InfoWorld articles from January 2000

InfoWorld archives from January 2000

Broadband services unleashed: AT&T to integrate data and voice over cable network.
January 10, 2000... AT&T THIS YEAR plans to leverage its broadband-cable network to offer a plethora of voice and data services to corporate telecommuters. Featuring technologies developed at AT&T Labs, the strategy includes VoiceTone, a replacement for the...

Holiday numbers are in.
January 10, 2000... THE NUMBERS are pouring in from the busiest holiday shopping season ever, and the facts are indisputable: Despite an overall bigger showing from brick-and-mortar retailers, pure Internet dot-coms won last year's business-to-consumer...

Did IS spend too much on Y2K bug fix?
January 10, 2000... ALTHOUGH IS managers are mainly receiving praise for the smooth way in which the year-2000 rollover went, they are also receiving criticism from some quarters that they had overexaggerated the threat of the year-2000 bug. While criticisms...

FROM THE NEWS DESK: IT should capitalize on 'Y2K washout'.
January 10, 2000... Just over a week into the new year and the stream of TV bulletins and ocean of ink spilled on year 2000 have started to dry up. Business colleagues, perhaps even relatives over for New Year's Day dinner, may have been asking, "Why all the fuss?...

Microsoft, Intel debut products at CES.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2000... At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week, Microsoft unveiled the Pocket PC, which is the latest installment of its handheld platform Windows CE. The upcoming platform will include the Windows Media Player, ClearType...

White House countercyberterrorism plan.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2000... President Bill Clinton last week released the National Plan for Information Systems Protection, the first step in the government's effort to assess the vulnerability of the nation's information infrastructure to so-called cyber attacks. The...

Cisco expands Ethernet line-card recall.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2000... Cisco Systems late last month expanded its recall of 10Base-T switched Ethernet line cards that go in the company's Catalyst 5000 switches. Only WS-X5012 modules within the serial number ranges specified by Cisco are susceptible to the failure....

As Apple CEO, Jobs details Mac OS X.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2000... At MacWorld last week, Steve Jobs provided details about Apple's Mac OS X and announced that the company will be partnering with ISP EarthLink Network. The Mac OS X will have a new user interface dubbed Aqua and will be rolled out over the...

Sun-Netscape Alliance ports iPlanet to AIX.(Company Business and Marketing)(Abstract)
January 10, 2000... The Sun-Netscape Alliance plans to port its entire iPlanet networking-software line to IBM's AIX Unix platform by mid-2000, both companies announced last week. The iPlanet Web Server, Messaging Server, and Directory Server are now available on...

THE BUG REPORT.(Microsoft Windows NT Service Pack 4 and 5 operating systems)(Product Information)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2000... Microsoft: If you are running Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 4 or Service Pack 5 on a multiple processor computer, you may not switch over smoothly to daylight saving time. Microsoft officials say a lag of three hours or so may occur. The problem...

J.D. Edwards gears up online business efforts.(distribution deal withTradex)
January 10, 2000... J.D. EDWARDS & CO. is widening its embrace of electronic business with a reselling agreement with Tradex Technologies and the unveiling of the next generation of its application hosting service, dubbed JDe.sourcing. The Tradex agreement,...

Novell NetWare 5.1 makes its debut.(network operating system)(Product Announcement)
January 10, 2000... NETWARE WILL continue along its evolutionary path this week as Novell releases NetWare 5.1, adding Web application-server capabilities to the network operating system. IBM's WebSphere Application Server Standard Edition 3.0 and WebSphere...

Internet tax software systems being readied.
January 10, 2000... THE ONGOING political battle over whether and how to tax the Internet is fueling a cottage industry: Internet-based software that calculates and attaches to electronic orders all applicable sales tax. Never mind that lawmakers have yet to...

Y2K issues still remain: The worst is over, but bugs and lawsuits could still affect IS.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 10, 2000... WHILE FEW observers are claiming outright victory in the battle against year-2000 computer problems, the relatively quiet passing of Jan. 1 has led to somewhat rosier expectations for the rest of the year. However, observers caution that a...

EXPANSION: Xerox unit looks to boost Net efforts.(Company Business and Marketing)(Brief Article)
January 10, 2000... Xerox has formed a business unit to boost the company's profile in Internet-related activities. The Xerox Internet Business Group will "amplify" existing activities at the company and develop new business and service-related activities...

