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TOP TECH ISSUES, ZAPLETS & VIRUS ALERTS...(Dec. E-News from 2SS.Com)
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‘ E – N E W S from ‘
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‘ Mailed on: 12/01/2000 8:40 PM Number 28 ‘
‘ Int’l Standard Serial No. - ISSN: 1523-3537‘
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‘ In this issue (4 Items): ‘
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‘ 1--TOP TECH ISSUES, ZAPLETS ‘
‘ & VIRUS ALERTS ‘
‘ 2--QUESTIONS? ‘
‘ 3--PRODUCT WATCH ‘
‘ 4--STRATEGIC-USEFUL-INTERESTING LINKS ‘
‘ 5--WHY SUBSCRIBE?, 2SS.Com & YOUR ‘
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‘ --------------------------Item One---------------------- ‘
‘ TOP TECH ISSUES 2000-2004‘
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‘ In selling its IT Executive training services the ‘
‘ highly respected GartnerGroup identifies the ‘
‘ following TOP TECNOLOGY ISSUES FOR ‘
‘ 2000-2004: ‘
‘ * Ensuring credibility as part of the business ‘
‘ executive group? ‘
‘ * Integrating IT into any/all of the business ‘
‘ activities? ‘
‘ * Creating the appropriate balance in service ‘
‘ delivery between time to market, cost to ‘
‘ (own and) operate and quality of service? ‘
‘ * Ensuring that sound longer-term IT decisions ‘
are made? ‘
‘ * Helping the business extract potential value ‘
‘ from IT investments? ‘
‘ * Leading the continuing changes needed ‘
‘ within the IT communities in the enterprise? ‘
‘ These are items you might well have guessed ‘
‘ yourself, but at 2SS.Com we find it reassuring ‘
’ and sometimes insightful to discover, review ‘
‘ and test such lists with our own thinking. ‘
‘ Occasionally (if we’re lucky) we’ll find a new
‘ angle or tidbit that is of value and in any case ‘
‘ we get to insure that our strategic thinking ’
‘ includes the perspective of respected experts. ‘
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‘ QUESTIONS? ‘
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‘ WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS 'HOT' TO YOU? ‘
‘ Click below to answer our ‘one-question’ poll on ‘
‘ what technology you consider ‘HOT’: ‘
‘ http://www.alxpoll.com/cgi-bin/poll.cgi?user=370905 ‘
‘ HELP REQUEST WWW PAGE AUTHORING? ‘
‘ Strategic Systems Advisory Panel member ‘
‘ Peter Michael recently shared this request ‘
‘ with me. ‘
‘ "I would like to see web page authoring ‘
‘ software become more user-friendly ‘
‘ for the lay user such as myself. (Microsoft’s) ‘
‘ Front Page doesn't want to work right and ‘
‘ the burgeoning number of web-page- ‘
‘ authoring ASPs which one can find on the
‘ Internet all seem to have glitches. What ‘
‘ I am looking for is web-page-authoring ‘
‘ software which is as intuitive, easy to use ‘
‘ and reliable as Word is for word processing.” ‘
‘ Do you have the answer? Please send a reply to ‘
‘ this newsletter and share it! ‘
‘ ARE RECENT VIRUS ALERTS VERY SERIOUS? ‘
‘ YES! Symantec's Antivirus Research Center ‘
‘ initially reported a worm virus that affects ‘
‘ Microsoft’s Outlook E-Mail application, in early Nov. ‘
‘ The first W.32NAVIDAD WORM discovered ‘
‘ launched once and then insert itself in a reply- ‘
‘ to-all E-Mail messages with attachments in ‘
‘ the user's inbox. Now however, a new version ‘
‘ has emerged that launches each time the user ‘
‘ activates their E-Mail program. For more ‘
‘ information see the article at ‘
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/12/01/001201hnviruses.xml?1201alert ‘
‘ TROJ_SHOCKWAVE.A E-MAIL VIRUS ‘
‘ The attachment is an .exe file called ‘
‘ CREATIVE.EXE, which calls itself as "a ‘
‘ great Shockwave flash movie" within the subject ‘
‘ line of the email. ‘
‘ The message continues to suggest that the user ‘
download the CREATIVE.EXE movie. If ‘
‘ executed, the file sends a worm virus that attaches ‘
‘ to every address listed in the infected users' ‘
‘ Outlook address book. It also changes filenames ‘
‘ ( e.g. for JPG and ZIP files) and then moves the ‘
‘ changed files C:\ root directory. Fortunately it’s ‘
‘ not destructive but it is a real nuisance none-the- ‘
‘ less. ‘
