InfoWorld articles from February 1999

InfoWorld archives from February 1999

Caught in the crossfire: Microsoft delays mean developers pay price for Java suit.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Confusion in the Windows developers' community continues to mount as Microsoft ponders its next Java moves -- both in court and in its own product plans. The most recent by-product of this confusion emerged last week, when several...

New wireless standard helps users roam.(11Mbps standard adopted by 3Com)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... 3Com will be at the forefront of a line of networking companies that later this year will embrace an 11Mbps wireless LAN standard that has the potential to fundamentally change the work habits of every corporate user. The new 11Mbps...

Safeguarding data: Group tackles Y2K integration issues.(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... Although companies may feel secure in their own year-2000 readiness, the potential for corrupted data from intercompany information sharing is prompting business leaders to recommend cross-industry testing. To prove that their systems...

Making headway for women: WITI shows women that IT isn't just a man's world.(Women in Technology International Founding Executive Director Carolyn Leighton-Tal )(Industry Trend or Event)(Interview)(Abstract)
February 22, 1999... This WITI FastTrack supplement was created by InfoWorld and Women in Technology International (WITI), an organization whose members are professional women working in all technology sectors worldwide. InfoWorld Editor in Chief Sandy Reed...

Women on the move.(women in key technology-orineted positions in government and industry)(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... The U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Administration has named Allison Rosenberg director of the National Medal of Technology program. Formerly associate executive director at the National Academy of Sciences' University-Industry...

Boards of the future.(Industry Trend or Event)(Abstract)
February 22, 1999... As the 21st century approaches, two critical trends are transforming the highest levels of corporate governance. Increased scrutiny of board diversity and the selection of corporate directors could help more women reach the boardroom. Yet...

FROM THE NEWS DESK: The time to cut the cord is almost here.(Technology Information)
February 22, 1999... A profound, yet subtle, change is about to take place that is likely to affect every employee within your organization. A lot of progress is being made in the development of wireless Ethernet technology, with an 11Mbps wireless Ethernet...

NetWare beta code out for IBM SAA 4.(Product Development)
February 22, 1999... Novell and IBM have released beta code for NetWare for Systems Application Architecture (SAA), Version 4, which acts as a gateway between IBM SAA and Novell NetWare networks. Version 4 supports NetWare 5, which is Novell's IP-based release of...

CAD/CAM resellers get Autodesk upgrade.(AutoCAD 2000)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Autodesk will announce on March 8 its AutoCAD 2000, the first major upgrade in 18 months to its premier CAD/CAM program. The program will include more than 400 new features. Among the most salient features are the capability to drag and drop...

Nortel gives carriers new IP services for old.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Nortel Networks introduced last week its Succession Network, which allows carriers to offer a variety of IP services by upgrading their existing telecommunications networks. The Succession solution consists of four elements: the Call Server,...

GTE offers service-level agreements.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... GTE Internetworking announced last week service-level agreements (SLAs) for dedicated Internet access. The guarantees are available to both U.S. and international customers, providing credits to businesses for transmission delays, information...

NEC forecasts loss, plans to cut 15,000.(Company Operations)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... NEC last week forecast a record loss for the current fiscal year and announced a major restructuring that will cut 15,000 jobs worldwide in the next three years and split up NEC's loss-making PC unit, Packard-Bell NEC. The announcement marks...

LinuxWorld Conference and Expo: Host of vendors puts weight behind Linux.(IBM will bundle Red Hat Linux )(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Linux will be in the spotlight in March at the first-ever LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, in San Jose, Calif., with several vendors delivering key announcements at the show. IBM (www.ibm.com) will bundle Red Hat Linux with its servers and...

Tips for getting a place at the table.(Information Service Review)
February 22, 1999... What it takes to be tomorrow's corporate director Ambition. A corporate board brings benefits. Know what they are and how to use them. "Most people who are joining boards aren't doing so for the direct financial rewards, but more for...

