Weekly WordSet -- Words in the News December 4, 2003
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This week's WordSet: ERP, cheat sheet, uptime and downtime, blacklist site, systems management, ISV, on-demand computing, Jabber, patch management, Linux _____________________________________________________________________ SIX DECISIONS IT PEOPLE SHOULDN'T MAKE An information systems expert at MIT's Sloan School of Management explains why some key decisions about IT are best left in the hands of senior business managers. http://www.searchCIO.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci939223,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: ERP http://searchsap.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid21_gci213946,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ THE ABCS FOR DBAS Database expert Thomas Cox says Oracle database administrators should keep a standard cheat sheet nearby to prevent trouble on the job. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid13_gci939579,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: cheat sheet http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci826102,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ LINUX MIGRATION MAKES DOWNTIME DUMPS DISAPPEAR Service provider Precision Response Corp. took a leap of faith with Linux at its customer service centers, and so far it's paid off in 37% reduction in costs, better uptime and increased server utilization. http://www.searchEnterpriseLinux.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci939584,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: uptime and downtime http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci789807,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ MIMAIL-L TAKES SLEAZY AIM AT ANTISPAM SITES Another variant of the Mimail worm has appeared that targets antispam sites. Mimail-L, however, implies some of the blacklist sites are selling child pornography, in addition to trying to steal sensitive user data and launching denial-of-service attacks against antispam sites. http://www.searchSecurity.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci939570,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: blacklist site http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci840315,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ IT INVESTMENTS THAT PAY OFF Some companies turn their IT investments into a successful driver of productivity. Others turn them into a mess. What separates them? Harvard Business School has come up with three practices that separate the men from the boys. http://www.searchCIO.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci938869,00.html?track=NL-35 Related terms: systems management http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci510449,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ IBM TO REORGANIZE SOFTWARE OPERATIONS A planned reorganization of IBM's software group will mean more partnerships with specialized ISVs and salespeople with industry-specific know-how. http://www.search400.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci939421,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: ISV http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214047,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ THE ALTRIA GROUP: RUNNING IT AS A BUSINESS Altria, frequently ranked number one in Economic Value Added, credits much of the company's success to its focus on ROM. http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci936549,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: on-demand computing http://searchcio.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid19_gci903730,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ EXCHANGE EXPERT DETAILS THE 'POWER OF THREE' In an interview, Tony Redmond, CTO of Hewlett-Packard's services unit and an expert on Microsoft Exchange, delves into features of the latest version of Microsoft's messaging platform and he predicts how it will stack up against Lotus and open source competitors in the long term. http://www.searchWin2000.com/qna/0,289202,sid1_gci939182,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: Jabber http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci508378,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ MAKE PATCHING LESS OF A GRIND The need for software patches will continue for the foreseeable future, but a Burton analyst says there are a few patch management tips that can make the process less grueling. http://www.searchWin2000.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci938829,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: patch management http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci901422,00.html?track=NL-35 _____________________________________________________________________ MCBRIDE INTIMATES CODE CLEANUP IN LINUX NIGH IMPOSSIBLE SCO Group CEO Darl McBride reacts to the latest volley from the open source community, and he suggests that cleaning up the Linux code that, according to SCO, infringes on the company's Unix IP would leave the open source OS virtually unrecognizable. http://www.searchEnterpriseLinux.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci938714,00.html?track=NL-35 Related term: Linux http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid39_gci212482,00.html?track=NL-35 ::::::::::::::::::::: ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER :::::::::::::::::::::: This newsletter is published by TechTarget, the most targeted IT media. http://www.techtarget.com?track=NL-35 Copyright 2003 TechTarget. 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