Monthly Archives: August 2001
Seeing the Future in Optical
While major telecommunications infrastructure companies hit by the general spending slowdown are refocusing on tried-and-true technologies, smaller vendors are pressing ahead with next-generation networking,...
Pushing Out to Hinterland
Telecommuters and branch office workers can sometimes fall behind the IT curve because of their remote locations. To give service providers a way to...
Quality Server Farms
Back in the days of postcard Web sites, a load balancer sitting in front of a firewall was often more than enough to ensure...
Windows XP and the PCs 20th Anniversary
So the PC is 20 years old now, although of course nothing from Sinclair, Tandy, Commodore, Altair or Apple figures in anyones counts. MTV...
Spend Now, Rewards Later
Here you are — the business/technology manager in charge of your companys Internet strategy. Youve been told to watch spending. You look around, and...
The Benefits of Flexibility
TaylorMade-Adidas golf is trying to hit a long drive by investing $10 million in an Internet-based supply chain project. And if it sinks the...
eFiles: August 13, 2001
Economic heat dries up IT salariesLayoffs arent the only things IT professionals need to contend with these days. After soaring for several years, the...
IP Networking Development on the Rise
Even as the major telco vendors struggle to sell into large legacy networks, a growing interest in quick, easy and affordable advancements in IP...
Supply Chain as Strong as Its Weakest Link
After installing expensive supply chain optimization software from big-name vendors, some companies are turning to niche development efforts to get full use of those...
A Race Against Time
Microsoft Corp.s attorneys are picking up the pace of their legal maneuvering as the Oct. 25 ship date for Windows XP draws closer.Legal experts...