Opinion

Attachment anxiety

Like it or not, the latest security patch for Microsoft Outlook outlaws certain types of attachments

Accounting ABCs

How Edmunds.com got 55,000 pages into search engines

In my last two issues, I've written about steps that Google.com and other search engines are taking to downgrade the rankings of Web sites that use "doorway pages" and other tricks. Doorways are Web pages that have supposedly been opti

Rocket science coming to an enterprise near you

Maintenance games

Buyer beware: Readers say some vendors are insisting on maintenance policies that border on exploitive

State of Web services

Standards, tools, and, yes, even deployments are gathering steam

Sueltz’s day in the Sun

In response to criticism, Sun star argues the company isn't ignoring XML but is restoring the natural balance with Java

NAS for the masses

Microsoft applies its operating system savvy to the storage market, with interesting results

Can we talk about XP?

A debate has broken out about whether the latest XP hole is serious, so let's get it straight

Backup takes center stage

Getting from a to b

Proxim Harmony bridges 802.11a and 802.11b nets; Orinoco AS-2000 tightens Wi-Fi authentication

And my winners are …

Technologies such as Web services weren't the only things to have an award-winning impact in 2001

P.J.’s parting shot

Hostile code as a Technology of the Year? If Microsoft's switch is any indication, there are worse candidates

A penguin in the hand

The affordability and flexibility of the Linux platform can be conveniently scaled down to handheld size

Taking up the Web services challenge

Companies are finding innovative ways to fill new niches created by Web services

Seeing the bottom

Underlying currents run deep and clear through this year's list of Technology of the Year winners

Google expands on its plans to filter out doorways

Tips for making your Web site stand out

Lessons from the boom

Life changes always require reflection — in this case on the e-business 'revolution' that had us all going

Migration migraines

Comcast's acquisition of cable modem customers in Michigan prompts many complaints about service and VPN access

Keeping it simple

Getting on his SOAP box, Dave Winer makes the argument that this is a crucial time in the standards debate

A packet bounce attack

A new and virulent type of denial of service cripples servers that aren't specially prepared

Web services offer many solutions

Get ready to rethink everything from supply-chain management to business intelligence

Eating humble pie

The Advanced Encryption Standard might be stouter than it first appears — but not by much

Promising microBREW

Leveraging CDMA, the BREW app dev platform will bring new power to lower-end wireless devices

Improving the view to corporate portals

Bottom-line blues

Why fight Wi-Fi?

Wireless may be enticing, but adoption is fraught with vendor lock-in and speculative standards

Secure IT with Linux

A wealth of new tools offers more security options than ever, from intrusion detection to vulnerability scans

Take note, Ben and Jerry

Open-source distributors produce enough fancy flavors to affordably satisfy any enterprise's cravings

Avoid a search engine ban

Optimization software may lead to your site being downgraded

Under IT’s radar

Is it irresponsible or good marketing to give end-users a way to slip past the firewall into the network?

Sorting Web services hype from the buzz

Is it secure? I mean IIS

A free program identifies Internet Information Server before you type in your credit card

Bosworth’s second take

After being pushed around by Microsoft, a Web services champion seeks a comeback with his own development tools

Rewarding punishment

Giving Microsoft a foothold in American schools isn't even a slap on the wrist, it's a Swedish massage

Proof in the pudding

Instead of raisins, security admins find .Net Framework and Flash viruses give them something to chew on

Who’ll replace @Home?

With the demise of @Home, other broadband providers appear ready to keep customers guessing about their service

Burning up the wires

What do enterprises stand to gain by bringing Gigabit Ethernet capabilities to end-user desktops?

Palm readings and death by XP

Gabriel’s trumpet

Let the events of this past holiday season mark the end of time for inferior systems integration

Making money without wasting time

Event-driven computing models are finally affordable and prepared to increase efficiency

Dawn of the real-time enterprise

New technologies leverage straight-through processing and the Internet to deliver competitive advantage

Readers for ‘Web development’ speak out

E-business 2002

Some tips on how to help your company save money by getting more bang for your online buck

Bride of UCITAstein

A draft committee has proposed some changes, but the old, ugly UCITA still lurks below the surface

Predictions and reading lists

Hitch in the giddyup

Web services are spurring the rejuvenation of legacy systems that the e-business stampede left in the dust

Tapping the source

In the open-source world, it helps to know where to look for answers, and the Internet holds many

Plug-and-prey fiasco

A free utility allows you to disable Windows XP's insecure UPnP feature, unlike Microsoft's own patch

Unsafe at any version

Will Microsoft ever deliver a secure OS? The track record isn't encouraging, and it keeps getting worse