Market Analysis: Business Intelligence By Lori MacVittie
Users want a single source of business intelligence that binds many data repositories. Is it finally within
their grasp?
Review: Business Intelligence Suites By Lori MacVittie
We tested six BI products. One not only earned our Editor's Choice but also a permanent home in our
business applications lab thanks to a full-featured Web interface and easy-to-use modeling tool.
Affordable IT: Security Outsourcing By Jay A. Milne
Outsourcing your organization's information security can expose you to great risks. We show you how a
well-planned strategy can realize benefits in cost, efficiency, expertise and peace of mind.
Review: 'Smart' USB Drives By Barbara Krasnoff
The Memorex Mini TravelDrive and Iomega Mini let you run applications directly off a USB drive without muss or fuss. Which one is right for you?
A 10-Minute Guide to Deploying VoIP
By Matthew Friedman
Thinking of rolling out VoIP? It's tougher and more time-consuming than you think. But this 10-Minute guide will give you the rundown on everything you need to know before you get started.
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Buyer's Guide: HIPAA Compliance Products By Sean Doherty
It's time to get serious about satisfying HIPAA's physical-safeguard standards. We'll guide you in choosing
hardware and software that satisfies those intricate requirements.
Exploring Cricket By Jonathan Feldman
An open-source tool, Cricket lets you easily create baselines to monitor everything from frame-relay error
rates on routers to disk and CPU utilization on servers.
Last Mile: Trade Show Trauma Edited By Tim Wilson and Tom LaSusa In this edition we laugh at the "Top 11 worst places to hold an IT tradeshow" and Pizza Delivery, the next
generation. Plus, your chance to rename the Internet.
Letters: Don't Alter Kernel By NWC Readers
Larry Tenison notes, "It's been a long time since I've heard of any vendor advocating modification of a
native OS to boost performance."
Columns
Down to Business: Innovation Is Alive and Well By Rob Preston
Just because budgets are tight and too many venture capitalists are chasing too few entrepreneurs doesn't
mean innovation is moribund.
Reality IT: Business Process Reinvention By Hunter Metatek
Hunter deals with an egotistical VP who thinks he knows all the answers regarding a project for converting
legacy inventory/warehouse systems to ERP.
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Behind the MS/Palm Treo Collaboration By Richard Hoffman The new Windows-based Treo smartphone could spell trouble for PalmSource; it could also be a big win for
users.
Media Player Vulnerabilities Raise Control Issues By Garret Michael Hayes
Security breaches in RealPlayer, Helix Player raise questions about how to control deployment and use of
multimedia players.
Sun's StarOffice 8 Could Give MS a Challenge By Peter Morrissey
Offering many of the same features as the ubiquitous Microsoft Office suite, StarOffice could prove to be a
low-cost alternative.
New Regulations Will Affect VoIP Operations, Deployment By Michael J. DeMaria
The FCC recently gave VoIP service providers an extension on their 911 notification program while also
imposing wiretap requirements on the technology.
Spyware Plagues Online Ad Networks By Christopher T. Heun The black sheep of the Web-advertising business is the product of a flawed system that distributes ads through companies far removed from the original advertisers.
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