Opinion

The power of the grid

Big iron vendors bet on grid computing to meet explosive demand for compute resources

Big Brother is watching

Users suspect Corel's decision to monitor content of newsgroup postings is an attempt to silence critics

For the love of LUGs

Linux user groups give participants a chance to iron out their pressing open-source questions face-to-face

Service with a smile

Wireless peace of mind

From tracking the school bus to monitoring vehicular health, emerging solutions reduce daily worries

Grid Will Hunting

Researchers see the combination of Web services and peer-to-peer helping bring their vision of grid computing to life

Web services, Java style

Early access version of Sun's Web Services Developer Pack offers a sneak peek at emerging technologies

Beware of portals you can’t leave

Don't believe the hype: Portal lures are nothing more than a ploy in vendor wars

Big firewall for small offices

Mitel Networks' SME Server offers easy point-and-click security for satellite offices and an optional, low-cost service that makes creating VPNs a breeze

XP, the hole story

Microsoft casts spears in the direction of a previous column, but you can judge for yourself

Bar the door!

The corporate network perimeter is no longer easy to define, and that means rethinking security

Death knells for traditional EAI?

Debate rages over the impact Web services will have on existing integration tools

Making application ends meet

Sticking to your budget may require outside help and deeper insight into your integration requirements

Going once, going twice

Broader competence wrought from experience is driving procurement proficiency in private exchanges

Side by side in perfect harmony?

Displaced by Web services standards, EAI tools must make drastic changes or face extinction

Java Web services high in potential

J2EE promises ease of use and savings for EAI, but first users need a specification and a development road map

Chronic slip syndrome

What level of oversight and control produces the best R&D results?

A one-man e-commerce site that pays off well

Helping customers help themselves

Advances in knowledge engines are bringing self-service to CRM

Eclipsing NetBeans?

Sun supporters may not like IBM's NetBeans-like endeavor, but competition breeds better products

Web services leave a wake of security worries

NAT Traversal connects

New standard allows IPsec VPNs to function with network address translation, bringing stronger security to remote access connections

The Web services horizon

The Web Services Toolkit from IBM alphaWorks shows off advances and innovations at a price anyone can afford

Pots, kettles, and black standards

Vendors create problems for IT organizations looking to move ahead on Web services

Misadventures with Bill

As competitors move ahead on everything from SOAP to nuts, Microsoft's lead erodes on a number of fronts

All the Valley’s a stage

Autoresponsiveness

RightNow Web eService Center combines rich self-help features with agent-based escalation of critical issues

Don’t you worry about a thing

CA says 802.11 security issues are nothing to be concerned about

Revamping recovery

Hewlett-Packard makes customers answer questions to prove they need a recovery CD before they can order one

Head in the clouds

Sun's failure to participate in the WS-I does little to instill confidence in Web services interoperability

Priced to sell … to you

Tapping into reams of rich CRM data, companies are turning to technology to quickly optimize prices for individual customers

Wireless efforts on track

The rail industry is training its sights on keeping passengers connected to their e-mail and voice services

Shareware for all

There are loads of revolutionary new programs out there; all we have to do is find 'em

Tape measurements

In the tape storage numbers game, one thing is sure: IT managers can't win

The Langa Letter: 145,000 subscribers, 19,000 paid

Tips for converting free subscribers to loyal customers

Customer-centric CRM

Setting sale for the future

Hello, good-bye

The innovative tradition at Lotus is vanishing, even as its visionary architect takes up the mantle for the future

Arming for the Web services joust

Elance simplifies the procurement and use of corporate services

Storage at your service?

When considering an SSP, remember that distance makes the storage grow weaker

Web services interoperability needs enforcement

Muvee makes movies

A new multimedia program with a free trialware version changes the face of video

Visualizing .Net

Microsoft's flagship IDE focuses on software design as well as code

Open for business

LinuxWorld in New York demonstrated just how far open source has come in the enterprise

Choosing consultants

CTOs need to understand consultants' changing business models and what they offer in lean times

Managing on the edge of change

CTOs are leading IT at a critical time as Web technologies reach a new level of maturity

Virtual virtuosity

Advances in Unix-and Intel-based server virtualization take aim at the overblown costs of server hardware

Games people play

Does bringing game shows to your cell phone make wireless carriers savvy or just plain desperate?

Check the fine print

Language contained in Microsoft's Product Use Rights document raises concerns about security issues and privacy

Mobile apps on tap

AirClic's Mobile Information Platform delivers corporate applications to mobile devices as services