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Applications Expert Advice
The Internet cowboy's sidekick
This is a remarkably useful tool, and for $40, RoboForm is a steal. More..
Secure FTP in a Java app
Can you recommend an open source Java SSH library we could use to provide Secure File Transfer Protocol services in a Java
client application? More..
Server-based client apps: Good idea?
We are thinking about setting our Windows clients (2000 and XP) to open a virtual session to a server where all the applications
are loaded. The clients would boot up using a local operating system, then access any applications by opening a session to
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Branding XP's logon
This week we start with a question: Are we missing something, or is Windows XP's implementation of TCP/IP as pathetic as we
suspect it is? More..
Snip it with Net Snippets
What we particularly like about Net Snippets is that it is much more ambitious than competing products. Not only does it integrate
a wider range of information sources but it also provides more options for transforming that content into usable forms and
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Applications Tests
Morae: Usability testing for the masses
TechSmith's recently upgraded Morae software might provide the combination of features and affordability to bring collaborative
user experience testing to a much wider audience. More..
Novell Linux Desktop
Is NLD ready for the corporate desktop? Our answer is a qualified yes. Handling routine office chores using Open Office for
word processing, Evolution for e-mail and Firefox for Web browsing works great. However, connecting to Windows networks still
needs some work to become seamless. More..
Test: Enterprise-level anti-spyware software
We tested Webroot Software's Spy Sweeper Enterprise Version 1.5, InterMute's SpySubtract Pro Version 2.5, Tech Assist's Omniquad
AntiSpy Enterprise Edition Version 4.0 and PepiMK Software's SpyBot - Search & Destroy Version 1.3. More..
Oracle Collaboration Suite
Oracle's take on enterprise collaboration impresses. More..
XFire helps pinpoint Web application bugs
In our test, Xaffire's xFire 3.0 platform attempts to provide a holistic view of a Web application's health and usage to assist
in bug isolation. More..
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Applications Opinion
Cisco's AON: Ultimate vendor lockout or something more?
So what could be coming down the pike? The ultimate vendor lockout. With Cisco selling top brass on the AON notion and then
being the sole supplier of AON-capable switches and routers, the buying decision becomes, perhaps, a simple AON or no-AON
one. Scary thought. More..
Gateways are the best way to stop spyware
Using a Web proxy may be the only manageable, cost-effective, business-friendly way to prevent spyware - because with a proxy,
organizations have a variety of techniques to understand and manage Web content. More..
Shameful engineering
The problem is that until Mr. Jobs gets in touch and lets me know what the real reason is for iPhoto's problems, there's only
one conclusion we can put it down to: shameful engineering. More..
Shattered Mac illusions
This was a brand-new machine, the system detected no problems and iPhoto hadn't been used before, but handling just less than
15,000 images made it blow up. And I thought Mac applications were generally considered to be better than Windows applications.
Evidently this is not the case. More..
The new old enriched browser
Ajax represents a different and potentially more ubiquitous approach that's well within the capabilities of most of today's
baseline browsers. More..
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Applications Case Studies
Energy firm earns net award
A network overhaul that linked corporate locations with optical Ethernet, built in QoS for demanding new applications and
swapped Centrex for VoIP earned PPL Corp. Network World's top honors in the first-ever Renovator Award. More..
Court ditches mainframe for Windows system
Debbie Brasher cut the mainframe cord and she is not looking back. The director of technology for the Superior Court Stanislaus
County System in Modesto, Calif., has moved on to a Windows-based infrastructure and a set of Web-based applications to host
the court's case management system, which is used to manage civil and criminal cases. More..
E-billing adopters find rewards
For a company switching from paper to electronic invoicing methods, one obvious savings potential is mailing costs - no more
bills to print or postage to purchase. But there are a lot more savings to be gleaned by going electronic, users say. For
Health Alliance Medical Plans in Urbana, Ill., a key savings comes from expedited dispute management processes. More..
Vendors heed cry for compliance mgmt. tools
Suppliers of management software are jumping on regulatory compliance concerns by delivering a raft of tools that do everything
from sound alerts when systems drift out of whack to automatically remediate problems and generate reports that can be used
in audits. More..
Utility company powers up savings
A Canadian power company is saving about $500,000 using laptops and PDAs, with some third-party mobile applications, for 400
field workers. More..
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