App servers remain complex beasts.(Product Information)
February 22, 1999... As major vendors firm up their application server plans and promise more tightly coupled multi-tier environments, the reality for developers remains one of complex programming and integration, according to observers. IBM and BEA/WebLogic...

IBM suite targets banks.(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... IBM will bolster its efforts in the burgeoning business-intelligence market this week when it debuts a version of its DecisionEdge software bundle targeted at the banking and financial services industries. At its Business Partners show...

MCI WorldCom joins managed security fray: Entrance into market anticipates outsourcing trend.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... MCI WorldCom this week will introduce a suite of security services, underscoring the growing trend of service providers' willingness to take on the security needs of somewhat reluctant business customers. Pulling together its security...

Diversifying the boardroom: It starts at the top.(Industry Trend or Event)(Abstract)
February 22, 1999... Companies can shift strategies, but CEOs must lead the charge Corporate CEOs are increasingly aware that it is both essential and beneficial to assemble a varied board of qualified directors. Companies have a lot to gain from differing...

Skill Set: Sharpen your leadership skills.(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... Organizations and seminars help propel you into the top seats Women in today's IT world need not feel alone in their pursuit of excellence and business influence in corporate management positions. With this in mind, more organizations...

DOJ considers possible remedies.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... As Microsoft executives deny strong-arming the likes of Compaq, Apple, Go Corp., Netscape, and Intuit, the U.S. Department of Justice is quietly mulling potential remedies in the event that the Justice Department wins its antitrust case...

Microsoft plans architecture for manufacturing companies; Continues push into vertical markets.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Microsoft this week will unveil a version of its Windows-centric Distributed interNet Applications (DNA) architecture, which is designed specifically for the manufacturing industry, at a two-day conference in Seattle hosted by company...

Tech Track: XML breaks down data barriers.(Technology Information)
February 22, 1999... Language brings context to data, but it's a work in progress Imagine being in a room full of people, none of whom speaks the same language. Communication among members of this group would be difficult, if not impossible. One way to...

On Track: Charting your own course; Christina Jones takes pcOrder into new territory.(People)(Interview)
February 22, 1999... As a new driving force in the electronic-commerce marketplace and a pacesetter for her peers, pcOrder founder Christina Jones has a lot to say about charting a leadership course in the tumultuous high-tech waters. The 29-year-old Stanford...

Coach's corner.(Debra Benton, president of Benton Management Resources)(Industry Trend or Event)(Interview)
February 22, 1999... Debra Benton has made a career out of teaching people how to establish a professional presence in the workplace. As president of her own consulting firm, Benton Management Resources, in Fort Collins, Colo., and as author of four books --...

Shipping date for Lotus Notes R5 slips again.(Product Development)
February 22, 1999... Apparently having bitten off a bit more than it can chew, Lotus Development said last week that it is delaying delivery of the critical Notes Release 5 (R5) groupware product from mid-February to the end of March. The four- to five-week...

IBM, W3C advance XML standards.(Technology Information)
February 22, 1999... The Extensible Markup Language (XML) continued to build momentum across a wide range of areas last week, with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) issuing recommendations for describing XML-based schemas, and IBM posting plans to use XML to...

For the record.(Correction Notice)
February 22, 1999... In the Product of the Year issue (Feb. 15, page 94), virtual private networking should have been listed as a top pick in the "Technologies of the year" chart, and voice over IP should have been listed as a top pick in the "Best idea that has...

Chip makers add more brawn to PowerPCs.(IBM Advanced PowerPC Micro Division, Motorola)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... IBM will be shipping a 450-MHz version of its 64-bit PowerPC processor for its server line including RS/6000s and AS/400s by the end of the fourth quarter. The company also plans to release its S/390 mainframe products and 550-MHz version in...

