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To: JC Jaros who wrote (19575)	9/11/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: Charles Tutt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 64865

I found the following excerpt interesting: "Microsoft's main server software, Microsoft Windows NT 3.5, for instance, is certified under the federal security standard known as Federal Information Processing Standard 140-1, said Quazi Zaman, advanced technology manager for Microsoft Federal Systems of Washington, D.C. The newest version of Microsoft's server operating system, called Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, is undergoing certification and is expected to be certified "in the next three months," Zaman said." My understanding is that only a very truncated version of NT 3.5 (e.g. with networking disabled) is certified. It's pretty misleading to imply anything more than that. Also note that 3.5 is not 3.51 is not 4.0 is not Win2000. JMHO.

To: JC Jaros who wrote (19575)	9/12/1999 6:46:00 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 64865

Dear JC: Seems to me the Sun Ray might be a good answer for the Govt. The IRS for instance has NEVER been able to get their software right in all these years. Maybe if they only had to worry about it once they could get their act together. Same is true of all the many State Governments. Then of course their are all the Libraries which I presume could get hooked up together making the smallest comparable to the Library of Congress, then the Universities etc etc. If Security is a concern, isnt Java more secure? All in all, I see a major market for the Sun Ray even without Manufacturers. JDN