Here comes the Sun
Sun plays the client card in its strategic battle with Microsoft and Dell for control of the enterprise desktop “THERE ARE A SERIES of dynamics in the industry that are yielding some interesting disruptive opportunities.” That’s what Sun software chief…
xSP expectations
When xSPs aren’t living up to contract terms, a calm response merits better results than a tantrum ONE OF THE MORE difficult things in a CTO’s daily life is the management of xSPs who are not living up to their…
Wireless flexibility
Bluesocket gateway solves crucial wireless network access issues IN MANY COMPANIES, there is a fundamental problem with providing wireless access to both employees and guests. How do you provide secure wireless networking to your staff while also providing wireless access…
Raising the roof
CTOs in the construction industry are pushing wireless and collaboration features despite cultural and business constraints FOR JOHN VOELLER, chief knowledge and technology officer of the worldwide construction and engineering company Black & Veatch (BV), building a major chemical or…
From vision to reality
As Accenture Labs experiments with wireless and Web services, Case Western deploys 802.11a FROM PAGE MILL ROAD in Palo Alto, Calif., to Sophia Antipolis in France — just a few minutes drive from Cannes in your Jag — Accenture Labs,…
Firewall stall
Requiring ISPs to provide personal firewalls is no worse than requiring automakers to install seat belts IT LOOKS LIKEone of my pet projects isn’t going anywhere for a while. I’m speaking of a proposal being kicked around as part of…
Moving targets
Shooting down the problem of moving files on network shares requires finesse FOR THE HUNTERS out there: No, we are not talking about venison this week. The moving targets we refer to are the files your users keep on network…
Brainstorm no-brainer
If your brainstorming sessions aren’t producing great new ideas, maybe it’s time to overhaul the format MANAGEMENTSPEAK: That would have to be a team decision. TRANSLATION: I’ve already told you how I want it done. Why are you still standing…
Untangled Web
Atomz Publish streamlines site content management via the Web ATOMZ SEARCH, THE content indexer and search engine, has long set the standard for a Web-native service: easy, automatic, and rock-solid. Atomz Publish aims to bring those same virtues to enterprise…
SP1: gangs of fun
Service Pack 1, the first major update for Windows XP, brings its own new set of joys I’VE REPORTED on patches OVER the past five weeks, especially the latest service packs for Windows 2000 and XP, which contain new license…
