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NETADMIN REPUBLIC NETNOTE E-NEWSLETTER for February 11, 2002

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WHAT'S HOT AT NETADMIN REPUBLIC?

ARE YOU READY FOR WINDOWS .NET SERVER?
Windows .NET Server, Microsoft's latest NOS, is due out later this 
year,
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DECENTRALIZE LINUX SECURITY WITH SUDO
IT managers and senior administrators can efficiently delegate
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EQUIP YOUR USERS WITH LAPTOPS RATHER THAN DESKTOPS
It's time to change your company's computer-buying habits. By ditching
desktops for laptops that have comparable cost and performance as a PC,
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MICROSOFT RELEASES PATCH FOR DOMAIN CONTROLLERS

Microsoft has released an important patch for Windows NT and Windows
2000 domain controllers. Novell is offering several NIMS patches, and 
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SELECT THE RIGHT ROUTING PROTOCOL FOR YOUR NETWORK
Routing protocols have far-reaching effects on the performance and
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TODAY AT TECHREPUBLIC

EMPOWER TEAM MEMBERS TO MAKE DECISIONS
Project leaders and team members should feel a certain level of
confidence when making decisions that apply to a vendor's products. 
Here's how
you should proceed when you face problem-solving decisions.
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WEB HOSTING MARKET COURTS SMALL BUSINESSES
The Web hosting industry is consolidating, with mergers and 
acquisitions
affecting Interland, CyberGate, and Affinity. According to Gartner, the
consolidation means that smaller businesses will take advantage of more
affordable services.
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WINTERNALS OFFERS UTILITIES FOR THE WINDOWS EXPERT
For those who miss the days of DOS, when Norton Utilities offered IT
experts unprecedented disk control, Winternals Software offers some new
tools. Find out if its Administrator's Pak is just what you've been 
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