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From: Paul Thurrott <thurrott@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <WININFO@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: zaterdag 17 juli 1999 3:43
Subject: Today's WinInfo: July 16
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> WinInfo: Windows news and information -- Copyright (c) 1995-9 Paul Thurrott
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> Today's WinInfo:
> We got next: Windows 2000 RC1 on the SuperSite!
> Microsoft wins Bristol antitrust case
> Hackers release BackOrifice CD with a virus
>
>
> We got next: Windows 2000 RC1 on the SuperSite!
>
> I've updated the SuperSite for Windows 2000 extensively this week, with new
> information about the latest beta, called Release Candidate 1 (RC1). Here's
> what's new on the SuperSite:
>
> Review: What's New in Windows 2000 RC1
> http://www.wugnet.com/wininfo/win2000/reviews/rc1/whatsnew.htm
>
> Review: Upgrading Windows 98 to Windows 2000 RC1
> http://www.wugnet.com/wininfo/win2000/reviews/rc1/98upgrade.htm
>
> FAQ: Windows 2000 Release Candidate 1 FAQ
> http://www.wugnet.com/wininfo/win2000/FAQ/
>
> Showcase: Administering Windows 2000 Server... from Professional
> http://www.wugnet.com/wininfo/win2000/showcase/beta3/adminpack.htm
>
> Showcase: Using the Windows 2000 Resource Kit (covers RC1 version)
> http://www.wugnet.com/wininfo/win2000/showcase/beta3/rk.htm
>
> The Windows 98 Upgrade review has been moved from the Beta 3 section to the
> RC1 section because it covers Windows 98 SE, which can only be upgraded in
> RC1 and newer.
>
> Have a great weekend,
>
> --Paul
>
>
>
>
> Microsoft wins Bristol antitrust case
>
> Microsoft Corporation won a stunning victory Friday when a federal jury in
> Connecticut ruled that the software giant did not violate U.S. or state
> antitrust law in a case brought against it by Bristol Technology, Inc. And
> in a stunning slap in the face to the small New England company, the jury
> ordered Microsoft to pay $1 (yes, you read that right: one DOLLAR) in
> damages. The message was clear: The case was frivolous: don't even try to
> appeal.
>
> "Microsoft is extremely grateful to the jury and extremely pleased by
> today's outcome. This decision represents an important victory for the
> entire software industry by upholding the rights of companies that develop
> intellectual property to license their technology in a fair and equitable
> manner," Microsoft said in a statement delivered late Friday. "As the jury's
> decision indicates, the record clearly shows that Microsoft offered to
> license its technology to Bristol under fair and competitive terms. Indeed,
> Bristol's major competitor, Mainsoft Corp. of Sunnyvale, Calif., licensed
> this same technology under the same terms that Bristol rejected, and
> Mainsoft testified that Microsoft's terms were completely reasonable."
>
> The case centered on Wind/U software, an early type of multi-user add-on for
> Windows NT. Bristol was attempting to license Windows NT and felt that
> Microsoft's terms were predatory.
>
> "This is a complete victory for Microsoft," said David Tulchin, a Microsoft
> lawyer.
>
>
>
>
> Hackers release BackOrifice CD with a virus
>
> Does this one fall under "poetic justice" or "you get what you pay for"?
> It's hard to say, but wonderfully ironic either way, because the hackers
> that created BackOrifice 2000 have released their Trojan horse program on a
> CD that contains the CIH virus. The embarrassing admission of the problem
> from the overly media savvy group was delivered with a humble apology.
>
> "It makes us look like idiots," said one of the hackers. "We don't know how
> the virus got onto our CDs."
>
> The group says that the downloadable version of their program does not
> contain the virus, but I'm not sure why anyone would trust these people to
> begin with. Known only by childish online names, members of the group hide
> their true identities while asking corporate America to somehow accept their
> program as a legitimate systems administration tool. The only tool most
> corporations are going to want is the one that wipes this program off of
> their hard drives. Microsoft and various other companies are working on such
> programs now. Anti-virus vendors such as Norton/Symantec and Network
> Associates have updated their products with BackOrifice detectors, which
> will prevent this thing from getting on your system in the first place.
>
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