UniForum's IT Solutions
1996 Index of Articles

Here again is our annual index of published articles. Organized by topics, it provides a handy reference for finding information you may remember having seen during the year. Entries with no month or page number are the names of recurring columns. We hope you find UniForum's IT Solutions a continuing source of value in dealing with the challenges of being an open systems professional.

Application Development
The Enterprise Shops for Packaged Applications Jan p. 18

Book Reviews
Open Books:
Active Java: Object-Oriented Programming for the World Wide Web Jul p. 50
Building a Network: How to Specify, Design, Procure, and Install a Corporate LAN May p. 48
Computer-Related Risks Jun p. 48
Data Warehousing: Strategies, Technologies and Techniques Sep p. 48
The Digital MBA Feb p. 65
The Future Does Not Compute Feb p. 64
Information Systems Management: The M*A*C*R*O Approach Apr p. 56
In Search of Clusters: The Coming Battle in Lowly Parallel Computing Mar p. 54
Internet Security for Business Nov p. 48
The Lean Communications Provider Oct p. 46
Managing Client/Server Environments: Tools and Strategies for Building Solutions Mar p. 55
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering Jan p. 58
Network Management: A Practical Perspective Dec p. 44
Network Management System Essentials May p. 49
Network Reengineering: The New Technical Imperative Dec p. 44
Web Site Programming with Java Jul p. 50

Career Strategies
Concerning Your Career:
"Achieving a Healthy Workplace Computing Environment" Jun p. 42
"Betting the Farm on Java" Aug p. 40
"Intranet Boom Impacts the Talent Pool" Dec p. 38
"MIS and the Virtual Office" Feb p. 60
"There's No Workplace Like Home" Oct p. 48
"The Workplace Hazards of Software Patents" Apr p. 52

Case Studies
Beyond Paper [Salon; Sunworld Online; U.S. Social Security Administration] Nov p. 28
Calculating Client/Server Value [AirTouch Communications; Millipore Corp.] Sep p. 28
Information Throughout the Hospital [Kaiser Permanente] Jan p. 32
More Than Money Can Buy [Bantam Doubleday Dell; Hewitt Associates; United Grain Growers] Apr p. 26
New Server Strategies Create Partners [Commonwealth of Massachusetts; TransAlta Utilities; Westin Hotels and Resorts] Oct p. 34
Open TP Monitors Extend Their Range [First Chicago Mercantile Bank; FundServ, Inc.; Sears Roebuck & Co.] Nov p. 22
The Race for Data Access [Pyxis Corp.; Schubert Ticketing Services] Mar p. 26
Sea-Land Sets New Course with IT Mar p. 38

CDE (Common Desktop Environment)
CDE Finds a Comfortable Niche Apr p. 38
Inside the Open Group:
"Killer Windows: CDE 2.1" Dec p. 34
Member Views:
"Effects of the Single Unix Specification and CDE" Apr p. 20

Client/Server Computing
The Analyst's Couch:
"The Rise of Application-Specific Servers" Oct p. 60
Behind the News:
"New Meaning for Fat and Thin" Oct p. 12
Calculating Client/Server Value Sep p. 28
Dealing with Client/Server:
"The Help Desk: Key to Customer Service" Sep p. 40
"Linking Private Networks to the Internet" May p. 40
"Lotus Notes in the Year of the Web" Jan p. 50
"The Next-Generation Web Site" Nov p. 40
"Shootout for the Enterprise Internet" Jul p. 42
"When More CPUs Are Better" Mar p. 46
Electronic Software Distribution: A Long Shot Mar p. 32
New Server Strategies Create Partners Oct p. 34
Open Books:
Managing Client/Server Environments: Tools and Strategies for Building Solutions Mar p. 55

Computer/Telephone Integration
Sink or Swim with CTI Jun p. 26

Computing Architectures
Behind the News:
"New Meaning for Fat and Thin" Oct p. 12
"NUMA Boosts High-End Unix" Sep p. 10
"Run or Walk to 64-Bit Computing" Mar p. 12
Clusters: Affordable and Available Aug p. 18
Dance of Giants Starts Slowly Aug p. 19
Information Technology Demystified:
"The Trend Toward 64 Bits" Jul p. 38

