Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from June 2000

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from June 2000

Killer Technologies To Turbo-Charge Your Business.
June 13, 2000... Sources: An Info-Tech Research Group Feature Picking the right technologies can launch you ahead of the pack. Investing in the wrong ones can lead to bugs and incompatibilities that leave your company playing catch up. Learn to "recognize...

Do Not Keep Your Web Audience Waiting.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Aberdeen White Paper, Planet IT Article, InformationWeek Articles If your future World Wide Web plans include delivering rich media content (such as streaming video), you may need the help of a content delivery service (CDS). The...

Microsoft Case: Beware Near Term Impact.
June 13, 2000... Sources: ZDNet Article So far, the Microsoft anti-trust trial has been of more interest to news junkies and stock market investors than IT managers. This is still largely true, but you should at least keep an eye on the "conduct remedies"...

Consider Outsourcing Your E-Mail Security.
June 13, 2000... Sources: InternetWeek Article, TechRepublic Article, ICSA Labs E-mail is the number one source of virus infection. If your company gets a reputation for sending e-mail viruses, it will damage your professional and technological image,...

SIP: The Future of IP Telephony.
June 13, 2000... Sources: CommWeb Feature, eWeek Article * What is SIP? SIP is a text-based protocol for initiating interactive communication sessions between users. SIP has a lot in common with successful Internet client/server protocols such as HTTP (for...

Tips for Stretching Your Training Budget.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Datamation Article In a highly competitive market for IT skills, spending a few dollars on certifying a staff person will cost you less than trying to acquire an individual with those skills. However, this does not mean you have...

"Single Sourcing" Streamlines Publishing.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Web Developer The Problem: Your Web site needs content, but a lot of the content in the company is contained in "for print" word processed documents: sales materials, product descriptions, press releases, annual reports, white...

Digital Signatures: Essential for E-Business.
June 13, 2000... Sources: IT Pro Article If your company has any e-business aspirations, it is imperative that you understand digital signatures and how they can work for your company. * A digital signature is a unique, encrypted electronic identifier...

Match Backup Solution to Your Needs.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Unixreview.com Article Data backup isn't sexy, but it's critical to the health of your company. To get the biggest return on investment, go with a solution that you can push to top performance. In other words, "optimize." In...

E-Business Metrics.
June 13, 2000... Sources: NetGenesis White Paper The Web is a relative newcomer to the world of business. As a result, measurement and valuation methodologies that prove the Web's worth are both immature and hard to find. Fortunately, NetGenesis has...

CRM Project Companion Book.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Accenture Web Site Customer relationship management (CRM) is a multi-faceted, enterprise-wide initiative. There are a lot of bases to cover and components to integrate, so doing your homework is a must. Accenture (formerly...

Microsoft's Web Application Stress Tool.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Microsoft Web Site, Windows 2000 Magazine Online Article Performance tuning for Web applications is difficult because you can't always predict the number of users that your Web site will have to support. To facilitate Web...

Web Site Personalization Made Easy.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Be Free, Inc. Mass marketing approaches on the Web don't always work - Web shoppers are demanding and want a Web experience that's directly tailored to their personal needs and preferences. Be Free has just released BSelect...

New Visual Content Delivery Software Debuts.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Macromedia, Inc. Macromedia has released Generator 2 Enterprise Edition, a product that delivers real-time visual content to audiences who require fast, time-sensitive, and personalized Web sites. Generator 2 highlights include:...

BrainBuzz Releases Win2K Cram Study Guides.
June 13, 2000... Sources: BrainBuzz.com Microsoft Windows 2000 MSCE certification will be essential for many of your IT staffers. With the release of Microsoft's Win2K exams only weeks away, BrainBuzz.com has debuted free Cramsession study guides to help...

Service Verifies Quality of Used Equipment.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Cymerc Exchange, Inc. Cymerc.com has announced the full launch of it online service exchange for the purchase and sale of high quality, used, brand name communications equipment. To ensure quality goods, this service includes a...

USB Serial Adapter Primed for Windows PCs.
June 13, 2000... Sources: Keyspan You want to capitalize on the advantages of USB (universal serial bus), and your new PC has a USB port, yet you can't afford to replace your non-compliant peripheral devices. There is a solution in Keyspan's High Speed USB...

Web Based Storage Goes Wireless.
June 13, 2000... Sources: X:drive X:drive has announced its latest service that allow users to access Web-based storage wirelessly via their Palm VII. With X:drive people will not only have anytime, anywhere access, but from any device that supports...

New Service Adapts Web Content to Devices.
June 13, 2000... Sources: AlterEgo Networks Web-enabled mobile and wireless devices are booming, and most companies will be hard pressed in the short term to deliver their Web content due to the varying authoring protocols used by these devices. If...

