Monthly Archives: May 2001
IBM to Unveil Web Services Strategy
IBM this week will unveil a major software initiative that spreads support for Web services standards throughout its middleware.Distancing itself from competing Web services...
Lessons Learned
Distance learning is growing up, as companies and institutions look for efficient ways to reach as many "students" as possible. The tools for creating...
Bringing Buyers Into Focus
What does a young, single male think about a clothing company that keeps sending him mail-order catalogs for childrens wear? Or a woman who...
Offshore Havens Beckon—Online
When Michael Nelson, an attorney and wealth management adviser in Walnut Creek, Calif., jumped on the Web about a year ago, he was hoping...
Sort of Nationwide
What does the term "nationwide" mean to you? Access from anywhere in any state? A continuous presence in every state? Whoa! Thats not the...
Telecom Winners are Likely Local
It is not yet time to bury the telecommunications industry.Despite AT&Ts latest financial woes, despite the DSL carriers bankruptcies and regardless of shrinking capital...
Geekspeak: May 14, 2001
Smart phones have been growing smarter for some time, blurring the lines between PDAs and handsets. However, even the brainiest of phones have been...
Microsofts Driving Into a New Race
Microsoft has long been expected to enter the content management space once occupied by some high-flying companies but now populated mostly by has-beens. Its...
A Tale of Two User Groups, Young and Old
With the upcoming death of Clippy, the happy, animated paper clip in Microsoft Office that helped a few and annoyed millions, usability issues are...
Who are the Survivors in IT?
Now that the second season of "Survivor" is over, what are the shows junkies to do? What we need is a high-tech industry version...