RESIGNATION: Maffei quits as Microsoft CFO.(replaced by John Connors)(Company Operations)
January 10, 2000... GREG MAFFEI has resigned as chief financial officer (CFO) at Microsoft and will be replaced by John Connors, the current vice president of Microsoft's worldwide enterprise group, company officials said. Maffei has accepted a position as...

COPYRIGHT DISPUTE: RealNetworks wins injunction against Streambox.(Company Business and Marketing)
January 10, 2000... REALNETWORKS last week won a temporary restraining order against Streambox forcing the Internet streaming technology start-up to halt the development, production, and sale of three of its products. RealNetworks filed a lawsuit against...

Start-ups to put technical support services up for bid.(ExpertCity and NoWonder)(Company Business and Marketing)
January 10, 2000... A QUESTION MADE FAMOUS at the top of eBay's auction site -- "What are you looking for?" -- may soon become familiar to online users seeking technical support as well. Marketplaces for technical support are launching in early 2000, with a...

FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF: IT infrastructures are woefully unprepared for the demands and stresses of e-business.(Industry Trend or Event)(Editorial)
January 10, 2000... AS WE GET READY to embark on what promises to be one of the most challenging eras in IT history, it's becoming clear that we are not nearly as prepared as we should be. No matter what side of the electronic-business equation you line up on, the...

E-business redefines infrastructure needs.(planning an IT infrastructure to support around-the-clock electronic commerce)(Industry Trend or Event)
January 10, 2000... THE INTENSE DEMANDS of electronic commerce are compelling IT professionals to rethink their approach to IT infrastructure, giving priority to developing systems available around the clock. The global explosion of Internet commerce has...

Papows resigns as Lotus' CEO.(Jeffrey Papows is replaced by former IBM Exec Al Zollar)(Company Operations)
January 10, 2000... JEFFREY PAPOWS, the embattled CEO of Lotus Development, revealed he will leave the position Feb. 1 to possibly head an Internet start-up company. Papows will turn over the reins of Lotus to Al Zollar, general manager of the IBM network...

No rest for the weary.
January 10, 2000... With year-2000 preparations behind them, IT professionals face even bigger challenges ahead: E-commerce, Windows 2000, and outsourcing choices will keep things interesting AFTER JAN. 1 COMES and goes, and the year-2000 issue is finally...

Converging future.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 10, 2000... As we look ahead into the millennium, computing will continue to undergo radical shifts that affect IT and business; expect more mobility, ubiquity, and management challenges PICTURE THE FUTURE: Microprocessors in your warehouse that tell...

PLATFORMS & INFRASTRUCTURE: HOTLINKS.(News Briefs)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Editorial)
January 10, 2000... BREAKING NEWS ONLINE Platforms & Infrastructure breaking news and business briefs: For the latest Platforms & Infrastructure news, go to InfoWorld's Page One at www.infoworld.com. Articles on topics such as WAN and LAN networking,...

PLATFORMS & INFRASTRUCTURE: OnePoint tool proves reliable - Proactive monitoring software minimizes downtime at a reasonable price.(Mission Critical Software's OnePoint Operations Manager 3.01 Windows NT system management software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... COMPANIES NOW rely on microcomputer-based systems to do mission- critical work that would have given mainframes pause just a few years ago. The software that monitors these machines, including Windows NT systems, and their networks is becoming...

PLATFORMS & INFRASTRUCTURE: RightFax 7.0 cuts back mass-faxing costs - Time-and money-saving tools round out market leader.(AVT's fax server software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... WHEN YOU need to purchase an enterprise fax server, AVT's RightFax is a safe and smart choice. If you upgrade to Version 7.0, your users will hardly notice, and therefore will need no additional training -- good news for administrators....

PLATFORMS & INFRASTRUCTURE: AirPort for iBooks not ready for takeoff - Even very low price cannot save glitchy Card, Base Station.(Apple's wireless network system for the iBook notebook computer)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... IF YOU'VE BEEN anticipating Apple's AirPort wireless technology to get your users' iBooks connected to the Internet, you should plan to continue waiting. When I reviewed Apple's iBook, the complementary AirPort products were not yet...

WINDOW MANAGER: To protect against Trojan horses, you will need a strong gate as well as a firewall.(tips for protecting personal information and system resources while online)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Column)
January 10, 2000... MY LAST TWO columns have described two major problems that afflict Windows users' privacy and security on the Internet. In this week's column, I give you two tools that attempt to deal with these issues. The first problem is that marketers...

