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Google’s Dave Girouard on the Future of Enterprise Search

With its release of the Google Search Appliance last year, the long-time leader of consumer Web search turned its attention to the needs of complex, data-intensive enterprises ...

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Algorithms That Changed the World

Algorithms -- or, in layman's terms, defined procedures for accomplishing a task or solving a problem -- abound throughout the computing industry. These protocols have shaped the ways in which people communicate, transact business and even pursue recreation using computers ...

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Search Engines Critical to E-Business Success

With global e-commerce revenue expected to approach US$2 trillion this year, it is hardly surprising that online stores are investing heavily in technologies that can convince potential customers to become repeat clients ...

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Locking Down the Enterprise

In the past year, enterprise networks have faced a plague of security issues. Now, many companies are finding themselves forced to channel more time and money toward improving security. From worms and viruses to compliance and patching issues, businesses must develop ever-more complex protocols to keep unwanted visitors out of their networks. Is a new Iron Curtain about to fall as businesses lock down their network environments, or are more moderate measures still feasible?...

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Despite Security Flaws, Internet Explorer Resists Decline and Fall

Microsoft is still top dog in a newly invigorated brawl over the browser space, despite some security flaws and a somewhat sluggish development schedule ...

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Law Expert Marcia Madsen on the Government IT Goldmine

The U.S. federal government can be a lucrative market for many vendors in the IT hemisphere, thanks to its constant demand for technology, certain agencies' willingness to sign long-term contracts for products and services, and the current focus on data security. One might even say the path to government contracts is paved with gold -- and crater-size potholes...

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Profile of an Internet Superhero: Inside the X-Force

They may not wear capes, carry futuristic laser guns or live in underground lairs, but members of Internet Security Systems' (ISS) X-Force team are accustomed to being summoned to work in the wee hours of the morning, on holidays and on weekends to fight crime and save the world -- or, at least, the business world as we know it ...

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High-Tech R&D: Too Vital To Outsource?

Although outsourcing has cast a long shadow over many IT professions and functions, there are glimmers of sunlight for U.S. employees involved in certain aspects of the computing industry ...

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High-Tech R&D: Too Vital To Outsource?

Although outsourcing has cast a long shadow over many IT professions and functions, there are glimmers of sunlight for U.S. employees involved in certain aspects of the computing industry ...

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High-Tech R&D: Too Vital To Outsource?

Although outsourcing has cast a long shadow over many IT professions and functions, there are glimmers of sunlight for U.S. employees involved in certain aspects of the computing industry ...

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Keynote VP Lloyd Taylor Demystifies Web Performance

Without measurement, organizations that rely on the Internet for all or part of their business cannot identify problem areas, monitor user compliance with service-level agreements or fully understand users' online experience. Keynote Systems has been measuring Web performance since 1997, and in that time it has seen Web sites grow in complexity and value...

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Network Appliance Co-Founder Dave Hitz on Storage Cost Savings

Network Appliance, which initially focused on network-attached storage (NAS), in recent years has moved toward offering a broader spectrum of storage technologies and capabilities, including iSCSI and SAN ...

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What Web Performance Metrics Really Mean

As reliance on and investment in e-commerce grows, so too does companies' overall investment in Web monitoring software and services. In 2002, the average Web analytics company saw sales increase 15 percent, according to Forrester Research. Solutions -- both for in-house and for external monitoring -- are available from a slew of companies, with costs ranging from free to thousands of dollars...

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Notebook Specs for High-Powered Execs

Notebook computers may not have the same cachet as a Hermes purse or a Savile Row suit, but for some executives, carrying the right laptop ranks on a level with choosing the most suitable restaurant for a power lunch or driving the best company car ...

Crossing Over: E-Business Transcends National Boundaries

Many e-businesses, whether they sell physical goods or more intangible services, are casting a covetous eye at the vast potential of the international market ...

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Symantec CTO Rob Clyde on the Road Ahead

Last year was a busy one for Symantec, one of the United States' leading developers of security products. The Cupertino, California-based company helped customers battle and protect against an ever-growing list of malware, ranging from Blaster, Slammer and SoBig to hundreds of smaller irritants ...

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Where Is the Killer Worm?

Although worms can create media furor and disrupt business, to date they have adhered to a strange dichotomy: A given worm may spread rapidly or deliver a destructive payload -- but no worm has accomplished both tasks with equal aplomb ...

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NetScreen, Cisco Shift to Network Security Super-Device

Recently, many traditional firewall vendors have been adding more capabilities, such as antivirus and antispam, to their security offerings ...

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Is Wireless Security a Lost Cause?

As enterprises continue to invest in wireless devices and networks, IT specialists will be faced with the growing challenge of maintaining and improving the security of those networks ...

E-BUSINESS SPECIAL REPORT

The Bright Side of Outsourcing

Outsourcing may be a bane to many U.S. technology, finance and manufacturing employees, but it has proved a boon -- and a catalyst for cultural change -- to nations like India that are reaping the benefits of this trend ...

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