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Thanks for the pointer Wayne!  CA has put together some solutions for
exactly the types of things we need to be doing with NPACI.  This site
is a keeper.

Shawn

Wayne Schroeder wrote:
> 
> While I'm thinking about it, here's another NT tidbit.
> 
> I think this is interesting it two ways, 1) NCSA has a "UNIX/NT
> Interoperability Laboratory" and 2) some of the software might be of
> use to us.
> 
>  - Wayne -
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> NCSA Selects CA-Unicenter for UNIX/NT Interop Lab Management         11.21.96
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>   Pittsburgh, Pa. -- NCSA has selected Computer Associates International's
> CA-Unicenter software as a strategic technology management component for
> its UNIX/NT Interoperability Laboratory. A joint project of NCSA, Allstate,
> Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, the Lab evaluates emerging technologies in
> light of corporate requirements, especially those involving very large
> deployments of NT systems and clusters.
> 
>   CA-Unicenter's multiplatform management and security support from a
> single station, graphical interface and comprehensive enterprise management
> functionality were key considerations for NCSA. It provides management for
> TCP/IP, SNA and DECnet networks, and UNIX, NT, AS/400, NetWare and
> mainframe platforms.
> 
>   CA-Unicenter covers network discovery, topology, performance, events and
> status, security, software distribution, storage, worklosd, help desk, and
> change management for traditional distributed computing environments as
> well as the Internet and Intranets.
> 
>   For more information, see http://www.cai.com
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Subject: NT 4.0 denial of service attack

NT 4.0 users should take a look at

	http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/reuters/1218nt.html

for a description of a denial of service attack via ActiveX controls.
Since the general idea has been published in PC Week, the usual idiots
are likely to start exploiting it pretty soon.

-- John

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