Monthly Archives: May 2001
Citrix Hones Terminal Servers Farm Skills
Terminal Server for Windows isnt the only game in town anymore for managing large Windows server farms. Citrix Systems Inc.s MetaFrame XPe 1.0 extends...
Security From a Distance
Telecommuting and other remote computing apps are key sources of security anxiety among IT managers. Cylink Corp. says it can help.The Santa Clara, Calif.,...
Technology Managers Fear Shortage of Workers, Funds
Technology managers worry most about a shortage of skilled workers and a lack of money to buy equipment to keep their companies communications networks...
10 Gigabit Built for Speed
Although standards have yet to be formally set, vendors are readying a host of 10 Gigabit Ethernet products that promise delivery of the speedier...
Look Below the Surface
Everyones looking for a way to get the Internet closer to consumers and businesses. But the "last mile" presents some formidable obstacles. Now we...
The Long and the Short of It
We, the people, deserve compatible wireless access. And when it comes to the 802.11b Wi-Fi standard, we usually get it, with a niggling caveat.This...
Switching to the Web
Ericsson Enterprise is rolling out an IP desktop gateway that allows small businesses and branch offices to migrate to IP telephony without tossing out...
DataReturn Turns Up Buzz Meter
Web hoster DataReturn will announce a new high-reliability service with Microsoft this week, amid hoopla interpreted by many as a way to raise DataReturns...
OSS to the Rescue
Once the domain of the deeply nerdy, operations support systems are moving out of the shadows. Analysts suggest that even as spending on network...
Securing the WLAN
Optimism is growing around WLANs now that vendors have started addressing the technologys major shortcomings–security, throughput and cost.Two makers of wireless LAN gear, Symbol...