Last-minute project changes from management; 'Hello, you have reached my iPhone'

Voices of Networking This newsletter is sponsored by Confio Software Reduce IT Investment with Proper Oracle Performance Tools What do you do when your network faces high wait times, dropped sessions, and application lock-ups? Typically the reaction is to spend on expanded server hardware capacity, additional Oracle licenses, installation and project management costs. Utilizing Ignite for Oracle from Confio has demonstrated the ability to cut Oracle wait times by 30-90%. Read this white paper to learn how using Ignite, a typical organization can achieve a 35% performance improvement, generating ROI of 965% first year, based solely on reduced server investment. Voices of Networking, 09/24/07 By Jeff Caruso Backspin: How to contend with last-minute project changes from management, 09/20/07: So you’re thrashing out the final details of, say, how to implement the next phase of your CMS or your ERP system. You’ve gone from the big picture (“We need a system to …”) and after countless meetings finally got down to details (“We need these ... 'Net Buzz: 'Hello, you have reached my iPhone', 09/17/07: I know what you're thinking: No one could possibly be so enamored of their iPhone — not to mention so pretentious and/or oblivious to the potential snickers — as to drop the name of the world's most famous tech toy into their answering machine message. Musthaler: IT on a shoestring, 09/18/07: A few weeks ago, Howard Anderson wrote a column titled, “The life of a CIO: It’s not pretty", in which he used the example of his friend Gomez (not his real name), the CIO of a large company. If the job Gomez has is not pretty, then it must be ... Network World VoIP and Convergence Buyer's Guide Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. Our extensive database of detailed product information will quickly help you pinpoint the hardware or software you need to build out a converged voice and data network. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyer's Guide now. Gearhead: Testing PHP script testing environments, 09/18/07: Last week in Gearhead I discussed the struggle to get my hosting provider to give me a server with the version of PHP I needed to run a PHP-based groupware system. Dr. Internet: Finding a working copy of the GNU compiler, 09/18/07: I want to use the GNU compiler for Java on my Mac but the GNU compiler in the Apple XCode package does not include it. I installed all the developer tools, the X-Windows environment package and downloaded the source code for the latest GCC release but ... Johnson: One, two, three... many screens, 09/18/07: I recently noticed that AT&T is promoting its “three-screen” vision — meaning, in essence, that the Internet will reach users in three distinct ways: the TV screen, the PC screen and the mobile device. I like the idea, but I don’t think it goes far ... Nutter's Help Desk: Getting UltraVNC to work across the Internet, 09/17/07: I am currently using UltraVNC and was there when the product originally came out. I've used this product successfully both in home network and office network environments. But that's intranet. I cannot get the thing to work for me when I am trying to ... Bradner: Digital breadcrumbs getting harder to hide, 09/17/07: The New York Times discussed one effect of today’s information-producing technology in a Sept. 15 article titled “Tell-all PCs and phones transforming divorce.” Network Guardians: What is identity-based networking? 09/17/07: I have heard the term "Identity-based Networking" in relation to LAN Security. What is the relationship between identity management and securing the LAN? Talking Tech: VoIP update: What small and midsize businesses should consider, 09/17/07: Although the self-anointed tech-savvy often deride them, late adopters of technology sometimes have a distinct advantage in that they are working with proven, mature technologies. The key step for late adopters is knowing when the pendulum has swung ...

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