Opinion

Make 10 percent more revenue by taking one step

Accepting checks online can help make more sales

Active intermediaries and Rob, the accountant

Web services can empower more people to be designers

VOIP and SBS feedback

There's more than meets the eye in voice over IP services and Microsoft's Small Business Server

Carry your state

Standard techniques for contingency planning don't map well to service-oriented communications

McData’s SAN serve

Switch's flexibility may mark a turing point: Giving customers what they want

Sneakwrap abounds

Readers say restrictive license agreements have been showing up in some odd places for a long time

Thin-client redux

Research in Motion is putting its BES foot forward to secure a spot atop the wireless-server heap

DMCA horror show

Scarier than ghosts and ghouls, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a nightmare for Red Hat

Tastes better than Tang

NASA's vulnerability reduction program turns up some encouraging numbers

Innovation is not over — it’s evolving

The market pushes innovators to create products for complex environments

I, clairvoyant — not

Bumbling browsers

XML everywhere

As platform vendors incorporate XML, will content management problems go away?

Not fade away

Before you buy the line that peer-to-peer and Web services are passing fads, look again at ways they're converging

Packaging services

Services-oriented architectures ease the transition from xSP to ISV

Rethinking the Java GUI

Will Java fulfill its original mission?

Outsourcing grows up

It's time to start thinking differently about software by subscription

Site multiplies its Google listings with one change

Mac marks the enterprise

Unix's power and flexibility combined with Apple's end-user savvy pose a true challenge to Windows and Linux

Too big for its niches

Apple has a Mac for your rack, desktop, and seat-back tray, but can it push out the Unix and PC hardware already there?

Need capacity?

Pushing monster storage boxes may be a bad idea in the dour economic climate

Farewell to handhelds

Innovations from Intel, coupled with Bluetooth, will make data phones even harder to resist

Services with a smile

Windows 2000 and XP have processes galore, but most can be turned off if you know the secret

Presentation matters

Apple and Red Hat are redefining GUIs by taking it one small step at a time

Enriching Clientele

Epicor leverages .Net and a fat client for powerful and flexible CRM

Expand your infobase

Support staff struggling to answer questions about open-source products should try a Net search

It’s the same old story

Service pack problems redux

Time for an e-mail call

Taking a break from unpacking boxes and moving, P.J. catches up on correspondance

Off the record

Psst … Here's the Cliffs Notes version of Michael Crichton's thoughts on the copyright debate, but don't quote me

Polishing the Apple for the enterprise

The darling of the 'alpha geeks' may also spark corporate interest

An uphill battle

Many bills before Congress would erode consumers' rights, but one measure deserves consumer backing

Messages and media

Could device-savvy SIP finally bring computers and telephony together?

More than musical?

Apple's iPod may be the best MP3 player on the market, but as a PIM it leaves a lot to be desired

Apple gets Bluetooth bug

iSync could transform cell phones into powerful data-access devices

IT measures and metrics

Develop a dashboard to elevate IT's importance

No Worms Here

WHEN WE REVIEWED Mac OS X Server last fall, we noted that Apple had a credibility problem

Finessing PKI

Digital IDs aren't the only way to do authentication and manage trust relationships

To stream or not to stream: the H2F Media question

Pricey, but popular approach gets viewer response

Fast and flexible

Dell PowerEdge, Compaq ProLiant bring high-end features to mid-range servers

Dewie or don’t he?

Cybersecurity mascot mockable at first glance, but will likely score big with the small-fry

Since you asked …

Thoughts on a software company's marketing research questionnaire about product activation

It drive(r)s me crazy

Don't let the unfounded fear of having to hunt down elusive drivers deter you from using Linux

Moving on up

It's high time to consider moving Oracle to clustered Linux, with Sistina's help

Peek at iPaqs to come

Tomorrow's iPaqs range from a model built for value to one primed for wireless computing

Too rich or too thin

The rich interfaces that replace browsers and text can't be controlled by vendors

Turn off auto-update

If you can't stand the idea of Windows morphing on you, here's the information you need

Not quite resting easy

Unrest at Oracle

CTOs learn to play a rich-media game

What the gaming and entertainment industries can offer for the enterprise

DRM knocks at the enterprise door

Enterprises and their IT staffs can't ignore digital rights management forever

In my own dream

'Nightmare on DRM Street' has a plot that is eerily familiar, but don't blame me if it's already copyrighted

Building a better browser

Smart client-side apps bolster services-oriented computing