Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from October 2000

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from October 2000

Cut Costs With Software Development ASPs.
October 3, 2000... Sources: IDC, InternetNews, ZDNet, Internet.com, Executive Edge Give your development team cutting edge tools without the steep expense of purchase, installation and configuration of programming software. Worldwide ASP Market Growth...

If Disaster Strikes, Will You Be Ready?
October 3, 2000... Sources: Info-Tech Research Group Feature Floods, fires, hackers, viruses, power outages, and disk failures can all spell disaster for your company. If you're not committing 5-8% of your IT budget to disaster readiness, you may not be doing...

The Next Hot Technology: Peer-to-Peer Networking.
October 3, 2000... Sources: InformationWeek Article, Interactive Week Article, Peer-to-Peer Working Group Goodbye client-server, hello peer-to-peer (P2P). And it's mostly thanks to the ongoing Napster controversy. * P2P lets client computers, namely PCs,...

Vendor Evaluation Guide.
October 3, 2000... Sources: TechnologyEvaluation.com White Paper When it comes to strategic technology acquisition, mistakes can be costly. Hard Facts: * 80% of enterprise-level technology evaluations run over time and over budget. * 50% of...

Save Money: Outsource Offshore.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Arackal Digital Solutions Web Site, Arch Article, CIO Magazine Article, Information Week Article The Facts: Gartner Group analysts estimate that project managers can save up to 50 % of the cost of their application development...

Storage Services: Reduce Management Hassles.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Computerworld Article and White Paper, CRN Article, InfoStor Article, PlanetIT Article, Unisys World Article Forrester predicts that storage costs will skyrocket to 17% of your IT budget by 2003. Dataquest numbers show that storage...

Full-Time or Contract - You Decide.
October 3, 2000... Sources: CIO Magazine Article, Dr. Heidi Perreault White Paper, TechRepublic Article, Texas Department of Information Resources White Paper Contractors are more expensive than full-time staffers...or are they? When deciding whether to...

Get Your Hands Off My Laptop!
October 3, 2000... Sources: CIO Magazine Article, CNN.com Articles, Insurance Information Institute Article, Notebook Review Web Site Gartner Group estimates that hardcore road warriors can cost an organization approximately 60% more in enduser operating...

Garbage In, Garbage Out: Improve Data Quality.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Cutter Consortium Article, DM Review Articles, Intelligent Enterprise Article, techguide.com White Paper Poor data quality costs your company money. Larry English from DM Review found that bad data can claim 1525% of a company's...

UDDI Set to Revolutionize E-Business.
October 3, 2000... Sources: CNET Article, Line56 News Article, Microsoft Press Release, UDDI Web Site Having trouble finding a B2B provider? Microsoft, IBM, Ariba, and some 30 other companies have joined together to definitively streamline and organize...

Predicting Network Failure.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Concord Communications Article, Entuity Article, InternetWeek Article, Telecommunications Online Article E-business initiatives rely on complete functionality in order to positively impact the bottom line. Currently, there are...

Get Perspective on Outsourcing Vendors.
October 3, 2000... Sources: META Group Web Site Outsourcing technology solutions offers cost saving opportunities that will put a glint in your CFO's eye. Yet selecting an outsourcing vendor in a rapidly growing and changing market can be an enormous...

Face TCO Head On.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Compaq Web Site Analysts such as Gartner Group and Forrester routinely publish information on the average information technology total cost of ownership (TCO) for enterprises. While useful as a starting point for understanding IT...

Fine Tuning Linux.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Byte.com Article Most distributions of the Linux operating system have been tuned to run well on a wide variety of systems. Linux can run even better if it is tuned to run specifically on your system. Tuning The Linux Kernel...

RoboER Unlocks Frozen Desktops.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Heroix.com Utility, Windows 2000 Magazine Article A frozen desktop PC is like a sealed black box. An unresponsive graphical user interface (GUI) leaves the user powerless to do much more than reboot, possibly losing valuable data....

Testing Tools for Voice Over IP.
October 3, 2000... Sources: gateway4you.com Web Site, Pulver.com Web Site, protocols.com Article By streamlining network infrastructure and reducing telecommunications charges, transmitting voice traffic over IP networks has enormous cost savings potential....

Motorola Debuts First Bluetooth Certified Hardware.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Motorola, Inc. Bluetooth is a revolutionary technology that enables wireless connectivity between PCs, mobile devices, and peripherals over short distances. Motorola has achieved a major victory in the wireless arena by developing...

Voice Activate Your Web Site.
October 3, 2000... Sources: Mediaring.com If you want to capture the attention of your Web site customers, try using voice-enabled products for the Net. Mediaring.com has a number of product offerings for businesses that allow for Web site e-mail,...

Support Your Enterprise Application Decisions.
October 3, 2000... Sources: masg.com Wouldn't it be great if there were a Web site you could visit to get the "low down" on various enterprise application solutions? Well, now there is. Masg.com has put together a site that is dedicated to helping you select...

