Dec. 18, 2007
MCPmag.com News
http://MCPmag.com
Special Edition: Windows 2008 Terminal Services
============================================================
===========
THIS ISSUE SPONSORED BY:
- Speed Up Your Servers -- Free Trial
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=45792
- Customized Microsoft Exchange Email Hosting -- USA.NET
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=45790
- Web 2.0: Guide to Hosted Security by Jeremy Moskowitz
http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=45812
============================================================
===========
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Redmond Radio: Microsoft turns up ad serving; Patch
Tuesday
- Special Edition: Windows 2008 Terminal Services
- Job of the Week: Systems Administrator/Springfield, VA
- Special Offers: TechMentor; Enterprise Desktops
============================================================
===========
SPONSOR: Speed Up Your Servers -- Free Trial
============================================================
===========
There is only one completely automatic defragmentation
solution for
servers. New Diskeeper(r) 2008 with InvisiTasking(tm)
defragments in
real-time; invisibly in the background. It utilizes untapped
system
resources, so users are never slowed down. With
fragmentation
eliminated, performance soars. Servers are kept at peak
performance
and reliability -- automatically!
Download a free 30-day trialware now!
http://i
nfo.101com.com/default.aspx?id=45792
============================================================
===========
REDMOND RADIO: IT News, Dec. 17
This week: Microsoft turns up ad serving; Patch Tuesday
followed
by exploits; Vista SP1 gets public preview; and Opera
accuses
Microsoft of anticompetitive practices.
Plus, listen to find out how to enter and win the weekly
Redmond
T-Shirt Giveaway, exclusively for podcast listeners:
http://mcpmag.com/webcasts/mcpradio/radio.asp?id=271
ITUNES/IPODDER LISTENERS: Download the show automatically by
pointing your applet at http://mcpmag.com/rss
/podcasts/
ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS LISTENING TO AN AUDIOCAST? Write to
mdomingo 1105media.com and describe the problem to get help.
We
want you to listen if you want to hear it!
============================================================
===========
SPONSOR: Customized Microsoft Exchange Email Hosting --
USA.NET
============================================================
===========
A vast majority of businesses need the productivity gains
that come
with a customized, collaborative, secure and highly reliable
"big
enterprise" email solution like Microsoft Exchange.
However, the
internal deployment of such a solution has become
increasingly
complex and cost-prohibitive.
Get a Business Case on USA.NET Exchange Hosting by clicking
below!
http://i
nfo.101com.com/default.aspx?id=45790
============================================================
===========
Special Edition: Above the Rest -- Windows 2008's Terminal
Services
Client
By Greg Shields
Windows Server 2008 is coming. By year's end this update to
our core
Server operating system should be ready for deployment. As a
function
of the five-year delay between this and our last server OS,
Microsoft
has had plenty of time to work on a host of new feature
sets. But,
there is one in particular that rises above the rest and has
the
potential for driving the most immediate desire to upgrade:
Terminal Services.
But before we start talking about what's new and exciting in
the
server-side of Terminal Services, we need to spend a little
time
talking about its client and the new functionality already
available
within. The new Remote Desktop Client version 6.0 actually
isn't all
that new, having been released with Windows Vista. But,
there are a
few features of RDC 6.0 you may not be aware of.
NEW CLIENT = NEW FEATURES
Other than the obvious facelift to its graphical interface,
RDC has
gotten quite a bit more useful. In the previous version, the
ActiveX
and full-client instances were two separate tools with two
separate
installations. Now with RDC 6.0, these two functionalities
have been
merged. Integrating the web-based client version with the
full client
version means administrators no longer need to consider
separate
installation and management of two different tools. The
integration
of these two tool sets means that.RDP files on file shares
as well
as web-based hosting of published desktops and applications
are
now supported from the same client installation.
RDC also sports a host of new improvements in the types of
devices
it can bring from the remote server to the local client.
Some of
those improvements include:
* Maximum screen resolution increase to 4096x2048
* Maximum color depth increase to 32-bit color
* Support for ClearType fonts (called "font
smoothing")
* Support for connected USB and other peripheral devices
* Support for Single Sign-On
* Support for spanning multiple horizontally-connected
monitors
using the "/span" switch
* Enhanced security using Network Location Awareness (we'll
discuss
this further in the next article)
* Ability to use client-side themes in remoted sessions
* SSL-based security using TS Gateway (we'll also talk about
this
in a later article)
Each of these new visual and security-based improvements
makes RDC
6.0 a compelling upgrade, even before Server 2008 makes its
debut.
REVERSING BAD SECURITY
>From a security perspective, the original RDC's design
was actually
backwards from what is considered good security....
Read the rest, comment here:
http://mcpmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID
=2389#post
Greg Shields, MCSE: Security, CCEA, is an independent
author,
instructor, and consultant based in Denver, Colo. A
contributing
editor to Redmond magazine, MCPmag.com and a popular speaker
at
TechMentor events, Greg?s recent book "Windows Server
2008:
What's New/What's Changed" is now available at
www.sapienpress.com.
