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• The five business benefits of Windows XP Pro

  The official launch of Windows XP has a lot of IT professionals asking the simple question, "What's the real value proposition for upgrading to Windows XP?"

• Beware the new 'security' features in IE6

  Although Microsoft claims to finally be paying attention to security as an important issue for the masses, there are some doubts about whether IE6, which is built into XP, has really improved security in any meaningful way.

• Four USB miniature storage devices

  The arrival of portable USB storage devices,"so small that they fit easily in your pocket and even sport rings for easy key chain attachment,"may finally put the venerable floppy to rest. We examine four options.

• Firewall selection & management

  Selecting a firewall from the many choices available is the easy part. The difficulty comes with implementation and management. Here are some of the problems you may face and a guide to the leading firewall vendors.

• New threat exposes Internet Explorer, again

  Microsoft Internet Explorer contains two newly discovered flaws. Here are the details on patching the holes and a look at how Microsoft seems to be dancing around the problem.

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• More IE threats surface

  Two new Microsoft Internet Explorer threats haven't been patched and since one of them is addressed in Windows XP Service Pack 2, users may have to wait until the release of that Service Pack.

• Windows' HTML converter vulnerability rated Critical

  A problem has been discovered in the way Windows handles HTML file conversion during cut-and-paste. This buffer overrun could allow an attacker to run rogue code.

• Mitigate Java Virtual Machine risks

  Your company could face a problem of Y2K proportions if you're using versions of Microsoft's Java Virtual Machine affected by its 2001 legal settlement with Sun.

• Four USB miniature storage devices

  The arrival of portable USB storage devices,"so small that they fit easily in your pocket and even sport rings for easy key chain attachment,"may finally put the venerable floppy to rest. We examine four options.

• Firewall selection & management

  Selecting a firewall from the many choices available is the easy part. The difficulty comes with implementation and management. Here are some of the problems you may face and a guide to the leading firewall vendors.

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• New threat exposes Internet Explorer, again

  Microsoft Internet Explorer contains two newly discovered flaws. Here are the details on patching the holes and a look at how Microsoft seems to be dancing around the problem.

• Upgrading to XP: Timing is key

  Now that Windows XP is here, professionals are debating whether to proceed with upgrades to previous versions or go for the newest version to avoid being "leapfrogged" by technology. Three technology experts agree that it's an issue of timing.

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