Solaris 8: An Upgrade Action Plan.
June 27, 2000... Sources: NetworkComputing Review, PC Computing Review, Sun Microsystems Web Site If you're running Solaris, you're probably wondering if and when you should upgrade to the recently released version 8. Solaris 8's unparalleled...

Penetration Testing: Employ Hacker Tools.
June 27, 2000... Sources: SunWorld Article When hiring a security consultant to test your system for vulnerabilities, it's essential that they use current and popular tools of the hacker trade. Use this two-step action plan to make sure that the...

The Straight Goods on Microsoft.NET.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Microsoft Web Site and White Paper, TechWeb Article, ZDNet Article Last week Microsoft unveiled a sweeping plan for the future of all of its software products. Microsoft.NET is the new name for a strategy previously called Next...

Get Bookmarked!
June 27, 2000... Sources: Boston Consulting Group Study, InfoTech Research Group Article Perception: Online customers are Web surfers who spend time randomly browsing the Net in a hit and miss fashion. Reality: * 50% of consumers interviewed by...

Leverage Your Digital Media Assets.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Datamation Article, Publish.com Guide In many companies, media assets (photographs, video, and corporate artwork) are a largely unexploited resource. With a digital asset management system, you can increase efficiency by making...

Storage Architectures Compared.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Auspex Systems, Compaq Auspex Systems states that storage-related items will account for over 75% of all computer hardware expenditures in the next five years. This huge expense makes it imperative to carefully plan your storage...

"The Art of Getting Things Done".
June 27, 2000... Sources: FastCompany.com Articles Most managers recognize that a gap exists between conceiving a great idea and actually making that idea a reality. Indeed, the Art of Getting Things Done is no easy task. Larry Smith, a professor...

Big Returns on WAN Backup.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Adtran and Frame Relay Forum White Papers A study conducted by Infonetics Research revealed this startling statistic : An average corporation (comprising 1000 employees with revenue between 150 million to 2.8 billion) has the...

Customer Relationship Management Payoff.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Andersen Consulting and CRM Forum White Papers Providing sales force automation tools or a central data warehouse of customer information can be a complex and expensive undertaking. Senior management has every right to ask, "What's...

Benchmark Tools Blowout.
June 27, 2000... Sources: BenchmarkResources.com Web Site Comparing the performance of your hardware and software components against definitive standards is key to improving your systems. BenchmarkResources.com is a directory of sites dedicated to...

Data Warehousing Architecture: Key Considerations.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Compaq Checklist Compaq computers has put together A Checklist of Key Considerations for Data Warehousing Architectures that companies can download and utilize before investing in a Data Warehousing Architecture. Download the...

Telecommunications Library.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Cellular One and WorldCom Libraries WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. In their Tools & Resource section, they offer a Communications...

Messaging Systems: A TCO Checklist.
June 27, 2000... Sources: The Collaboration Track Your messaging system is an essential business communication tool. Getting it right the first time is critical since you'll be married to it for the long haul. Performing a solid total cost of ownership...

Put Your Company's Balance Sheet to Work.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Entrepreneurial Edge, Fool.com, TechRepublic Chances are that the copies of your company's balance sheet that you receive hit your trashcan only seconds after they hit your desk. Don't throw them away! You can gain some valuable...

Blueflame Accelerates Web Experience.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Fireclick If your site visitors have to wait more than 10 seconds for a page download, chances are they'll leave. Does your company's site violate the 10-second rule? A new server-based software product from Fireclick called...

Streaming Video Made Affordable.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Pinnacle Systems StreamGenie is a portable Webcasting solution for live video streaming over the Internet. It is ideally suited for Webcasting corporate events, distance learning and conferences in both a Real Networks and...

Nortel Helps Mid-Size Business Toward Convergence.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Nortel Networks Nortel Networks IP-PBX platform Business Communications Manager (BCM) is targeted toward small-and mid-sized businesses. BCM offers converged voice, data, and multimedia services in a single IP-enabled network...

A VPN Service for Everyone.
June 27, 2000... Sources: OpenReach The cost of virtual private network (VPN) implementations has kept them out of the hands of small-and medium-sized companies. OpenReach has developed a managed VPN service called TrueSpan Software that makes VPNs truly...

Intel Offers Free Development Kit for Linux.
June 27, 2000... Sources: Intel Corp. In support of the Linux operating system, Intel has released a free IA-64 developer's kit. This kit allows the Linux community to "develop, test, debug and run IA-64 applications for the upcoming Intel Itanium...

Fast File Net Transport.
June 27, 2000... Sources: FileShooter.com, Inc. File Shooter is a file and message transfer device that allows two individuals to connect via the Internet and send files to each other without the use of FTP and e-mail technologies. * The files do not...

E-service Keeps All Your Devices In Sync.
June 27, 2000... Sources: FusionOne In an increasingly mobile technology world, synchronizing data across multiple devices is difficult. FusionOne offers a free Web-based service for synchronizing data between desktop computers, handheld PDAs, laptops, and...