InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology

InformationWeek: The Business Value of Technology
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News In Review
March 23, 1998

Highlights

  • Trends
    In Certificates We Trust

  • Intranet/Internet
    Balance The Load On Web Servers

  • Software
    Utility Picks Uniface 7

  • Networking
    CA, BMC Integrate

  • Hardware
    The Mainframe's Black Hole

  • Channel Strategies
    Customer Satisfaction

  • IT Management
    Help For CIOs

  • Financials
    Taking Stock: Great Expectations For Intuit
  • Top Of
The Week

    Global Links
    Companies are turning to the Internet for tighter integration with suppliers overseas.

    Year 2000 Efforts Falling Short
    Government warns of shortfall; vendors step up compliance work.

    Java Databases Readied
    Informix, Oracle, Sybase to state plans, but full platform support still months away.

    Compaq Targets E-Commerce
    Offers software, server bundles, vendor alliances.

    Lotus Campaigns To Migrate cc:Mail Customers To Notes
    Discounts, client software unveiled.

    Alpha Platform Gets Vote Of Confidence
    Automatic Data Processing awards Digital $100M contract for AlphaServers, services.

    Intel Set To Debut Celeron
    But falling PC prices may shunt processor to a niche role.

    Vendors Back Java Spec
    Enterprise JavaBeans development to ols emerge.

    Cisco Drives Multimedia
    New products extend strategy for moving data, voice, and video over single networks.

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    In Certificates We Trust
    As digital certificates bring low-cost security to the Internet, E-business takes off.

    Top of the Page


    Intranet/Internet

    B alance The Load On Web Servers
    A successful Web site can mean strained servers. Load balancers help divvy up the workload.

    ISPs Boost Quality Pledges
    MCI adds real-time network traffic- monitoring tool.

    Indexing Tool Handles Multiple Document Types
    Plumtree product extracts metadata, then builds taxonomy.

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    Software

    Utility Picks Uniface 7
    National Fuel upgrades proprietary application with Compuware's enterprise tool set.

    MicroStrategy Broadcast Server Set For Testing
    System uses non-traditional clients.

    Quark Update Woos Markets Outside Traditional Publishing
    QPS 2.0 supports Windows platform and new tools.

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    Networking

    CA, BMC Integrate
    PatrolView for Unicenter TNG manages apps.

    Vines Set For Year 2000
    Upgrade will also support LDAP.

    Northpoint Ramps Up DSL
    Startup eyes 30 cities with faster service.

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    Hardware

    The Mainframe's Black Hole
    The date- conversion problem is bringing work on many other important systems to a near standstill.

    HP Aims New Notebook At Executives
    Powerful, ultra-thin machine trades off drives, battery life for lighter weight.

    NSM Offers Faster Optical Storage
    System combines speedy hard drives with CD capacities.

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    Channel Strategies

    Customer Satisfaction
    Competitive pricing and quality service are key to resellers' survival and growth.

    Top of the Page


    IT
Management

    Help For CIOs
    Keane debuts IT assessment services.

    Third-Party Security
    Uncertainty about network safety translates to market opportunities for consulting services.

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    Financials

    Taking Stock: Great Expectations For Intuit
    Tax-preparation software, small-business revenue, and a new Internet business should spell success-in the long term.

    Top of the Page


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