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  • IT Best Practices - IT Security:  Perceptions, Awareness and Practices

    IT Security: Perceptions, Awareness and Practices

    Most IT executives believe the industry has not done a good enough job in addressing security for IT products and services.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - E-Commerce and ERP Software Acquisition Plans for 2002 (August 2002)

    E-Commerce and ERP Software Acquisition Plans for 2002 (August 2002)

    Most sectors continue to invest in e-commerce software, while the acquisition of ERP software seems to have slowed according to the 13th annual Information Systems and E-Business Spending study conducted by Computer Economics.

    August, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Sample Terms of Use Statements for Websites (Aug 2002)

    Sample Terms of Use Statements for Websites (Aug 2002)

    Your organization does not have to be an e-commerce company, sell things over the Internet, or meet any other specific criteria to benefit from posting a terms of use statement. Computer Economics advises all organizations with websites to post terms of use statements.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - The Web Polygraph Benchmarking Tool (August 2002)

    The Web Polygraph Benchmarking Tool (August 2002)

    Web Polygraph is a freely available benchmarking tool for caching proxies, origin server accelerators, L4/7 switches, content filters, and other web intermediaries.

    August, 2002

  • IT Spending Benchmarks - AT&T Internet Access and Service Charges (August 2002)

    AT&T Internet Access and Service Charges (August 2002)

    The following table shows typical AT&T rates for Internet access for base service levels for a wide range of connectivity options.

    August, 2002

  • Research Bytes - Expectations About Cyberattacks (Aug 2002)

    Expectations About Cyberattacks (Aug 2002)

    Computer Economics developed and conducted a survey on IT security perceptions, awareness, and practices during May and June of 2002. One finding is that considerably more people think that large-scale cyberattacks will be launched by terrorists than by a military.

    August, 2002

  • Research Bytes - Battles Over Spam Continue

    Battles Over Spam Continue

    Bulk commercial email (spam) has become a common practice that is almost always an intrusion and a nuisance for the recipient. Legislators in many states have responded to the public outcry with laws designed to bring some accountability to the spammers and some recourse for the recipients.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Telecommunications - Down But Not Out (August 2002)

    Telecommunications – Down But Not Out (August 2002)

    The 21st century has so far been a roller coaster ride for the telecommunications industry. And it is not over yet. A study based on interviews of 50 senior executives representing 39 of the world's leading telecommunications service providers predict further downward adjustment and consolidation in the industry this year, but also warns companies to be prepared for an upswing—most likely early in 2003.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - How High-Tech Will the Home Get? (August 2002)

    How High-Tech Will the Home Get? (August 2002)

    According to a 2001 Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) survey, entertainment features of home networks, such as distributed video and Internet audio, have grown nearly as popular with consumers as the safety and efficiency applications.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Pop-Up Ads Knocked Back Down in Court (August 2002)

    Pop-Up Ads Knocked Back Down in Court (August 2002)

    From an e-marketer’s perspective, a pop-up ad is a powerful tool, enabling a seller to command the attention of consumers in a much more aggressive manner than a traditional, static banner ad. From the consumer’s perspective, they are widely considered to be an intrusion and an annoyance. At issue in one pending lawsuit, however, is not the effectiveness of these advertisements, but the possibility that they infringe upon intellectual property rights and may interfere with the economic relationship between website owners and their users.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Predict Website Visitor Purchasing Behavior (August 2002)

    Predict Website Visitor Purchasing Behavior (August 2002)

    Dealing with a large number of e-commerce shoppers in an efficient manner is always a challenge, so website managers can benefit from being able to reliably predict the buying probability of site visitors. Figure 1, based on eight months of Amazon.com activity, shows that website shoppers may visit a site several times, when purchases are made several items may be bought at the same time, and only 0.36 purchases are made during the average visit.

    August, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Apply Countermeasures to Protect IT Security Now (August 2002)

    Apply Countermeasures to Protect IT Security Now (August 2002)

    Many IT managers worry about the vulnerability of their systems, but their attempts to improve protection are often hampered by budgetary and administrative concerns. Any security measure will inconvenience users and the organization to some degree. Past ineffectiveness of protective applications often results in a cynical user community and a hard sell to management when attempts are made to add new security protection.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - .Net Servers Begin to Appear (August 2002)

    .Net Servers Begin to Appear (August 2002)

    Because of the delayed shipping date, .Net servers are appearing later than originally planned by Microsoft. The late deployment was motivated by Microsoft’s determination to build in as much security protection as possible before launching the new platforms. Support from third-party tool providers and application developers is beginning to gather as Microsoft prepares to issues the .Net server series.

    August, 2002

  • IT Best Practices - Why Web Businesses Fail—and Ten Ways to Avoid Failure (August 2002)

    Why Web Businesses Fail—and Ten Ways to Avoid Failure (August 2002)

    While "e-business" and the dot com era will not be looked back on as a passing summer fad, it’s no secret that there have been numerous failures for every success. A number of these failures can be attributed to the false exuberance and the updraft of anticipation of the dot com era. In hindsight, many observe that the early dot coms overestimated the speed with which the marketplace would adopt the Internet as a channel for products, services, and content.

    August, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Compromise Reached for MPEG Licensing (Aug 2002)

    Compromise Reached for MPEG Licensing (Aug 2002)

    One of the most popular and widely used video compression technologies on the Internet today is the MPEG format. The latest standard from the group is MPEG-4 for digital multimedia applications.

    August, 2002