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Wow… lots of news…

By tyson.kopczynski on Tue, 02/05/08 - 12:31am.

Well, I take a couple days off and it seems like things decided to go nuts.  First up, it appears that Vista SP1 has been released.  Details about the release can be found on the Vista blog: Link.  However, don’t expect to download the SP from Windows Update anytime soon.  The Vista product team is staggering the rollout in an effort to avoid deployment issues (what a great idea).

In addition, to Vista SP1 being released, Windows Server 2008 has emerged from its RC shell into RTM.  I’d give you the MS link, but their site is in transition right now and most of the W2008 RC stuff is being flipped out.  Thus, there are lots of broken links.  With that said, here is the story from another site: Link.  Yippie… I can’t wait to start rebuilding all of my lab machines!

On another note… Microsoft decided to make yet another run at buying out Yahoo on Friday.  We all know that story (nothing like seeing journalists stalking the Yahoo, Microsoft, and Google campuses in search of dirt).  What is interesting about this whole thing is that there are now “rumors” that Yahoo and Google are talking about some kind of alliance.  I’d suspect this is the start of the coming smack down between Microsoft and Google.  Yes, they have been going at it for some time.  But, with W2008 and Vista SP1 fresh off the presses and Google’s ever beating war drums this rumble in the jungle is about to take on new meaning.  Let’s see where this takes us!

Lastly, Microsoft and Dell have teamed up to release Widows Vista Product Red.  The result of this effort is a series of Dell machines installed with Vista which are both “red” themed.  For every machine that is purchased, Windows and Dell will jointly contribute $50 to $80 to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.  That works out to be around 5% of the purchase price of a machine.  Considering how slim margins are with hardware, that is not a bad amount.  Pretty cool guys!

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With more than ten years of experience in IT, Tyson Kopczynski has become a specialist in Active Directory, Information Assurance, Windows automation, PKI, and IT security practices. Tyson is also the founding author of the Windows PowerShell Unleashed series and has been a contributing author for such books as Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006 Unleashed and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed. He has also written many detailed technical papers and guides covering various technologies. As a consultant at Convergent Computing, Tyson works with and provides feedback for next generation Microsoft technologies since their inception and has also played a key role in expanding the automation and security practices at CCO. Tyson also holds such certifications as the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), the SANS Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) and SANS Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), and the MCTS (Application Platform, Active Directory, and Network Infrastructure).


Certifications:

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
  • SANS GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
  • SANS GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
  • MCTS (Application Platform, Active Directory, and Network Infrastructure)
  • Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Security
  • CompTIA Security+

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Other Stuff:

  • Blogger NetworkWorld.com from June 2007
  • GIAC Advisory Board from 2009
  • Lecturer / Speaker (Information Technology or Security related)
  • SANS Local Mentor (active in Japan)
  • CompTIA Security+ SME (a long time ago)
  • Judge, Imagine Cup 2005 Int'l IT Competition
  • Judge, Imagine Cup 2007 Int'l IT Competition
 

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