Baan to bolster its supply-chain suite.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Five months after buying supply-chain vendor Caps Logistics, Baan has released its first suite to include both companies' products. However, this operations management suite is just an appetizer for a much larger release of supply-chain...

Mergers: FCC gives the go-ahead to AT&T and TCI union.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... The U.S. Federal Communications Commission last week approved the merger of AT&T with cable company Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) under the condition that TCI rid itself of its stock in Sprint's Personal Communications Systems division. ...

Financials: HP posts strong set of first-quarter earnings.(Company Financial Information)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... Hewlett-Packard last week reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first fiscal quarter, although revenue growth was stunted by poor sales of Unix servers and other products, officials said. Revenues for the quarter, which ended...

Acquisitions update: Micro Focus rechristens itself, releases tool.(Merant PVCS Version Manager 6.5)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Micro Focus last week renamed itself Merant and released a new version of its software configuration management tool, PVCS Version Manager 6.5. The new name stemmed from Micro Focus' $534 million acquisition of Intersolv, a provider of...

Microsoft under fire: End-users rally for Windows refund.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... More than 100 non-Windows users gathered last week at Microsoft's Foster City, Calif., offices seeking refunds for the pre-loaded Windows OS they said was installed against their will in their PCs. The group, predominantly consisting of...

Start-ups eye commerce, marketing at Silicon Alley show.(Personify, Robocast)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Silicon Alley 99 in New York this week will kick off the spring Internet conference season and play host to a band of start-ups that hope to become this year's big hit. Like last year, experts say the hot Internet start-up markets in...

Serial number alone won't violate privacy concerns; ID numbers could prove useful to corporations.(Intel Pentium III microprocessor)(Product Information)(Column)
February 22, 1999... Last week, Intel formally announced its Pentium III processor with much fanfare. Interestingly enough, however, the fanfare was not about the processor's speed or features -- impressive as they are -- but rather about the fact that Intel has...

Correcting a comment.(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
February 22, 1999... I want to clarify a comment in last week's column. While commenting about Y2K issues, I expressed a concern about ADP's Y2K readiness. It created quite a flurry from readers and ADP. In short, the comment was inaccurate and shouldn't have...

Sun, IBM push for data-center market; Products and services head lineup.(IBM OS/390 2.7, Sun Microsystems Enterprise 10000, Cluster 2.2)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Sun Microsystems last week took aim at IBM's mainframe stronghold with data-center product and services announcements, but IBM will strike back this week when it reveals an upgrade to its mainframe operating system, OS/390. Sun's...

Security takes front seat at Pentium preview.(Intel Pentium III)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Intel, at a preview event for its Pentium III processor in San Francisco last week, trotted out a host of security companies with plans to utilize the controversial Processor Serial ID Number on the chip. The list included Network...

Hewlett-Packard hopes to earn trust.(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... Latest PC initiative focuses on creating secure environments Hewlett-Packard is redefining its strategy in the highly commoditized PC market, shifting its emphasis from product development toward more intangible offerings focused on...

Two new Palms make debut.(3Com Palm IIIx and Palm V hand-held PCs)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Millions of palmpilot organizers and loyalists will be rewarded this week when 3Com announces two additional product lines to the series, the Palm IIIx and Palm V. Although a color LCD is still not in the cards, the display on both the...

PIPELINE, 1.(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... ANNOUNCED Platinum technology last week, at the Data Warehouse Institute Conference in Anaheim, Calif., delivered Microsoft Repository to heterogeneous environments. Microsoft Repository is now generally available from Platinum on...

IT eyes reseller channel changes.(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... Major economic shifts in PC distribution channels have led to a rapid erosion of the PC reseller market. In light of these changes, corporate buyers who still work with resellers should re-examine those relationships. "If I were an...

Street Prices.(Illustration)
February 22, 1999... Hard drives for the week of Feb. 22 Change Ultra from ATA/IDE drive Capacity Speed(1) Low ...

