Monthly Archives: May 2006
Perking Up PLM With .Net
Product lifecycle management software has long been thought of as a tool for "tech weenies." But Microsoft and UGS are setting out to change...
Prepare to Do Battle Over DRM
I like to read all kinds of books—from fiction to nonfiction—but some of my favorite tomes detail historical accounts of famous battles. I always...
Career Central: Cert Concerns
Certification: Worth the paper Its Printed On?A study released April 25 found that for the first time since 2000, bonuses paid for certifications have...
The Pandemic Plan: Wing It
Vericenter chief technology officer Dave Colesante is a rare bird. Unlike many IT executives, Colesante has actually thought about a potential avian influenza virus,...
Low IT Quality Has High Costs
You have no idea how much youre paying for the inconsistent performance, unproductive complexity and inadequate management facilities that afflict your enterprise information systems....
Readers Call for Vision; Disagree on USB Security
Mail call. Time to dip into the e-mail bag and let the readers talk back to the writer. The two columns that have drawn...
Getting the Lay of the Wireless Land
AirMagnets Survey Pro 3.0 is a useful site survey tool that allows wireless LAN administrators and consultants to provide on-the-spot planning, maintenance and troubleshooting...
HP Hopes Cool Fan Will Fly
A trip to a remote-controlled model airplane show more than three years ago will result in a new fan design in Hewlett-Packard blade servers...
Drug Agency Finds Safe Harbor for Critical Data
IT folk in corporate America spend many a sleepless night fretting over network security and how to prevent denial-of-service attacks or downtime that can...
The Buzz: Search Engines
Ever wonder why everyone on the planet can find out about your kid on MySpace.com and you cant? Former dot-com executive and Dallas Mavericks...