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151. ITAA: Technical Skills No Longer Enough
(Commentary)
Workshop stresses multi-disciplinary approach to IT.In my column last week, I focused on some tips that could help current IT personnel reposition their careers. My advice was to re-evaluate current professional ...
Created on 21 March 2004
152. Look up from Your Code! Where Has Your Job Gone?
(Commentary)
...  We have a choice. We can head back into the shadows, or we can join them under the light. We may end up walking home, but at least we won't be alone. Thomas M. Stockwell speaks from experience. He has ...
Created on 14 March 2004
153. PartnerWorld 2004: On Demand and Outsourcing
(Analysis of News Events)
A personal journey to an On Demand environment offers new insights into the future of IT.The last several columns have focused on the plight of IT; specifically IT in the United States. What has happened ...
Created on 07 March 2004
154. Paved Paradise: Faces of the IT Recession
(Commentary)
"? you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."The stock market is back above 10,000, and the NASDAQ continues to climb. Yet the IT workers who once helped deliver the promises of productivity to Wall ...
Created on 29 February 2004
155. Bowling for Linux: AT&T Reaches Out as Artifact Trounces SCO Claim
(Commentary)
... how those intentions were altered legally 10 years later through its acquisition of the source code. And that will prove to be an extremely tricky legal argument to deliver. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor ...
Created on 22 February 2004
156. Anti-Outsourcing Movement Gains Congressional Momentum
(Commentary)
Jobs for America Act: Should the government intervene in IT outsourcing?Outsourcing--its value and its costs--has been a dividing issue driving a wedge between IT management and IT workers for several ...
Created on 15 February 2004
157. Why This Dog Won't Hun
(Commentary)
Is age discrimination impacting your training decisions?For the traditional IBM iSeries platform, application modernization often means more than simply buying new development tools to modernize existing ...
Created on 08 February 2004
158. Late Report: Mydoom Worm Found in iSeries IFS
(IBM i (OS/400, i5/OS))
Bytware warns that iSeries is not immune.Last Friday, software maker Bytware announced that it had verified that many of its customers had found the mass-email worm Mydoom (also known as Novarg and Mimail.R) ...
Created on 01 February 2004
159. Weapons of Mass Election
(Commentary)
A new report warns against using SERVE in 2004.A new report entitled "A Security Analysis of the Secure Electronic Registration and Voting Experiment (SERVE)" has called for the halt of the deployment ...
Created on 25 January 2004
160. Are Outsourcing Cost-Savings Estimates Misleading?
(Commentary)
Estimates for savings up to 40% are unrealizable.META Group is now warning of a substantial political risk for executives who assume that their companies will achieve a 40% savings by outsourcing IT services ...
Created on 18 January 2004
161. High Availability Means IFS, Too
(Commentary)
But keep the bugs out.As the number of interconnected computers grows within our organizations, the traditional areas of security and high availability (HA) are rapidly overlapping. It used to be that ...
Created on 11 January 2004
162. High Availability: Dealing with Expectations
(Commentary)
Making sense of HA on the iSeries isn't just buying a solution.A friend of mine named Bob has recently become an IS manager at a medium-sized manufacturing company in the Midwest. Last year, the company ...
Created on 04 January 2004
163. The Remaining Challenges of Linux
(Commentary)
Linux came a long way in 2003, but it's still not a Windows killer.Do you remember the old grade-school joke kids used tell about the Vindow viper? In the story, a woman gets a phone call from a man with ...
Created on 28 December 2003
164. The Death of Windows 98
(Commentary)
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye!It doesn't seem that long ago that we were discussing the ramifications of implementing Windows 98 in the corporate environment. Yet, on January 16, Microsoft is going to pull ...
Created on 14 December 2003
165. Antivirus Patch Released
(Security - Other)
Users of Norton AntiVirus 2004 get updated. Symantec has released a new patch for its Norton AntiVirus 2004 PC-scanning software. The patch fixes a bug in the installation/activation process that was disabling ...
Created on 07 December 2003
166. The HP e3000 Is Really Dead!
(Commentary)
Customers begin shrink-wrapping support.October 31 was the last day that the ancient line of HP 3000 mini-computers could be sold. Hewlett-Packard--who had been marketing the machine for almost 30 years--finally ...
