July 2001
Intranets That Win Every Time
Intranet Shuffle
By Brian Jepson
Your intranet is a warehouse of information. With so much to sort through, sometimes conventional UIs only get in the way. Brian demonstrates how to give your team direct access to corporate data via an ad hoc query engine.
S T R A T E G Y :
Legal Code
Bret A. Fausett warns: Going public is great, unless embarrassing internal documents are involved. Remind employees that discretion protects them, too.
Corporate Strategist
Too much unstructured information makes for a piecemeal intranet. Mimi Rosenheim shows you how to sort through the data mountain for a cohesive site.
Product Reviews
Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001
D E S I G N :
Integrated Design
Amend your site structure to make the user experience more interactive. Molly E. Holzschlag shows you how; visitors will appreciate your efforts.
A Solid Intranet in Eight Steps
A well planned intranet design can save you lots of money, increase employee productivity, and improve corporate communications. Just follow these eight steps from Theo Mandel.
Product Reviews
Adobe Atmosphere
Product Reviews
Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio
D E V E L O P M E N T :
Java@Work
Learn about multicast sockets with Al Williams so you're never rudely interrupted again.
Programming with Perl
Randal L. Schwartz helps you ensure that your downloads aren't so big that they clog up bandwidth.
Script Junkie
Remote scripting enhances the way clients talk to servers. Ira Walters shows you how.
XML@Large
Michael Floyd asks, who's responsible for XSL transformations: designer or developer?
Product Reviews
Crystal Enterprise 8.0/Crystal Reports Developer 8.5
Product Reviews
Kylix Server Developer
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E :
At Your Server
Jim Jagielski gives you a handful of tools that will have your intranet up and running faster than you can yell, "Hey Jude!"
Internal Security: Rules and Risks
Providing corporate resources is a good thing—as long as you manage the risks. Paul Sholtz shows you what to watch out for.
Product Reviews
A roundup of site traffic analysis tools.
E N D TO E N D :
The Home Page
Editor in Chief Amit Asaravala sends out an honest message to readers.
Webmaster's Domain
Free your LAN from wires and unplug all of your machines from the wired Ethernet. Lincoln D. Stein discusses the IEEE 802.11b standard in detail.
Help Desk
Guest Webmaster James Byers fields your questions about setting up online donation forms, limiting image dimensions on HTTP file uploads, and keeping disparate system statistics current with XML-RPC.
Bookmarks
Eugene Eric Kim looks at XML in a Nutshell and Famous First Bubbles: The Fundamentals of Early Manias.
Last Page
Michael Swaine imagines the perfect intranet conference, where you can learn Feng Shui to set up your site content, and awaken your inner user.
