Monthly Archives: October 2001
Technology as a Tool—For Good
People want to stand together in the face of adversity, but they also want a focus for their anger: if not someone, then something,...
Videoconferencing Taking Off
As more businesses turn to videoconferencing out of safety concerns and as a way to cut down on travel and cost, theyre finding the...
When Image Is Everything
Roy Leamon, EStyle.coms ninth employee, joined as manager of graphics production in March 1999. But it wasnt long before Leamon discovered he was in...
Lawmakers Delay Surveillance Vote
With the threat of a long war looming, the heat is on lawmakers this week to make tough decisions about the degree to which...
Once and Future DSL
To divine the future of DSL, think of the technology not as a service, but as a transport mechanism able to wring valuable bandwidth...
Happy Holidays
Lynn Pregont experienced an odd feeling when she bought a pair of shoes on the first weekend after terrorists struck the U.S. The feeling...
Authenticate Yourself
When Sun Microsystems took to the pulpit last week to propose an alternative to Microsofts Passport, the move marked more than just another showdown...
App Engines Revved
The increasing sophistication in the application server market is easy to see in the latest releases of IBMs WebSphere 4.0 Advanced Edition and BEA...
Europe, Asia Lead U.S. in Broadband Race
If DSL service does indeed emerge as the most promising, most ubiquitous access technology, then look for Asian and European countries to emerge the...
Some Sectors See Big Rebound in Online Shopping
Just as a typhoon cannot disrupt the ocean tides, neither can a terrorist attack permanently alter well-established economic patterns, experts say.As an encouraging illustration...