SECURITY WATCH: Searching the mailbag reveals reader rants and snappy comebacks from our authorities.(Letter to the Editor)
January 10, 2000... THEY SAY imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we hope that the people at Phrack Magazine (one of the premiere security resources on the Internet, at www.phrack.com) aren't too upset this week. We have shamelessly borrowed their...

ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: Ipswitch releases IMail 6.0 - Upgraded mail server promises security, customization.(Product Announcement)
January 10, 2000... TARGETING THE ISP and small and medium business markets, Ipswitch released IMail 6.0, adding security and administration features to the Windows NT-based messaging server. IMail 6.0 includes Secure Socket Layer security for Web messaging,...

ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: Internet Security Systems' Chris Klaus says companies should close back doors to be secure.(Industry Trend or Event)(Interview)
January 10, 2000... NETWORKS AND THE Internet have become increasingly essential for business success and for daily operations, and the possibility of intrusion by hackers and criminals is a growing threat. As techniques behind corporate espionage and hacking...

ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: Lucent brings IP telephony to small enterprises.(Lucent Technologies' IP ExchangeComm IP-based PBX)(Product Announcement)
January 10, 2000... LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES released the company's first IP-based PBX, which is geared to smaller enterprises looking to add voice over IP capabilities. Dubbed IP ExchangeComm (IPEC), the Internet telephony system removes the need to have...

ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: ITU proposes network specs for 3G phones.(International Telecommunications Union's International Mobile Telecommunications 2000 standard for mobile telephones)(Technology Information)
January 10, 2000... THE INTERNATIONAL Tele-communication Union (ITU) has drawn up specifications covering the networking aspects of IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications 2000), a set of global standards for third-generation (3G) mobile phones. An...

ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: Orange to offer mobile videophone in U.K.(Company Business and Marketing)
January 10, 2000... U.K. MOBILE-PHONE company Orange will release its videophone to customers in the second quarter of next year, and it will be mainly built with technology from home-grown companies, Orange has announced. The videophone, a palm-held device...

ENTERPRISE NETWORKING: Zero-Knowledge lets Internet users remain incognito.(Zero-Knowledge Systems' Freedom privacy-management software)(Product Announcement)
January 10, 2000... TWO-YEAR-OLD Zero-Knowledge Systems released its first commercial product, a privacy-management program that allows users to decide what they want others to know about them and when. The Montreal-based company released version 1.0 of its...

INTRANETS & I-COMMERCE: HOTLINKS.(News Briefs)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Editorial)
January 10, 2000... BREAKING NEWS ONLINE Internet-commerce breaking news and business briefs: For the latest news on the products and companies in the Internet-commerce marketplace, go to www.infoworld.com. Breaking news and business briefs are updated...

INTRANETS & I-COMMERCE: Latest ToolBook disappoints - Web integration and GUI capabilities fail to hit the mark.(Asymetrix Learning Systems' ToolBook II Instructor 7.1 graphical authoring software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... IMPARTING knowledge has become big business. With training costs soaring, it's no wonder that managers are seriously considering Web-based training as an alternative to classroom training. Asymetrix Learning Systems is targeting this exploding...

INTRANETS & I-COMMERCE: OLM-Gold gets storefronts up fast.(StumpWorld Systems' Online Merchant Gold 2.0 electronic commerce software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... BY NOW, MOST companies are trying to figure out how to enter the electronic-commerce world, but not all have the financial means and human resources to do so. For companies with a limited budget and skill set, the beta version of StumpWorld...

Tower Records isn't singing blues after site relaunch.(Towerrecords.com's redesign increases sales)(Company Business and Marketing)
January 10, 2000... KEVIN ERTELL has discovered a simple formula that applies to Tower Records' Internet-commerce site: Every time the Internet technologies manager improves the site's performance, sales rise immediately. Tower Records, a traditional...

NET PROPHET: The war over a single letter -- eToys vs. etoy and civil disobedience protests via the Web.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 10, 2000... DOES CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE have a place in cyberspace? I've been wondering about this question in light of the dispute between eToys and etoy. Like the locals from an old neighborhood who are irritated by the arrival of the nouveau riche,...

ENTERPRISE COMPUTING: HOTLINKS.
January 10, 2000... BREAKING NEWS ONLINE Enterprise Computing breaking news and business briefs: For the latest news on the products and companies in the enterprise computing marketplace turn to www.infoworld.com. Breaking news and business briefs are...

