Latest management news.
Automation tools help manage desktops, 10/24/05
One company discusses new automation tools that give desktops the respect they deserve.
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-desktop-management.html?nl
Case study: How one IT exec brought user support back in-house, 10/24/05
In 2002, Herb Schmoll, who was managing end-user services at a global financial services company, got a call from a former boss to join him at Sunbeam Products, and he did, landing at a company that had only recently declared what was then the U.S.’s …
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-desktop-management-side.html?nl
For outsourcing due diligence, ask these 5 questions, 10/24/05
Don’t gamble with your new data center. Make sure your outsourcer has good answers to these five questions.
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-due-diligence.html?nl
Diversifying the IT department, 10/24/05
IT departments seek ways to diversify and include more members of minority groups and women.
http://www.networkworld.com/careers/2005/102405-man.html?nl
Starwood CTO Tom Conophy explains his desktop outsourcing strategy, 10/24/05
Starwood Hotels and Resorts, the White Plains, N.Y., hotelier, is in the midst of migrating from a mainframe infrastructure to a next-generation computing environment built on Unix and Linux servers. CTO Tom Conophy expects that its next-generation …
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-desktop-outsourcing.html?nl
Best-of-breed tools for the next-generation data center, 10/24/05
A research analyst identifies the best tools for the next-generation data center.
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2005/ndc6/102405-data-center-tools.html?nl
Face-0ff: Smart networks are not a good investment, 10/24/05
Network intelligence as promoted by the large network vendors is the Star Wars defense system of our time – monolithic, vulnerable and inherently unreliable.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/102405faceoffno.html?nl
Face-Off: Smart networks are a worthy investment, 10/24/05
Investments in smart networks quickly pay dividends across the company because the network is the single element that touches all the components of IT infrastructure. An intelligent network makes everything it touches more valuable.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/102405faceoffyes.html?nl
Cartoon: Microsoft legal settlements, 10/20/05
Cartoon of the Week, 10/20/05
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/102405-cartoon-microsoft.html?nl
Cisco bets a billion dollars on India, 10/19/05
Cisco this week said it will invest $1.1 billion in India over the next several years, with new projects in R&D, venture capital, equipment financing, and customer support targeted for the world’s second-largest country.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101905-cisco-india.html?nl
Oracle patches 88 holes in quarterly security update, 10/19/05
Oracle released a bundle of critical security patches for its software on Tuesday, fixing 88 vulnerabilities in products including its database and application servers and in some PeopleSoft and JD Edwards applications. A work-around exists for just …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101905-oracle-patch.html?nl
Newsletter: Microsoft preps new certification path; students get a boost from (ISC)2, IBM, 10/19/05
There are two sets of items today that I want to talk about: some news concerning the Microsoft Certified Professional program and news that …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/edu/2005/1017ed1.html?nl
Newsletter: Reflectent gains a Citrix edge, 10/19/05
This week I’m at Citrix iForum Global, the annual gathering of Citrix users and partners from around the world (following the 2004 hurricane season the event was moved …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2005/1017nsm2.html?nl
Deloitte ranks fastest growing tech companies, 10/19/05
Deloitte & Touche Wednesday unveiled its list of the fastest growing technology companies in North America.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101905-deloitte.html?nl
Compliance software adds privacy keyword filtering, 10/18/05
Workshare on Monday released the latest version of its document compliance software that for the first time includes the company’s Document Hygiene technology designed to guard against privacy breaches and the disclosure of sensitive information.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101805-workshare.html?nl
Newsletter: Six years for success, 10/18/05
If you’re a middle manager seeking to advance, you’ve got about six years to prove your potential as a senior manager or your superiors will identify you as a career …
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/itlead/2005/1017itlead1.html?nl
