* LAN stories from Network World
I’d like to use today’s issue to point to a couple recent stories we ran in Network World that I think you’ll find interesting.
The first relates the story of IT consultant Michael Koontz, who was charged with the task of running a Category-5e cable between offices. The offices were 745 feet apart – which is more than twice the distance for which the cable is rated. Plus, the area through which he had to run the cable was heavily trafficked by forklifts, and they ran over the cable a couple of times. Somehow, it still worked. You can read the whole story in his own words here:
http://www.networkworld.com/you/2005/072505shoes9.html?rl
Another story out of the series – which appeared in Network World’s “You” Issue – talks about the networking involved in bringing “Star Wars: Episode III” to the screen. The manager of network operations at Lucasfilm compares the huge advances in the network since Episode I was created, advances that make its LAN “the largest single 10G interconnect in the country.”
http://www.networkworld.com/you/2005/072505-shoes.html?rl
Lastly, I want to mention an article I wrote for the You Issue. I got a chance to visit the plant of FreshDirect, a company that lets people order groceries online and then delivers them to their door. There are many different IT elements involved – to maintain the Web site, to bring the orders to the plant, to direct the orders to all the different specialists (butchers, bakers, and so forth), and to make sure the orders get on the right trucks. Anyway, I found the whole thing fascinating, and you can get the full story at:
http://www.networkworld.com/you/2005/072505-where2.html?rl
