* What MCI needs is a spanking * VPN battle not really a battle * Microsoft’s greatest fear * The secret to Citrix success
What MCI needs is a spanking
MCI ticked off the wrong guy with its twisted idea of customer service. This week ‘Net Buzzmeister Paul McNamara lets MCI have it – and gets the whole family involved.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0609buzz.html?vo
VPN battle not really a battle
Some people think there will be a showdown between Secure Sockets Layer VPNs and IPSec VPNs. Joel Snyder says it’s not quite that simple, even though SSL is “about a billion times simpler to deploy and manage.”
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0609snyder.html?vo
Microsoft’s greatest fear
The biggest enemy of Microsoft right now isn’t necessarily Linux or open-source software, says James Kobielus of The Burton Group. It’s software commoditization, a phenomenon eroding profits across the board.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0609kobielus.html?vo
The secret to Citrix success
Citrix is a company that has managed to use the mainframe model of computing in a distributed world to great advantage. This week Kevin Tolly takes a look at what has made it successful and how it might continue that success.
https://www.nwfusion.com/columnists/2003/0609tolly.html?vo
