Dec. 17, 2007
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MCPmag.com: Office 2007 SP1; Patch Tuesday Update; Cisco
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Microsoft Releases Office 2007 SP1 Early
- No Surprises in Last Patch Tuesday for 2007
- Former Microsoft Program Manager Accused of Stealing +$1M
- Microsoft PDC Is Back On
MORE FROM THE REDMOND MEDIA GROUP:
- Will Patch Tuesday Become Vista Tuesday?
- Citrix Access Essentials: Good for the SMB -- and the
Microsoft Reseller
- Cisco's Exam Security Upgrades: E for Effort
- Microsoft's Partners Are Up for SaaS, Survey Suggests
- Careers: Downturn? What Economic Downturn?
- Cisco To Require Photos, Digital Signatures for All Cert
Testing
POP QUIZ: 70-648 TS: Windows Server 2008 for MCSA Upgrade
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- Next week: Will the slogging economy affect your company's
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Microsoft Releases Office 2007 SP1 Early
A year after its initial release, Microsoft announced last
week that
it is shipping the first service pack for Office 2007.
Office System
Service Pack 1, originally expected in early 2008, improves
stability,
performance and security, according to Office product
manager
Reed Shaffner. By James Powell
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1422
- No Surprises in Last Patch Tuesday for 2007
The last Patch Tuesday of the year is a busy one as
Microsoft
released seven security bulletins -- three
"Critical," and four
"Important." Security experts say that the latest
release -- which
deals with potential remote code execution and elevation of
user
privilege holes -- cements 2007 as the year of the
"client-side"
vunerabilities and could make 2008 the year of the
"Vista patch."
By Jabulani Leffall
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1421
- Former Microsoft Program Manager Accused of Stealing +$1M
Carolyn M. Gudmundson, a former Microsoft program manager
for MSDN,
faced arraignment last week on 18 felony counts of wire and
mail
fraud in the U.S. District Court of Washington, Western
District of
Washington, Seattle. By Becky Nagel
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1423
- Microsoft PDC Is Back On
Microsoft PDC is back on the schedule, albeit a year later
than
previously planned. The next Professional Developers
Conference
will take place Oct. 27-30 in Los Angeles, according to
e-mail sent
Thursday. By Barbara Darrow
http://mcpmag.com/news/article.asp?EditorialsID=1417
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ELSEWHERE ON THE REDMOND MEDIA GROUP SITES:
- Will Patch Tuesday Become Vista Tuesday?
Plus, the Dutch go open source, and Opera sues over Internet
Explorer.
By Doug Barney
http://redmondmag.com/reports/article.asp?EditorialsID
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- Citrix Access Essentials: Good for the SMB -- and the
Microsoft Reseller
With version 2.0, Citrix makes its thin-client tool even
more SMB-
savvy, while opening up its reseller program to non-Citrix
partners.
By Joanne Cummings
http://rcpmag.com/products/article.aspx?editorialsid=136
- Cisco's Exam Security Upgrades: E for Effort
Cisco recently ramped up its security measures in an effort
to fight
proxy testing -- but is the company focusing on the wrong
problem?
Plus, PDI+ prepares for early 2008 debut. By Emmett Dulaney
http://certcities.com/editorial/columns/story.
asp?EditorialsID=263
- Microsoft's Partners Are Up for SaaS, Survey Suggests
An IDC survey found that 76 percent of partner respondents
thought
that SaaS will "dramatically impact the partnering
landscape."
By Kurt Mackie
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- Careers: Downturn? What Economic Downturn?
The hiring outlook for early 2008 looks as solid as ever,
with
double-digit IT job growth forecast by at least one industry
watcher.
By Stephen Swoyer
http://esj.com/enterprise/article.aspx?EditorialsID=2921
- Cisco To Require Photos, Digital Signatures for All Cert
Testing
The new policy will be rolled out worldwide within the next
12
months. By Becky Nagel
http://tcpmag.com/news/article.asp?editorialsid=1293
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POP QUIZ: 70-648 TS: Windows Server 2008 for MCSA Upgrade
By Andy Barkl
When restoring Active Directory deleted objects running
Windows Server
2008, what must be done first?
a. Restart the Domain Controller normally
b. Start the Domain Controller in the DSRM mode
c. Perform a nonauthoritative restore
d. Perform an authoritative restore
[Scroll down this newsletter for the answer and the bonus
question.]
Andy Barkl, MCT, MCSE, MCITP, has been studying technology
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WEB POLL: http://mcpmag.com/polls/
2008 will be known to IT pros as the year... (113 votes)
45.1% -- of virtualization.
23.9% -- of Windows 2008.
19.5% -- of Vista.
7.1% -- Macs take over.
2.7% -- of the hacker.
1.8% -- spam died.
Up Next: Will the slogging economy affect your company's
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- Yes, we've had to revise 2008 budgets recently.
- We started belt-tightening in 2007; we'll spend as planned
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- We'll see if our company cuts in other areas before IT
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- The economy is having no effect on our IT department.
- I don't know.
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POP QUIZ ANSWER: C. Performing a nonauthoritative restore is
necessary
before performing an authoritative restore on the domain
controller.
Then use the ntdsutil authoritative restore command to mark
an object
or objects as authoritative; restart the domain controller
normally.
Restarting the domain controller normally is the last step
in the
process.
Starting the domain controller in the DSRM mode is step two
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process of restoring.
Tip: Directory service restore has not changed in Windows
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