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jack Wallen. TechRepublic, Jack Wallen. ZDNet.co.uk, Windows, Microsoft, GNU Public License; News items 2008-09-04
Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360: Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...; Tags: Console, Video, Microsoft Corp., Price, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, video consoles, video games, Xbox, Wii, Playstation 3. Microsoft; News items 2008-09-04