Speech gets amplified search capabilities.(Dragon Systems AudioMining, Lernout & Hauspie )(Product Development)
February 22, 1999... A second generation of applications will begin to ship this year that uses speech as an underlying technology to solve new problems rather than merely to enhance the user interface of existing applications. (See "Speech foundations," Feb. 8,...

The Bug Report.(FaxServe with NetWare 5.0)(Product Information)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... Bugs and fixes reported to BugNet Novell says that when you are running FaxServe with NetWare 5, you may lose supervisor rights and user directory changes. Novell's fix is to remove FaxServe entirely. You should do this by applying the...

WINDOW MANAGER.(Search Engine Standards Project for common search techniques)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 22, 1999... Finally, an effort is under way to make Net searches easier Windows users are forever scouring Internet search engines to find fixes for various problems. The good news is there's a lot of information out there. But search engines often...

Laptop trio appeals to frugal and flashy.(Toshiba America Information Systems' Toshiba Satellite 4030CDT, HP's OmniBook XE, Sony Electronics' Sony Vaio PCG-F190 notebook computers)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Going mobile without going broke can be a challenge. For the most part, you get what you pay for when it comes to today's notebooks, but the question is: How much must you pay to get what you need? Keeping up with modern desktop PC...

Handy TargetPro aids customer analysis.(MapInfo's TargetPro 2.0 mapping software)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Marketing and other business users can always benefit from a hassle-free way to perform sophisticated and detailed data analysis. But many of these applications are rather complicated. MapInfo, well-known for its mapping software, is now...

PIPELINE, 2.(licensing agreement between Concord Communications' Network Health reporting and analysis software with FirstSense Software's management software, New Era of Networks' NEONsecure network security software)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... ANNOUNCED Concord Communications and FirstSense Software unveiled a plan in which Concord will license application-performance and service-level management software from FirstSense for inclusion in Concord's Network Health reporting and...

Ethical hacking finds network holes.(outside consultants)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 22, 1999... Companies are hiring outsiders to break into networks to spot vulnerabilities As IT managers wake up to the vulnerabilities from back-door entries into their networks, the paradoxical notion of paying someone to hack a system -- known as...

IBM RISC, PC boxes to get OS bundle.(Linux OS into IBM's RS/6000 and Netfinity servers, PowerPC chip)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... IBM will take the next step in making Linux an integral part of its enterprise strategy next month when it announces plans to bundle the open-source operating system with PC and RISC-based servers. At the LinuxWorld show in San Jose,...

Devices to enable copper, fiber links.(IBM's 8275 line of workgroup switches)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Continuing a drive to expand its offerings for Ethernet LANs, IBM this week will introduce the first of a series of switches that combine copper and fiber-optic interfaces. The 8275 series workgroup switches are designed to help...

iPass Internet roaming gets easier.(iPass RoamServer 4.0 remote-access software)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Internet services broker iPass next month plans to release enhancements to its Corporate Access Internet roaming and virtual private network (VPN) offerings, which help reduce costs and ease management of remote-access administration. ...

Regulatory Roundup.(US Senate subcommittee to hear testimony on Telecommunications Act of 1996)(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
February 22, 1999... A telecommunications newsbyte from the United States (Washington) A U.S. Senate subcommittee will hear testimony on Feb. 25 on the status of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The 1996 act was intended, in part, to create more...

SECURITY WATCH.(Trinux's security and network tools written for Linux)(Technology Information)
February 22, 1999... Trinux introduces the Linux-shy to the world of security tools with compassion and ease If you have ever scoured the online newsgroups for Linux help, you have noticed the punishment new users can receive when asking...

Making room for more data.(Glossary)
February 22, 1999... Definitions: Network attached storage (NAS): NAS is a storage device attached to the network like any node. NAS servers can access data directly from only the devices they control. Storage area network (SAN): A SAN is a discrete...

