Windows Server 2003 Feature Packs Available Now

  • Automated Deployment Services (ADS). Available as a download, ADS for Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, includes a new set of imaging tools that enable you to automate the deployment of Microsoft operating systems.
  • Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM). For organizations that require flexible support for directory-enabled applications, ADAM is a breakthrough in directory services technology based on the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).
  • File Replication Services (FRS) Monitoring Tools. A number of tools are available for managing FRS, the replication engine that keeps Distributed File System (DFS) shares synchronized, including both continuous monitoring tools, such as Ultrasound and Sonar, and snapshot troubleshooting tools such as FRSDiag.
  • Group Policy Management Console (GPMC). GPMC simplifies the management of Group Policy by making it easier to understand, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot Group Policy implementations.
  • Identity integration. Identity Integration Feature Pack for Microsoft Windows Server Active Directory manages identities and coordinates user details across Active Directory, ADAM, Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, and Exchange Server 2003 implementations, enabling you to combine identity information for a given user or resource into a single, logical view.
  • iSCSI support. Available as a free download, the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) software initiator package works with the Windows platform to help provide low-cost, highly efficient IP-based storage area networks (SANs).
  • Windows SharePoint Services. Windows SharePoint Services sites take file storage to a new level, providing communities for team collaboration and making it easy for users to work together on documents, tasks, contacts, events, and other information.
  • Services for UNIX 3.5. Available as a free download, Services for UNIX 3.5 provides services that enable seamless interoperability with UNIX servers, such as an NFS and NIS server, as well as tools and services to help customers migrate applications from UNIX to Windows.
  • Windows Rights Management Services (RMS). A milestone of trustworthy computing, RMS is an information protection technology that works with RMS-enabled applications to help safeguard digital information from unauthorized use.
  • hier gehts zu den details – ebenfalls spannend: Windows Server Road Map Deliverables

    Exchange Server MSSearch Administration Tool

    The Exchange Server MSSearch Administration tool can be used to determine which Exchange Stores in the domain have Full-Text Indexes, provide status on indexes, and provide administration tasks all via the command line.

    MSSearch Administration tool overview:

  • Provide a way to determine which Exchange Stores in the domain have Full-Text Indexes.
  • Provide a way to get the status of the existing Full-Text Indexes on an Exchange Server and provide additional information than what Exchange System Manager displays.
  • Provide a way to repair any existing Exchange Full-Text Indexes after any of the following has occurred:
  • – Domain Rename
    – Change Primary SMTP Address for Default Recipient Policy

  • Provide a way for an admin to perform actions against an existing Full-Text Index via a command line tool. The main actions being:
  • – Enable the Index for searching
    – Disable the Index for searching
    – Start a Full Population
    – Start an Incremental Population
    – Pause the current population
    – Resume the current population
    – Stop the current population
    – Reset the Index (Should only be used as a replacement for Deleting the Full-Text Index and then recreating it)

    zum download

    bilanz dieser woche

    diese woche hatte es in sich: ich war mit 38 fieber ungeplanter weise auf den vmware kursen “ESX Server System Management I” und “ESX Server System Management II”; naja, nicht die ganze woche. heute bin ich zuhause geblieben – und morgen detto. ich behaupte einfach mal, die anderen kursteilnehmer werden froh sein, dass ich nicht mehr gekommen bin; der eine neben mir hat auch schon zu husten und zu schneuzen begonnen 🙂
    der kurs ansich war schon sehr spannend; auch der kursleiter war ein sehr netter mensch: er passte seine erzählungen meinen schneuz-orgien an – und mir war das ewige “gesundheit” von den anderen kursteilnehmern schon mehr als peinlich…
    achja – dann habe ich noch bereitschaft und jetzt gerade auch noch ein wartungsfenster; zum glück nichts großartiges.
    deshalb geht es jetzt auch gleich wieder ab ins bett – ich werde es denke ich auch das wochenende nicht so schnell wieder verlassen.

    DominoScan

    DominoScan II presents an “attacker’s eye” view of the security of Lotus Domino web servers and bespoke Notes applications. Although DominoScan II is stand alone software running on Microsoft Windows (NT / 2000 / XP) it can audit Lotus Domino web servers that are running on any operating system.

    DominoScan II employs a proprietary technique developed by the NGS Software development team known as “Database Structure Enumeration”. This technique allows DominoScan II to find every single view (hidden or visible), form and agent within a database (even where ACLS access protection has been invoked). After enumerating every document, DominoScan II will then perform a battery of tests on each and every single document. In total, DominoScan will enumerate and audit over one hundred sensitive and default databases, and put each of these (and the documents within) through a vigorous set of vulnerability assessment checks.

    via ngs software; allerdings leider nicht frei erhältlich

    tele2 mobil

    jetzt steigt auch noch tele2 in das mobilfunkgeschäft ein – mit der vorwahl 0688 und dem netz von ONE (Connect). ist österreich groß genug für sechs anbieter? meiner meinung nach wohl kaum; das geschäft ist jetzt schon eher mager, die kunden sind verwöhnt von gesponsorten endgeräten und dem preiskampf der betreiber.
    aber der zeitpunkt ist wohl überlegt: man wird sich die rufnummernportabilitaet zu nutzen machen und mit lukrativen umsteigerangeboten werben – ab 16. oktober müssen dies ja alle betreiber eingeführt haben…