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When implementing a Parallel Sysplex, the network connectivity you have from the network to your Sysplex directly influences the maximum availability you can attain. This article looks at some of […]

Using ARTIC in PC-based distributed control systems The 80186-based ARTIC card enables the IBM PC to work as a node on a PC-based distributed control system. Here's a look at […]

Ron nelson sunk roots at Ameron International Corp. as a data communications specialist, but when the manufacturer of industrial pipes eliminated five office management jobs, he was left in charge […]

THE Scottish Qualifications Authority, seeking to restore its credibility after an IT and administrative fiasco last year, has lost the use of a £400,000 IBM computer system which was wrongly […]

Household International has big plans for its call centers. The nation's second-largest consumer finance firm wants to integrate telephony into its proprietary customer relationship management system without disrupting its agents, […]

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded IT systems provider Esteem Systems a £2m contract, for the installation of a Sun Enterprise 10000 server. The council is replacing its existing mainframe […]

Do you need to spend time configurating a server, or is it easier to buy a specific appliance for the job? General purpose servers are great because they can be […]

A black art to many, servers are an important component of any network, no matter what its size. Here we map out the practicalities of sizing, deploying and managing a […]

A LITA survey found wide installation and diverse uses for web proxy servers in library settings, with academic institutions taking the lead. The self-selecting survey was posted to WEB4LIB in [...]

These days any small business can buy network servers over the phone. Alan Stevens explains what a server can do for you and what you should be looking for When […]

WRQ Inc. (Seattle), a provider of integration and connectivity solutions for enterprises, announced that IBM has certified two of its host integration and access solutions, WRQ Apptrieve and WRQ Reflection […]

Bridge the gap between technical and financial management. Demand for Internet access and online services continues to grow at record rates. As xDSL and cable modems become commonplace, demand on […]

PORTLAND, MAINE - How do you easily wire six lecture halls, libraries and classroom buildings for Internet and e-mail access at a 169-year-old New England university? You don't. Susan Mellady, […]

XcelleNet has adapted its Afaria mobile resource management software to extend Microsoft's Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 beyond the Lan (local area network)-based PC sphere, writes Eric Doyle. Maria Manager […]

Those of you who read my column regularly know that I believe in a resurgence of the need for big iron, or servers of mainframes and storage systems that fill […]

At PricewaterhouseCoopers, the network isn't just the computer-it's pretty much what runs the business. That's because the primary asset of this global consulting and accounting firm is the brainpower of […]

Deep in the heart of Richmond, VA., where the chief industry is still tobacco, the Virginia Community College System is pioneering the use of VOIP technology at its 39 campuses […]

Yes, what you don't know about Microsoft's Net OS can hurt you. Convergence, managed services, broadband remote access. The last thing today's communications managers need to do is get involved […]

Currently, I am connecting two Windows NT domains through remote access. The remote domain, Warehouse, is dialing in to the host domain, Office. The Warehouse primary domain controller connects to, […]

About six months ago I said goodbye to the world of cubicles and corner offices in exchange for a SOHO outpost working for a large global organization. I finally landed […]

IBM IS PLANNING a series of announcements next month that will include new software for its RS/6000 and AS/400 platforms, and new desktop systems as part of its EON (Edge […]

I recently completed my Microsoft Certified Software Engineer program, and right away, the responsibility of setting up our company's intranet was handed over to me. The goal is to connect […]

Session layer management, consisting of systems to perform session switching and a secured tunneling process I call session sequencing (The Virtual DMZ October 1998), can provide a number of solutions […]

Imagine your Unix administrator spending up to eight hours a week trying to protect you from hackers. Scott Jumbeck, a network administrator at the Milwaukee School Of Engineering (MSOE), in […]

Innovation continues to drive rapid corporate growth at Logitech International, Fremont, CA--one of the world's largest manufacturers of computer mice, and a market leader in cordless input devices and Internet […]

Automation pays off for small-market stations in Nebraska While automation is key for the effective operation of large stations, small-market stations also are realizing its benefits. NBC affiliate KNOP-TV North [...]

