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BEA exec discusses the Cajun Web services development tool

Transforming the datacenter

Server blades’ flexibility and low-cost nature is changing the architecture of the future

Relationships matter

In designing relationships, what is more important — skills or manners?

Surviving the shakeout

2001 tested the fiscal health of companies big and small. Some dot-coms prospered by turning back to basics and to CTOs

Netting options for connectivity

High-speed optical links and Ethernet technologies give businesses more flexibility in their connectivity choices — and a chance to avoid monolithic ILECs

Optimistic skepticism

The promise of Web services is there, but providers and customers need to know the downside

Gazing at the future

Youknowbest’s CTO leans on Web services when building the company’s shopping service

W3C’s chairman talks about the momentum of the Web services standards effort

iBusinessHub’s CEO talks about facilitating the integration of business processes

Meaningless choice is no choice

When your options multiply, watch out

Campfire wisdom

Before you redesign internal relationships, listen to tales that tell the truth about those relationships now

Charting IT’s costs

Managers ditch homegrown applications for professional services automation to track time and costs of IT projects and services

Selling outsourcing

Critical business initiatives are only as good as the around-the-clock technical support they get

Streamlining IT

Textron’s chief technologist is transforming the conglomerate’s operations with a tech infusion

Commerce Events’ CEO discusses the drive to create real-time environments across supply lines

Moving into real time

Enterprises can now do business with up-to-the-minute data feeds, but getting all the pieces in place may be challenging

Real time’s trickle-down effect

Web services and real-time integration

Vitria’s CTO explains the impact of Web services on application integration

National ID cards still a bad idea

Technology won’t make the ethical problems go away

Fidesic execs discuss the role Web services play in creating a digital service

The customer is wrong

More helpful tips for companies looking to make sure customers receive the worst possible service

Prepare for better times

If analysts are correct in predicting an economic upswing in the near future, CTOs need to get ready

Life on the cutting edge

For Mike Toma, keeping on top of the technology curve means keeping a close eye on Web services

Web services pioneer

Tybio’s CTO sees many IT roles likely to change with the advent of new services

Secure Web services start with XML

A host of new standards will bolster authentication, authorization, encryption, and key management.

Elbows, ears, and rules of thumb

Not everything that’s wise is a good ethical principle

Progress Software’s CEO gives his take on the role messaging will play in Web services

A botched case

The outcome of the antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft gives the company license to operate with impunity

A tricky balancing act

CTOs must temper their gung ho belief in technology with a realistic view of its potential limitations

Approaching the board

Managing the board of directors’ expectations can be a tricky task for a CTO — and one that requires some advance planning

Looking inside

Enterprise search offers companies several options to deal with data overload

Keeping an eye on all your parts

Managing parts and services via support-chain collaboration helps reduce costs, downtime

Experience of youth

Bandwidth.com CTO got an early start learning to juggle demands placed on an IT executive’s head

FatWire’s CEO discusses the next generation in content management

Mark Fasciano explains FatWire’s inside edge with UpdateEngine Version 6.0

How to snare an 800-pound gorilla

Stun him with a disruptive technology and watch as he stumbles to adapt

Untangling the web of ethics

Ethical decisions are often more complex than we realize

Take the fast track to text generation

Save time and frustration with template engines like Velocity, WebMacro, and Turbine

Survival of the fittest Jini services, Part 2

Understanding reliability in distributed transactions

Survival of the fittest Jini services, Part 1

Ensure the quality of Web services in the age of calm computing

Solve your servlet-based presentation problems

Flex the MVC presentation layer with these viable alternatives to JSP

Program Java devices — An overview

Get up to speed on Java for small devices

Ring fever: A first-hand look at Java-powered jewelry

JavaWorld columnist and former JavaSoft engineer Chuck McManis gets a serious case of technology fever

Java for embedded systems

An introduction to using Java in embedded systems