‘ OFFICE 2000 ‘‘
‘ The following is borrowed from ‘
‘ http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/stratcom/about.htm ‘
‘ where you can also access additional ‘
‘ information, related publications, events, etc. ‘
‘ Advances in computing and telecom- ‘
‘ munications are transforming the work, ‘
‘ performance, and management of organizations ‘
‘ in both the private and public sectors. While ‘
‘ some information technology applications ‘
‘ mainly enhance the efficiency or effectiveness ‘
‘ of routine work tasks, others produce more ‘
‘ basic organizational change. These "strategic" ‘
‘ applications fundamentally reshape how an ‘
‘ organization relates to its clients, employees, ‘
‘ suppliers, or other stakeholders. ‘
‘ Recognizing the challenges of advancing
‘ technology, the JOHN F. KENNEDY SCHOOL ‘
‘ OF GOVERNMENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ‘
‘ has established a research program on ‘
‘ STRATEGIC COMPUTING AND ‘
‘ TELECOMMUNICATIONS in the Public Sector. ‘
‘ The aim is to help public managers and policy ‘
‘ makers to understand and appropriately utilize ‘
‘ the strategic potential of information tech- ‘
‘ nologies (IT). ‘
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‘ PRODUCT WATCH ‘
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‘ EVER HEARD OF A ZAPLET? ‘
‘ Recently we stumbled onto a new E-Mail ‘
‘ technology called Zaplets. Zaplets ‘
‘ (http://zaplet.zaplet.com) use your HTML capable ‘
‘ (e.g. E-Mail that can display web pages) to make ‘
‘ things happen like: ‘
‘ * Conducting Discussions ‘
‘ * Sharing Opinions ‘
‘ * Coordinating Schedules ‘
‘ * Keeping Organized ‘
‘ * Sharing Pictures ‘
‘ * Sending and tracking invitations ‘
‘ * New angles on using technology for fun ‘
‘ At 2SS.Com we’re especially impressed with ‘
‘ the ability to organize a meeting with a Zaplet.
‘ Our initial attempts to use it have proven the ‘
‘ SCHEDULES Zaplet to be a valuable time saver ‘
‘ that is simple and easy to use. ‘
‘ SMALL BUSINESS IS E-BUSINESS TOO! ‘
‘ It used to be that if you were a small business, ‘
‘ you could forget about e-procurement and B2B ‘
‘ e-commerce. Those goodies were saved for the ‘
‘ Fortune 500 big boys. Not anymore, thanks to ‘
‘ a new brand of vendors called e-commerce ‘
‘ enablers. You can hire an e-commerce enabler ‘
‘ to provide an array of small services geared ‘
‘ toward your smaller businesses. These ‘
‘ "enablers" include ec-Company in Palo Alto, ‘
‘ Calif., SPS Commerce in St. Paul, Minnesota; ‘
‘ Eb2b Commerce in New York. According to ‘
‘ Sarah L. Roberts-Witt, contributor for PC ‘
‘ Magazine, services are similar from enabler to ‘
‘ enabler: enablers handle systems, application ‘
‘ integration, and data conversion while small ‘
‘ businesses reap all the benefits by paying a fee. ‘
‘ "Of the 24 million small businesses in this ‘
‘ country, nearly a third are manufacturers," says ‘
‘ Melissa Shore, a small business analyst with ‘
‘ Juniper Research. "These kinds of services ‘
‘ open that world to them." ‘
‘ Taken from "Think Small" by Sarah L. ‘
‘ Roberts-Witt PC Magazine, November 21, 2000. ‘
‘ THE TOAST OF COMDEX? THE TABLET PC ‘
‘ From Bill Gates in his Sunday keynote, it was ‘
‘ clear that tablet computers were the prime ‘buzz ‘
‘ generators’ of the 2000 Comdex show. There ‘
‘ were an assortment of shapes and sizes, ‘
‘ including new models and prototypes from ‘
‘ companies like Access, Ericsson, Hitachi, ‘
‘ Honeywell, Samsung, Sony, and Toshiba. ‘
‘ Whether or not consumers will be interested ‘
‘ remains to be seen, but there is some new ‘
‘ excitement over the possibilities. ‘
‘ THE ANTONO ‘BLUETOOTH’ PEN ‘
‘ The buzz around Bluetooth is getting worn ‘
‘ out, however the Anoto BlueTooth Pen is a ‘
‘ good reminder of what Bluetooth technology ‘
‘ promises. Anoto’s pen allows users to send ‘
‘ information from paper directly to devices ‘
‘ such as PCs and fax machines. Anoto has ‘
‘ struck deals with stationery companies ‘
‘ including Filofax, Franklin Covey, 3M, and ‘
‘ Mead, all of whom should be releasing products ‘
‘ work with the Anoto pen. ‘
‘ XEROX PHASER 1235 COLOR ‘
‘ LASER PRINTER.
