Stories by: Stephanie Sanborn

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SIP traffic fuels need for security, performance tools 17 October, 2005 08:51

Growing interest in SIP-enabled communications -- from VOIP to SIP-based collaboration apps such as Microsoft's LCS (Live Communications Server) 2005 -- has sparked the need to better secure SIP traffic.
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Considering continuity 06 June, 2002 10:25

Planning for business continuity means weighing risk: what systems can your business not live without? How can you get access to that data or computing power should something happen? And, perhaps most importantly, how much do you want to spend to have a backup plan - a plan which you, hopefully, might never need?
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Rx for online growth 28 June, 2001 14:55

The pharmaceutical industry may not yet be leaping into the Web world with unabashed excitement, but some companies are slowly becoming more comfortable with embracing new technologies.
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Reverse auctions make a bid for business 20 March, 2001 15:12

Reverse auctions may seem a consumer-centered technology, but savvy businesses are discovering that by allowing buyers, contractors, and service providers to bid prices down, they save more than just money.
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3-D simulation: Coming soon to a Net near you 05 February, 2001 10:00

Virtual reality video games may have snagged most of the 3-D and simulation spotlight, but a steadily growing interest in using the graphics technologies for business has many companies looking to loosen the entertainment world's hold on the best simulation technology.
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Problem Solving for Technical Innovation 11 October, 2000 12:01

For Tim Howes, problem-solving has always been the catalyst for technical innovation -- from the time he and a small group of Unix upstarts at the University of Michigan needed a better way to access the campus directory to tackling today's blurring of the line between business and technology decisions.
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IT management - Caching enables last-mile performance 29 September, 2000 12:01

The eight-second waiting time online is just too long
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Armchair Quarterbacks Go Wireless at 3Com Park 29 September, 2000 12:01

It may just be the best of both worlds: the excitement and electricity of attending a football game with thousands of other rabid fans, coupled with the convenience of instant replays and updated scores from around the league.
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CacheFlow Eases Web Servers' Burden 19 September, 2000 12:01

CacheFlow Inc. on Monday will take the wraps off its CacheFlow Server Accelerator, the first in a new product family aimed at improving site performance by handling content delivery instead of burdening Web servers with the delivery process.
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Novell Sets Sights on ASPs 31 August, 2000 12:01

Provo, Utah-based Novell bolstered its move toward the ASP (application service provider) market on Tuesday with the release of Novell OnDemand Services, software that lets companies host content or services and charge for access.
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P-to-P technology avoids Napster stigma 16 August, 2000 12:01

Peer-to-peer (P-to-P) technology, the type of system that Napster uses, is moving into the e-business and business-to-business world, trying to shake the stigma associated with the Napster copyright controversy. Because P-to-P links multiple data sites into one network and can search all those sources, no matter where they may be located, customers can quickly find exactly what they're looking for, thus eliminating some of the frustration involved in tracking down the content or products they need.