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March
2007- Cover Story
IT
In Retail
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Overview
- Software
- Hardware |
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February
2007- Cover Story
Case
Study Special - The Best of 2006
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Disaster recovery
- Servers
- Government
- Wireless & mobile enablement
- Document Management
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January
2007- Cover Story
Microsoft
Security Strategist Awards - The Class of 2006
The
Microsoft Security Strategist Awards were presented
at Technology Senate 2006 in front of an audience
of over 180 CIOs while cruising on the high seas
to Lakshadweep and back. Through these awards,
the Indian Express Group recognises the most secure
organisations and the individuals who are responsible
for security at them.
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December
2006 - Cover Story
Techscope 2007
10
technologies that will transform enterprise computing.
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November
2006 - Cover Story
The Art of the IT deal
When
it comes to IT deployments there's often more
than meets the eye. First off, a CIO has to win
over the CEO/CFO and the board of directors to
his way of thinking and convince them that a deployment
is necessary. Then comes winnowing the grain from
the chaff as negotiations with vendors commence.
After that it's off to legal for a once-over of
the contracts and SLAs; this is where the fine
print gets put under a magnifying glass. Somewhere
in between is the knotty process of picking out
the best software licencing model.
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October
2006 - Cover Story
For a few papers less
Although
the concept of a paperless office hasn't become
a reality, it has had a far-reaching impact on
most organisations.
Foremost among such technologies is perhaps the
EDMS (Electronic Document Management System).
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) is the technology
that simplifies the interchange of information
between computers. Then there are digital signatures.
Although adoption has been slow so far, the technology
has tremendous potential as an authentication
and verification mechanism that could grease the
squeaky wheels of e-commerce-be it B2C or e-procurement.
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September
2006 - Cover Story
21st
century DR
3DR,
CDP, ILM-these are some of terms that are bandied
about when one talks about Disaster Recovery (DR)
today.Then comes Continuous Data Protection (CDP),
Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), and multi-city
DR.A look at how all these components can be an
integral part of the 3DR big picture if executed
right.
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August
2006 - Cover Story
Server
Update 2006
x86
servers are gaining ground as dual-core server
chips are making their presence felt and chip-assisted
virtualisation is becoming a feasible reality
on this platform. The
emergence of an entire virtualised ecosystem around
the server in the form of virtual I/O has been
unexpected.
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July
2006 - Cover Story
Mobile
goes the app
Enterprise
applications on mobile devices have acquired quite
a bit of buzz. Initially centred around the PDA,
the action's moved onto encompass smartphones.
With more powerful hardware, dependable communication
links, better throughputs, and lower costs-it's
a no-brainer. Be it EDGE or GSM, CDMA or Wi-Fi,
mobile devices are reliably connected with links
that can match the performance levels demanded
by enterprise applications.
Mobile applications have also matured, and most
vendors provide mobile versions of many applications.
That's precisely why an increasing number of enterprises
already have, are, and will go mobile.
While concerns such as security are associated
with mobile applications, the pros outweigh the
cons.
