More articles by Cynthia Flash
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Wi-Fi 'Hotspots' Spread, Drawing Mobile Workers By Cynthia Flash | Article Published February 12, 2003 More than a year after the service was introduced, companies with mobile workers are finally starting to embrace the Wi-Fi technology that's available in some coffee shops, book stores and other public places. E-Mail -- A Company's Forensic Nightmare By Cynthia Flash | Article Published November 18, 2002 Despite a handful of recent cases where emails and electronically stored files helped to bring down corporate executives or even an entire company, few IT administrators appear to have their electronic documents under control. Biometrics Slow To Catch On In Networks By Cynthia Flash | Article Published July 16, 2002 Government institutions and airports increasingly are using biometrics devices like fingerprint, iris, palm and face scanners for physical security. Yet few of these entities -- and even fewer large companies -- are using such technology for network security. Rise of the Chief Security Officer By Cynthia Flash | Article Published March 25, 2002 Even before Sept. 11, many companies were hiring a top executive specifically to oversee their IT security needs. Since the attacks, that trend has accelerated. Security Product of the Year 2001 By Cynthia Flash | Article Published February 19, 2002 
An increase in security breaches last year caused more companies to install firewalls to protect corporate networks when employees work from home. One of those firewall products, Cisco System's PIX 501, captured by far the most votes for the Datamation Product of the Year for Security in 2001. Case Study: In Redmond's Shadow, An Open (Source) Secret By Cynthia Flash | Article Published December 18, 2001 Practically every day the Eastside Journal prints stories about Microsoft - the main employer in its circulation area around Redmond, Wash. But in a quiet, not-so-subtle way, the paper has thumbed its nose at the huge software company by running its Web site on Linux, the open source operating system. Case Study: Global Hospitality Chain Makes Home For PDAs By Cynthia Flash | Article Published November 30, 2001 In the competitive hotel business -- where room prices can vary from day to day and huge blocks of rooms can become available within seconds -- data in the hands of managers is like cash in their pockets. Carlson Hotels Worldwide has developed a Pocket PC-based software system that gives employees the information they need, when they need it. Insider Trading, Part 2 By Cynthia Flash | Article Published April 3, 2001 Last year the buzz surrounded independent public trading and consortium trading exchanges. This year, the key word is "private," as in trading exchanges. Learn how Dell Computer Corp. and HomeBase Inc. are reaping their benefits. Insider Trading, Part 1 By Cynthia Flash | Article Published April 2, 2001 Want to Trim Excess Inventory and Better Synchronize Customer Demand with Supplies? Then Forget Public B2B Trading Exchanges, and Build a Private Trading Exchange for Just You and Your Suppliers Security Product of the Year 2000 By Cynthia Flash | Article Published February 16, 2001 LiveSecurity System Secures Top Spot Security Product of the Year 2000 By Cynthia Flash | Article Published January 23, 2001 LiveSecurity Secures Top Spot Knowledge Management Meets the Portal By Cynthia Flash | Article Published November 28, 2000 Combining knowledge management and corporate portals helps companies and their employees gather, manage, share, and use previously disparate information. Linux in Manufacturing: Building Linux up By Cynthia Flash | Article Published August 10, 2000 Kaiser Aluminum uses Linux on the factory floor. Will other manufacturing firms follow suit? |
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