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We Pick Up The Weight Of The Unix World

By Joe Caponi For years, UnixWorld has been an essential source of information to Unix users, programmers and administrators. It's provided tutorials, columns and vendor information for all levels of Unix expertise and areas of interest.

And it's regularly covered such vital and rapidly growing subjects as Linux and Web-server administration. So, we're extremely happy to announce that the new home of UnixWorld is right here at Network Computing Online. Network Computing's UnixWorld will combine the rich existing content of UnixWorld with Network Computing's ongoing research and Real-World Labs® product testing, and it will enhance our Network Design Manual and Interactive Buyer's Guides. It's a unique resource, and you'll find it at www.networkcomputing.com/unixworld.

Jimmy Cliff said, "The harder they come, the harder they'll fall." Could that be Microsoft's fate? Does Microsoft's dominance make it easier or harder for you to run your network? Should anything be done? Christy Hudgins-Bonafield, David Willis and Art Wittmann look at the possibilities in this issue, and you can tell us your thoughts online, in our discussion forum at discussions.nwc.com.

Finally, in this month's Network Design Manual chapter, Jeff Ballard looks at designing and managing NFS (Network File System) networks. The standard file system for Unix, NFS is becoming increasingly popular as a high-performance, highly manageable file system for any distributed network environment. You'll find the Manual at www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/series.htm.

--Joe Caponi, jcaponi@nwc.com