ENTERPRISE COMPUTING: MKS expertly tracks changes.(Mortice Kern Systems' Sourcre Integrity Professional Edition 3.3 debugging/testing software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... DOING TEAM development work without a software configuration solution in place is like taking a long walk on a short pier -- not recommended. Mortice Kern Systems' (MKS') Source Integrity, Professional Edition 3.3 is a complete software...

ENTERPRISE COMPUTING: StarTeam fuels team exchange.(StarBase's StarTeam Enterprise Suite 4.2 beta software configurations management software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 10, 2000... NO MATTER what platforms are at the heart of your development efforts, source control will always be a necessity. Fortunately, StarBase has emerged with a source-control solution capable of handling workflow and collaboration issues for...

ENTERPRISE COMPUTING: VelociGen speeds midtier transactions - Perl plug-in integrates the Web with the enterprise.(VelociGen for Perl 2.0 application development software)
January 10, 2000... MAKING THE MOVE to electronic business can be tricky, particularly when it comes to integrating enterprise data and resources. If this is a goal of your organization, one option is to deploy one or more application servers that support...

ENTERPRISE TOOLBOX: Resurgent text-mining technology can greatly increase your firm's 'intelligence' factor.(Text-mining software)(Buyers Guide)
January 10, 2000... CHANCES ARE you're probably already analyzing the information housed in your company's relational databases. Doing so can provide you with vital statistics regarding sales, inventory, customer buying trends, and much more. But what of the...

TEST CENTER RX: Choosing a firewall requires good advice, thorough knowledge of proxies and states.
January 10, 2000... I've recently been promoted to MIS manager at a software company. One of my first projects is to move our remote offices off leased lines and onto a VPN (virtual private network) solution. That project has snowballed, and now I'm modernizing...

FORUM TALK: Readers complain about online shopping.
January 10, 2000... Online holiday grinch? "Last Christmas everything went great. This Christmas it has not been so good: Amazon.com shipped two out of the 27 items I ordered. I got an e-mail saying the others will be shipped 'when they become available.' ...

TO THE EDITOR.(Letter to the Editor)
January 10, 2000... Electronic books I ENJOYED SANDY REED'S thoughts on [electronic] books in the Dec. 20 issue but would also register some doubts and disagreements (see From the Editorial Director, page 51). Millions of people around the world have long...

FROM THE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Technology and business: Where they intersect can be a dream or a nightmare.
January 10, 2000... Now that year 2000 is more memory than menace, IT executives are turning their attention to the other challenges and opportunities out there. Last week, I wrote about some of the things that are keeping them awake at night (see "Beyond...

ENTERPRISE CAREERS: Overcoming information overload - The Web, e- mail, and communication devices can offer a paralyzing amount of information.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 10, 2000... SO YOU START A typical workday and wade through 75 to 100 e-mail messages. Or perhaps more. Then you move on to voice mail, which is limited, thankfully, to accepting only 15 messages since you last checked it. Afterward, it's time to...

ENTERPRISE CAREERS: Should you leave your job for one at a start- up?
January 10, 2000... ADDING THE PHRASE "pre-IPO" to any want-ad turns a ho-hum job into your shot at millions -- or so it seems. No doubt, the meteoric climb of Internet start-ups has captured many people's imaginations. In an era of irrational market...

ENTERPRISE CAREERS: Noncomputer-related manufacturing.
January 10, 2000... Noncomputer-related manufacturing has been the backbone of the U.S. economy, and Commerce Department projections call for continued growth. For IT professionals, this means a positive job outlook. Industry statistics Gross domestic...

IS SURVIVAL GUIDE: The true future of Internet stocks: The bubble won't burst, it will slowly deflate.
January 10, 2000... "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." -- John Kenneth Galbraith RUBBING SALT into wounds is about as much fun as a columnist can have. It's the new year: time to review old predictions...

CAREER CURRENTS: If you are asked to sign a noncompete agreement, are you compelled to do it?
January 10, 2000... THIS WEEK'S QUESTION Can your employer make you sign -- and can it enforce -- a noncompete agreement? IF YOU'VE DECIDED it's time to move on, you look for another job, find one you like, accept it, give notice at your current job, and...