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June
2006 - Cover Story
Infrastructure
Strategies '06
India Inc's IT Plans
Investment trends across technology verticals
CIO
commentary on key findings
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May
2006 - Cover Story
On
the shoulders of giants
Newton's admission (though not exactly intended
that way at the time) is apt in the enterprise IT
context of today because there is no technology
deployment which does not derive lessons learned
from earlier projects deployed within the organisation
or elsewhere. Keeping this in mind, Network Magazine
decided to take a retrospective look at some of
the outstanding deployments that we have had the
fortune of covering over the past two years. The
menu covers topics from enterprise networking to
enterprise-wide applications to empowerment of the
masses. Join us in this walk down memory lane as
we turn the pages of history to help the introspection
process. After all, it is but the same spoke which
turns time and again when it comes to implementation
challenges. |
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April
2006 - Cover Story
Spinning
the RIO web
Technology brings the world nearer, and the CIO's
cse has been no different. In fact, relationships
become crucial to the CIO's new job role, and more
importantly, to his survival. These relationships
spectrums consist of end-users, business entities,
top management, vendor-partners, service providers,
and so on. Maintaining these will make the difference
in a CIO's career path, and it is this integration
capability which will enable CIOs to move ahead
in today's organisations. This is why it is time
for CIOs to don the role of an RIO-Relationship
Integration Officer. Read on to see how many a successful
CIO has already traversed this new path. |
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March
2006 - Cover Story
The
great IT-ITO makeover
It
is a testing time for the CIO and his ITO as companies
attempt to maximise returns from existing investments.They
have also started to test the waters with trends
such as SOA to re-architect the way IT components
are put together. In this month's cover story we
present the makeover that IT architecture and the
ITO are undergoing. |
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February
2006 - Cover Story
More
than meets the eye
While much has been written about the benefits of
Business Intelligence (BI), and how to deploy it,
two crucial aspects of BI have been overlooked in
the past-preparing for BI, a major endeavour in
itself, and hooking up BI to customers and suppliers.
For our February cover story we talked to BI specialists
and CIOs of organisations that have deployed BI
to get their take on best practices regarding data
clean-up, readying data sources, optimising Extract
Transform Load, and finally linking BI to other
systems for optimal benefit. |
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January
2006 - Cover Story
Ushering
in 2006
It
is the time of the year when we put on our forecasting
hats and read the tea leaves to pick out the top
technology trends that will have an impact on enterprise
computing in the coming year.This is why TechScope
2006 is more about a look at the technology choices
that a majority of Indian enterprises are likely
to go in for during this year. Choices and trends
that have moved past the ‘concept’ or initial stage.
Turn this page for a look at what the year holds
for India Inc. on the technology front. |
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December
2005 - Cover Story
The
Devil Lies In The Details
Do
you have a DR or BC plan for your organisation?
This is a question to which many Indian organisations
will nod in the affirmative. But ask about the
efficacy of these strategies in real-life situations
and the answer is likely to be hazy. The following
stories are an attempt to look at the present
DR and BC status of Indian organisations.
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November
2005 - Cover Story
The
Class Of Innovators : 2005
Innovations—small,
medium, and larger than life — are routine for the
Indian CIO and his organisation. Projects are undertaken
and they provide business benefits while a tight
focus is maintained on cost, time and quality. These
endeavours are examples for those who want to follow
the successful trail that the winners have blazed.
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October
2005 - Cover Story
The
Lords of Security Strategy
We
presented the most brilliant enterprise information
security strategy makers of the nation with special
awards to encourage them, and other aspiring winners
to keep their organizations secure against all threats
- internal and external. |
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September
2005 - Cover Story
S
is for storage?
Storage
is perhaps the costliest element in enterprise infrastructure.
It also happens to be one of the most difficult
to manage. |
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August
2005 - Cover Story
IT
For The Common Man
An
attempt to show how IT is reaching out to the masses.
It is about technological efforts that attempt to
ease a common man’s life. It deals with the challenges
that folks implementing these extraordinary projects
have faced. |
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July
2005 - Cover Story
Server
Update 2005
It's
an exciting time in the server mart as x86 servers
go 64-bit and attempt to move beyond the application
tier into the heart of the data centre, which is
still dominated by RISC boxes from Sun, IBM and
HP. |
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June
2005 - Cover Story
Chicken
soup for the CIO
If
there is one survey to rule them all in the landscape
of Indian IT, it's the one that you hold in your
hands. The team at Network Magazine and the folks
at IMRB have come out with an exhaustive compendium
of information that tells you what CIOs think about
everything under the IT sun. |
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May
2005 - Cover Story
Getting
your CRM right
In
the past Indian companies focussed themselves on
being product-centric and sales-centric. But in
the new economy, where competition is fierce and
on a global scale, the customer can pick and choose
the company he or she wants to go with. |
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April
2005 - Cover Story
IP
Storage to the fore
Constantly
rising datasets mandate investments in storage that
form a significant chunk of IT budgets. Storage
vendors are combating these with a slew of technologies. |
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March
2005 - Cover Story
Driving
Regulatory Compliance
Our
cover stories this month deal with the regulations
that organisations need to comply with, and how
IT can help them do just that. |
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February
2005 - Cover Story
Forecast
2005 - The year ahead in IT
Forecast
2005 showcases India's business and technology leaders'
prognosis for the year in IT. It also looks at ways
in which IT will enhance business value by enabling
more efficient and reliable operations. |
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January
2005 - Cover Story
Powering
the inner circle
Is
Cat 5 still a viable option when it comes to LANs?
