Monthly Archives: November 2001
Users Await True Services
There are some videos and sound files making the rounds of the Internet featuring Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his usual over-the-top brand of...
Smile—Videoconferencing Saves Big Bucks
Video technology over ISDN, and recently IP, has slowly and quietly crept to the forefront as a killer app that saves our organization tens...
Mini Server Suited for Storage Devices
Tackling storage A new blade server from First Internet Appliance Inc., better known as FIA Storage Systems, is designed for use in network-attached storage...
Device Opens Way to Novices
Agilent Technologies Inc. plans to roll out a handheld network analyzer early next month that will bring network performance monitoring, if not to the...
Another Kind of Scalability
Literally towering above the Comdex show floor, this specimen from antenna tower maker Sisttemex (www.sisttemex.com) is a reminder that wireless networking doesnt come without...
3Com Back in Switch Race
Less than two years after announcing its departure from the enterprise switching business, 3Com Corp. is elbowing its way back in—and boldly jabbing the...
The Inevitability of Net Taxes
Even though the U.S. Senate 10 days ago voted to extend the Internet tax moratorium for two years, its time will run out eventually.Shrinking...
Viacore, Econnections Ease Cost of Hosted Apps
Responding to the tough economic climate and slower growth in IT spending, Viacore Inc. and eConnections Inc. are each rolling out pay-as-you-go, hosted supply...
Analyzing Supply and Demand
Smart shoppers know that price isnt everything. the same wisdom applies to retailers implementing price optimization software.As retailers use new analytical tools to adjust...
Keeping Track of Customers
Covia Technologies Inc., Closedloop Systems Inc. and UpShot Corp. are making partnerships or software enhancements related to their respective CRM offerings aimed at giving...