Diagnose Your Network with G-Lock.
October 3, 2000... Sources: G-Lock The importance of network availability goes without question. To help you in this task, you need a set of reliable administrative tools that can keep you up to speed on your network's status. G-Lock has just released...

Users Have the Veto.
October 3, 2000... Sources: OpinionLab.com OpinionLab.com is a leader in the development of automated, continuous, page-by-page feedback systems for the Web. OpinionLab.com helps you identify the strengths and weaknesses of each page on your Web site...

Where in the World Wide Web are Your Employees?
October 17, 2000... Sources: SurfControl White Paper, Content Technologies White Paper and Web Site, Tumbleweed Web Site, Vault.com Survey If you feel that your employees may be spending too much time surfing the Net for non-work related reasons, then you...

Clustering: Know Your Peer Practices.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Gartner Group Survey, Network Computing Article A good clustering solution can dramatically increase system availability and speed processing. This can translate into big savings for your company. Clustering Defined: A group...

Positioning Bluetooth.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Gartner Group White Paper, HelloDirect Article, Tech Republic Article The recent release of the first of many Bluetooth products has created a reaction from various consultancies advising a cautious purchasing approach for IT...

Tools to Max Your Bandwidth.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Burton Group White Paper, Cisco Systems White Paper, Network World Fusion Article, EETimes.com Article New interoperable policy-based networking management tools promise to help you squeeze the last drops of bandwidth from your...

Code: The Gift that Keeps on Giving.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Computing Canada Article, InformationWeek Article, TechRepublic Article, Tempero and Biddle White Paper If your department is rewriting code instead of reusing it, then you're not capitalizing on a big time and money saver. Ask...

Enum: The Next Big Thing...
October 17, 2000... Sources: CWI Online Article, ENUM World Web Site, Internet Engineering Task Force Web Site, Network World Fusion Article, PCWorld.com Article A new standard called Enum promises to whittle that mass of contact info on your business card...

Real-Time Certificate Revocation.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Microsoft White Paper, Network Computing Articles, Network World Fusion Article The implementation of a public key infrastructure (PKI) system involves building a strong knowledge base across a range of issues. Our goal in this...

Step Up Your Outsourcing Agreements.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Compass America Article, Gartner Group Article Benchmarking: "An enterprise baseline that can be used to set goals, measure progress and identify cost savings and economy-of-scale opportunities" - Gartner Group. Analysts agree...

Solution Providers: Making Money on Your E-Business.
October 17, 2000... Sources: VARBusiness Article and Web Site Who's benefiting the most from your e-business initiatives? A recent study from Reality Research & Consulting says it may not be you - it could be your solution provider. * The average solution...

Project Management Research Center.
October 17, 2000... Sources: The Info-Tech Research Group Research Center Getting projects completed on time and on budget will have a large impact on your career success. Look to Info-Tech's Project Management Research Center to help plan your projects and...

Storage Performance Benchmarks.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Advanced Computer Network Corporation Web SIte Here are some handy tools for doing objective I/O (input/output) performance comparisons of various RAID (redundant array of independent disks) storage solutions. Download these open...

Software Help for Your Help Desk.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Helpdesk.com Web Site, TelePlaza.com Web Site A solid help desk software package will make the excellent support staff you already have really shine. Here are two sources of help desk software information that you can consult for...

All-You-Can-Eat Java Security.
October 17, 2000... Sources: SecuringJava.com Wouldn't it be great if you could go online and find a comprehensive book on Java that dealt with mobile code security, Java security models, and security guidelines and considerations for Java programming? ...

Simplifying Oracle App Management.
October 17, 2000... Sources: BMC Software Web Site, Cisco Systems Web Site Managing an Oracle application environment presents the IT manager with a day full of challenges. Recently, there has been an influx of tool and utilities to help reduce the stress...

Build a Library of Top Business Downloads.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Smart Business Article The Internet can be a terrific source of free and inexpensive software to help people in your enterprise solve specific business problems. "Top Business Problems Solved" is a Smart Business article that...

Lotus Releases K-Station.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Lotus Development Corp. On September 27th, Lotus introduced its new knowledge portal, K-station. Lotus K-station is designed to bring new levels of collaboration and functionality to end users, giving them a single point of access...

Online Storage Services for Less.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Scale Eight One of the largest line items for an Internet start-up company tends to be storage costs. Scale Eight has put together an economic model for online storage that they say will cost only a fraction of what you are paying...

Secure Your Sendmail.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Sendmail The use of e-mail in the corporate environment for business related communication is increasing daily, and so is the need for e-mail security. Sendmail is now offering their Sendmail Switch 2.1 product that increases the...

ePC: The Evolution of eVectra.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard has announced ePC, the update to its eVectra product line. The ePC version includes features such as a swiveling LCD monitor and cable locks to prevent employees from tampering with the miniature...

