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Escaping a Data Sand Trap

Back in 1997, ordering golf course maintenance equipment from Cleveland-based Lesco Inc. was as difficult as trimming the courses themselves.When supplies ran low, customers—landscapers...

Latest Java Spec Boosts XML Support

Java developers are welcoming the stronger XML support expected in the next version of the Java 2 Enterprise Edition standard.Sun Microsystems Inc. expects J2EE...

Fast Facts Section B: January 22, 2001

Cement BootsMobShop joined the growing list of companies in the group- buying space that are being forced to scale back their operations. MobShop said...

Fast Breaks Newsfront: January 22, 2001

Checking NamesFree-speech organizations called on the Department of Commerce to hold a hearing before approving seven new groups of Internet domain names. In a...

CAs Big ASP Plans Creeping

When Computer Associates International Inc. showcased its entry into the application service provider field last summer, the project was said to be symbolic of...

Look Whos Talking: January 22, 2001

When reformed hacker Justin Petersen sends me e-mail, I tend to get a little nervous. Youll recall that Petersen worked as an FBI informant...

Hang Up and Drive, Cell Phone Addicts!

Two friends of mine were injured in car wrecks recently. Jerry, the lucky one, was rear-ended by an SUV that put him on workers...

Of Followers and Leaders

The signs of an economic slowdown—and specifically a cooling in many segments of electronic commerce—are everywhere. They all point to a moment of truth...

We Need an Interface-Lift

Popular wisdom has it that this is the Year of Wireless. But that may be wishful thinking when it comes to consumer devices, because...

Look Whos on the Catwalk

Dont tell e-business product vendors that the Big Five consulting firms are hopelessly out-of-date.A number of vendors are increasingly boosting their business with old-line...