Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from July 2004

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from July 2004

RFIs ease the load.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... Lay Networks, QualityLogic Inc., Infotivity, Simplexity, American Library Association, CRMXchange, University of Wisconsin, State of Tennessee Department of Human Services, Dispatch Monthly Magazine Sorting through qualified vendors and...

Is Linux unmaintainable?(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Vanderbilt University Technical Reports, Linux Gazette Article, vununet.com Article) Recent research has called into question the long-term maintainability of the Linux operating system. Find out what is going wrong inside the Linux...

NT to 2003 migration contingency planning.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Microsoft Book Chapter, UltraTech Article, Hewlett-Packard PowerPoint Presentation) For the administrator migrating from Windows NT, Windows 2003 has better tools and documentation for migration than what was offered for Windows 2000 four...

Wireless routers: an option for the little guy.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Wi-Fi Planet Article, PC Magazine Article, PC World Article, VARBusiness Article, The Washington Post Article, WorldNetDaily Article) Wireless routers are a sensible way to share high-speed Internet connections, especially in home networks...

Use your site to attract top talent.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Chemical & Engineering News Article, Taleo Corporation Article, TechRepublic Article, Recruiters Network Article, CareerJournal.com Article, CollegeRecruiter.com Article) Few companies realize the full potential of their Web site for...

The case for KVM switches.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Tom's Hardware Guide Review, Avocent White Paper, ServerWatch Article, Network World Fusion Article) Sometimes it is the relatively straightforward and largely unsung technologies that can yield the biggest benefits. Such is the case with...

Get juiced about power quality.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Energy User News Primer, Copper.org Resource Page, Canadian Copper and Brass Development Association Primer, Transcat Corporation Guide) When moving your IT infrastructure to a new location, you are naturally going to want to know if there...

Tackling IE insecurity.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (CNET News.com Articles, E-Commerce Times Article, CompTIA Press Release, ICSA Labs Survey Results, NSTISSC Memorandum, University of Toronto Article) Internet Explorer (IE) owns almost 95 percent of the browser market. However, IE has...

Streamline RUP for agility.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 6, 2004... (Software Development Magazine Article, ITworld.com Article, ADTmag.com Article, The Rational Edge Article) RUP (Rational Unified Process) is a mature, robust, well-designed software development process that is customizable. If you want the...

A content management primer.(Tools & Resources)
July 6, 2004... (TechSoup Article) The term "content management system" has numerous definitions. Three people at a table can all agree that the organization needs a CMS and yet each can have a different idea of what CMS means. This handy feature at...

Some headway in cyber security.(Tools & Resources)
July 6, 2004... (Computer Security Institute Survey) Finally, there is a bit of good news in the war against online security threats. The most recent Computer Security Institute/Federal Bureau of Investigation "Computer Crime and Computer Security Survey"...

A library of useful Linux nuggets.(Tools & Resources)
July 6, 2004... (The Linux Document Project Web Site) It stands to reason that one of the best sources of documentation about Linux, the most successful open collaborative software project, would itself be a cooperative Web-based project. The Linux...

Your friendly neighborhood Google.(Tools & Resources)
July 6, 2004... (Google Local Web Site) Google is a great search tool for throwing a broad net out on the Internet ocean and pulling in hundreds of relevant links. Among the thousands of pages that a Google search can yield, one area of relevance that...

The best of the flat.(Tools & Resources)
July 6, 2004... (PC World Web Site, CNET Web Site) Whether it is because the technology has finally caught on after being the semi-permanent "next big thing" for five years, or simply because they are riding the coattails of flat-screen TV popularity,...

ZENworks sports Linux, patch management.(New Products & Services)
July 6, 2004... (Novell) ZENworks, software that helps manage desktops, laptops, servers, and handheld devices, helps customers consolidate management of various operating systems. The recently available Novell ZENworks 6.5 comes equipped with...

MasterCard stands up to phishing attacks.(New Products & Services)
July 6, 2004... (MasterCard, NameProtect) Last week, MasterCard International Inc. stated it has created a system for around-the-clock monitoring to inform 25,000 financial institutions members worldwide within four hours of a phishing attack onset. This...

The wireless hard drive.(New Products & Services)
July 6, 2004... (Linksys, Maxtor) Hard drive maker Maxtor and networking company Linksys have partnered on creating a hard drive that is so external that it doesn't even require cables to connect to data devices. * Linksys has created a $99 USB...

MemoryFrame for fresh photos.(New Products & Services)
July 6, 2004... (Pacific Digital) If you're like most deskbound workers, you probably have a family photo displayed somewhere on your desk or cubicle. Perhaps the toddler in the picture is in high school now, or you don't have that beard any more. For...

Juniper integrates new security standard.(New Products & Services)
July 6, 2004... (Juniper Networks) With the help of the SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), which is used to exchange security authorization between systems and applications, Juniper Networks is able to infuse its SSL VPN products with single...

