December 2000
Collaboration: Technology for Teamwork
Make the P2P Leap with Toadnode
By Michael S. Marmor
Existing protocols and software for global peer-to-peer networks need more features and better security before mainstream businesses and consumers will adopt them. Michael outlines the issues and describes how his company is making a difference.
Corporate Collaboration with TWiki
By Peter Thoeny
Collaborating via the Internet should be easy, efficient, and quick. Peter compares legacy systems—mailing lists, Usenet groups, bulletin boards, and proprietary systems—and provides a new solution: A Web site that anyone can edit.
Web-Based Training
By Reggie Smith and Trude K. Diamond
Before you begin to develop a distance learning project, be sure you're up to speed on the various initiatives that will affect your work.
S T R A T E G Y :
Legal Code
It's a fact, businesses fail. So forget about survivor guilt. Bret A. Fausett shows you how to keep your business alive when your partner falters.
Corporate Strategist
Cheryl Currid preaches that the properly deployed peer-to-peer network to cut corporate red tape.
Talk to Me, Baby
Your site's chat room may not be a direct source of income, but the community it fosters could become a loyal customer base. Jodi Bollaert tells you all about it.
Product Reviews
Eight online meeting tools.
D E S I G N :
Integrated Design
Molly Holzschlag illustrates how to design for applications that fit in the palm of your hand.
Powers of Observation
Your senses are your most important assets when evaluating your customers' needs. Randie Moran tells you why.
Product Reviews
Corel Graphics Suite for Linux 9 and a sneak peek at CorelDraw Graphics Suite 10.
P R O G R A M M I N G :
Java@Work
Al Williams promises you the only SMTP object you'll ever need for applets, applications, and JSPs.
Programming with Perl
Write a chat server in 100 lines or less? No problem, says terse master Randal L. Schwartz.
XML@Large
Michael Floyd asks you not to adjust your browser. SQL Server 2000 can let you access data right from the URL.
Team Building with eXcelon
To collaborate from remote locations, workers need reliable content management like that provided by eXcelon. Sanjay Patel elaborates.
Product Reviews
AI Internet Solutions CSE HTML Validator 4.5
Product Reviews
Cyberteams WebSite Director 2.0
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E :
Connections
Best Site Selection helps customers access your content with ease. John N. Stewart tells you how easy.
Making Sense of Jabber
Finally, an Open Source standard for instant messaging. Eliot Landrum sighs with relief.
Product Reviews
Microsoft Commerce Server 2000.
Product Reviews
BizTalk Server 2000.
E N D TO E N D :
The Home Page
Collaboration is communication. Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala gives his two cents on what your employees want to tell you. So start listening.
Webmaster's Domain
Has the Digital Millennium Copyright Act eliminated too many of our basic freedoms? Lincoln D. Stein finds it threatening.
Redirect
You're no James Bond, so why treat your project like a state secret, asks Dale Dougherty. Open up communication with your peers, and you'll have more time for martinis.
Haiku Review
Press releases, or
Are they spam with poetic
Sensibilities
Help Desk
Stephanos Gosling answers your questions on multiple TCP/IP connections, progressive JPEGs, securing images, remote server stats, and other rapturous subjects.
Bookmarks
What happens when your virtual welcome wagon falls flat? Eugene Eric Kim discusses Community Building on the Web: Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities.
Mailto:
You tell us what you think. Straight up.
The Last Page
Don't be too gleeful about the death of the middleman, warns Michael Swaine. You might be one yourself.