Dave 2.1 helps Macs share with Windows.(Thursby Software's network software)(Evaluation)(Column)
February 22, 1999... When network managers juggle a mix of Macintosh and Windows desktops, they must constantly work around incompatibility and performance problems. To make their jobs a little easier, they can install a Mac OS-to-Windows networking application...

AppleShare update improves administration.(Apple's AppleShare 6.1 network OS)(Column)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Apple Computer's AppleShare IP (ASIP) 6.1 offers useful administration and security enhancements that will ease the workload and minds of network administrators. (See our Enterprise Networking Product Review of AppleShare IP 6.0,...

PIPELINE, 3.(News Briefs)
February 22, 1999... ANNOUNCED Delano Technology recently unveiled its flagship Delano E-mail Application Server, a scalable platform for the creation and management of customized e-mail applications. The E-mail Application Server integrates with existing...

Personal data standards on the way.(World Wide Web Consortium's forthcoming standards)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
February 22, 1999... With personalization poised to be one of the next big Web trends, developers are starting to look to upcoming standards from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to address this growing market. At present, personalized Web experiences are...

Enterprise Web site content management tool upgraded.(Mediasurface's Mediasurface 2.0 Web content management software)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Mediasurface is looking to bring content management to the enterprise with a new version of its Web content management system. According to the company, content management is no longer an option for enterprise sites. "Content...

The Web Hotlist.(Directory)
February 22, 1999... Web sites worth checking out Oracle and XML - www.oracle.com/xml Software monolith Oracle has set up this site to explain its Extensible Markup Language (XML) strategy and provide XML resources. Read background information about XML...

Resonate adds to site management toolset.(Commander's Internet traffic management software)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Resonate is trying to keep electronic business in business by helping organizations manage the performance and availability of their Internet, intranet, and extranet sites. Resonate last week announced Commander, the latest addition to...

NET PROPHET.(FreePC's business plan of giving away Compaq computers in exchange for users' information and monitoring)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... FreePC could usher in an era of free stuff and ceaseless advertising A couple of weeks ago, a start-up called FreePC (www.freepc.com) unveiled its business plan, which is to give away free Compaq computers in exchange for detailed...

Director 7 Studio stands alone.(Macromedia's Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio application development software)
February 22, 1999... Suite delivers speedier performance, improved support for the Internet Macromedia's Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio is an improvement upon an already solid product. Director has long excelled at creating CD-ROM titles, such as...

Actinic gives smaller shops Web power.(Actinic Catalog 3.0 Internet search software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Storefront software offers easy design at affordable price Some companies shy away from the complexities of creating Internet-commerce Web sites, thus denying themselves the opportunity to bring their products to the mass of potential...

OmniPage Web creates polished sites from paper.(Caere's OCR software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Converts files to HTML, creates links These days, most documents are generated electronically, which makes it easy to question how Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software fits into your Web-creation workflow. After previewing the...

Site profile: www.sharperimage.com.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
February 22, 1999... Company: Sharper Image Corp., San Francisco Business: Online sales of specialty products; online auctions Revenues: $4.9 million in 1998, up from $1.6 million in 1997 Tools used: Sun Enterprise workgroup server hardware on Sun...

Peer to Peer.(Y2K offers Internet strategies)(Industry Trend or Event)(Column)
February 22, 1999... The bright side of Y2K: A chance for companies to develop Internet strategies Management gurus are fond of saying there are no problems, only opportunities. In the case of the year-2000 problem, I believe that's true. Correcting a Y2K...

To the editor.
February 22, 1999... Shortage of IT workers? Getting into IT isn't as hard as it seems, depending on your location. [See "Origins of a shortfall," Feb. 8, page 93.] Most IT jobs at major firms (Fortune 1000), from what I've learned, will go to internal...

From the editor in chief.(women designing, building and selling technology products)(Industry Trend or Event)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 22, 1999... First WITI supplement helps place women on the technology fast track When you hear the word "technology," what are the first three thoughts that come to mind? There are lots of possibilities in this word-association exercise --...

