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]
Security applications will be the spearhead for these "credit cards with brains."
Web-based customer service can lower costs and improve response.
This technology could have major impact on Web developers and their clients. We look at its strengths and weaknesses.
[author : Rick Dobson]
Can you really believe those test results the vendor gave you?
[author : Mike Hurwicz]
The Virtual Interface Architecture will tie together clusters from multiple vendors.
[author : Scott Mace] [theme : Network Integration]
Informix's CTO analyzes the capabilities of object-relational databases in line-of-business applications.
[author : Michael Stonebraker] [theme : Managing Data]
Business forecasting software is using new ideas in statistics to improve the bottom line.
[author : George A. Stewart]
Gateway's Solo 5100
[theme : Notebook]
IBM's GMR drives.
[theme : Storage]
Natrificial's The Brain.
[theme : Desktop Replacement]
A peek at the highlights of the upcoming JDK 1.2.
[theme : Development Tools]
I/O processors, running a very portable embedded OS, enable better system throughput.
[author : David Wilner] [theme : Operating Systems]
Hewlett-Packard's protocol enables disparate devices to intercommunicate.
[author : Randy Sartin] [theme : Networks]
IBM's new RISC processor has super-wide buses and eight execution units to deliver phenomenal computing power.
[author : Tom R. Halfhill] [theme : CPUs]
Microsoft's scriptlets allow you to encapsulate HTML into reusable components.
[author : Rick Dobson] [theme : Programming]
For an intranet with diverse information systems, managing the timely flow of data is a challenge. Here's help.
[author : Bob Breton] [theme : Databases]
We test next-generation servers that add IMAP to SMTP.
[author : Tom Yager] [theme : Software]
We check out seven color printers priced under $4000.
[author : Michelle Campanale] [theme : Hardware]
Securing your Internet mail and newsgroups is tougher than it looks.
[author : Jon Udell]
Cloudscape's JBMS stores data and Java methods in a relational database that's less than 2 MB.
[author : Rick Grehan]
Jerry doles out Orchids to those who made good products and decisions. And for those who don't "get it"? Onions!
[author : Jerry Pournelle]
Computer Associates' new object database is a worthy contender.
[author : Barry Nance] [theme : Object Database]
Great CPU, but Sun's curious design decisions hobble the Ultra 5 and 10.
[author : Tom Yager] [theme : Workstations]
SilverStream speeds up Java Web application developpement.
[author : Tom Shafron] [theme : Web Development]
An unlikely new use for toothpaste and a call for Ugly Tech Building photos.
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