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Bobby's sorry that Y2K wasn't as exciting as he was expecting it to be.
January 10, 2000... I'M BACK from the U.K. and surveying the lack of damage caused by Y2K. I scheduled my return to give me just enough time to settle back at home with a bucket of popcorn and watch the world fall apart on New Year's Eve, but I'd have been better...

THE GRIPE LINE: UCITA threatens rights of consumers in the new age of electronic commerce.
January 10, 2000... ONE OF THE basic principles of propaganda is that if you repeat something often enough, people will eventually believe the most outrageous canard to be true. Thus it is that the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act's (UCITA's)...

FROM THE ETHER: My ISP is into Linux and wireless technology, but not inflated Internet stocks.
January 10, 2000... JASON PHILBROOK is my Internet service provider in Maine. In April 1995, Philbrook was a sophomore at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. His secret weapons were Pentiums running "shareware" called Linux. And he had a business plan for...

DOWN TO THE WIRE: Network computing and ASPs may find their future lies with SCO's Tarantella.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 10, 2000... I MAY BE JUMPING the gun once again, but I suspect network computing will get a big boost this year from an unexpected source -- an increase in Microsoft Windows-related security problems and viruses. People aren't going to abandon...

Kanisa unpacks e-commerce self-service.(the ESP electronic commerce software with a knowledge base for customer self service)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
January 17, 2000... A relative newcomer to electronic commerce, Kanisa is debuting a self- service package this week, dubbed ESP, that, through links to a knowledge base, builds on past experience to anticipate customer questions and problems. The Kanisa offering...

BACK-END SERVICES: Oracle Corp. Oracle8i.(the top-rated back-end software product)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... MANY BACK-END services last year gained greater integration with a multitude of midtier products, which helped sites that needed to rapidly roll out distributed electronic-business applications. The addition of Web standards on the back end...

BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE: Microsoft Corp. Office 2000.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... LAST YEAR WITNESSED several releases in the business productivity arena. From personal information manager applications to project management solutions, almost every vendor had a new product to showcase. Of all of them, we think that the...

CLIENT HARDWARE: Sony Electronics Inc. Vaio PCG-F190.(Sony Vaio PCG-F190 laptop computer)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... IF YOUR COMPANY has more than a handful of mobile users, choosing the laptop that will be right for all of them can be a major effort. You must make sure that high-end users get the power they need to work efficiently, without breaking the...

DEVELOPMENT TOOLS: IBM Corp. VisualAge for Java 3.0, Enterprise Edition.(development software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... DEVELOPMENT TOOLS are the workbench with which to create new software and the most important companion to the ingenuity and skill of developers. For the third year in a row, our accolade for such a tool goes to a development product for Java, a...

E-COMMERCE SOLUTIONS: Trilogy Software Inc. Buying Chain 2.0, Professional Edition.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... THE MARKET FOR electronic-commerce tools and solutions exploded in 1999. Companies can now pick from a wide variety of buy, build, or outsourced solutions. All of these e-commerce choices have made the strategic purchasing decisions quite...

Technology choices behind the e-commerce boom.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 17, 2000... Electronic commerce moved into the mainstream spotlight in 1999, with a flood of dot-com companies showing up in the most everyday market spaces. But in the background of this hot activity, chief technology officers (CTOs) were busy making...

Linux takes the operating system scene by storm.(1999)(Product Information)
January 17, 2000... Calling 1999 a breakthrough year for the Linux operating system would be an understatement. Two years ago, Linux was a technology with a following only among those living on the fringes of the development community; last year the operating...

NETWORK MANAGEMENT: Network Associates Inc. Sniffer Pro Portable Analysis Suite 2.5.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... WHEN YOUR NETWORK goes down, your business and its bottom line suffer. You must have tools to quickly remedy network-related problems, so network analysis tools have multiplied like rabbits during the last decade. These tools used to be called...

MIDTIER SERVICES: BEA Systems Inc. BEA WebLogic Server 4.02.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... THE MIDTIER SEGMENT of the market was a hotbed of activity in 1999. Companies began expanding the migration of business logic off client machines and away from back-end platforms. The increasing use of distributed application architectures...

MOBILE COMPUTING: Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry.(Research in Motion's BlackBerry handheld device)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... IN TODAY'S hectic business world, instant access to information can make or break a deal. Businesspeople on the go must have an easy-to-use wireless solution for retrieving important e-mail messages and other data, such as proprietary business...

