Monthly Archives: October 2002
High-Tech Products Invite Tech Crimes
Even the six million dollar man was once assigned to track down stolen microchips. Tech theft has been a mainstream topic since the 1970s....
Network Monitors Spell Doom for Some Workers
The Kitty has heard tales from the trenches that illustrate the importance of good monitoring tools for a companys WAN. A vendor told El...
Blazers Take a Shot at VOIP
In the National Basketball Association, every successful team has what is known as a "go-to guy." Thats the player who, when the game is...
F5 Sharpens Traffic Tools Intelligence
F5 Networks Inc. is looking to solve security and scalability issues on IP networks with a major upgrade to its Big IP traffic management...
Network Council to Urge New Practices
A council of the largest telephone carriers and ISPs, charged by the federal government with preventing disruptions to the nations telecommunications system, is preparing...
Happy Techies Day—In Spite of It All
On Oct. 1, Techies Day rolled around for its fourth year. If you didnt have to dodge confetti and the well-wishes of adoring masses...
Faulty Firewalls Take the Heat
Firewalls or "Fire Logs"? The latter is the unkind nickname for firewalls so poorly configured that "they might as well not be there," as...
Assessing VOIPs Role
eWeek Labs recently got an earful of voice over IP. Working with VOIP equipment from industry leaders Avaya Inc. and Nortel Networks Ltd., we...
Grants Nurture Tech Innovation
Inventions may, as the axiom goes, require 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, but getting the fruits of that labor to market can...
The Buzz: October 21, 2002
Boss Denied Cash BonusLarry Ellison will have to go without a cash bonus for Oracles 2003 fiscal year.Oracle shareholders last week approved a company-sponsored...