Experts-Exchange.com BMC Community Update Newsletter Sept. 25, 2003
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Featured Expert
This month we feature bhagyesht, who is the Expert with the most points in the Programming topic area for Wednesday, September 24.
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Login Name: bhagyesht
Registration Date: 01/15/2003
Expert Points: 13035
Rank: 2354
Expert Points This Month: 6230
Profile:
Hello,
I am a 30 year old, CDAC education fellow working on VC++, VB, Java, Javascript etc. I like to help my fellow members I have been associated with programming for the past 4-5 years. I like finding different ways to solve the problem.
Keep up the good work bhagyesht!
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Technology News
Samba Dances Into Version 3.0
"The Samba Team, an open-source group responsible for development of the popular Samba file server software, debuted version 3.0 on Thursday. This is the first major update to Samba in two years."
Read the full article here.
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House vote stymies TIA spy plan
By Declan McCullagh
"The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a spending bill that eliminates money for the Total Information Awareness project, effectively putting an end to the controversial Pentagon antiterrorism plan, which sought to assemble computerized dossiers on Americans."
Read the full article here.
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Microsoft Passport and the Future of Authentication
By Jack M. Germain
"Detractors worry about security threats and potential abuses that could result from Microsoft's sole control of the Passport database. Of even greater concern to some is the potential for identity theft if the Passport servers are compromised."
Read the full article here.
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