Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from February 2001

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from February 2001

Situation Critical: BIND Security Hole.
February 6, 2001... Sources: CERT Advisory, Internet Software Consortium Web Site, PGP Security Web SiteCERT Advisory, Internet Software Consortium Web Site, PGP Security Web Site A huge flaw in two widely used versions of Berkeley Internet Name Domain...

Getting Ready for Post-Merger IT Integration.
February 6, 2001... Sources: ATKearney White Paper, Booz Allen & Hamilton White Paper, InformationWeek Article, McKinsey White Paper, PricewaterhouseCooper Article, Strategic-Business.com Article The role of IT in post-merger success is unquestionable. It's...

A Great Time to Buy PCs!
February 6, 2001... Sources: PCWorld.com Article, TechWeb Article, ZDNet News Article In an attempt to fast-track Pentium 4 to the mainstream and counteract slow PC sales, Intel will be dramatically cutting prices on a range of its desktop and mobile...

PHP: High-Powered Web Tool.
February 6, 2001... Sources: Developer Shed Article, Network World Fusion Article, PHPBuilder.com Article, PHP.net Web site, PHPWizard.net Articles, Webmonkey Article, WebTools Article, ZDNet Developer Article Hypertext Preprocessor (a.k.a PHP), one of the...

Report Mining: A Cool Data Conversion Shortcut.
February 6, 2001... Sources: DevX Article For programmers, data conversion across disparate platforms and applications is a big headache. A new entrant on the scene - report mining tools - will help you perform data extraction, transformation, and loading...

Linux Hits the Mainframe.
February 6, 2001... Sources: CIO Magazine Article, InfoWorld.com Article, LinuxPlanet Article, LinuxWorld Article The role of Linux in the enterprise is a hotly debated topic. However, IBM's new Linux for S/390 mainframe and IBM's corresponding pledge of $1...

Mastering the Art of Conference Calling.
February 6, 2001... Sources: College of Engineering at University of California-Davis Manual, Gil Gordon Associates Article, Home Office Computing Article, Network World/Net.Worker Article, The Transportation Management Association Group of Tennessee Handbook ...

Lotus Notes/Domino a Virus Target?
February 6, 2001... Sources: Group Computing Article, Lotus Web Site, Sybari Software White Paper Lotus Notes/Domino has enjoyed the reputation of being a virus-free computing environment. Yet it's only a question of time until this groupware platform gets...

Citrix 101: Should You Go Thin?
February 6, 2001... Sources: Citrix.com Web site, Compaq Article, Integration Technologies Article, International Data Corporation Article, ITWorld.com Article, Manchester Computing Article, PC Magazine Article More than ever, IT organizations around the world...

Knowledge Management Essentials.
February 6, 2001... Sources: The Info-Tech Research Group Research Center Knowledge Management is a murky subject - a lot of people agree that it's important, but few understand exactly what it is or how to implement it. The Info-Tech Research Group has...

Do the SAMBA!
February 6, 2001... Sources: Robert Eckstein et al. Online Book, Network Computing Article, SAMBA Web Site, UnixWorld Article With the growth of heterogeneous computing environments, tools that let you tie disparate systems together have never been more...

A Small Project Guide.
February 6, 2001... Sources: IEEE Software White Paper Project teams in smaller organizations often don't have the resources available to their larger counterparts. This makes rigorous planning and a clear structure all the more critical. With these...

Give Windows a Tweak!
February 6, 2001... Sources: PC Magazine Article, PCWorld.com Article, Totalidea Web Site You've installed your operating system. Now what? If your OS isn't fine-tuned to your specific needs and it's hidden treasures remained untapped, it's only doing half...

A Glimpse Into the Digital Future.
February 6, 2001... Sources: UCLA Center for Communication Policy Report How do we use the Internet and why? This is an important question receiving a lot of academic attention. Wouldn't your marketing department like to know the answer! Luckily, someone...

Insider Security Tips.
February 6, 2001... Sources: Darwin Article, DevX Article, eWeek Article Web applications that directly face the public Internet are sitting ducks to rogue elements that may want to cause your company harm. That is unless you've taken stringent and appropriate...

Save Big With "Tiny" Firewall.
February 6, 2001... Sources: Tiny Software, Inc. If your workforce is looking to secure their Internet-connected computers outside your firewall, here is a free product to consider. Tiny Personal Firewall (TPF), from Tiny Software, is a freeware security...

Remote Access, Anywhere.
February 6, 2001... Sources: Expertcity, Inc. Virtual private networks (VPNs) require users to access remote corporate resources from a machine with preloaded client software. This can tie users to a single laptop or PC system while away from the office....

P2P In Your Hand.
February 6, 2001... Sources: Endeavors Technology, Inc. Peer-to-peer networking, made popular by the media-sharing program Napster, could soon be coming to a handheld computer near you. Endeavors Technology recently announced P2P infrastructure software for...

Document Router Eases Administration.
February 6, 2001... Sources: Hewlett-Packard Company Hewlett-Packard's Document Router could save your staff the time of configuring printer and fax software on each network client. This network appliance is intended to provide a single network resource used...