Greg is resident editor for Realtime Publishers' Windows
Server
Community, www.realtime-windowsserver.com, providing daily
commentary and expert advice for readers. gshieldsredmondmag.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
JOB OF THE WEEK: Systems Administrator/Springfield, VA
Position: Systems Administrator
Location: Springfield, VA
Compensation: $60,000-$65,000, full time
Certifications: MCSA, MCSE preferred
The Public Broadcasting Service seeks talented candidates
for
Systems Administrator in the Enterprise Technology
department.
The incumbent's responsibilities include: deploy servers for
new or
existing projects; keep deployed systems up-to-date with OS,
hardware and software patches and upgrades; respond to
customer
requests for Windows and Linux resources and solutions;
coordinate
with customers to upgrade, retire or consolidate
applications and
server hardware as appropriate.
Candidates must have a minimum of 3+ years experience in
Windows
Server 2000/2003. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science,
Information Systems or related technical degree. Bachelor's
degree
in non related field accepted with adequate training and
experience.
Windows 2000/2003 Administration, Active Directory, TCP/IP,
Microsoft Clustering, IIS, or SQL desirable. MCSA or MCSE
certification helpful.
For a full job description and to apply, please visit our
website
at www.pbs.org/jobs.
To see original job listing, go to http://tinyurl.com/2f4hdq .
Listing provided courtesy of http://Dice.com . For more job
listings,
check 'em out.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR MCPMAG.COM READERS:
** TechMentor Conference | March 30 -- April 3, 2008 | San
Francisco
Learn how to get the most out of your network at TechMentor!
Expect
over 140 hours of hard-hitting technical and strategic
content with
five tracks to choose from, including: Windows PowerShell
and
Administrative Automation, Windows Server Technologies,
Fundamentals
for Windows Administration, Practical Security, and Tips,
Tricks, and
Troubleshooting. Register by December 31 and save $695 on
the Gold
Passport, your all-access pass to both TechMentor and
VSLive!
http://techmento
revents.com/2008/sf/
** White Paper: "The Path to Enterprise Desktops: From
Personal
Computers to Personalized Computing"
This paper discusses the concept of desktop virtualization,
specifically as made available by VMware?s VDI and ACE.
Learn the
benefits and limitations of these technologies, as well as
the best
use cases for each, exemplified through case studies.
ht
tp://mcpmag.com/techlibrary/resources.asp?id=511
** Discounted: Windows Networking Books at Amazon.com
Need real-world network troubleshooting help? This book's
title says it
all: "The Real World Network Troubleshooting Manual:
Tools, Techniques,
and Scenarios" by Alan Sugano (Charles River Media).
You can get it at
Amazon.com at 30-percent off retail: http://tinyurl.com/z4taz
Dozens of other titles by MCPmag.com contributors are also
available
at lower-than-retail prices, some with free shipping! Check
out
Chris Wolf's Troubleshooting Microsoft Technologies (Addison
Wesley)
http://tinyurl.com/byr4t
; Microsoft Windows Administrator's
Automation Toolkit" (MS Press) http://tinyurl.com/82425
.
More titles at Amazon.com. http://tinyurl.com/37mj8r
============================================================
===========
SPONSOR: Leveraging Hosted Security in a Web 2.0 World
============================================================
===========
The best defense against attackers is a "defense in
depth" strategy.
In this guide, Jeremy Moskowitz will examine the latest
types of
threats that are being propagated on the Internet and
available
solutions.
Read it now! http://in
fo.101com.com/default.asp?id=45812
============================================================
===========
FREE MAGAZINE OFFER
Sign up today for a free yearly subscription to Redmond
magazine! Each
issue brings you hands-on problem solving advice, tactical
tips,
real-world reviews, news analysis and strategic insights.
Start or
continue your FREE subscription now!
https://subscribe.1105pubs.com/sub/MI?WP=N
EWFREE&TC=1&P=enews1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
FREE NEWSLETTERS
We cover Enterprise Windows news, certification, security
updates,
SQL, Java, SOA, virtualization and more. To review the
entire
list and subscribe, click here:
https://newsletters.1105pubs.com/nl/URMG.do?pc=R07NL
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
CONTACTING MCPMAG.COM:
NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK: Michael Domingo, Editor,
mdomingo1105media.com
ADVERTISERS -- Want to sponsor this newsletter? Contact
Matt Morollo at mmorollo1105media.com
Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine, MCPmag.com
Redmond Media Group
16261 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 130
Irvine, CA 92618-3608
Phone 949-265-1520
Fax 949-265-1528
Newsletter problems: RED1105service.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
UNSUBSCRIBE OR CHANGE E-MAIL ADDRESS:
https://newsletters.1105pubs.com/nl/URMGf.do?e=nesstosharedlog.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~
To review our Privacy Policy, visit our Web site at
http://www.1105
media.com/privacy.aspx
Copyright 2007 1105 Media, Inc. MCPmag.com News may only be
redistributed in its unedited form. Written permission from
the editor
must be obtained to reprint the information contained within
this
newsletter. mdomingo1105media.com
|
