e-Business Advisor articles from September 2002

e-Business Advisor archives from September 2002

Use the right tool for the job: how well do instant messaging and Short Message Service consumer communication technologies fit your business needs? (Mobile Business Advisor).
September 1, 2002... BUSINESS USERS AND CONSUMERS are not the same. But, even the savviest of technologists can be blinded by cool software and forget the needs of each group are very different. For example the popularity of Short Message Service (SMS) and instant...

IBM acquires PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting. (Update: trends / standards / products).
September 1, 2002... IBM IS ACQUIRING PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PwC) Consulting, an addition that will beef up IBM's already substantial Global Services consulting branch. PwC Consulting split from the PwC accounting division in mid-June 2002 to avoid concerns...

Sprint PCS upgrades to 3G. (Telecoms Tout New Technology).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... Sprint PCS has completed its nationwide network upgrade to 3G 1X. The enhanced network promises to provide peak speeds of up to 144 kbps with average user speeds of 50-70 kbps. In addition to the network upgrade, Sprint PCS is working with...

AT&T expands GSM cellular roaming. (Telecoms Tout New Technology).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2002... AT&T Wireless has launched two-way roaming capabilities with 41 GSM mobile phone carriers in 35 countries, including the U.S. Customers using GSM phones that support multiple frequencies can make and receive calls as they travel through North...

Microsoft revamps passport under direction from the FTC. (Update: trends / standards / products).
September 1, 2002... Microsoft has agreed to comply with a Federal Trade Commission (FTPC) mandate regarding the privacy and security of personal information it collects from consumers through its Passport Web services. Passport collects personal information from...

BEA & HP partner to take on IBM. (Update: trends / standards / products).
September 1, 2002... Hewlett-Packard's (HP) departure from the application server market helps BEA Systems fill a hole in its enterprise strategy, says a report from Gartner Group. HP announced it's dropping a large portion of its e-business software line by...

Mobile business on the rise. (Update: trends / standards / products).(Yankee Group)
September 1, 2002... The number of wireless LAN (WLAN) implementations in the United States has doubled over the last year, according to a report from IT analyst Yankee Group. According to a survey of corporate America, more than 700,000 enterprises are using about...

Ramping up to .NET: advisor interviews Prashant Sridharan, Visual Studio .NET Product Manager. (Advisor Interview).
September 1, 2002... BIO Prashant Sridharan is the Product Manager for Microsoft Visual C#. In previous roles at Microsoft, he was the product manager for Visual J++ 1,1, Visual J++ 6.0, Windows CE Tools, and Microsoft TV. This is his second stint with...

Make sense of Microsoft licensing: what's behind the numbers? (IT Management).
September 1, 2002... ON MAY 10, 2001, Microsoft fired a shot heard 'round the world--the world of enterprise software licensing, that is. On that day, Microsoft introduced the next generation of licensing for its products, called Licensing 6.0. According to Rebecca...

Personalization: turn browsers into buyers: gathering customer intelligence is an art and a science. (Customer Relationship Management).
September 1, 2002... TODAY'S COMPANIES ARE CONSTANTLY searching for new and innovative ways to connect with customers, especially as the Internet continues to open the door to global business. Building stronger online customer relationships can include anything...

Federate business process management: overcome the challenges of process integration. (Business Process Management).
September 1, 2002... BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT system (BPMSs) are process integrators. This mean BPMSs use processes to integrate participant through process "flows." In business process management (BPM), there are typically three main categories of participants:...

Bridging the IT-Business divide: let the data flow: business units need data on application performance, too. (IT Strategy).
September 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK It isn't enough to gather data that only the IT staff can interpret and leverage. Corporate management, outside of the IT department, also must be able to view system data in a way that lets them assess its overall...

Measuring supply chain success: a key component of supply chain management (SCM) is collaboration between partnering companies. How do you measure the effectiveness of your SCM collaboration? (Supply Chain Management).
September 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK In the last two or three years, businesses have been inundated by media hype about the unique opportunities presented by the Internet and "mature" collaborative solutions. Collaborative initiatives help trading...

Wireless technology in action: take your mobile initiative beyond e-mail. (Mobile Business Advisor).
September 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK When it comes to mobile applications, most companies start with e-mail. But, to get the strongest ROI out of your mobile implementation, you need to consider mobilising business applications. What do you deploy after...