Created on 30 November 2003
167. Surveys Offer Hope for IT
(Commentary)
... This would indicate that--for traditional iSeries/400 developers seeking new technical directions--the strongest career path migration remains with Java. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief at MC Press ...
Created on 23 November 2003
168. SUSE Linux: Enjoy the Movie, Hate the Novell-ization?
(Commentary)
With Novell?s Acquisition of SUSE, can the death of Linux be far behind?On November 4, Novell announced it had reached an agreement with German-based SUSE Linux AG to purchase the company for $210 million. ...
Created on 16 November 2003
169. Understanding IBM's On Demand Transformation Strategy, Part
(Commentary)
Move from concept to business plan.This is the last article in a three-part series about IBM's On Demand business transformation model. In the first article, I discussed the traditional IBM view of the ...
Created on 09 November 2003
170. Understanding IBM's On Demand Transformation Strategy, Part
(Commentary)
This week, we examine the business plan.In last week's column, we took a look at the challenges IBM was facing after the collapse of the IT industry. It was clear that the big boom years of IT investment ...
Created on 02 November 2003
171. Understanding IBM's On Demand Transformation Strategy, Part
(Commentary)
Whatever happened to strategic IT?Almost a year ago, IBM launched a new initiative to communicate its business strategy to customers and Business Partners. Called e-Business On Demand, the strategy was ...
Created on 26 October 2003
172. IBM Delivers SAN Technology
(Commentary)
Last week, IBM continued to move on its On Demand computing strategy by releasing its much-awaited Storage Area Network (SAN) TotalStorage product. In addition, IBM also announced that it would purchase ...
Created on 19 October 2003
173. Microsoft Shores Up Security Services
(Commentary)
New delivery methods simplify patch distribution for Windows XP and 2003.Microsoft announced last Thursday that it is instituting a number of new security initiatives that should help it better survive ...
Created on 12 October 2003
174. Industry Notes from the Underground
(Commentary)
Undercurrents in computing bode ill. HP Indemnifies Linux Customers On October 1, 2003, Hewlett-Packard began indemnifying its Linux customers against any future action from the SCO Group. This means ...
Created on 05 October 2003
175. Could Microsoft's Vulnerabilities Kill E-Business
(Commentary)
New viruses and new laws are taking Microsoft's security to the mat.Did you happen to notice? Last week, networks were once again faced with an insidious new worm. This one is called Swen (alias I-Worm.Swen ...
Created on 28 September 2003
176. Notes from COMMON Orlando
(Analysis of News Events)
Security at COMMON tests our preparedness.Chances are, we missed you at the Orlando, Florida, meeting of COMMON last week. Why? Attendance appears to have continued to drop, perhaps as a result of restricted ...
Created on 14 September 2003
177. Microsoft Issues Critical Warning for Office Applications
(Microsoft)
New warning prompts customers to take action.In the aftermath of Blaster.D and Sobig.F, Microsoft issued a "Critical Security Bulletin" on September 3, 2003, for users of its Office applications and users ...
Created on 07 September 2003
178. Sobig.F Strikes Deep--Into Our Pockets!
(Commentary)
... " Thank you! If you have comments or opinions on this week's column, please post them to the discussion forum at the end of this article. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press. He can be reach ...
Created on 31 August 2003
179. Time to Recall MS Windows?
(Commentary)
... and glitches in Windows 10 years ago. But not any more. The time to recall these products has long since passed. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press. He may be reached for comment at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...
Created on 24 August 2003
180. Bowling for Linux: Episode V
(Commentary)
... it can purchase new companies and reposition its fortunes. Win or lose in the courts, SCO still comes out smelling like a rose. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press. He may be reached for ...
Created on 17 August 2003
181. Judge: IBM Guilty of Age Discrimination
(Commentary)
"IEBAC claims justified"; IBM to appeal.Let's say you work for the greatest corporation on earth. You've devoted your career to developing its products, promoting its values, and helping it to achieve ...
Created on 10 August 2003
182. iSeries and e-Business on Demand
(Commentary)
... on demand offerings that IBM is marketing today. And if IBM truly changes the face of computing, it may not be the face that any of us in this community will recognize. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in ...
