A Project Nightmare: Good Intentions Run AmuckLet me relate a story to you. The story of a well meaning person trying to improve his company’s competitive edge. The story of a programming project gone bad; very bad
This story began some 2 ½ years ago when a manufacturing company began to look closely at how they could compete with the ever growing threat from overseas competition. Knowing that the United States has the advantage over SE Asia in innovation and technology, they decided to use those skills to better manage their quality control processes. LEARN MORE > |
Unified Communications: The Next Administrative Assistant?“Hello, thank you for calling Microsoft Exchange… you have 2 new voicemails, 16 unread e-mails and a new fax. You are running 15 minutes late, would you like me to postpone or cancel your meeting? “
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You’re Not Secure, You Never Will Be, and it May Be OK. (Also, Debunking Long Password Voodoo)
“Security” paranoia is evident wherever you turn these days. “Experts” frequently expound about the vulnerabilities and are quick to deem any security measure taken that is less than absolute absolution of risk as no better than not taking any preventative measures at all. Some have even claimed that taking these measures is actually worse than not taking any protection. This is bad medicine and even worse math. LEARN MORE > |
Why is the Internet so Slow?
It’s Monday morning and the Internet is running at a snail’s pace. As luck would have it, you desperately need to get this report finished for a meeting later today, but you are not able to access the information you need quickly. Sound familiar? Well it could be because someone in your office is watching a streaming video from his/her desktop or because a virus or spyware was unknowingly downloaded and is using the company bandwidth to send out sensitive information to others. LEARN MORE > |