NETWORK HARDWARE: IBM Corp. RS/6000 Enterprise Server S80.(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... IN THIS ERA of around-the-clock business, companies cannot tolerate downtime. Customers and internal users expect blazing speed and no noticeable downtime, and IT must deliver on those demands. In that spirit, the enormous IBM RS/6000...

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Red Hat Software Inc. Red Hat Linux 6.1.(Software Review)(Evaluation)
January 17, 2000... RED HAT LINUX 6.1 is the most user-friendly Linux release yet, and its installation and system management enhancements make it a strong contender for the enterprise OS space. With this release, Red Hat Linux jumps into the enterprise space feet...

SECURITY: IBM Corp. eNetwork Firewall 3.3.(Product Information)
January 17, 2000... BECAUSE ALMOST EVERY system is connected to some sort of network, often the Internet, vulnerabilities that can cause loss of sensitive data, abuse of systems, or invasion of privacy have grown at a staggering rate. At the same time, attacks...

1999's technology trends light the way for 2000.
January 17, 2000... The technology industry has been shaped by trends for quite a while. Although you should beware of rumors and short-lived fads, you can often rely on trends as important signs of what to expect over the next few years. With vision and good...

Should you hand over the keys to your kingdom?(outsourcing)(Industry Trend or Event)
January 17, 2000... If the Microsoft court case and the hypergrowth of high-tech stocks were the splashiest stories of 1999, the most interesting phenomenon was outsourcing. Across industries and technologies, companies handed over to highly skilled providers...

A great year for the gadget-happy IT administrator.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 17, 2000... For geeks who love gadgets, 1999 was a great year. From handheld computers to a biometric mouse, the IT scene was flooded with new gadgets. Some of last year's new toys have become must-have tools for corporate users, while others are...

Putting the Test Center's 1998 predictions to the test.
January 17, 2000... It is the media's dubious privilege this time of year to sit back and play pundit, bestowing accolades on persons and products for their influence and insight. These exaltations are sometimes dead-on, but just as often they turn out to be...

WEB-SITE SOLUTIONS: Macromedia Inc. Generator 2.(Product Information)
January 17, 2000... KEEPING SITES UPDATED with new content is a full-time job if you're stuck doing it by hand. Although many tools for creating dynamic Web pages exist, no solution we've seen this year can match the power offered by Macromedia Generator 2, so...

XML: The little standard that could.(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
January 17, 2000... Odds are that when they hand out the Oscar for Best Supporting Technology at the 1999 Academy Awards, there is one star that will shine brighter than the rest: Extensible Markup Language (XML). OK, maybe there is no such award, but in...

TECHNOLOGY DRIVERS.(Technology Information)
January 17, 2000... The InfoWorld Test Center presents its 19th annual awards for the year's most outstanding enterprise tools BY NOW, you're probably basking in the success of a smooth transition to 2000, made possible by many long hours. Whether you...

Best customer support? The award goes to Sybase Internet newsgroups.(Company Business and Marketing)
January 17, 2000... THE LEADING candidates for Best Technical Support in InfoWorld's Product of the Year awards have changed a great deal in the last few years. The basic criteria remain the same, however: Where can readers turn to be sure they get the help they...

This year's Award for Industry Achievement goes to the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 17, 2000... THE 1999 Industry Achievement Award goes to Linus Torvalds. At the ripe old age of 21, Linus (pronounced lee-nuss) decided in 1991 to take up a hobby. His hobby was to write his own operating system, Linux (pronounced lynn-ucks). Eight...

Japanese users to get high-speed ADSL Internet access.(Company Business and Marketing)
January 17, 2000... WHEN NTT EAST and NTT West announced pricing plans for their new ADSL (Asymmetic Digital Subscriber Line) in mid-December, they were doing more than just revealing the details of a new service. The two companies, which are the local loop...

Tacit's David Gilmour thinks opening the e-mail vault can add value.(Tacit Systems)(Product Information)
January 17, 2000... MOST OF THE TRULY valuable information that an organization possesses is ac-tually floating around in its electronic-mail system. The problem is that there is no viable way to easily access that data. But now along comes Tacit Systems, which...

Hong Kong opens up Net market.(Industry Trend or Event)
January 17, 2000... COMPETITION IS soon to be let loose in Hong Kong's broadband Internet access market as licensing for competitors to incumbent carrier Cable & Wireless HKT (C&W HKT) nears completion. Hong Kong's Office of Telecommunications Authority (OFTA)...