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Vol.23 n°5 may 1998

Vol.23 n°5 may 1998

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Cover Story

Cover Story

p.60 How to Soup Up Java: Part 1

p.60 How to Soup Up Java: Part 1

The rap on Java is that it's too slow. Proponents are inventing ways to speed it up, including better compilers.

[author : Tom R. Halfhill]

p.76 How to Soup Up Java, Part II: Nine Recipes for East, Easy Java

p.76 How to Soup Up Java, Part II: Nine Recipes for East, Easy Java

Our tests will help you find the right development tools for your Java project.

[author : Peter Wayner]

Computers to Go

Computers to Go

p.81 When Parallel Lines Meet

p.81 When Parallel Lines Meet

Parallel databases can wring the best performance out of parallel processing hardware.

[author : Ken Rudin] [theme : Managing Data]

p.89 Breaking Bandwidth Bottlenecks

p.89 Breaking Bandwidth Bottlenecks

Management tools can prioritize traffic, guarantee bandwidth, and cache data closer to users.

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

p.97 The Crypto Bomb Is Ticking

p.97 The Crypto Bomb Is Ticking

Cracking encryption gets easier as computers get faster and cheaper. Now what?

[author : Bruce Schneier]

Editorial

Editorial

p.14 ...

p.14 ...

Inbox

Inbox

p.17 ...

p.17 ...

Bits

Bits

p.24 Pentium II: Going Mobile

p.24 Pentium II: Going Mobile

p.25 Unixes for Merced

p.25 Unixes for Merced

p.26 Iris-Scanning Security

p.26 Iris-Scanning Security

p.32 Build an E-Store Fast

p.32 Build an E-Store Fast

p.38 Gartnergroup: 98 or NT?

p.38 Gartnergroup: 98 or NT?

Eval

Eval

p.41 Java for Windows

p.41 Java for Windows

Microsoft's Visual J++ 6.0.

[theme : Programming Tools]

p.42 3D Labs Puts a Glint in Graphics World's Eye

p.42 3D Labs Puts a Glint in Graphics World's Eye

The Glint GMX 2000.

[theme : Graphics Accelerator]

p.45 Unix Gears Up for Merced

p.45 Unix Gears Up for Merced

SCO's new UnixWare.

[theme : Operating System]

p.46 SMS: Ready for NT 5.0

p.46 SMS: Ready for NT 5.0

Systems Management Server 2.0.

[theme : Net Management]

Core

Core

p.47 A Tiny OS That Scales Up

p.47 A Tiny OS That Scales Up

QNX/Neutrino is a microkernel-based OS suitable for embedded applications. It can also be scaled up for bigger jobs.

[author : Robert Krten] [theme : Operating Systems]

p.49 What's Your Service?

p.49 What's Your Service?

The new Service Location Protocol enables computers to automatically locate and use resources on the network.

[author : James Kempf and Charles Perkins] [theme : Networks]

p.51 ColdFire Revisited

p.51 ColdFire Revisited

Motorola's third-generation embedded processor boosts performance with a RISC core.

[author : Susan Shimshock] [theme : CPUs]

p.55 Servlets: CGI the Java Way

p.55 Servlets: CGI the Java Way

These server-oriented Java classes offer better performance than CGI programs. They bring system-independence.

[author : Paul Clip] [theme : Programming]

p.57 Using Perl with Databases

p.57 Using Perl with Databases

For a Unix shop, getting a Windows database connected to the Web need not be an expensive and time-consuming task.

[author : Tony Cox] [theme : Databases]

Lab Report

Lab Report

p.76 Nine Recipes for Fast, Easy Java

p.76 Nine Recipes for Fast, Easy Java

Java tools are proliferating. We sort them out with hands-on testing of the top products.

[author : Peter Wayner] [theme : Software]

p.114 333-MHz Pentium IIs: Slow-Bus Swan Song

p.114 333-MHz Pentium IIs: Slow-Bus Swan Song

We test 19 NT workstations powered by Intel's Deschutes processor.

[author : Dan Tanner] [theme : Hardware]

Web Project

Web Project

p.103 Deploying Effective HTML Forms

p.103 Deploying Effective HTML Forms

10 tips for creating the best Web forms you can.

[author : Jon Udell]

Javatalk

Javatalk

p.107 TopLink Bridges Two Worlds

p.107 TopLink Bridges Two Worlds

A pure Java object-relational database system maps Java objects to relational databases.

[author : Rick Grehan]

Future Vision

Future Vision

p.111 The Smallest Components

p.111 The Smallest Components

Deep inside IBM's R&D labs, the future of computing looks nanomechanical and optical.

[author : Udo Flohr]

Reviews

Reviews

p.125 Cheap PCs: Bargain or Blunder?

p.125 Cheap PCs: Bargain or Blunder?

They cost less than a grand: are they worth it?

[author : Robert L. Hummel] [theme : Low-Cost PCs]

p.128 Remote-Control Registry

p.128 Remote-Control Registry

Key Vision removes a lot of the hassle and lets you manage Windows 95 and NT registries from afar.

[author : William Wong]

p.129 Remote Access for Short Attention Spans

p.129 Remote Access for Short Attention Spans

We check out Covad's TeleSpeed ADSL service.

[author : Michelle Campanale]

Chaos Manor

Chaos Manor

p.131 Four Ways to More Storage

p.131 Four Ways to More Storage

Jerry tests five methods to increase storage, from adding disk drives, to RAID, to digital video.

[author : Jerry Pournelle]

What's New

What's New

p.155 Big backup on a budget, image editing tools, easy Web access, and PA-RISC notebooks.

p.155 Big backup on a budget, image editing tools, easy Web access, and PA-RISC notebooks.

Improbable

Improbable

p.160 The Click of Doom

p.160 The Click of Doom

A Delete key that could save civilization and sanity.

[author : Marc Abrahams]

SERVICE

SERVICE

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Index to Advertisers

Index to Advertisers

p.152 Alphabetical Order

p.152 Alphabetical Order

p.154 Editorial Index by Company

p.154 Editorial Index by Company

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