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  • Technology Trends - Web Services Remain Hampered by Security Shortfalls (December 2002)

    Web Services Remain Hampered by Security Shortfalls (December 2002)

    As Web services security continues to mature, applying this technology to key enterprise applications will provide a higher ROI.

    December, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Do Open Operating Systems Pay Off in the Enterprise?

    Do Open Operating Systems Pay Off in the Enterprise?

    The combination of Microsoft’s animosity, technological improvements, and marketplace competition creates openings for an ever-increasing number of open operating systems. Considering these OS alternatives from the enterprise perspective shows that the various flavors of Linux offer some intriguing economic possibilities. 

    September, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Confronting the Windows 2000 Migration Dilemma

    Confronting the Windows 2000 Migration Dilemma

    Regardless of how Microsoft resolves its antitrust problems with the Justice Department, Windows 2000 remains the key to future prosperity. In pushing the operating system, Microsoft is touting improved speed, stability, scalability, and security.

    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 - Role-Based Access Control Offers Cost Savings (July 2002)

    Role-Based Access Control Offers Cost Savings (July 2002)

    Access control is required within networks to manage the privileges, applications, and operations of legitimate users and to protect the integrity of information. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been investigating methods for improving access control of large networks since the early 1990s. Results of that research point toward ways in which network access can be more effectively and economically run.

    July, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Microsoft Focuses Strategy on the Web (June 2002)

    Microsoft Focuses Strategy on the Web (June 2002)

    While Microsoft may be rethinking its net services strategy, the company will undoubtedly move into this arena. The additional distractions of the departure of its president and still unresolved antitrust lawsuits have failed to deter Microsoft from its primary objective of becoming the major player in the web services market.

    June, 2002

  • Technology Trends - Microsoft Shifts Strategy

    Microsoft Shifts Strategy

    Microsoft's corporate direction is in flux. The government's pending antitrust lawsuit remains a major factor in determining the company's future actions. The U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed that Microsoft was guilty of illegal anticompetitive tactics, but the court reversed the breakup order and further held that bundling of software was not necessarily monopolistic. This article analyzes the possible impact.

    September, 2001