During the gulf war six years ago, Canadian Airlines International Ltd. received bomb threats almost daily for three weeks. For each hostile declaration, there was a call to arms of […]

In October's column, we reviewed HP's integration of its two Datacommunication and Terminal Controllers (DTCS) into one version for both the HP 9000 and HP 3000 lines. This month, we'll […]

Network Server Puts District on Cutting Edge 'We have the second best student to computer ratio, 6.92 students to each computer, in the Virginia commonwealth and we plan to be […]

UNTIL RECENTLY, IF YOU WANTED NETWORK management, the only practical solution was to buy a suitable software package. However, UK-based Mutiny (www.mutiny.com) has come up with an alternative--in the form […]

CUPERTINO, CALIF. - E-mail customers mulling over the move to an outsourced service or the in-house use of a single-purpose server 'appliance' might find both in a new offering from […]

Aerospace Products used: Lucent's MMCX desktop videoconferencing server; Microsoft's NetMeeting Goal: Production of Joint Strike Fighter requires face-to-face collaboration Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems in Fort Worth, Texas, wants everyone […]

THOUGH RESTING EASY is typically what the furniture business is all about, one retailer found it difficult to sit back while booming business overburdened the capacity of its IT infrastructure. […]

In the past year, small and midsize companies have begun buying products to send voice traffic over the Internet Protocol (IP) to save dollars, analysts say, although big corporate users […]

U S West will begin a trial of Applied Innovation's AI4800 server, which routes Internet calls off the voice network and onto dedicated data networks. The trial in Seattle marks […]

Raytheon Services tried to use the caching feature in its proxy server to help users access Web pages more quickly and conserve network bandwidth, which it believes will only get […]

The public switched telephone network has had a good 100-year run, but circuit switching 'is obsolete. Its time is passed,' said Torn Evslin. chairman of ITXC Corp. Evslin, who heads […]

Donald Trump is trying to change the well-known industry mantra 'Location, location, location' to a more '90s version: 'Access, access, access.' Trump is using Xedia Corp.'s Access Point, an Internet […]

Adding to its arsenal of automation equipment from FloriCal Systems Inc,, WES-TV Chicago has taken delivery of the Gainesville, Fla.-based company's SpotCachet management system for digital video servers and caches. [...]

Fixed-Function, Plug-and-Play Systems Cut LAN Costs Despite the advantages of client/server-based workgroup computing, many small businesses lack the financial resources and technical expertise to set up collaborative solutions. As a […]

IT managers in search of servers that can handle more users and bigger applications are beginning to embrace new multiprocessor servers. Several factors are making the higher-CPU machines appealing: They […]

Internet service provider UUnet Technologies, Inc. plans to boost performance by buying high-end networking gear from Ascend Communications, Inc. UUnet will install 150 of Ascend's flagship Max TNT wide-area network […]

Even when they work from home or other remote locations, Miami-based employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration can run the programs that predicted the paths of hurricanes Edouard, […]

California State University-Northridge is primarily a commuter college with significant traffic congestion and parking problems on campus during the day. Often, students find themselves searching for parking simply to pick […]

User Pershing Key product Marlin ISDN routers Setup 50 remote mixed PC site linking into Pershing's mainframe via ISDN routers and a NetWare network Hardware Unisys A16 mainframe; 200 Dell […]

Bus-Tech (Burlington, Mass.), a division of Network Systems (Minneapolis, Minn.), has developed a 3172-based communications server that allows Microsoft's SNA Server gateway software to directly attach to a mainframe channel. […]

Most of us associate shooting on the streets of New York City with guns and bad guys. However, there is another type of shooting: Shooting movies and commercials on location […]

TEXASGULF, A LEADING PRODUCER OF chemical products headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., has integrated enterprise-wide computer fax technology into its multisite AS/ 400 and Banyan Vines wide-area network to speed transaction […]