Monthly Archives: March 2002
The Buzz: March 25, 2002
Exchanging IT PersonnelResponding to the dearth of IT talent in federal agencies, the U.S. government may seek help from businesses.The U.S. House of Representatives...
Cogent Awaits OK to Buy ISPs Assets
Cogent Communications Group Inc., an optical ISP, this week expects to win court approval for its proposed acquisition of bankrupt PSINet Inc.The Washington-based ISP...
OneStep Adds Personalization Features
An upgrade to iPhrase Technologies Inc.s OneStep natural language search and navigation software boasts faster implementation times and adds personalization capabilities.OneStep 3.0, released last...
APIs to Link Portals With Apps
Backed by heavy hitters IBM and Sun Microsystems Inc., industry efforts to form portal interoperability standards are gaining momentum. IBM and Sun will announce...
Intel Extending Landesk
Intel Corp. last week announced an expansion to its LANDesk desktop management suite targeted at the midmarket.The companys Software Products and Services Division is...
Now Merger Must Prove Good for Customers
Now the hard work begins for Carly Fiorina and the HP-Compaq integration team. If the thin margin of victory that HP proclaimed holds up...
Security Proposal in Jeopardy
The future looks increasingly murky for a document that many in the security industry hoped could help bring some order to the chaotic process...
Threats to Come
Attention, security managers. Stephen Northcutt has a warning for you: Within six months, a worm will likely appear on your network and begin targeting...
Internet Insight: Getting Legal
If you think your job in IT is just a series of distasteful chores, heres another one: Take a lawyer to lunch.It could be...
Ignorance: The Hackers Best Friend
The IT community has developed checklists of must-have technologies and accepted best practices for solid protection, but even the most vigilant enterprise IT professionals...