What is the status of the much touted Cat 7 standard?
How far (or close!) are Gigabit Ethernet, fibre
to the desktop and 10 Gigabit over copper from India's
corporate LAN? Read Network Magazine's status check
on the wired Indian enterprise LAN and find out.
by Anil Patrick R |
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December
2004 - Cover Story
Recognition
for the innovators
The
Indian enterprise is at par with the best of businesses
out there. Thanks to our ability to create innovative
solutions to enable the business and take it to
the next level. This is the story of organizations
that dared to dream. And this is our endeavor to
honor them—this is the Computer Associates Intelligent
Enterprise Awards 2004. by Anil Patrick R |
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November
2004 - Cover Story
The
League of enterprise Defenders
Does
thy organization have a Security Strategist? This
is a question that enterprises should ask themselves
if they intend to stay in business, or else corporate
espionage and internal user threats will bring them
down if the viruses, worms, and script kiddies don't.
Every organization needs its own Security Strategist
and we look at the qualities that make one. by Anil
Patrick R |
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October
2004 - Cover Story
Outsourcing
- A Strategic Decision?
Does
strategic outsourcing actually benefit an organization?
Or will it backfire in the long run? Here's how
outsourcing has impacted organizations in India,
and how it can benefit you. by Soutiman Das Gupta |
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September
2004 - Cover Story
Documented
Storage Policy and ILM
LG
Electronics Private Limited has a documented storage
policy and uses ILM-specific strategies in its network. |
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August
2004 - Cover Story
Married
to the Organization.
Despite
the oft-repeated phrase, "No one is indispensable,"
every organization acknowledges that people are
a valuable asset. Because when people move on
for better opportunities, they take with them
skill sets that are essential for the business.
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July
2004 - Cover Story
Will
wireless work for you?
The Wi-Fi storm brewed a couple
of years ago and made many promises to the Indian
enterprise. But was it all just a storm in a teacup?
Though it was touted as the 'next big thing' for
enterprises, not many Indian companies actually
put their money into this technology.
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June
2004 - Cover Story
The changing
role of the CIO
The CIO is now considered a part
of the executive management team, and the role of
the CIO designate is fast evolving. |
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May
2004 - Cover Story
Corporate
data centers come of age
As
exponential growth and global organizations become
prime focus areas, centralization is the order of
the day. The mantra for today's business is 'right
information at the right time', and the corporate
data center plays a pivotal role. |
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April
2004 - Cover Story
Storage
on tap
Tackling
issues like interoperability and scalability is
a routine thing for CIOs. But what really matters
today is the availability of information. by Prashant
L Rao and Abhinav Singh.
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March
2004 - Cover Story
From
the wire-room to the boardroom
A CIO of a mature organization of today has shed
the so-called 'strictly techie' status to step
into a leadership role in business strategy planning.
by Minu Sirsalewala
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February 2004 - Cover Story
IT
on a platter
To provide IT as a service, the
CIO has to evolve the IT department into a service
provider within the company. And in such a situation,
it's important to take a fresh look at the IT
infrastructure and devise strategies to manage
it optimally. by Soutiman Das Gupta
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January
2004
- Cover Story
The
next big thing in enterprise technology
A look at the infrastructure trends
that have impacted enterprises around the world
recently, and that are likely to impact Indian
Enterprises in 2004
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December
2003 - Cover Story
Network
Cabling: New possibilities
IAlong
with enterprise hardware and software, companies
should also upgrade its existing cabling infrastructure.
