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To: BDR who wrote (38148)	1/19/2001 3:20:39 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 54805

The real problem for business's out here is for the ones that got caught in the power co's deal to have cheap power in exchange for a blackout if there was a shortage. The deal did not include the mess now, but the PUC is forcing these companies to be blacked out when power is short. Many are moving out of state because of it.

To: BDR who wrote (38148)	1/19/2001 9:07:21 AM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 54805

re: MSFT - 'Whistler' (Windows 2000 version 2.0) Beta2 update >> Whistler Beta 2 Begins Limited Testing In February 01/18/01 Paula Rooney CRN The slow uptake of Windows 2000 has hurt Microsoft Corp.'s bottom line, but company executives will celebrate the product's first birthday by releasing another beta version of its first upgrade. Sources say Whistler Beta 2, the code name for Windows 2000 version 2.0, will be released to a limited set of technical testers in February, with the mass public beta release within 60 to 90 days. Microsoft (stock: MSFT) would not comment on the February time frame, but the company did say the release was on track for the first quarter. Currently in limited distribution, Microsoft has a "feature-complete" pre-release of Whistler Beta 2 that incorporates some elements of the company's .Net Framework classes and libraries. Tony Goodhew, .Net Framework product manager at Microsoft, Redmond, Wash., declined to discuss details about Whistler, but acknowledged his team is working hard to embed as much .Net Framework functionality as possible in the beta operating system so that users of the forthcoming Visual Studio.Net can write against Whistler code. The Whistler Beta 2 also is slated to feature a more adjustable user interface and, on the server side, cross-forest management capabilities in Active Directory. But it's unclear how much of that code made it into Beta 2, said sources familiar with the plans. The latter, important to administrators who have the found the directory very complex to migrate and administer users -- lets them drag and drop directory trees and move them from one directory forest to another. Beta 2 also will feature a newer build of DirectX 8, Media Player 8, and additional firewall features. Internet Explorer 6 Outlook Express will be incorporated. Whistler is deemed very significant to stimulating sales of the operating system and driving forward Microsoft's .Net vision. The company plans to release both Personal and Professional Editions of Whistler based on the same Windows NT code base, instead of supporting separate 9.x code and NT code sets. However, it is version 3.0 of Windows 2000, code-named Blackcomb, that will incorporate most of the .Net functionality into the Windows 2000 code base. In the meantime, Microsoft plans to position Whistler as the user interface for its next generation of .Net servers, including SQL Server.Net, code-named Yukon. Microsoft is gunning for a release by mid-2001, but it could well slip well into the second half of 2001. << - Eric -