‘ Starting at about $3,600 and depending on ‘
‘ configuration choices the Xerox Phaser 1235 ‘
‘ is a 1,200-dpi, SINGLE-PASS printer (most ‘
‘ four-color laser printers in this class require ‘
‘ four passes) Xerox’s print engine rust at 12 ‘
‘ pages per minute (20 monochrome) and best ‘
‘ of all has excellent color print quality. ‘
‘ A TIMELY XEROX PRINTER ADVERTISEMENT ‘
‘ Xerox® is expanding its already successful ‘
‘ FreeColorPrinters program. Join the growing ‘
‘ number of Fortune 500 companies, small ‘
‘ businesses, education and non-profit groups ‘
‘ that have already received a free color printer ‘
‘ from Xerox. ‘
‘ This $5100 value won’t cost you a cent. There’s ‘
‘ no lease agreement, no capital investment ‘
‘ required. The goal is to remove the prohibitive ‘
‘ cost barriers to high speed color printing and ‘
‘ allow more people to experience the power of ‘
‘ Xerox color printers. That’s it. ‘
‘ Here’s how it works: Go to… ‘
‘ http://www.FreeColorPrinters.com/email.cfm ‘
‘ Answer a few questions to see if your ‘
‘ business qualifies. (If you produce a lot of ‘
‘ color documents, or would like to, you’re likely ‘
to be approved.) Just think... you’ll soon have ‘
‘ the ability to produce two-sided documents in ‘
‘ brilliant 1,200 dpi color more than twice as ‘
‘ fast as color lasers with the color printer PC ‘
‘ Magazine says,”...should be in every office in ‘
‘ the country.” ‘
‘ With your free color printer, you’ll be able to: ‘
‘ enjoy the freedom of printing color documents ‘
‘ whenever you want. ‘
‘ * Stop paying sky-high prices for pay-per-print ‘
‘ copies. ‘
‘ * Impress your clients and customers with ‘
‘ professional-looking, attention-getting ‘
‘ documents. ‘
‘ * Quit making excuses for printing everything ‘
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‘ So, what are you waiting for? Go to ‘
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‘ and see if you qualify for our free color printer. ‘
‘ Here’s to a more colorful future! ‘
‘ FreeColorPrinters Team ‘
‘ Xerox Corporation ‘
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‘ STRATEGIC-USEFUL-INTERESTING LINKS ‘
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‘ 1. http://zaplet.zaplet.com See the article under ‘
‘ “Product Watch” above. ‘
‘ 2. http://spaceflight.nasa.gov A teckie’s delight ‘
‘ with more than everything you ever wanted to ‘
‘ know about humans in space. ‘
‘ 3. www.BlueDolphin.Com and www.Individual.Com ‘
‘ both offer the opportunity to set up an ‘
‘ electronic clipping service that accumulates ‘
‘ data on topics that interest you. Both are
‘ great resources particularly for staying ‘
‘ informed on specialized niches (e.g. Alaska ‘
‘ salmon fishing or Strategic Technology ‘
‘ Planning). ‘
‘ 4. More than you ever wanted to know about the ‘
‘ http://www.nara.gov/fedreg/elctcoll/ Electoral ‘
‘ College. ‘
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