Monthly Archives: February 2002
Spencer to AT&T Wireless: Get an mLife
The sports-minded mouser last week noted Super Bowl marketing hype may have backfired a bit for AT&T Wireless mLife site. According to Jupiter Media...
The Buzz: February 11, 2002
Google Does KlingonWe knew Capt. Kirk and his crew never liked them—they were evil and violent—but we werent always sure of what the Klingons...
Cutting Fat From Supply Chain
A network of major players in the food service arena last week tapped Sun Microsystems Inc.s Web services initiative as the tool for reducing...
Fluke Probe Tops the Field
The distributed version of Fluke Networks OptiView Workgroup Analyzer, a hand-carried senior technician tool, works well even without a human around. In my tests,...
Nostalgic Tales From OS Crypt
Its now been more than two years since the now-defunct Be Inc. released Version 5 of its innovative desktop operating system, BeOS. Unfortunately, Be...
Secure Links for Small Sites
Zyxels latest ZyWall Internet Security Gateway appliances are well-suited to tackle broadband sharing for the home office as well as small companies with built-in...
IT Is Recruited for U.S. Defense
Because information technology is a cornerstone of the homeland defense initiative, the Bush administration seeks $52 billion for it in fiscal year 2003—a 15...
Siemens Expands Hipath Line
At American Freightways Inc. there is no room for error in voice communications, so when the company began replacing traditional PBX systems with VOIP...
Standards Up Against Free Market Again
The free market is a darwinian marvel, built on trial, error and persistent competition and fueled by self-interest, a process at odds with consensus-based...
Leadership at IBM
Turnaround artists get all the credit—when they succeed. So when Louis Gerstner rides off into the Westchester sunset for good later this year, hell...