Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from March 2001

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from March 2001

Communications Plan Template.
March 6, 2001... Sources: The Info-Tech Research Group Guide and Template IT initiatives can fall short of expectations if you don't gain understanding and buy-in from your end users. Start early to overcome these obstacles by developing a clear and concise...

Save Money: Automate Expense Reports.
March 6, 2001... Sources: American Express Corporate Services Article, Business Finance Magazine Article, Captura Article, Microsoft Article Expense reports are a huge drain on your company's resources. According to American Express, processing travel and...

Server Security Update: Fix BIND Vulnerability Now!
March 6, 2001... Sources: Albitz, Larson, and Liu Book; Computerworld Articles; Interactive Week Article; Linux Journal Article; Security Portal Article; UNIX Insider Article A recently announced BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) buffer overflow...

Intrusion Detection: Host or Network Based?
March 6, 2001... Sources: Axent Technologies White Paper, Gartner Group White Paper, ICSA White Papers, Internet Security Systems White Paper, RobertGraham.com White Paper Purchasing an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is a small price to pay when compared...

Surviving ERP Implementation in Your Company.
March 6, 2001... Sources: CIO Magazine Article, Computerworld Article, Deloitte Consulting White Paper, Sun Microsystems White Paper By 2001 more than 10,000 new ERP (enterprise resource planning) initiatives will have gone live in the United States. The...

Build A Virtual Workspace with Groove.
March 6, 2001... Sources: DevX Article, Fortune Article, Groove Networks Web Site Ray Ozzie, the man who created Lotus Notes, has developed a new technology called Groove that's receiving accolades from across the industry. Groove is a tool-rich,...

Is Your Site Accessible?
March 6, 2001... Sources: Center for Applied Special Technology Web Site, UnixReview.com Article, Useit.com Article, World Wide Web Consortium Article One in five Americans could have trouble performing common tasks on your site due to a physical or...

UNIX: Pick Your Passion.
March 6, 2001... Sources: UNIX Insider Article UNIX is a network mainstay, and for good reason: it delivers high reliability and excellent performance under intensive corporate conditions. While competitive pressure is mounting from Windows and Linux...

B2B Fraud: Be Realistic.
March 6, 2001... Sources: Computerworld Article, Network World Fusion Article, ZDNet Article The average online organization loses approximately 6% of its total annual revenue to fraud from trading partners. With more than 500 independent trading exchanges...

Network Management Research Center.
March 6, 2001... Sources: The Info-Tech Research Group Research Center Network management is a central service provided by most IT departments. To help you in its provision, Info-Tech gives you a leg up on this complex and challenging aspect of IT with our...

Top C++ Tips of All Time.
March 6, 2001... Sources: DevX Tutorials Here is a handy collection of tips and techniques for all C++ programmers. DevX has compiled "The Top 20 C++ Tips of All Time" and organized them under the following categories: * Guidelines for Better Coding...

Grow Your Company: Innovate.
March 6, 2001... Sources: Strategos Institute Survey Innovation doesn't just happen within an organization - there has to be a clear corporate priority or mandate for innovation. Is such a mandate firmly on your organization's corporate agenda? Here is one...

Getting the Best IT Books.
March 6, 2001... Sources: TechRepublic Article, Windows IT Library Article Hardware and software manuals aren't as robust as they used to be as vendors put more technical information online. Getting solid information can be a difficult task. More often than...

Gunfight at the Old PDA Corral.
March 6, 2001... Sources: PC Magazine Review The generic term "handheld" is used for pretty well any personal digital assistant (PDA) device that you can slip into your pocket. But handhelds are not as generic as, say, PCs - they have a variety of...

Web Lesson: How to Be the Best.
March 6, 2001... Sources: PC Magazine Feature Here are some potential candidates for your "indispensable resource" bookmark file. The folks at PC Magazine have trolled the Web and come up with their annual list of the "Top 100 Web Sites." The sites...

Wireless-VPN Compatibility Arrives.
March 6, 2001... Sources: Certicom Inc. Corporate wireless users have been hampered in their use of VPN (virtual private network) technology due to poor compatability. Certicom has created movianVPN to help bring your remote wireless workers back into the...

Security Ware Learns On-the-Fly.
March 6, 2001... Sources: Finjan Software Ltd. Most anti-virus software products can only stop known viruses in the wild. Finjan's SurfinShield Corporate is different - it learns as it goes, which means that it detects virus-like behavior so that it can...

Manage Your XML Docs.
March 6, 2001... Sources: IxiaSoft Inc. As XML (Extensible Markup Language) proliferates, keeping track of your XML documents will become a challenge in and of itself. IxiaSoft has created a native XML database server to index, store, and retrieve XML...

Print From Your Handheld.
March 6, 2001... Sources: Bachmann Software Vendors have been bringing to market an increasing number of office productivity tools for handheld devices. Yet printing the documents you create is still a bit of a challenge. Enter Bachmann Software's PrintBoy...

