Fast and flexible
Dell PowerEdge, Compaq ProLiant bring high-end features to mid-range servers MID-RANGE SERVERS have always existed in a sort of netherworld. On one hand, they had to be affordable, but on the other, they had to offer more to companies than…
Dewie or don’t he?
Cybersecurity mascot mockable at first glance, but will likely score big with the small-fry EVEN WHEN THE anticipated war with Iraq fills the headlines, a wise bureaucrat knows that the way to get ink is to bring up the woeful…
Since you asked …
Thoughts on a software company’s marketing research questionnaire about product activation A FEW WEEKS ago I was contacted by a market research firm working on a project for an unnamed software company. Their client wanted “a better understanding of how…
PDAs are here to stay
IT managers need to end obstructionist practices and start integrating PDAs into the enterprise MANAGEMENTSPEAK: We have a highly stable environment. TRANSLATION: We haven’t had a new thought in 50 years and won’t even consider your ideas for improvements. —…
Turn off auto-update
If you can’t stand the idea of Windows morphing on you, here’s the information you need FOR THE PAST two months I’ve written about patches, service packs, and the update process for Windows XP and 2000. Several readers have responded…
Not quite resting easy
Unrest at Oracle I SEEM TO BE stricken with a bout of insomnia of late. “What is it that is keeping you awake, Bobby?” Amber asked. I wish it were easy to answer, my dear. I think I just need…
CTOs learn to play a rich-media game
What the gaming and entertainment industries can offer for the enterprise ONCE MARGINALIZED IN the technology industry, games developers are becoming a sought-after commodity. Their understanding of complex technology issues and peer-to-peer networking make them the ideal developers in today’s…
DRM knocks at the enterprise door
Enterprises and their IT staffs can’t ignore digital rights management forever So far, enterprise IT isn’t mired in the DRM swamp. For the most part, the content that DRM aims to control is produced by the entertainment industry and consumed…
In my own dream
‘Nightmare on DRM Street’ has a plot that is eerily familiar, but don’t blame me if it’s already copyrighted LAST NIGHT I HAD a strange dream. The DRMocrats have just been re-elected, sweeping all three houses of government in a…
Playing the broadband market
Gaming publisher Gigex turns to real-time broadband to manage fees for unpredicted traffic spikes Dateline: July 4 — World Wide Web THE U.S. ARMY launches a special “Recon” version of America’s Army, a 10-level, realistic, military role-playing and simulation game…
