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Vol.23 n°4 april 1998

Vol.23 n°4 april 1998

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Cover Story

Cover Story

p.60 Crash Proof computing

p.60 Crash Proof computing

Today's PCs are the most crash-prone computers ever built. Here's why, and here's how you can make yours more reliable.

[author : Tom R. Halfhill]

p.112C Smartcard Invasion Continues

p.112C Smartcard Invasion Continues

Security applications will be the spearhead for these "credit cards with brains."

p.112K Help Desks Make the Web Connection

p.112K Help Desks Make the Web Connection

Web-based customer service can lower costs and improve response.

Building Network Apps

Building Network Apps

p.96NA-1 Scriptlets to Energize Your Site

p.96NA-1 Scriptlets to Energize Your Site

This technology could have major impact on Web developers and their clients. We look at its strengths and weaknesses.

[author : Rick Dobson]

p.75 Behind the Benchmarks

p.75 Behind the Benchmarks

Can you really believe those test results the vendor gave you?

[author : Mike Hurwicz]

p.87 Commodity Clusters

p.87 Commodity Clusters

The Virtual Interface Architecture will tie together clusters from multiple vendors.

[author : Scott Mace] [theme : Network Integration]

p.91 Betting on ORDBMS

p.91 Betting on ORDBMS

Informix's CTO analyzes the capabilities of object-relational databases in line-of-business applications.

[author : Michael Stonebraker] [theme : Managing Data]

p.97 Prophetable Software

p.97 Prophetable Software

Business forecasting software is using new ideas in statistics to improve the bottom line.

[author : George A. Stewart]

Editorial

Editorial

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p.14 ...

Inbox

Inbox

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p.17 ...

Bits

Bits

p.24 New Notes and Domino

p.24 New Notes and Domino

p.26 What's Up with Tape?

p.26 What's Up with Tape?

p.30 PowerPC: 400 MHz in '98

p.30 PowerPC: 400 MHz in '98

p.34 GartnerGroup on Remote Access and the Net

p.34 GartnerGroup on Remote Access and the Net

p.40 E-Commerce Strategy

p.40 E-Commerce Strategy

Eval

Eval

p.41 Pretty Thin, Very Wide

p.41 Pretty Thin, Very Wide

Gateway's Solo 5100

[theme : Notebook]

p.42 Giant Heads, Monster Drives

p.42 Giant Heads, Monster Drives

IBM's GMR drives.

[theme : Storage]

p.45 Your Brain in Software

p.45 Your Brain in Software

Natrificial's The Brain.

[theme : Desktop Replacement]

p.46 JavaSoft Rides Again

p.46 JavaSoft Rides Again

A peek at the highlights of the upcoming JDK 1.2.

[theme : Development Tools]

Core

Core

p.47 I2O's OS Evolves

p.47 I2O's OS Evolves

I/O processors, running a very portable embedded OS, enable better system throughput.

[author : David Wilner] [theme : Operating Systems]

p.49 HP JetSend: Off-the-Cuff Communications

p.49 HP JetSend: Off-the-Cuff Communications

Hewlett-Packard's protocol enables disparate devices to intercommunicate.

[author : Randy Sartin] [theme : Networks]

p.51 IBM's Powerhouse Chip

p.51 IBM's Powerhouse Chip

IBM's new RISC processor has super-wide buses and eight execution units to deliver phenomenal computing power.

[author : Tom R. Halfhill] [theme : CPUs]

p.55 Scriptlets Simplified

p.55 Scriptlets Simplified

Microsoft's scriptlets allow you to encapsulate HTML into reusable components.

[author : Rick Dobson] [theme : Programming]

p.57 Reliable Data Replication

p.57 Reliable Data Replication

For an intranet with diverse information systems, managing the timely flow of data is a challenge. Here's help.

[author : Bob Breton] [theme : Databases]

Lab Report

Lab Report

p.114 E-Mail Servers for the Enterprise

p.114 E-Mail Servers for the Enterprise

We test next-generation servers that add IMAP to SMTP.

[author : Tom Yager] [theme : Software]

p.120 Seven Workgroup Printers Prove the Future Is Color

p.120 Seven Workgroup Printers Prove the Future Is Color

We check out seven color printers priced under $4000.

[author : Michelle Campanale] [theme : Hardware]

Web project

Web project

p.105 Securing Mail and News

p.105 Securing Mail and News

Securing your Internet mail and newsgroups is tougher than it looks.

[author : Jon Udell]

Javatalk

Javatalk

p.109 Small Footprint, Will Travel

p.109 Small Footprint, Will Travel

Cloudscape's JBMS stores data and Java methods in a relational database that's less than 2 MB.

[author : Rick Grehan]

Chaos manor

Chaos manor

p.135 Good Enough Is Good Enough

p.135 Good Enough Is Good Enough

Jerry doles out Orchids to those who made good products and decisions. And for those who don't "get it"? Onions!

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

Reviews

Reviews

p.129 Jasmine Challenges Traditional Databases

p.129 Jasmine Challenges Traditional Databases

Computer Associates' new object database is a worthy contender.

[author : Barry Nance] [theme : Object Database]

p.131 Sun Makes a Desktop Gamble

p.131 Sun Makes a Desktop Gamble

Great CPU, but Sun's curious design decisions hobble the Ultra 5 and 10.

[author : Tom Yager] [theme : Workstations]

p.133 Slip into Silverstream's Web App Services

p.133 Slip into Silverstream's Web App Services

SilverStream speeds up Java Web application developpement.

[author : Tom Shafron] [theme : Web Development]

What's New

What's New

p.163 Sony's 3-pound notebook, Dell's speedy PII desktops, and Compaq's 5-pound Armada.

p.163 Sony's 3-pound notebook, Dell's speedy PII desktops, and Compaq's 5-pound Armada.

Improbable

Improbable

p.168 Quality Problems

p.168 Quality Problems

An unlikely new use for toothpaste and a call for Ugly Tech Building photos.

Service

Service

Product Information

Product Information

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Index to Advertisers

Index to Advertisers

p.160 Alphabetical Order

p.160 Alphabetical Order

p.162 Editorial Index by Company

p.162 Editorial Index by Company

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