04/01/2002

Fast Forward: 12 Technologies to Watch

You don't need to see what enterprise managers will face in the next 18 months: More cost-cutting. Skeptical scrutiny of new projects, tough questions about old projects. Stretching an already-limited staff to the breaking point. The pressure to make the "right" decisions about new technology is greater than ever. That's why we asked top industry experts to share a glimpse of what's to come.


Columns

Unleash the Cyberhounds!

Once you've been attacked, it's far too late. A good diagnostics system, more commonly known as a forensic program, can provide that preparation.


A New Kind of Networked Storage

A new kind of storage recently presented to me makes it important to understand the difference between server-attached, thin server-attached and switched server-attached storage.


How Best to Extend Legacy Technologies?

Extending back-end mainframe and midrange systems out to the Internet now tops everyone's e-business to-do list.


Evaluate Your Suppliers

Of all the financial information a company publishes, the two most important are the Balance Sheet and Income Statement, which I discussed last month. With these two documents in hand, what's next? Where do you start looking for the important information? How do you make sense of the data?


Big Windows

Never a company to be discounted on any front, Microsoft appears to be edging closer to its goal of being a serious contender for large, high-transaction enterprise systems.


VoiceXML: XML Talks Back

Best way to prepare: Tell your R&D developers to focus on VoiceXML, but hedge your bets by giving them some background in SALT.


In-Depth

Scan for Security Issues While Building Apps

With the risks in today’s world, one company is taking the “fear” out of Web services with improved app scanning software that puts the developer in the driver’s seat.


.NET: Microsoft's Enterprise Ticket?

Will .NET Framework bring Microsoft and true language-neutral development into the enterprise?


Glimpsing the Future

Experts tell us where you'll find the hotspots in enterprise technology through 2003.


Power Play at City Hall

The City of Minneapolis turns to Unisys Corp. for its solution to update its infrastructure


Bandwidth Bloodhound

Hold Brothers, a trading company, tracks down bandwidth usage to contain skyrocketing costs.


Bandwidth Bloodhounds

Hold Brothers, a trading company, tracks down bandwidth usage to contain skyrocketing costs.


Power Play at City Hall

The City of Minneapolis turns to Unisys Corp. for its solution to updating its infrastructure.