Although most of the general public doesn't know it, columnists and journalists live by a different set of rules. For example, responsible journalists typically refrain from editorializing in a news story, check their facts, and don't allow one party to make a claim about another party without getting some response from that party. And while most people think they know what a journalist does for a living, it's this last point that typically is at the heart of every conflict involving a journalist.
In a world in which every new technology company that goes public makes the people who own shares in that company overnight millionaires, you can't help but wonder if certain other segments of the technology food chain are now undervalued.
The Win2000 decision: Upgrading to the OS is a philosophical and an economic conundrum
Just about everything that was ever considered to be an alternative choice to the mainstream has to one degree or another become part of the mainstream. So with that thought in mind, it is interesting to note that many of the backers of Linux will this week descend on New York, the capital of all things establishment, to promote the virtues of open-source software during LinuxWorld.
'No boundaries' should be no problem for IT professionals who are forward-looking
'No boundaries' should be no problem for IT professionals who are forward-looking
Most of the truly valuable information that an organization possesses is ac-tually floating around in its electronic-mail system. The problem is that there is no viable way to easily access that data. But now along comes Tacit Systems, which has developed a set of tools that allows an organization to mine e-mail for relevant data. In an interview with InfoWorld Editor in Chief Michael Vizard, Tacit CEO David Gilmour talks about why he thinks his new approach to knowledge management is going to finally solve an age-old problem.
WITH THE PASSING of the Year 2000 crisis, Internet service providers will be returning to business as usual. Although networking is dominated by Cisco, there are a number of companies that plan to challenge the industry giant as ISPs move to the next generation of network hardware. One of those companies is Unisphere Solutions, which was formed when Siemens acquired Argon, Castle, and Red Stone in 1999. In an interview with InfoWorld Editor in Chief Michael Vizard, Marty Clague, president and CEO of Unisphere Solutions and Michael Welts, vice president of marketing, talked about how changes to the core networking infrastructure are about to broaden the number of services available from ISPs.
Religion and politics shouldn't mix with Product of the Year or your product choices
As we get ready to embark on what promises to be one of the most challenging eras in IT history, it's becoming clear that we are not nearly as prepared as we should be. No matter what side of the electronic-business equation you line up on, the odds are pretty good that you will completely redesign your IT architecture this year.
As we get ready to embark on what promises to be one of the most challenging eras in IT history, it's becoming clear that we are not nearly as prepared as we should be. No matter what side of the electronic-business equation you line up on, the odds are pretty good that you will completely redesign your IT architecture this year.
Even the dark clouds of the year-2000 problem have silver linings that IT can be proud of.
The ability to remotely monitor and troubleshoot any piece of equipment is about to fundamentally alter the way most businesses handle product support.
Everybody talks about digital convergence, but very few companies actually deliver on that promise. After serving in top executive positions over the last decade at Lotus and Shiva, Woody Benson is now president and CEO of MCK Communications, which specializes in making equipment that extends the network functions of a PBX across an IP network. Benson recently talked to InfoWorld Executive News Editor Michael Vizard about what IT organizations can do to make use of IP today to extend their phone systems by marrying digital and analog technologies.
Now playing at a data centre near you: Software Wars, starring Scott McNealy as Luke Javawalker, Bill Joy as Jini Wan-Kenobi, and James Gosling as Code-a. Also featuring Steve Ballmer as Darth Windows, Bill Gates as the evil Emperor, and a cast of 1000 marketing executives as Imperial stormtroopers.