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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 upswingâmost likely early in 2003.
August, 2002
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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
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Pop-Up Ads Knocked Back Down in Court (August 2002)
From an e-marketerâs 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 consumerâs 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
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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
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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
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.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 Microsoftâs 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
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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, itâs 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
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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
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2002 IS Staffing Trends in Manufacturing (July 2002)
As in most sectors, there has been a shift in the IS staffing mix in manufacturing firms compared to the prior three-year period according to the 13th annual Information Systems and E-Business Spending study conducted by Computer Economics.
July, 2002
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Achieving a Positive ROI for IT Security
Understand your core IT security issues and develop an ROI model that will save you time and money and strengthen your IT environment.
July, 2002
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Internet Advertising Revenues in 2001 (July 2002)
Internet advertising revenue in the U.S. declined 7.5% in 4Q01, totaling $1.7 billion compared to 4Q00. Internet advertising for all of 2001 totaled $7.2 billion, down 12% compared to 2000. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) contends that Internet ad results compare favorably to many other, more established ad sectors, which experienced steeper declines during the reporting period.
July, 2002
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