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Everyone's talking about usability these days. That's probably because unusable applications and Web sites abound. How many times have you abandoned a site because you couldn't find what you needed? […]

ISSUES Nonstandard APIs Incompatibilities caused by differences between the development API and the target platform 100% Pure Java Part branding program, part portability dream: the process and the payoff Writing […]

COMPARED EtherLink III PCI (3C509-Combo) 3Com Corp. eMaster+ EM960 PCI Cogent Data Technologies Inc. eMaster+ EM964 Quartet Cogent Data Technologies Inc. ProCard DE-530CT D-Link Systems Inc. EtherPCI Linksys NE5500 PCI […]

Scaling the performance wall COMPARED: Revolution Q-4SMP Advanced Logic Research Inc. Manhattan P5090 AST Research Inc. ProLiant 2000 5/90 Compaq Computer Corp. PowerEdge XE 590-2 Dell Computer Corp. Poly 500EP2 […]

You've seen the ads for portability tools: program once, port often. We test cross-platform GUI development frameworks and let you know if they'll give you pain or pleasure. COMPARED: C++/Views […]

E-MAIL INTEROPERABILITY SOFTWARE Worldtalk 400 Server and Gateways Criteria Weighting Score Performance Setup (150) Very Good Directory maintenance (225) Satisfactory Interoperability(*) (225) Satisfactory Documentation (100) Very Good Support (200) Very […]

The Enterprise Team searches for one printer to handle clients from several LANs Tested and Written by Nicholas Petreley - Senior Reviews Editor, Nancy Durlister - Senior Systems Analyst And […]

The mission: to give each of eight client operating systems simultaneous access to the leading networks and printers in our testing enterprise In a utopian environment, IS departments could plan […]

With the arrival of high-powered CPUs such as the fast 486 chips and the Pentium, the PC puts more power on the desktop than ever before. Nevertheless, non-PC platforms such […]

When we asked our readers how they would like us to test interoperability of E-mail via a common E-mail backbone, they were most interested in seeing how well an X.400 […]

Microsoft MS-DOS 5.0 FILE SYSTEM. We set up the DOS workstation to run both IPX and TCP/IP concurrently. (We chose FTP Software Inc.'s PC/TCP as our DOS TCP/IP and Network […]

Super-TCP for Windows is a mixed bag. It has a refreshingly well-thought-out design in some areas and falls short of the mark in others. Super-TCP integrates with Windows' File Manager […]

At Version 5.0, SunSelect's PC-NFS has been around a while, but it still needs a little more aging to become a vintage product. There are some very nice touches in […]

We tested FTP Software's PC/TCP for DOS/Windows, Version 2.2. PC/TCP is bundled with a complete set of both DOS and Windows commands. With specific TCP/IP utilities, both a Windows and […]

We used The Wollongong Group Inc.'s PathWay Access for DOS and Windows, Version 2.1.1, along with PathWay's Client NFS, Version 1.2.1. These require PathWay Runtime 1.2, which is included. The […]

We tested PathWay Access for Macintosh, Version 2.1.1 and Client NFS for PathWay Access 1.2. Wollongong's PathWay Access for Macintosh product was the star of the group in ease of […]

We looked at both Novell Inc.'s LAN WorkPlace for DOS and the NFS Client for LAN WorkPlace for DOS, two separate products that work together to provide TCP/IP and NFS […]

We tested both NetManage Inc.'s ChameleonNFS and its add-on product IPX/Link, which provides IPX compatibility. ChameleonNFS is the only TCP/IP product in this comparison that is exclusively for Windows. NetManage […]

BW-NFS, from Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd., includes both a DOS and Windows implementation of many of the TCP/IP utilities. Like all the PC products except ChameleonNFS, BW-NFS provides TCP/IP […]

We can learn Web success secrets from sites that have won the equivalent of an Oscar--but that's not the bottom line. In an outlandish and swanky annual ceremony said to […]

The 800-pound database gorilla Oracle will need to shed a few pounds in order to stay ahead of both proprietary and open-source rivals. One open-source offering, Great Bridge PostgreSQL, shows […]

