Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from May 2004

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from May 2004

VoIP and DSL: so happy together.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 1. VoIP and DSL: So Happy Together (Network World Fusion Articles, Yankee Group Report, VoIP News Article, Small Business Computing Article) In recent years, local telephone exchange providers have been pioneering the application of...

Mono: build .NET apps without Microsoft.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 2. Mono: Build .NET Apps without Microsoft (go-mono.com Web Site, Developer Pipeline Article, Netcraft Article, DevChannel Article, Computerworld Article, Borland Developer Network Article) If your organization is interested in Linux...

Flex your flextime policy muscle.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 3. Flex Your Flextime Policy Muscle (Workforce Management Articles, Community Colleges of Spokane Policy, Lehigh University Guidelines, FCW.com Article, Inc.com Article) Many employees within the IT department have duties that lend...

WAFS set new sort of WAN speed record.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 4. WAFS Set New Sort of WAN Speed Record (InfoStor Magazine Feature, Byte and Switch Article, Network World Fusion Article, Storage Network World Article) Wide Area Networks (WANs) can give remote and branch office users access to the...

Narrow the staff performance gap.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 5. Narrow the Staff Performance Gap (CIO Magazine Article, Office of Human Resources Management Article, Office of Personnel Management Web Site, Work Relationships Article) Improving department performance is a sticky issue. There is...

Anti-spam outsourcing: friend or foe?(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 6. Anti-Spam Outsourcing: Friend or Foe? (TechRepublic Article, ServerWatch Article, ZDNet White Paper, CIO Magazine Article) As the volume of spam in circulation continues to grow, more small- and medium-sized enterprises are considering...

Tape autoloaders: no more midnight tape swaps.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 7. Tape Autoloaders: No More Midnight Tape Swaps (Network Computing Buyer's Guide, CDW Article, SearchStorage.com Article) Many tape backup procedures will rely on a single individual tasked with swapping tapes either late at night or...

Test labs: nothing to get testy about.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 8. Test Labs: Nothing to Get Testy About (TechRepublic Article, Network Computing Article, Novell Web Site) Before introducing any new system or solution into a production environment, it's essential that it undergo some form of testing...

An IP SAN security blanket.(Insight, Analysis & Advice)
May 26, 2004... 9. An IP SAN Security Blanket (InfoStor Magazine Feature, EnterpriseITplanet.com Article, vnunet.com Feature, Byte and Switch Feature) Basing storage area networks (SANs) on Internet Protocol (such as with iSCSI) has the advantage of...

Longhorn is delayed: get to work!(Tools & Resources)
May 26, 2004... 1. Longhorn Is Delayed: Get to Work! (Computerworld Article) Sure, the seemingly endless upgrade treadmill is everyone's favorite whine. Unless you are a Microsoft shareholder, there is little sadness over recent announcements that the...

Driving innovation according to CIOs.(Tools & Resources)
May 26, 2004... 2. Driving Innovation According to CIOs (CIO Magazine Article) In the modern, technology-enabled enterprise, the IT department is not just looked at as a source of hardware and software. To really prove your value to the organization,...

Anti-spam for the enterprise.(Tools & Resources)
May 26, 2004... 3. Anti-Spam for the Enterprise (Security Pipeline Article) TechWeb's Security Pipeline has reviewed the "Top 10 Enterprise Anti-Spam Products" looking at how each stacks up for accuracy and ease of administration. The reviewers used...

Keeping exchange server on the up-and-up.(Tools & Resources)
May 26, 2004... 4. Keeping Exchange Server on the Up-and-Up (Network World Fusion Article) Next to the telephone, the communication technology modern knowledge workers most expect to be always on is the e-mail system. High availability of e-mail...

Are you about to be outsourced?(Tools & Resources)
May 26, 2004... 5. Are you about to be outsourced? (TechRepublic Article) Getting all or part of your IT operation outsourced from under you shouldn't come as a complete surprise. According to the TechRepublic article "Top 5 signs you're about to be...

Get insight into Active Directory ills.(New Products & Services)
May 26, 2004... 1. Get Insight Into Active Directory Ills (Winternals) A problem with your Active Directory implementation could bring your enterprise to a grinding halt. Insight for Active Directory, from Winternals, diagnoses Active Directory...

Cell phones meet VoIP.(New Products & Services)
May 26, 2004... 2. Cell Phones Meet VoIP (i2Telecom) i2Telecom has developed a new technology that allows cell phones to bridge to voice over IP (VoIP) networks in order to make long distance or international calls. This is the first technology of its...

Google reinvents blogger.(New Products & Services)
May 26, 2004... 3. Google Reinvents Blogger (Google) In response to the steady increase in popularity of blogs, Google has introduced a refreshed version of its Blogger Web Service. Blogger is a tool that dates back to 1999, and was created to allow...

A server-based alternative to office.(New Products & Services)
May 26, 2004... 4. A Server-Based Alternative to Office (IBM) IBM challenges Microsoft's Office with IBM Lotus Workplace, a server-based product bundle of desktop applications. A part of the overall IBM Workplace strategy, IBM Lotus Workplace: *...

SANmelody sings sweet storage tune.(New Products & Services)
May 26, 2004... 5. SANmelody Sings Sweet Storage Tune (DataCore) A new software product line from DataCore, called SANmelody, allows you to convert a general-purpose server into an expansion disk server for machines that have no more internal room to...