Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from December 1999

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from December 1999

Migrate to Windows 2000...When You Are Good and Ready.
December 14, 1999... (Computerworld Article, Microsoft DirectAccess Presentation) The official (February 17) release of Windows 2000 is only two months away. Of course that doesn't mean you have to deploy Windows 2000 this winter, or even in 2000. Take the...

Negotiating Software Licenses: Do it Right, and Save Money!
December 14, 1999... (Intranet Design Magazine Article) The art of negotiation can translate into big savings when it comes to obtaining software licenses. Not only can an organization save up to 20% on its software acquisition costs through aggressive...

Y2K: The Cost of Fear.
December 14, 1999... (PC World Article, Symantec Web Site) With your Y2K plans proceeding accordingly, the only thing you might have to fear in the days ahead is fear itself. Amidst the ongoing millennial hype, your end users may not feel as confident as you do...

Honeypot: A Simple Security Safeguard with Big Payoffs.
December 14, 1999... (Interactive Week Online Article, SANS Institute Resources) A 'honeypot' is a security program designed to lure hackers with an enticing collection of decoy data. Based on the well known "like a bear to honey" metaphor, honeypots are one of...

Voice Over DSL is the Next Communications Cost Saver.
December 14, 1999... (Datamation and Network World Fusion Articles) Voice over Digital Subscriber Line (VoDSL) is set to rock the way small and medium businesses communicate. With VoDSL's promise of an inexpensive alternative to pricey dedicated T1 or Frame...

How To Convert The Skeptical Power User.
December 14, 1999... (CIO Magazine Article) There is a power user in your organization. Let's call him Bob (or Alice will also do). Bob is respected in his department because of his above average understanding and use of information technology. Bob doesn't...

Run Office 2000 Web Components Without Office 2000!
December 14, 1999... (Microsoft Support Web Site) If you are using Microsoft Office 2000 Web Components to build new dynamic intranet pages, you don't need to hold off on deploying those pages until every workstation has been upgraded to Office 2000. Office...

A Great Tool for Building Teams - Personality Typing.
December 14, 1999... (TechRepublic and Smart Leadership Articles) In any group of people, there will be those who need structure and those who prefer to fly by the seat of their pants. Unfortunately, if left unmanaged, these simple stylistic differences can...

What Cool Technologies are on the Millennial Horizon?
December 14, 1999... (Various Sources) With the dawn of a new millennium upon us, speculation abounds as to what new technologies are going to have the biggest impact on the way we live and work. We decided to peer into the future and profile a few choice...

How Do the Top Seven Linux Flavors Stack Up?
December 14, 1999... (CNET Article) One of the exciting features of Linux is its free distribution under open source licensing. But while the license is free, you normally have to pay for a CD, documentation, support, and additional bells and whistles such as...

Microsoft Helps You Out Of DLL Hell.
December 14, 1999... (Microsoft Web Site) Numerous versions of Microsoft products and service packs, as well as third party software, populate your system with a myriad of Dynamic Link Library (DLL) and OLE Control Extension (OCX) files. If you are not careful...

ActiveAnswers Offers a Strategic Cornucopia.
December 14, 1999... (Compaq Web Site) Compaq has put together a fantastic "knowledge repository" designed for IT decision-makers called ActiveAnswers. With a focus on implementing IT business solutions and improving the ROI on your technology investments,...

The Last Extranet Planning Guide You'll Ever Need.
December 14, 1999... (An Intranet Journal Guide) Even though business-to-consumer e-commerce gets most of the media hype, it's the business-to-business end of the game that's the real moneymaker for most organizations. A key element of any successful B2B...

Resources for the Road Warrior.
December 14, 1999... (The Computer Paper, Smart Computing, and PC Computing Articles, Mobilevillage and thinkmobile.com WebSites) The average road warrior is an independent soul, sometimes left to his or her MacGyver instincts to stay technologically functional...

Brush Up on your SQL.
December 14, 1999... (Frank Torres' Web Site) This introductory tutorial comes in handy when one of your co-workers needs a quick Structured Query Language (SQL) course. With the inclusion of a simple online SQL interpreter, a user can practice newly acquired...

SOFTWARE : OnePoint Operations Manager.
December 14, 1999... OnePoint Operations Manager (Mission Critical Software) The task of managing a large number of Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers becomes easier if you use Mission Critical Software's OnePoint Operations Manager. This product provides...

SOFTWARE : Adobe Adds Dynamic Data Tools To GoLive.
December 14, 1999... Adobe Adds Dynamic Data Tools To GoLive (Adobe Systems Inc.) Adobe Systems has released a new set of modules for its GoLive Web publishing solution, which the company claims will expand GoLive's reach in the areas of e-commerce and...

SOFTWARE : MKS NuTCRACKER is Sweet.
December 14, 1999... MKS NuTCRACKER is Sweet (Mortice Kern Systems, Inc.) For many a software developer raised on UNIX, the Windows environment is foreign territory. Mortice Kern's NuTCRACKER Professional provides a UNIX development environment for Windows...

SERVICES : Need a Translator? eTranslate May Have What you Need.
December 14, 1999... Need a Translator? eTranslate May Have What you Need (eTranslate, Inc.) Global electronic commerce means that companies have the unprecedented ability to operate globally while providing services locally in markets around the world....

SERVICES : Salesforce.com Provides Online Sales Force Automation Tools.
December 14, 1999... Salesforce.com Provides Online Sales Force Automation Tools (Salesforce.com, Inc.) The rapidly growing area of Application Service Provision (ASP) meets Customer Relations Management (CRM) in Salesforce.com, a new Web-based service that...

SECURITY : SecureLogix's TeleWall Provides Firewall for Phone Lines.
December 14, 1999... SecureLogix's TeleWall Provides Firewall for Phone Lines (SecureLogix Corp.) There is a wide range of firewall products out there that you can use to secure a data network. By contrast, there is very little you can do to secure your...

LEISURE.
December 14, 1999... As the last days of the 90s pass into history, society is faced with a major dilemma (and it isn't the Y2K bug). What are we going to call the years of the coming decade? The zeros? The double naughts? The zilches? A California arts collective...