Pipeline, 4.(Compaq, Visual Insights, PeopleSoft)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... ANNOUNCED Compaq computer last week announced network services offerings for creating and maintaining flexible network underpinnings. The services, which will be rolled out this year, include planning and consulting,...

Making knowledge mean business: vendors rush to jump on bandwagon.(companies' strategies for knowledge management systems)(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... A recent visit to the offices of the just-formed Institute for Knowledge Management (IKM) found few signs of life amid the packing boxes. But, with its futuristic lounge furniture and glass walls overlooking the Charles River, the IKM offices...

Lawson aims to ease with customizing tools.(Lawson Software)(Product Announcement)
February 22, 1999... Enterprise resource planning vendor Lawson Software hopes to make its applications easier to customize and use through a new set of object-oriented development tools, the Open Components Solution. These tools, to be announced this week,...

IBM practices what it preaches.(planning for knowledge management)(Company Business and Marketing)
February 22, 1999... While bringing word of knowledge management, or KM, to the business masses, IBM is internally implementing some of its own strategies in this new arena. Beginning with online meetings, distance learning, and data mining, IBM is looking...

PC becomes a key player in mainframe Y2K testing.(Beverly Healthcare tests mainframe code on PCs)(Company Operations)
February 22, 1999... As businesses begin testing the year-2000 compliance of mission-critical applications, they are faced with finding ways to avoid bringing business to a crawl. When Beverly Healthcare began to look at fixing its systems for the year 2000,...

Office Developer infused with extras.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Many IT sites have already implemented custom applications built around Microsoft's Office 97 components. Companies that choose to migrate to Microsoft's Office 2000 will find that Microsoft offers a plethora of useful tools and enhancements...

Foundation/2000 tester on shaky ground.(Client/Server Technologies' Foundation/2000, Version 9.0)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Nothing rushes premature software to market like the year-2000 problem. The latest example: Foundation/2000, Version 9.0, a year-2000 testing tool from Client/Server Technologies. For PCs and Unix systems, Foundation/2000 uniquely checks...

Safetynet's Yes2K catches Y2K bugs on NT.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
February 22, 1999... Here are several confusing questions surrounding year-2000 issues on PCs: Is Windows NT year-2000 compliant, and if not, what effect will non-compliant hardware have on NT? Microsoft has done little to alleviate this confusion, but Safetynet...

TEST CENTER RX.(Questions and Answers)
February 22, 1999... Service Pack 4 appears after compliance tests and miffs Y2K analysts; why not stay with SP3? Question: I currently work as a part of my company's year-2000 conversion group. As part of the year-2000 team, we analysts were about halfway...

ENTERPRISE TOOLBOX.(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... Late night in the Test Center: Top 10 signs you have a stellar software developer Late show host David Letterman is well-known for his Top 10 lists, which highlight the social or political topics of the day with much needed humor. I,...

State Snapshot: Utah.(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... Upcoming Olympic Games contribute to growing job market With the Rocky Mountains providing a spectacular backdrop, Salt Lake City rates as a premium destination for job seekers, and the strong Utah job market is steaming ahead and showing...

Year-2000 blame game? Y2K failures could tarnish individual and group reputations.(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... As IT professionals involved in year-2000 projects ponder what their careers will be like after Jan. 1, 2000, some are wondering if the blaming will begin immediately after the coding is finished. If a year-2000 project fails, the...

Wave Boot Camp thoroughly tests MCSE recruits.(Wave Technologies' two-week Microsoft Certified Software Engineer Boot Camp)(Industry Trend or Event)
February 22, 1999... Soon after I signed up for Wave Technologies' two-week MCSE Boot Camp, I knew it was going to be a challenge. I received a big green duffel bag, a box of study guides, and CD-ROM-based simulations that weighed about 25 pounds; the recommended...