Microsoft BackOffice News |
1999, Issue 29
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PRODUCT OFFERS & NEWS
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GET THE WINDOWS(r) 2000 BETA 3 NOW
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/preview/order.asp
Get Windows 2000 Beta 3 and take advantage of support services by joining the
Windows 2000 Corporate Preview Program.
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FREE UPGRADE TO SEAGATE INFO 7
www.fetchseagate.com/bonews
Seagate Info brings to Microsoft BackOffice the ability to access, analyze and
share information throughout the enterprise. Now you can get a free 50-seat
upgrade to Seagate Info 7. The new version improves on Seagate Info 6 with full
support for SQL Server(tm) 7.0 OLAP Services, complete data access, easier deployment,
new reporting technology and seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook(r).
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SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SERVER 2.0 SERVICE PACK 1 AVAILABLE
http://support.microsoft.com/download/support/mslfiles/smsreadme.htm
This service pack is designed to address specific customer suggestions and to
ensure compatibility with Windows 2000 Beta 3. Service Pack 1 can be downloaded
from
http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/downloads/sms20sp1.asp
or ordered online or by calling 1-800-370-8758.
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MICROSOFT PROVIDES SNA SERVER CUSTOMERS WITH WEB-TO-HOST SOLUTION
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/Jul99/SNAServpr.htm
A new SNA Server end-user licensing agreement provides customers with access
to their existing mainframe and AS/400 applications and facilitates Web-to-host
access by providing tools that help IT organizations deploy host-access clients
through a Web browser.
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META DATA COALITION REVIEWS NEW METADATA EXTENSIONS FROM MICROSOFT
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/Jul99/MtaDtapr.htm
The Meta Data Coalition is reviewing extensions to the Open Information Model
(OIM) from Microsoft. The extensions would capture business knowledge, thus
enabling "digital dashboards," which provide for real-time decision-making.
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EVENTS, SEMINARS & TRAINING
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ONLINE SEMINAR: MIGRATING FROM CC:MAIL TO EXCHANGE
http://www.microsoft.com/Seminar/1033/19990325ccMail/Portal.htm
"Technical Strategies for Migrating from cc:Mail to Microsoft Exchange
Server" covers coexistence versus migration options for cc:Mail administrators
considering a move to Microsoft Exchange.
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FREE HTML COURSE, NEW DATASHEET FOR SMALL BUSINESS SERVER AVAILABLE
http://www.microsoft.com/train_cert/
Microsoft has released the latest Official Curriculum datasheet for Microsoft
BackOffice Small Business Server to Microsoft Certified Technical Education
Centers worldwide. Visit the link above for more information and to download
a free HTML course, "Installing and Configuring Microsoft BackOffice Small
Business Server."
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CASE STUDIES & OTHER RESOURCES
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PROJECT TO PILOT MIGRATATION OF INDUSTRY STANDARD TO BIZTALK(tm)
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/Jul99/OAGpr.htm
The Open Applications Group Inc. (OAGI) and Microsoft announced a pilot project
to review migration of the Open Applications Group Integration Specification
XML Definitions to the BizTalk(tm) Framework specifications.
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MICROSOFT, EDS FORM NEW ALLIANCE
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/Jul99/EDSMSpr.htm
This strategic alliance will integrate the global service capabilities of EDS
with the Microsoft enterprise platform and Distributed Systems Management service
offering from EDS.
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ENDEAVOR GROUP SETS OUT TO DOUBLE BUSINESS WITH BACKOFFICE-BASED SOLUTION
http://www.microsoft.com/industry/crm/business/casestudies/moss-endeavor.stm
This leading provider of life insurance annuities has set itself an ambitious
goal: double revenues and double headcount. To do this, Endeavor has deployed
ActiveSales, the comprehensive customer relationship management solution from
Moss Software, a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider.
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WORTHINGTON AG PARTS CENTRALIZES DATA, CONNECTS STORES WITH BACKOFFICE SERVER
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/dailynews2/072099.htm
Worthington Ag Parts, which sells equipment for tractors and combines, used
Microsoft BackOffice Server to create and give 14 remote stores quick access
to a centralized database of its available parts.
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TIPS & TRICKS
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PRINTING AND EXPORTING REPORTS IN VISUAL BASIC(r)
Q: How can I view, print, or export a report in Visual Basic 6.0?
A: In Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, the Report object's Show method will open
the report in a preview window. From the preview window, a user can review the
report, print it and export it to an HTML or ASCII file.
You can print the report directly by calling the PrintReport method, which takes
several parameters. If you execute the method with no parameters, a dialog will
prompt you for information about the report. The parameters are:
ShowDialog--a Boolean expression that determines whether to display the Print
dialog box. The default value, True, causes the dialog to show.
Range--an integer value that determines which pages to print. The default, rptRangeAllPages
(0), causes all pages to print. You can use rptRangeFrom (1) and the next two
parameters to specify which pages to print.
PageFrom--an integer value that determines the first page to print.
PageTo--an integer value that determines the final page to print.
In addition to PrintReport, you can call the ExportReport method to export the
report to a file. Also, you can pass the method parameters to alter its behavior.
More information about the Data Report Designer can be found at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/
and
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/devprods/vs6/vb/html/vbconusingmicrosoftdatareportdesigner.htm.
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INTERNET INFORMATION SERVER ACCESS PRIVILEGES
When you install Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0, the setup program creates
an Internet guest account. This account is then added to the Guest group. Any
permissions you've granted to the Guest group will automatically apply to the
Internet guest account. To avoid accidentally granting undesirable privileges
to Internet users, you should review the permissions granted to your Guest group
before installing IIS.
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