Monthly Archives: April 2001
IT Directs Flow of Net Traffic
Its a normal, insanely busy day in Fidelity Investments Internet Operations Center, and Jeff Crawford wants answers. Marching between the workstation pods where IT...
“X” Marks the Spot
His "son" might have been a bit unwieldy, but it helped to change the world. These days, Charles Goldfarb is just as happy boasting...
Grab a Chair
The dot-coms and their Internet consultants may have lacked business sense, but they sure had taste in office furniture—with Herman Millers coveted Aeron chairs...
Do You Need a Contractor?
Microsofts bold move to create a professional-services organization has been greeted with mixed reactions from solutions providers. While some are offering optimism, others fear...
Finder Eases Finding Carrier
There are times when transportation companies see demand that outweighs capacity. At the end of the month or the quarter or during the holiday...
Prime Pickings for ASP Survivors
Reading rumors of dot-com doom can pay off with easy pickings for competitors of ailing companies, as Mark Goldin learned in October. One of...
Companies Team Up on Open XML Spec
A proposed new XML specification from Microsoft Corp. and Hyperion Solutions Corp. to allow open access to multidimensional databases likely will streamline development of...
A Star Is Falling
¡Ay, caramba! Former high-flyer Ariba may need to add a few new Spanish phrases to its vocabulary. Once seen as the brightest star in...
Securing E-Mail Secrets and Privacy
Aegis Systems Inc. and Medinex Systems Inc. are looking to make sure that unauthorized eyes cant peek at the more than 1 trillion e-mail...
Rising Phone Subsidies Strain System
In some areas of the country, as much as 20 percent of a companys monthly telephone bill represents federal and state surcharges. These fees...