Both the IT and business sides can learn something from complexity theory, which allows us to view the intricate business landscape through a wider lens. No doubt about it, our […]

Despite the crash of technology stocks and the demise of dotcoms, IT professionals continue to show up for work as usual. Between the demise of dotcoms and the over-valuation of […]

Though oil and water will never unite and live happily ever after, Linux and IBM mainframes just may. IBM is now offering a free service, the Linux Community Development System […]

First to market? Stellar Web site? Growing customer base? As a recent slugfest between two big retail sites shows, it can take more than that to win in e-business. 'Welcome […]

THE WORD global causes us to think big and conjures up thoughts of costly investments which aren't too popular these days. But going global may not be as expensive as […]

THE TELEVISION shows Survivor, Temptation Island, and The Mole have become national obsessions these days. In television, ratings matter -- not quality. So does the Web offer anything equivalent to […]

MOST FOLKS HATE it when sites go through major design changes, even when the current design reeks; the idea of learning to use another design is simply not appealing. And […]

ALMOST ALL ONLINE businesses that produce content sites are struggling. According to a recent Forrester Research report, 'The Content Site Turnaround,' 80 percent of content sites are not profitable. The […]

IF YOU WANT to feel vulnerable simply put all your eggs in one basket. Microsoft's network design, in particular their DNS architecture, is a perfect example of an overloaded basket […]

PAGE LOAD PERFORMANCE on many commerce sites is in the tank, and based on holiday spending this year, it's not because we were all shopping online. The clutter count on […]

IT'S A NEW YEAR'S tradition to resolve that I'll shed the tire around my waist from eating my way through 25 pounds of fruitcake during the holidays. And it's practically […]

THE MOST ABUSED letter in our alphabet these days is E. I suspect it won't be long before our children stop reciting the ABCs and go right to the EFGs. […]

THE WEB HAS a bazillion products and services competing for our attention, and they're only a click away. Your Web site is a powerful tool for strengthening your brand and […]

AS MANY OF YOU know, we've been looking at ways to improve our Web site. Part of our key strategy included a move to a new co-location facility. Along the […]

ON THE WEB, experience is everything. If you really want to connect with your customers, focus on creating the best online experience. According to Web guru and author Jakob Nielsen, […]

CLINT EASTWOOD had his day in court last month. A jury ruled he would not pay damages to a disabled woman claiming his Carmel Mission Ranch violated the Americans with […]

HOW GOOD IS your Web site? I bet I can tell without even looking at a single page on your site. A brief chat with your Web team will reveal […]

WE ALL FEEL the need for speed on the Web. It seems that fast enough is never enough. In my last column, I discussed the importance of page- load performance […]

SPEED KILLS, BUT not on the Web. When it comes to the Web, we love life in the fast lane. The faster your pages download, the more likely your customers […]

THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN about making a profitable business out of the Internet, and much of it has to do with improving and simplifying your customer's experience. My father […]

A NET PROPHET at InfoWorld once wrote, 'online advertising is dead.' I read this, checked my pulse, and verified my employment with our HR department. I am still working for […]

HELP WANTED: As e-commerce revolutionizes business everywhere, we're looking for that one-in-a-million CTO visionary to lead us from our stable yet antiquated business to e-business nirvana. Our company needs a […]

GREAT WEB SITES require more than just great design; they also need great customer service. Reader Doug Kanter writes, 'I love your articles about Web site design; however, I've run […]

HOW OFTEN DO you land on a site, do very little, gain very little, and leave? The practice is quite common. The very nature of the Web reinforces such behavior. […]

YOU SHOULDN'T need a Global Positioning System device to navigate a Web site. If you've designed your site right, customers will always know their bearings, heading, direction, and speed. Unfortunately, […]

WHERE WERE YOU on the evening of Thursday, May 11, 2000? I spent that evening checking out some of the industry's best Web sites at the Webby Awards. In case […]

DO YOU REMEMBER where you went and what you did on the Web last week? I don't, although if you visited InfoWorld .com, I hope that you remembered it, found […]

THERE ARE LOADS of opportunities out there for new products, services, and partnerships that could really make a Web business hum. There are also boatloads of bombs, and one of […]