A look at the current and future cabling possibilities
for networks in an enterprise. by Soutiman Das Gupta
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November
2003 - Cover Story
Enterprise
Under Attack!
In the information economy, IT infrastructure and
the Internet form the pulse for business. In this
scenario, can you allow a single person to hold
your business to ransom? by Brian Pereira |
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October
2003 - Cover Story
ERP:
Striking it right
The main causes for ERP failure are not technical
or integration issues. The success of ERP depends
on how one handles change, as one's organization
migrates from a legacy system to ERP. by Brian Pereira
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September
2003 - Cover Story
Managing
your storage infrastructure
With
multiple terabytes of data being generated by Indian
companies, managing storage infrastructure is a
big challenge say Abhinav Singh & Akhtar Pasha
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August
2003 - Cover Story
Walking
the fine line
The success of an enterprise-wide
IT project depends on good planning and design.
Here's an account of the few things that really
matter. by Brian Pereira |
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July
2003 - Cover Story
From raw to intelligence
A
look at how Business Intelligence tools can help
your company achieve cost and strategic benefits,
and the ways in which it helps businesses in different
verticals derive more value of the data already
present in its systems ... by Soutiman Das Gupta |
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June
2003 - IS2003
What’s
behind IT investment?
Which technologies are CIOs planning to invest in
this year? Is IT aligned with business in Indian
enterprises? Do CIOs calculate financial ROI, or
are they more focused on the intangibles? Does the
CFO play a role in evaluating IT investments? The
answer to all these questions is what 'Infrastructure
Strategies 2003' (IS 2003) is all about. |
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May
2003 - Cover Story
Powering
up the business
Power conditioning is essential for
any enterprise that wants to provide five-nines
uptime. Here are some typical power-related problems
and ideal strategies to counter them. by Soutiman
Das Gupta |
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April
2003 - Cover Story
Information
Security: A new approach
Due
to factors like globalization and directives from
regulators, certain Indian companies are now more
serious about Information Security. But the rest
are complacent and need to do a lot more than
just solutions implementation. by Brian Pereira
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March
2003 - Cover Story
The
Linux question
When the Linux kernel was written by Linus
Torvalds, many thought that the new open source
OS was just hype. |
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February
2003 - Cover Story
Shopping
for Servers
Buying
servers may seem like risky business, especially
since it involves big spending. But by taking the
right steps IS managers can make cautious decisions
and choose the right solutions to ensure return
on server investment. by Brian Pereira |
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January
2003 - Cover Story
TechScope
Trends in 2003
2002
was the year of regulated IT budgets, ROI-focused
investments and increased efficiencies. So what
will be the likely scenario in 2003? Will enterprises
allocate more for IT? Which are the technology areas
they will or should invest in?
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December
2002 - Cover Story
Addressing
Storage Management Challenges
Spurred
mainly by explosive data growth, enterprises have
wisened up and moved to network-centric storage
models to keep its data safe. But the real task
is to manage the storage in spite of its challenges.
by Soutiman Das Gupta
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November
2002 - Cover Story
How
Effective is your Security Policy
Indian
Inc is now more serious about IS security. But security
begins with a policy and not many enterprises have
a formal security policy. Among those that have
a policy, many admit it isn't effective enough or
it isn't on par with international standards. by
Brian Pereira |
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October
2002 - Cover Story
Case Study Special: An overview
Connecting
theory to practice
A collection of eight case studies that
talk about companies that re-modelled themselves
into smart knowledge-driven enterprises ... |
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September
2002 - Cover Story
A
suitable software licensing policy
Software
vendors offer licensing policies catering to the
differing requirements of various organizations.