New E-Business Platform is Wide Open.
March 6, 2001... Sources: Vignette Corporation Vignette has managed a first with the release of its E-Business Application Platform - it's the first suite of its kind to natively support both Java and Microsoft COM. Vignette E-Business Application Platform...

XML for Healthcare.
March 6, 2001... Sources: American Medical Informatics Association White Paper, Health Level Seven Web Site, OASIS Web Site, Software AG Article XML (Extensible Markup Language) is well positioned to become the lingua franca of electronic information...

Is There an Economic Slowdown? CIO Survey Says...
March 20, 2001... Sources: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Survey If you're already feeling the pinch of the economic downturn, you may not be alone. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (MSDW) polled 225 CIOs to find out how news of a slowing economy has impacted their IT...

Privacy: Meeting Customer Demands.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Business 2.0 Article, The Center for Technology & Democracy Web Site, Computerworld Article, Digitrends.net Article, GigaLaw.com Articles, InfoWorld.com Article, Privacy Commissioner of Canada Web Site, U.S. Department of Commerce Web...

Centralize Your Network Configuration Routine.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Cisco White Paper, Internet Engineering Task Force Web Site, Network Computing Article The Case: Providing short notice, the President of your company decides to have a videoconference the following day with the entire management...

Streamline Help Desk Operations.
March 20, 2001... Sources: AuditNet.org Document, Bynari International Document, Help Desk Solutions Web Site, TechRepublic Article Do your end users complain about your help desk? Have help desk costs gone up without a corresponding increase in quality?...

Your Strategy for Stored Data Recovery.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Disaster Recovery Journal Directory, Network Computing Articles The stats on losses due to system downtime are staggering. These per company averages from a recent META Group survey prove the point: * Energy and...

Calculate Training ROI.
March 20, 2001... Sources: CIO Magazine Article, Fastrak Consulting White Paper, Quality Magazine Article, TechRepublic Template, Training Magazine White Paper IT department training initiatives require vast amounts of cash; over $20 billion was spent just...

WINE: Run Windows Apps on Unix.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Computerworld Article, UnixReview.com Article, WINE Development HQ Web Site WINE could be the next killer app. What is it? Essentially, WINE is software that lets you run Windows applications on Unix, even if the machine isn't...

Hybrid IDS Buyer.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Axent Technologies White Paper, Gartner Group Article, ICSA Labs White Papers, Internet Security Systems White Paper, Robert Graham White Paper In the last issue of Info-Tech Advisor, we looked at whether a network-or host-based...

Reduce Costs with Content Management.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Journal of Electronic Publishing White Paper, Microsoft White Paper, Ncompass Labs White Papers, Network Computing Buyer The right Web content management solution will allow your company to save money by streamlining...

Design Your Site with Info-Tech.
March 20, 2001... Sources: The Info-Tech Research Group Research Center Creating a killer Web site requires a careful balance of technical competence, solid content, and marketing savvy. Our Web Development Research Center is designed to give you a hand in...

Management Tools Overview.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Bain & Company Web Site Over the past decade there has been no shortage of tools and techniques sold as the secret to better and more efficient management. Bain & Company has been surveying the use of management tools and...

Definitive Web Server.
March 20, 2001... Sources: WebServer Compare Web Site Whether you are just getting started with Web servers, or are a more advanced server jockey, WebServer Compare at Internet.com has something for you. * Beginners will find helpful and concise...

Benchmark Your IT Skills...for Free.
March 20, 2001... Sources: SkillDrill Web Site So you think you know your stuff, eh? Then maybe you are ready for SkillDrill, "free skills testing that stretches the limits of the IT pro's brain with a workout that acknowledges the strong and sends the weak...

A Designer's Roadmap for XHTML.
March 20, 2001... Sources: WebReview.com Article XHTML, the World Wide Web Consortium's mark-up standard that bridges HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) with the advanced capabilities of XML (Extensible Markup Language), has been out of the starting gate for...

Get Stuck on Collaboration with Flypaper.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Flypaper Building a collaborative work environment from scratch is a daunting task. Hosted services offer a faster and easier way to get your company's employees working together online. Flypaper has just debuted such a service....

Compaq Introduces Mini-Server.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Compaq Do you need a low-priced, low-profile server that still packs a punch? Then check out Compaq's new mini-server, the ProLiant DL320. This 1U server (only 1.75 inches high) features: * Two internal hard drives and one...

Filter Internet Content with iPrism.
March 20, 2001... Sources: St. Bernard Software The time that employees spend looking at non-work-related Web sites can cut into your company's overall productivity. Like or not, you may have to consider an Internet content filtering solution. iPrism, from...

Hook Up Surfers to Your Call Center.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Coactive Systems Forrester Research has found that 70% of Web shopping carts are abandoned by online customers prior to purchase. The reason? Customers just need a little human interaction. Coactive Systems has developed Full...

Sanrise Storage Services Suite.
March 20, 2001... Sources: Sanrise The increasing amount of data produced by corporate America every year has fueled exponential growth in the storage services market. Sanrise, a reputable storage services start-up, has just released the Storagetone family...