Monthly Archives: September 2001
RFP Showdown: September 24, 2001
The ProblemA car dealership needs to connect its showroom (an Ethernet network) to its warehouse (a Token-Ring system). The two buildings are separated by...
Fast Breaks Newsfront: September 24, 2001
Spectrum ShiftIn the wake of the terrorist attacks, the wireless industry stands little chance of gaining control of airwaves held by the Department of...
Hitesh Seth
Chief Technology EvangelistSilverline Technologieswww.silverline.comElevator Pitch Seth travels the mobile trade-show circuit for e-biz consultant Silverline, evangelizing wireless app development.Claims to Fame Guru on the...
Wireless Aids in Recovery
Living up to its promise of being easy to get up and running, the wireless network is playing an integral communications role in the...
NEC Scores a Battery-Life Breakthrough
Owing to a unique mixture of processor, battery and display technologies, NEC Computers Inc.s Versa DayLite can keep users computing hours after other notebooks...
Managing Assets Anywhere
Management tools for laptops, PDAs and pagers cover all the bases, but IT administrators must resign themselves to using separate software distribution and hardware...
The ROI Mirage
Gauging the return on investment (ROI) on technology used to be a straightforward matter. New IT investments were seen as operating expenses. Generally, their...
Strengthen the Weakest Links
Its time to do a lot of thinking.Since Sept. 11, plenty has been written about public networks and their ability — or inability —...
What Can I Do?
My daily commute from Long Island to Manhattan has become a humbling experience. Many of my fellow commuters are electricians, ironworkers and carpenters, who...
HP Beefs Up Unix Server Line
Hewlett-Packard Co. last week added high-end power to its "meat and potatoes" line of Unix products. The Palo Alto, Calif., company introduced the rp8400,...