So what's on offer and how does one pick the best
policy? by Brian Pereira |
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August
2002 - Cover Story
Implementing
a Business Continuity Plan
When
business is heavily dependent on IT infrastructure,
all risks and threats need to be considered. A
well documented Business Continuity Plan ensures
that your data and infrastructure are covered.
by Brian Pereira
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July
2002 - Cover Story
Realising
ROI > 8
Industry Veterans share their Views
Calculating
ROI (Return on Investment) on IT is no longer optional;
it is rapidly becoming a requirement prior to any
capital investment in IT. In the recent Network
Magazine-ORG-MARG survey (Infrastructure Strategies
2002), 34 percent of the IT Heads said they consider
ROI as an important decision-making parameter for
an IT investment.
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June
2002 - Cover Story
Infrastructure
Strategies 2002 > Maintaining a fine balance
The days of carefree IT spending
has given way to an era of regulated IT budgets,
ROI focused investments and increased efficiencies.
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May
2002 - Cover Story
Broadband:
How much bandwidth do you need?
Bandwidth will soon be available
on tap and there are a plethora of broadband connectivity
solutions. But are enterprises using bandwidth-hungry
applications yet? by Brian Pereira |
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April
2002 - Cover Story
Enterprise
storage: A strategy to consider
Data generated in your company is
not getting any lesser even in the trying economic
times. A networked storage strategy with specialized
architectures will help store the growing volumes,
apply management techniques, and provide easy access
to all. |
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March
2002 - Cover Story
The
64-bit question: Will enterprises bite the bait?
The 64-bit platform has been around
since the late 90's when Digital Equipment (now
a Compaq company) introduced its Alpha systems in
the country. Ever since, large enterprises deployed
servers, operating systems, middleware and applications
at the backend. |
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February
2002 - Cover Story
Speak
Easy
The VoIP market is set to explode
once the telecom sector opens up and IP Telephony
is legalized in April 2002. Some enterprises have
already deployed this technology and are leveraging
its benefits. by Brian Pereira |
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January
2002 - Cover Story
A
holistic approach to network management
Network management is not just about
using software to monitor performance. It's important
to 'tune' applications, address issues like security
and bandwidth optimization. |
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December
2001 - Cover Story
Enterprise
Security: Chinks in the armor
Digitized information is a highly
valued asset for most enterprises, but how serious
are companies about information security?
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November
2001 - Cover Story
Lan
in the Sky
Wireless LANs can be implemented
fast, and provide mobility and easy access. Here's
how you can make it work for your enterprise.
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October
2001 - Cover Story
Management
Services
Following a global trend, hosting
providers, systems integrators, and xSPs in India
are quickly adapting infrastructure for management
services. |
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September
2001 - Cover Story
Network
Management should be proactive and pre-emptive
As business dependence on IT infrastructure
increases, network management goes beyond troubleshooting
and device configuration |
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August
2001 - Cover Story
Servers
shape up for scalability, availability
Though mainframe computers continue
to exist, servers rule the roost in today's businesses,
and borrow from mainframe designs the threat to
Unix servers has increased now that Intel has launched
its 64-bit processor. Itanium's new architecture
has attracted manufacturers of RISC-based servers
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July
2001 - Cover Story
Firewalls
Gatekeepers to your network
In this age, information is power.
It therefore makes good business sense to protect
your corporate data from being accessed, stolen,
or modified. |
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June
2001 - Cover Story
Bluetooth:
Connectivity without wires
Bluetooth has been around for over
two years now. What is this technology all about?
How does it work? Is it the usual hype that follows
any new technology? Here are some answers.
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May
2001 - Cover Story
Linux
Basics
So what is Linux all about? Is it
only a bunch of files for the operating system and
a few utility programs? No—it's more than that.
The following section gives you the lowdown on this
powerful OS. |
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April
2001 - Cover Story
Frame
Relay For Wider Reach
Today's competitive business markets
continue to shape the very nature of how we communicate.
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March
2001 - Cover Story
Designing
an Enterprise Storage Network
Enterprise Storage Network (ESN)
is an architecture used to extend the reach and
flexibility of a storage infrastructure in order
to leverage its value to enterprises.
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February
2001 - Cover Story
Local Area Networks Sans Wires
Here is a brief description of the
technology behind wireless in the LAN environment,
the applications and benefits it offers over wired
networks. |
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