Room with a view
Merrill Lynch CTO says his window on the future shows Web services changing the landscape in profound ways AS THE CTO for one of the world’s larger financial services firms, John McKinley Jr. is a recognized industry thought-leader. These days…
Technology premiums worth the risk
Insurance industry CTOs are adopting cutting-edge Web services models in the pursuit of more integrated data systems INSURANCE INDUSTRY CTOS are taking advantage of the opportunities offered by Web services to streamline services for customers and increase workflow efficiency. These…
Web services security: A status report
Web services security presents no new problems, but will require making current solutions more usable If the blizzard of specifications related to Web services security has left you snow blind, you have plenty of company. WS-Security, from Microsoft, IBM, and…
Overlooked best practices
With simple, inexpensive tools, you can quickly put into action several often-ignored smart security measures THE BEST THING about standards, it’s said, is that you can choose from so many of them. Unfortunately, the same holds true for security best…
Know thy WLAN
AirMagnet brings comprehensive network monitoring to wireless THE PROMISE OF SIMPLICITY is one reason why wireless LANs are all the rage. No messy cables, just install an access point and some 802.11b (or Wi-Fi, as some prefer) cards, and unless…
Web service EULAs
Readers express concern about license restrictions on free and open debate about the pros and cons of .Net THERE APPEARS TO BE a very real danger that the Web services world is evolving into one in which products and services…
A job title in decline?
Take a look at what CTOs are doing, and it’s clear they’re strategic players with growing influence HAVING WRITTEN A column directed at the CTO community for over a year, I have had the distinct pleasure of meeting and getting…
Notes is dead
It’s no murder mystery, since killer Ray Ozzie is publicly dissecting the corpse on his favorite new tool: Weblogs NOTES IS DEAD. Kaput, pushing up daisies, canceled, an ex-application (apologies to Monty Python and Hollywood intellectual property gatekeeper Jack Valenti…
Hiring at home
The H-1B visa is a relic of a more prosperous era, but banning foreign IT workers isn’t the answer MANAGEMENTSPEAK: In this uncertain business climate, we find it necessary to take actions that will enable us to maintain our position…
Is Sun serious?
Once again, Sun identifies the trailing edge of technology and jumps on it with a characteristic lack of common sense IN THE FILM Sunset Boulevard, aging actress Norma Desmond struts and barks as though she’s still on top of her…