Wireless E-mail from Mirapoint.
October 17, 2000... Sources: Mirapoint Mirapoint has recently launched a wireless server application that allows for the routing and storing of e-mail messages. WAPMail Direct allows subscribers to access their inboxes through a cell phone, Web browser, or...

The Evolving CIO.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Booz-Allen & Hamilton Presentation, CIO Magazine Article, Compass America Article The April 2000 issue of the Harvard Business Review featured a front-page article entitled "Are CIO's Obsolete?" The answer is no, but they have...

Zap Your Inbox.
October 31, 2000... Sources: FireDrop Web Site, Sun Microsystems Articles, ZDNet India Article "The Zaplet platform will fundamentally transform the e-business landscape. It's an entirely new `genre' for the Net that accelerates productivity by integrating...

Cost-Effective Fiber Optics.
October 31, 2000... Sources: The Tolly Group White Paper Fiber optic cable can achieve throughput 50 times higher than Category 5 copper cabling. Yet the high cost of fiber NICs (network interface cards) and switch ports has made many fiber-shy. A centralized...

WML: That's Great, But What's the Application.
October 31, 2000... Sources: OASIS Web Site, WebTools Article WML (wireless markup language) has recently become "all the rage" as end users and the wireless industry advocate it as the way to deliver content to small wireless devices like smart phones, PDAs...

The State of B2B Exchanges.
October 31, 2000... Sources: AMR Research Survey, Bain & Company White Paper, Network World Fusion Feature, PlanetIT Articles Online business-to-business (B2B) exchanges are big news. And it's no wonder: the promise to streamline supply chain relationships...

Unified Messaging: Still a.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Datamation Article, Gartner Group Brief, International Data Corporation Article, NetworkMagazine.com Article Unified messaging (UM) lets you access and respond to all of your voice, fax, and e-mail messages from a single interface,...

Control TCO with End-User Training.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Gartner Research Note, InformationWeek Article, PlanetIT Article, Toronto Technology Group Web Site, Wireless-Nets White Paper "Untrained users can take five times as long to get up-to-speed as trained users, and can require three...

Monitors: An Upgrade Strategy.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Byte.com Article, ComputerShopper.com Buyer A monitor is the primary interface between your company's employees and the computing systems they use every day. Given the amount of time the average worker spends staring at a computer...

Today's Netizens: The New Face of the Web.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Pew Research Center Survey If your company wants to build its Web presence, be it to get the word out or sell your wares online, knowing what the next generation of Netizens wants is critical. The Pew Internet Project polls...

Get on the Vendor Inside Track.
October 31, 2000... Sources: The Info-Tech Research Group Web Site Growth in the technology sector is often explosive. You need to know not only what is coming down the pike, but also who is selling these new and changing products and services. The...

Test Network Vitality.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Lucent NetworkCare Utility Lucent Technology has a tool that lets network managers measure network performance from the perspective of the client desktop. VitalAgent is a desktop utility that you can download for free from Lucent...

Telecom Advice: Bite the IP Bullet.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Compass America White Paper Converting to a pure TCP/IP environment can reduce data communications costs by as much as 20 percent or more. This is one finding in the Compass America white paper" Centralize, Standardize, and Bite...

Your Own Win2K Tutor.
October 31, 2000... Sources: 2000tutor.com Web Site Here is an excellent collection of resources covering a wide range of topics related to Windows 2000. The 2000tutor.com Web site's Directory 2000 has links to more than 600 quality articles. Articles are...

Get a Grip on Your Hardware Assets.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Utopia Place Policy A hardware inventory policy will help your department maintain an accurate and current accounting of technology assets across the enterprise. Such a policy has a number of benefits: * A solid and up-to-date...

Oracle Kicks It Up a Notch.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Oracle Corporation Oracle has bumped up their 8i application server to the new and improved 9i, which promises even greater speed, functionality, and applications. Oracle 9i includes a software infrastructure for the Internet's...

Data Recovery at Your Fingertips.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Ontrack Let's face it: if you're a computer user, we can say with 100% certainty that you have either lost data in the past or will lose some in the future as the result of computer crashes or hang-ups. EasyRecovery v5.0 software...

BeyondSearch: Cope with Info Overload.
October 31, 2000... Sources: ClearForest.com ClearForest.com has released a new technology, BeyondSearch, which will help IT managers cope with two continuing trends: information overload and time limitations associated with digesting information and...

Mobile Extender: PBX Anywhere.
October 31, 2000... Sources: MCK Communications A very cool technology, introduced by MCK Communications, lets corporate customers extend the reach of their PBX phone networks to any phone, such as that of a telecommuter or traveling worker. Mobile Extender...

Data Warehousing Meets Shrink-Wrap.
October 31, 2000... Sources: Decision Point Applications DecisionPoint Applications, a new dotcom, is offering shrink-wrapped data warehouses "in a box" for operational areas like finance, manufacturing, human resources and distribution. DecisionPoint...