Monthly Archives: August 2001

Many companies try to mine their mountains of data for new marketing ventures and better customer information. But are they finding gold in there — or garbage? Information is power, as the saying goes, and if that’s true, bad information … Continue reading →

In the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, a sentient (if ultimately haywire) shipboard computer named HAL 9000 converses with astronauts. Computers today aren’t smart enough to second-guess our actions (thankfully) or to carry on long, rambling discussions. But speech … Continue reading →

When it comes to network security, your corporate IT department probably has the company’s computers locked up in the technological equivalent of a medieval fortress. Your systems are likely ensconced behind a firewall, with antivirus monitoring software patrolling the perimeters … Continue reading →