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  A look at Intel's past, present, and future [July 18, 2003]
With 35 years of success under its belt, Intel now needs to figure out how to diversify and create new markets

 
  Strategies for canning spam [July 18, 2003]
Remember when e-mail was a fast, easy, and convenient communication tool? Make it useful again with the right combination of anti-spam technologies

 
  Putting HP, RLX, and IBM blade servers to the test [July 3, 2003]
Size doesn't matter much, but none have quite managed to balance hardware muscle with management smarts

 
  Does identity management clash with privacy? [June 20, 2003]
InfoWorld looks into the rising need for ID management and the corresponding privacy concerns for users, partners, and customers

 
  InfoWorld 2003 Compensation Survey [June 13, 2003]
Our sixth annual salary survey finds salaries and bonuses down amid the soft job market. What's more, IT is feeling increased scrutiny from executives minding the bottom line

 
  Anti-virus solutions [June 13, 2003]
An effective strategy for battling malicious code must combine scans of e-mail, file servers, and client machines

 
  JavaOne pitches to the masses [June 10, 2003]
Get the latest news from this year's conference as Sun pushes simplified Java

 
  J2EE meets Web services  [June 6, 2003]
Leading Java platforms are catching the next wave of application integration

 
  From the battlefield to the enterprise [May 30, 2003]
Some key technologies -- deployed on a massive scale in Afghanistan and Iraq -- may hold promise for corporate IT

 
  Honoring the Innovators [May 23, 2003]
The 2003 Innovators' achievements run the gamut from grid computing to wireless technologies to XML and beyond

 
  At age 30, Ethernet's future looks bright [May 9, 2003]
InfoWorld examines why the promise of Ethernet is still being realized

 
  HP's greatest gamble turns one [May 5, 2003]
On the first anniversary of its acquisition of Compaq, HP's merger intentions are still goals the company has yet to achieve

 
  Microsoft moving beyond the OS [May 2, 2003]
With Windows Server 2003, Microsoft trains its sights on the enterprise

 
  10GbE: Raw speed vs. network smarts  [April 25, 2003]
In the InfoWorld Test Center's comparison, 10 Gigabit Ethernet switches duke it out

 
  Dynamic development [April 18, 2003]
Just-in-time assembly of teams and resources will forever change application development.

 
  Liberating the enterprise [April 11, 2003]
A dynamic solution lets you free your hardware from old boundaries of role and department, to be used anywhere at anytime by whatever task needs it most.

 
  The prevention question [April 4, 2003]
Intrusion prevention technology is making bold promises for the future of enterprise network security and sparking a face-off with IDS.

 
  2003 CTO of the Year [March 28, 2003]
As the former CTO of Merrill Lynch, John McKinley devised an IT strategy that guided the financial behemoth through unprecedented times.

 
  Edge appliances [March 21, 2003]
Low-cost scalability and functionality demands fuel edge appliances' popularity. But with a wide variety of options out there, enterprises need to do their homework before making a choice.

 
  Knowledge management [March 14, 2003]
It may sound like old news, but KM is worth another look -- thanks to a host of maturing KM-enabling technologies and a need for enterprise efficiency.

 
  Enterprise messaging [March 7, 2003]
In response to changing messaging needs, vendors set up long-term plans that head toward contextual collaboration.

 
  Enterprise unwired [February 28, 2003]
IT leaders must make sense of the 802.11 alphabet soup as they plan corporate Wi-Fi deployments. The wrong choice could leave them responsible for limited access, high costs, or security breaches.

 
  Vertical-market supply chains [February 21, 2003]
Specializing supply chains for vertical market needs can streamline operations, but leaves enterprises with a choice: best-of-breed or configurable horizonal solution?

 
  Digital convergence [January 31, 2003]
The convergence of technologies for the consumer space and office environment is having quite an impact on IT. As users become more tech savvy and request more from their tech infrastructure, IT must change as well.

 
  2002 Technology of the Year [January 24, 2003]
Check out the technologies and products that made the InfoWorld Test Center's annual top ten list.

 
  LinuxWorld 2003 [January 23, 2003]
This year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo in New York finds Linux continuing its march into the recesses of the enterprise datacenter.

 
  CTIA Wireless 2003 [January 19, 2003]
Mobile applications, camera handsets, and wireless networking drive conference agenda in New Orleans this week.

 
  Packaged apps  [January 17, 2003]
Unprepared organizations can find themselves swamped by unforeseen packaged software costs, from training time to integration

 
  Next-generation security [January 10, 2003]
Technologies such as quantum cryptography and beefed-up firewalls are pushing the security envelope to address ever-evolving threats as well as continuing security shortfalls.

 
  Disruptive technologies 2003 [January 3, 2003]
Ready for a change in the way you and your organization work? These 10 technologies beneficially disrupt the business world's status quo and make information more accessible.

 
  InfoWorld's 25 Most Influential CTOs 2002 [December 6, 2002]
From Wall Street to nonprofits, these CTOs have risen to the challenge of a tough economy -- by leading, innovating, and keeping an optimistic eye on the future.

