Coast Guard plans to anchor its LAN with a VPN later this month

At the end of this month, the Coast Guard will weigh anchor with a virtual private network that will connect remote users to its main LAN, save the agency money and boost productivity, said Tom Clark, chief of the advanced technology branch of the Coast Guard's Telecommunication and Information Systems Command in Alexandria, Va.

VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS

Take a look outside your office at the nearest freeway. If it's packed, you'll see why analysts say that virtual private networks are on the verge of a major boom. (If it's not, wait a few weeks.)

POWER USER

When I needed a computer in a hurry recently, I decided to buy online and had quite a surprise.

Georgia school makes room for IT savvy

A little educational innovation and some elbow grease have brought a wired smart room to Cass High School in Cartersville, Ga., and technological expertise to several of its students.

Slow word processor anchors Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition

This review is part of an occasional series about programs within the recently released major office suites: Corel WordPerfect Office 2000, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition 9.5 and Microsoft Office 2000.

Use talented ImageAXS Pro to create database of images

Many software packages can catalog images on the hard drive, presenting thumbnail views of large photo collections. Most of them aim at general consumers. A package needs a little more to bring meaningful search capability into enterprise workgroups.

POWER USER

When I needed a computer in a hurry recently, I decided to buy online and had quite a surprise.

Microsoft makes PhotoDraw a winning app

Microsoft Corp. has taken what was a so-so illustration package and made it a winner.

Installing Linux is not a job for the timid

This is the first of two reviews about Red Hat Linux 6.1. This part discusses installation of the operating system. A follow-up will detail how to run applications under the OS.

Motherboard puts afterburners on new Deskpro

PCs are picking up speed, and not just from higher megahertz rates in their processors.

Motherboard puts afterburners on new Deskpro

PCs are picking up speed, and not just from higher megahertz rates in their processors.

Simply put, Harvard Publisher makes desktop publishing easy

In offices with modest publishing requirements, packages such as Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress from Quark Inc. of Denver are overkill. On the other hand, the layout options of Microsoft Word or other word processors might not quite meet expectations.

Use talented ImageAXS Pro to create database of images

Many software packages can catalog images on the hard drive, presenting thumbnail views of large photo collections. Most of them aim at general consumers. A package needs a little more to bring meaningful search capability into enterprise workgroups.

Microsoft makes PhotoDraw a winning app

Microsoft Corp. has taken what was a so-so illustration package and made it a winner.

Georgia school makes room for IT savvy

A little educational innovation and some elbow grease have brought a wired smart room to Cass High School in Cartersville, Ga., and technological expertise to several of its students.

Installing Linux is not a job for the timid

This is the first of two reviews about Red Hat Linux 6.1. This part discusses installation of the operating system. A follow-up will detail how to run applications under the OS.

Simply put, Harvard Publisher makes desktop publishing easy

In offices with modest publishing requirements, packages such as Adobe PageMaker or QuarkXPress from Quark Inc. of Denver are overkill. On the other hand, the layout options of Microsoft Word or other word processors might not quite meet expectations.

Slow word processor anchors Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition

This review is part of an occasional series about programs within the recently released major office suites: Corel WordPerfect Office 2000, Lotus SmartSuite Millennium Edition 9.5 and Microsoft Office 2000.

FROM THE EDITOR

Last summer a house in my neighborhood nearly burned down. It was a rare quiet Friday night at my house; my wife and I were roused from enjoying a bottle of wine and the sound of chirping crickets out on the patio. If you've never seen a house burn, or any similar conflagration, believe me, it's a sight you won't soon forget.

FROM THE EDITOR

Last summer a house in my neighborhood nearly burned down. It was a rare quiet Friday night at my house; my wife and I were roused from enjoying a bottle of wine and the sound of chirping crickets out on the patio. If you've never seen a house burn, or any similar conflagration, believe me, it's a sight you won't soon forget.

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