Created on 03 August 2003
183. Bowling for Linux: Episode IV
(Commentary)
... Linux. SCO seems to be asking customers to pay for a license based on allegations, not facts." Thomas M. Stockwell is editor in chief of MC Press, LP. He can be reached for comment at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...
Created on 27 July 2003
184. IBM Acquires Aptrix for Notes/Domino Web
(Collaboration & Messaging)
...  clear in this statement is that the old guard within IBM has finally digested the remnants of the Lotus organization. The Lotus blossom called Notes/Domino has finally been dyed deep blue. Thomas M. Stockwel ...
Created on 20 July 2003
185. iSeries Virus Susceptibility: Beyond the Myth of Invulnerability
(Commentary)
... Web site. For more information about McAfee Antivirus, visit the Network Associates Web site. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press, LP. He can be reached for comment at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...
Created on 06 July 2003
186. IBM Showcases New iSeries Benchmark
(Commentary)
... multi-environment footprint, maintain supreme performance, and still save a bundle. Good work, IBM. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press, LP. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...
Created on 29 June 2003
187. Palm Embraces IBM's WebSphere Micro Environmen
(Commentary)
... Tungsten devices starting early next year. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project management, IT management, and IT ...
Created on 15 June 2003
188. Bowling for Linux: Episode III
(Commentary)
... really be buying except the opportunity to kick McBride out of his position as CEO and president? Sounds like a win-win situation to me. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He ...
Created on 08 June 2003
189. ITAA's Report on IT Employment Diversit
(Commentary)
... find her career blocked by the simple coincidence that she didn't look like the rest of us. Thomas M. Stockwell is Editor in Chief of MC Press. He may be reached for comment at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...
Created on 01 June 2003
190. Bowling for Linux: Episode II
(Commentary)
... Department of Justice pulled Microsoft into court for antitrust violations. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project ...
Created on 25 May 2003
191. Understanding TEOS: Taking the Sting out of Spam
(Commentary)
... that we all have come to rely so heavily upon. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project management, IT management, and ...
Created on 18 May 2003
192. ITAA Study: IT Workforce Stabilizing
(Commentary)
... and we inherently want to staunch the doom and gloom predictions that the study is offering. Thomas M. Stockwell is an industry analyst and Editor in Chief of MC Press. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ...
Created on 11 May 2003
193. Case Study: T.L. Ashford's iSeries Barcode Softwar
(Case Studies)
... says. "It runs beautifully." For more information about the Royal Canadian Mint, visit www.mint.ca. For more information on T.L. Ashford's barcode software, visit www.tlashford.com. Thomas M. Stockwell ...
Created on 04 May 2003
194. Case Study: T.L. Ashford's iSeries Barcode Softwar
(Case Studies)
...  Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project management, IT management, and IT consulting and has been a frequent contributor ...
Created on 04 May 2003
195. Spam: Not Just for Breakfast Anymore
(Commentary)
...  of email services will rid us of this endless and costly abuse. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project management, I ...
Created on 04 May 2003
196. IBM Sweetens the Pot for iSeries
(Commentary)
Promotions point customers toward future iSeries workloads. IBM has announced that iSeries customers can take advantage of four new rebate offerings through September 30, 2003. While these rebates don't ...
Created on 27 April 2003
197. IBM: Surf's Up! Tide's O
(Commentary)
... " For IT, it means "Tide's out!" Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project management, IT management, and IT consulting a ...
Created on 20 April 2003
198. Big Blue's Autonomic Blueprin
(Analysis of News Events)
... Era" by A.G. Ganek and T.A. Corbi. A complete look at IBM's autonomic efforts may be found at IBM's Autonomic Web page. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively ...
Created on 13 April 2003
199. Get Ready for Web Services! (Oops! Wait!)
(Commentary)
...  seeking to open. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, project management, IT management, and IT consulting and has been  ...
Created on 06 April 2003
200. IT Scalability and Job Burnout
(Commentary)
... Guide," you can visit META Group's Web site or call 800-498-META (800-498-6382) or 203-973-6700. Thomas M. Stockwell is the Editor in Chief of MC Press, LLC. He has written extensively about program development, ...
Created on 30 March 2003