 
  Peer-to-peer evolves [November 22, 2002]
Peer-to-peer is becoming a foundation technology, weaving its strengths into the enterprise technology fabric. The challenge lies in shedding the stigma still attached and carving out a foothold in the business world.

 
  IBM on demand [November 15, 2002]
Through its grid, utility, and autonomic computing efforts, Big Blue is rethinking the way next-generation enterprise infrastructure will work.

 
  Next-generation notebooks [November 15, 2002]
Performance and efficiency gains are firing up the mobile market again, and the next generation of notebooks is poised to capitalize with faster, smaller, longer-lasting features.

 
  Outsourced services [November 8, 2002]
With flexibility and integration expertise at a premium, customers are becoming comfortable with outsourcing core enterprise functions -- and changing outsourcers' and service vendors' approaches.

 
  Managing unstructured data [October 25, 2002]
From content management to souped-up search, enterprises are looking for ways to make unstructured data accessible and useful.

 
  Apple unpeeled [October 18, 2002]
Beneath Apple's soft consumer exterior lie the seeds for distributed enterprise computing.

 
  Identity management and provisioning [October 4, 2002]
Provisioning surfaces as a much-desired feature when users seek identity management solutions, and vendors are stirring up the ID management market to make grabs for the provisioning golden ring.

 
  Wireless network management [September 27, 2002]
Adding wireless LANs to the enterprise requires careful consideration of wireless network management policies and concerns, including hardware and software interoperability and roaming.

 
  Business performance management and BI [September 19, 2002]
For better visibility into enterprise goings-on, execs are turning to business performance management and business intelligence technology.

 
  Sept. 11 - one year later [September 11, 2002]
From government organizations to enterprises, technology priorities got a hard look in the 12 months since the events of Sept. 11.

 
  CRM integration [August 29, 2002]
Pulling together enterprise systems and data makes your CRM effort stronger, but the frustration level is high. Are there solutions in sight?

 
  Future of telecom [August 6, 2002]
A bevy of new technologies, including SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), self-service portals, and Wi-Fi, help telecom carriers create services and show signs of life in a tough market.

 
  Modular storage [July 26, 2002]
Midrange, modular storage is on the rise as enterprises seek flexible, lower-cost storage solutions and as vendors look for ways to capitalize in a changed market.

 
  Microsoft .Next [July 25, 2002]
Microsoft is working to more tightly align business units. Using XML as the rallying cry, the company is driving its .Net and Web services initiatives to solve problems associated with "customer scenarios."

 
  Collaborative applications [July 3, 2002]
Whether known as collaborative or composite, the next-generation enterprise applications are "talking" with each other using Web services and enabling more than point-to-point interactions.

 
  Application development and Web services [June 10, 2002]
Web services are fundamentally changing application development. Now, developers must decide how to best use -- and how to avoid misusing -- Web services tools.

 
  Applications at the edge [May 23, 2002]
Moving applications to the network edge is giving the edge computing concept a boost, although challenges remain. A layer of business logic is already on its way to streamline performance.

 
  Web application management [May 16, 2002]
Users need solutions that can handle the dynamic nature of Web applications and related emerging technology. But Web app management and monitoring tools have some evolving to do before that dream becomes a reality.

 
  Examining portals [April 29, 2002]
Enterprise portals have evolved from their content-only past, but planning a future portal strategy can be tricky, thanks to the emergence of Web services, continuing vendor debates, and a growing number of applications.

 
  Business process management and integration [April 18, 2002]
Business process management may benefit from the flexibility afforded by Web services, including componentized business processes for streamlined integration and optimized workflow management.

 
  Utility computing [April 12, 2002]
The promise of utility computing includes easily reallocated, pay-as-you go computing resources for enterprises, but success hinges on maturation of technologies such as grid computing, Web services, and automated provisioning.

 
  Business continuity [March 29, 2002]
Adding distributed elements -- including next-generation distributed computing technologies such as grid computing, p-to-p networks, and utility computing -- can strengthen business continuity plans.

 
  Java under seige [March 22, 2002]
The dynamic duo of Java and J2EE is facing a stiff challenge from the emerging Web services world. When the smoke clears, where will Java, XML, and Web services stand?

 
  Content on the edge [March 15, 2002]
CDNs help the enterprise boost network performance and trim costs by pushing content to the WAN's edge.

 
  Wireless networks [March 8, 2002]
The combination of wireless networks and Web services promises to extend corporate applications to mobile workers almost anywhere. But first, corporate IT managers must grapple with technology options and security issues.

 
  Examining CRM [February 2, 2002]
Self-service applications and outsourced services seek to ease enterprises' CRM implementation burden, but companies must resolve data control issues to become comfortable with these options.

 
  2001 Technology of the Year [January 31, 2002]
The top 10 technologies that made the biggest impact on the enterprise in 2001.

 
  Real time computing [January 17, 2002]
The dream of a real-time enterprise is coming to fruition thanks to new real-time platform and application technologies. But tricky integration questions may continue to be a hurdle.

 
  Examining Web services from all angles [January 10, 2002]
Peruse our Web services coverage in the following areas: Test Center, News, and Opinions.

 
  Disruptive technologies 2002 [January 3, 2002]
Innovations emerging beneath the radar pack the potential to shake up the tried-and-true.

 
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