Colligo Networks. (Solutions).(Pricewaterhouse Coopers contract)
September 1, 2002... Colligo Networks is providing an audit team productivity solution for Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC). PwC, one of the world's largest professional services organization, helps clients ensure compliance with accounting standards and meet...

Symbol Technologies. (Solutions).
September 1, 2002... Symbol Technologies is working with Criticare Systems Inc., a medical device company, to support patient monitoring activities. The first implementation of this technology is at the royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Challenge The Royal...

MediaSolv. (Hardware).
September 1, 2002... MediaSolv designs chipsets, and software to run on those chipsets, to be OEMed into electronic devices. On one recent project, MediaSolv worked with a manufacturer of consumer electronic products to build a handheld device for personal and...

Get a hold on handheld computing: personal digital assistants don't have to translate to security risks and integration chaos. (Mobile and Wireless).
September 1, 2002... ADVISORY REALITY CHECK Do you know where your data is? The unstoppable growth of the PDA in the consumer market has resulted in handheld devices flooding into enterprise, often without IT's guidance. Security and integration problems are...

You've been hacked! Now what? (Computer Forensics.
September 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK In the event your systems are hacked, do you know how you'd respond? Lock down the network, or gather evidence to find and prosecute the attacker? If you opt for the latter approach, here are tools to help you make...

Digital dangers: do biometric solutions offer a false sense of security. (Biometrics).
September 1, 2002... ADVISOR REALITY CHECK Long thought to be the strongest of security solutions, it's been discovered that biometric devices do have their flaws. THE GENERAL PUBLIC'S EXPERIENCE with biometrics is largely limited to what they've seen in...

Biometric product sampling.(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2002... AuthenTec Inc. http://www.authentec.com FingerLoc The FingerLoc sensor offers highly sensitive imaging and fast acquisition of difficult finger types at a low cost EntrePad EntrePad is a low-power, small-form-factor sensor,...

Development that evolves with e-business. (Project Management).
September 1, 2002... Sometimes, the cards are stacked against you. It isn't unusual for development projects to span six months, a year, sometimes longer. In the meantime, the business requirements upon which the project is based are evolving in response to...

e-Biz buzz[TM]. (Industry Insider).
September 1, 2002... IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM... Choose the least likely scene: Starbucks merging with Taco Bell, Henry Ford driving a Chevy, or Bill Gates using Linux. Buzz hasn't seen any of these, but his eyes popped at the sight of Microsoft on the LinuxWorld...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2002... ON BEHALF OF NOVELL, and particularly the GroupWise team, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this preview issue of GROUPWISE ADVISOR magazine. Inside, you'll find articles to help you make the most of your Novell GroupWise...

Create a GroupWise wireless solution: empower your deskless workforce by implementing GroupWise WebAccess for wireless users. (Mobile & Wireless).
September 1, 2002... Versions * Novell GroupWise 6.0.1 * Novell NetWare 5.1+ If you're like most administrators, you're facing the daunting task of figuring out how to help your users go mobile. They have the latest cell phones with Internet access....

Prepare for a painless upgrade to GroupWise 6: planning is essential to ensure a trouble-free upgrade. (Administration).
September 1, 2002... Versions * Novell GroupWise 6.0.1 * Novell/NetWare 5.1+ The upgrade to Novell GroupWise 6 is surrounded by many myths and half-truths The biggest misunderstanding is that the upgrade is complex and time-consuming Nothing could be...

Is your GroupWise system secure? Prevent unauthorized access to mailbox data. (Security).
September 1, 2002... Versions * Novell GroupWise 6/5 It's a phone call any GroupWise administrator would hate to get. A virus is eating through the company network, and it appears it was introduced through a message received in GroupWise. Even worse, at...

Tips for the GroupWise administrator. (Advisor[R] tips: share your experiences, advice, and discoveries at http://advisor.com/tips).
September 1, 2002... Synchronize setups * GroupWise 6/5 Here's how to match your users' Address Book setup to yours (right down to the columns shown in a shared Address Book, how Notify reacts, etc.): 1. Launch Regedit and export the key KEY_CUR-RENT_...