SQL Server Magazine January 2000

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BackOffice to the Future
In the January issue of Windows NT Magazine, we give you the details about Microsoft Office 2000. We help you decide if it’s worth your time and money to upgrade to Office 2000, and we give you a list of handy Office 2000 enterprise-planning resources. We show you how Office 2000’s new features integrate with Microsoft BackOffice. You also discover how to use Office 2000’s Web-publishing tools to create your own Web site.
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[Focus]

Integrating Office 2000 and BackOffice

Learn how Office 2000's enhancements, including the Web and SQL Server 7.0's new OLAP Services, integrate with BackOffice.

Use Office 2000 to Grow Your Own Web Site

Create Web sites easily with Office 2000's powerful Web-publishing tools.

What's Hot and What's Not in Office 2000

Discover Office 2000's hits and misses to help you determine whether Office 2000 is right for your organization.




[Feature]

A DNS Primer

As you prepare for your Win2K rollout, you need to brush up on DNS fundamentals. Here's a look at DNS's past and future.

Introducing SMS Installer Script Editor

Use SMS Installer's Script Editor to more tightly control installation packages.

Solving IIS Application Problems

Learn how to use IIS capabilities, MTS, and the IIS Exception Monitor to track and solve Web servers' complex application problems.

The Guide to Internet Explorer Security Zones

IE's security zones prevent certain Web-based applications from performing unauthorized actions with a Web browser. You can figure these zones to heighten your network's security.

The Power of Packet Filtering

Follow these guidelines for securing your server.

Understanding PDCs and BDCs

Get the lowdown on domain controller basics.




[Reader Challenge]

Reader Challenge

Solve this month's Windows NT problem and get the change to win $100 or a copy of one of the author's books about NT. Prior month's winner is announced at bottom of page.




[Reader to Reader]

Reader to Reader - January 2000

Share your NT discoveries, comments, problems, solutions, and experiences with products and reach out to other Windows NT Magazine readers (including Microsoft).




[Editorial]

Migrating to Windows 2000

Find out why you should deploy Windows 2000 Server first, and Windows 2000 Professional second.




[Outlook VBA on Demand]

Automatic Message Processing

Even before you roll out Outlook 2000 to your users, it can be an essential tool on your desktop.




[ForefroNT]

Preparing for Active Directory

In Win2K, a domain name and DNS servies are essential concerns. A business needs to have domain name to identify the objects in its AD and use Win2K's DNS sevices to take advantage of Win2K's functionality.




[En Garde]

Now That Y2K Is Here

Y2K arrived, and the world didn't end. See what Mark predicts will happen this year.




[Product Reviews]

BlackICE

Send intruders into a spin.

Directory Monitor Professional 4.1

A powerful, flexible way to copy files and synchronize directories.

Orbiter 3.0

Automate laptop administration.

Remote Recover

Repair NT systems in your enterprise remotely.

Replica Network Data Manager 2.0

Simplify disaster recovery.

ServerMagic 3.0

A disk-partitioning and formatting tool that saves you time.

SureSync Real-Time

A cost-effective way to replicate and mirror files.




[Lab Notes]

Handy Tools from the Office 2000 Resource Kit

The Lab Guys find tools for creating stable installations in the Microsoft Office Resource Kit.




[Inside Out]

More About Offline Files

Learn how to find out which files are in the cache and how to control synchronization between the local cache and the server.




[SQL Server Savvy]

Questions, Answers, and Tips About SQL Server

Simultaneously manage SQL Server 6.5 and SQL Server 7.0, determine whether you can pipe output from Query Analyzer into a text file, and discover how to remove decimal points from entries in a character column.




[Watch Your RAS]

How Service Pack 5 Affects RAS, RRAS, and DUN

Learn what SP5 fixes - and which NT RAS components it breaks.




[This Old Resource Kit]

Munge

Use this tool to automate large search-and-replace jobs.




[Tricks & Traps]

Ask Dr. Bob Your NT Questions

Learn about static electricity perils, the Microsoft Browser Service, an unresponsive Access 97 database, and a Disk Administrator error message.




[News Analysis]

Great ASP Aspirations

Software companies are looking at how to adapt their software so that ASPs can rent the software to businesses on a pay-for-play basis.

Sun's StarOffice Play

Sun is giving away its office productivity suite, StarOffice, in hopes of boosting the company's server sales.

The SIGGRAPH '99 Elixir

The mix of technologies at SIGGRAPH '99 included scienific presentations, graphics, art, and advanced technology. Vendors from around the world showed off their wares that push the envelope in computer graphics.




[Getting Started With Win2K]

Configuring Windows 2000

Before you begin your rollout, create a configuration checklist. Here's where to find Win2K's configurable options.




[TOP 10]

Office 2000 Tips

Discover tips for working with Office 2000's coolest new features and workarounds for its annoyances.




[Buyer's Guide]

4-way Servers

Find out which vendors provide 4-way servers with entry-level configurations.




[Lab Comparative]

NFS Servers for Windows NT

Compare NFS servers for NT to choose which product is right for you.




[Lab Feature]

Microsoft Office 2000 Developer

The Lab walks you through Office 2000 Developer and reviews its new features.




[Windows 2000 Pro]

Hardware Blues

My experiences prove that you can't assume Win2K will support your NT 4.0 hardware.




[Exchange & Outlook Troubleshooter]

The Active Directory Connector

The Active Directory Connector lets you keep communications flowing between different versions of Exchange Server.



 

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