What? Now I have to test my spreadsheets?(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (Spreadsheet Research Web Site, CiteSeer Research Papers, EuSpRIG Web Site, Systems Modelling Ltd. Web Site, University of Maryland PowerPoint Presentation) Spreadsheets are the most overlooked software development tool. Studies have shown...

PC blades: a new kind of thin client.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (The Register Article, Computerworld Article, FWC.com Article, CIO Asia Article, Midrange Server Article) Blade PCs offer many of the advantages of thin client computing, such as centralized maintenance and security. But blade PCs are only...

How to optimize vendor demos.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (On-Line Consultant Software Article, Gonzo Banker Article, The Coker Group Article, HIMSS Resource, Louisiana State University Presentation) Software can play a major role in the success of your organization and, in most cases, can be...

Unify UNIX and Windows authentication.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (Microsoft Online Guide, University of Maryland PowerPoint, Robbie Allen PowerPoint, Network World Fusion Article, vnunet.com Article) You've recently migrated your Windows platform from NT to Windows 2003 with Active Directory. If you also...

The human side of DRP.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (Disaster-Resource.com Articles, 4therapy Network Article, CareerJournal.com Article, The Honolulu Advertiser Article, PROFITguide.com Article) Since the September 11th tragedy, many companies have been hammering out the details of their...

XQuery: an exquisite way to wrangle XML.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (IBM Almaden Web Site, Software AG PowerPoint Presentation, XQuery.com Web Site, XML.com Article The exponential use of the Internet for B2B interaction has accelerated the need to manipulate and manage the semi-structured data found on...

Time for a new ISP.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... As your contract with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) nears expiry, think twice before resigning with the same outfit. It might have been a while since you first signed up with your ISP, so keep a few points in mind to ensure that you're...

Battling the evil Spim.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (ZDNet Articles, InstantMessagingPlanet.com Article, PC World Article, InformationWeek Article, NewScientist.com Article) Spim, the Instant Messaging (IM) version of spam, is quickly becoming a significant productivity drain and potential...

Get your infrastructure ducks in a row.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
July 20, 2004... (Info-Tech Research Group Consulting Methodology, Network World Fusion Article, Pink Elephant Article, CIO.com Article, Intel Article, Industry Advisory Council Article) The scene is all too familiar: your helpdesk is overrun with calls;...

IT equipment loan policy.(Tools & Resources)
July 20, 2004... (Info-Tech Research Group Download) We all know that IT equipment can be costly to replace once damaged or lost. When allowing employees in your organization to borrow IT equipment, make sure that you have a borrowing policy and an IT...

Free 800-page Cisco training book.(Tools & Resources)
July 20, 2004... (Matt Basham Online Book) So, you are looking to buy a training manual for Cisco networking technologies and need to know how much the book is going to cost. How about free? Is free good for you? Matt Basham, a professor of information...

Recommendations from an anti-spam heavyweight.(Tools & Resources)
July 20, 2004... (Anti-Spam Technical Alliance White Paper) Nobody knows how to stop the ever-growing plague of spam in our e-mail boxes; however, there is a growing consensus that solutions will need to be cooperative. A recent U.N. technical conference...

A guiding light for Sarbox compliance.(Tools & Resources)
July 20, 2004... (IT Governance Institute White Paper) Many IT managers and CIOs have been caught flatfooted by the sheer number of IT-related processes that need to be documented and certified for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. As IT struggles to do its...

Red Hat still top Linux distro, but ...(Tools & Resources)
July 20, 2004... (NetCraft Article) In terms of distribution market share--as opposed to the market share of Linux in general versus other operating systems--Red Hat Linux continues to rule the roost, accounting for about half of all Linux distributions...

The unveiling of KDE 3.3.(New Products & Services)
July 20, 2004... (The K Desktop Environment Web Site) The KDE Project has unveiled the release of the first beta of the 3.3 version of its free graphical desktop environment for UNIX and Linux workstations. The open-source KDE Project is supported by a...

Capture meeting content with Quindi.(New Products & Services)
July 20, 2004... (Quindi Corporation) Quindi Meeting Companion allows users to document and revisit the information presented in meetings and during presentations. The knowledge capture solution records the audio and/or video of a course, presentation, or...

Rejected claims talk back.(New Products & Services)
July 20, 2004... (Foresight Corp.) Transaction Insight, introduced by Foresight Corp. (provider of advanced business and transaction processing solutions for healthcare), is an application that enables healthcare payers to lower their adjudication costs by...

Protect sensitive info with one click.(New Products & Services)
July 20, 2004... (Juzt-Reboot Technology Inc.) Juzt-Guard from Juzt-Reboot Technology allows companies to stop sensitive information and confidential data from being accessed by unauthorized users. Highlights of Juzt-Guard include: * Encrypt/decrypt...

A boost for business information delivery.(New Products & Services)
July 20, 2004... (Captaris, Inc.) Interchange is the newest product released by Captaris. Touted as the first business information delivery (BID) product that combines content integration with information delivery, Interchange will streamline information...