Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter articles from September 2000

Info-Tech Advisor Newsletter archives from September 2000

Pretty Good Privacy Not Good Enough.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Various Sources On Thursday August 24, researchers in Germany announced that they had detected a bug in Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) versions 5.5 through 6.5.3. The bug relates to a feature that Network Associates added to PGP that...

Oracle Offers Free Sales Force Automation Package.
September 5, 2000... Sources: AMR Research, Network World Fusion, Oracle, PlanetIT Oracle, in a savvy marketing move, has announced that it will be providing businesses with immediate online access to its baseline-level, enterprise-strength sales force...

Design Your Ideal Virtual Private Network.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Cisco Systems The business and technology reasons for implementing a VPN are readily apparent. Specifically, VPNs allow, but are not limited to, the following benefits: * Network managers can cost effectively increase the span...

Save Serious Cash with Fax-Over-IP.
September 5, 2000... Sources: 3Com White Paper, IPxStream Web Site Although fax-over-IP is not a new technology, many companies still haven't implemented it despite the huge savings. About 40% of a typical Fortune 500 company's telecommunications bill comes...

Solid State Storage 101.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Imperial Technology White Paper, Silicondisk.com Web Site* Solid State Storage (SSS) has quietly been gaining ground and stands to be the high-speed, high-reliability storage solution for the future. SSS Defined: SSS is a...

Win the Web Host Game.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Forrester White Papers, RockfordHosting.com Article, SurfStats Web Site, Website Abstraction Tutorial According to SurfStats, there are more than 15,000 Web hosting services on the Internet. Picking the host that will help you look...

Get Ready to Load Test WAP.
September 5, 2000... Sources: ITWorld Article, Mercury Interactive, RSW Software Web Site, Segue Software Web Site The explosive growth of the wireless industry makes rigorous performance testing software and tools essential. The fact is that wireless...

Web Monitoring Tools You Should Use.
September 5, 2000... Sources: eMedia Web Site, Freshwater White Paper, Network World Fusion Article, Trionetworks White Paper On the " Internet, the only hard currency is attention." If a call or e-mail from an irate customer is what you're utilizing to...

How to Get High Security, Low TCO.
September 5, 2000... Sources: F-Secure Corporation White Paper, TradeSpeak White Paper IT managers must continually balance the need for maximum data security with minimal TCO (total cost of ownership). * Upfront purchase costs account for only 25% of...

The Dotcom Survival Guide.
September 5, 2000... Sources: CreativeGood Guide Creative Good has put together what they call The Dotcom Survival Guide. Read this 101-page white paper to help you think more like a dotcom in your online initiatives. The paper is based on one key premise:...

E-Commerce Architecture Tips and Tricks.
September 5, 2000... Sources: IT-Director Articles Designing an e-commerce architecture is a complicated task that involves participation and buy-in from players across your organization. You need all the help you can get. IT-Director has written three...

Database Servers Buyer's Guide.
September 5, 2000... Sources: DBMS Magazine Buyer's Guide Many product areas are flooded with tens and hundreds of offerings. Trying to hunt down all of your options in order to weigh the relative pros and cons can be a time consuming process. This is where a...

Bulletproofing Your Web Site.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Intel White Paper When designing a test methodology in order to benchmark secure site performance, it is important to consider several key variables that are involved. Failure to consider even one such variable could lead to a Web...

Webcasting Made Easy.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Evoke Communications Many organizations just don't have the in-house infrastructure to handle demanding streaming video applications. Yet applications like videoconferencing are proven to cut costs by reducing the time spent...

Vivedence Gives Vivid Picture of Site Functionality.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Network World Fusion, Vividence We know you've heard it a hundred times given the competitive nature of the IT market - everything revolves around end-user functionality. Customer retention becomes especially essential if...

Hassle-Free Online Communities.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Participate.com If you have a Web site today or are building one soon, you will need to build traffic. An online community is one great way to get more people to use your site by giving them a place where they can come together to...

Instant Messaging Hits the Enterprise.
September 5, 2000... Sources: FaceTime Communications, InternetWeek, Smart Business A customer or business partner visiting your Web site has a question. They could pick up the phone or jet off a quick e-mail, but when it comes to the Internet, the faster you...

Newmediary.com's RFP Marketplace.
September 5, 2000... Sources: Newmediary.com, TechWeb If you're a customer, one of your biggest concerns is acquiring provider companies that have a solid reputation and work within their prescribed budget. If you're a provider company, you're largest concern...