Consultants
The Analyst's Couch:
"The World's Second Oldest Profession" Aug p. 52

Cost Issues
More than Money Can Buy Apr p. 26

Data Communications
SysAdmin Solutions:
"Cable Modems" Oct p. 50
"Managing Cyberspace Communications" Aug p. 42

Data Management
Dance of Giants Starts Slowly Aug p. 19
Information Technology Demystified:
"Metadata Tracks a Moving Target" May p. 36
"Web Access to Corporate Data" Oct p. 40
Leveraging Databases Through the Web Oct. p. 30
Meeting the Demand for Mobile Computing Dec p. 24
The Object/Relational Database Takes Shape Nov p. 18
Open Books:
Data Warehousing: Strategies, Technologies and Techniques Sep p. 48
The Race for Data Access Mar p. 26
Selecting Tools for Data Mining Sep p. 32
Standards & Technology:
"Creating and Implementing Database Standards" May p. 46
Staying Ahead of the Deluge Jul p. 30
VAR Viewpoint:
"Helping MIS Manage Data Growth" May p. 44

DCE (Distributed Computing Environment)
Information Throughout the Hospital Jan p. 32
Inside the Open Group:
"DCE Rolls into Production" Jun p. 38
"Sharing the Costs and Benefits of R&D" Nov p. 38

Distributed Systems
Breaking the Curse of Distributed Environments May p. 30
Information Technology Demystified:
"Management by Objects" Dec p. 32
Juggling Multiple Operating Systems Dec p. 14

Downsizing (See Reengineering)

E-mail
Behind the News:
"IT Executives Don't Work Without Net" Feb p. 12
High Technology and the Law:
"E-Mail Privacy: What Are Your Rights?" Aug p. 44

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
Business Does Business on the Internet Sep p. 21

Electronic Commerce
The Analyst's Couch:
"A False Sense of Online Security" Dec p. 52
"Plenty Is Great About Electronic Commerce" Apr p. 64
"What's So Great About Electronic Commerce?" Feb p. 72
Behind the News:
"Cylink Escalates Encryption Feud" Dec p. 10
Business Does Business on the Internet Sep p. 21
Information Technology Demystified:
"Electronic Commerce and the G7 Initiatives" Aug p. 34
Inside The Open Group:
"Security in Electronic Commerce" Jul p. 40

Encryption
Behind the News:
"Cylink Escalates Encryption Feud" Dec p 10
High Technology and the Law:
"Strong Crypto, Weak Liberties" Feb p. 62
Raise Shields! May p. 20

Enterprise Computing
Dealing with Client/Server:
"Shootout for the Enterprise Internet" Jul p. 42
The Enterprise Shops for Packaged Applications Jan p. 18
Inside the Open Group:
"Secure Web: Safer for the Enterprise" Aug p. 36
Juggling Multiple Operating Systems Dec p. 14
A Thousand Points of Entry Feb p. 38

Government
Behind the News:
"Off-the-Shelf Government" Oct p. 12
In the Public Interest:
"Get Your Name Out with COSIP" Sep p. 42
"Getting on the GSA Schedule" Jan p. 54
"The Promise of Open Documentation" May p. 42
"Pursuing Procurements from State and Local Governments" Mar p. 48
"When C2 is on the PO" Jul p. 44

Groupware
Dealing with Client/Server:
"Lotus Notes in the Year of the Web" Jan p. 50
Hard Questions About Lotus Notes Jan p. 24
Information Technology Demystified:
"Notes Versus the Web" Jan p. 48

Help Desks
Dealing with Client/Server:
"The Help Desk: Key to Customer Service" Sep p. 40

Internet (See also Electronic Commerce,Encryption, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), Java, Security, TCP/IP, World Wide Web)
Behind the News
"The Dark Side of the Internet" Dec p. 10
"The Internet Carries the Open Systems Banner" Jul p. 14
"IT Executives Don't Work Without Net" Feb p. 12
"New Setting, Old Story" Jan p. 14
"No Agreement on Internet Statistics" Aug p. 12
"Telcos Invade ISP Space" Nov p. 14
"Who's Using the Net and Why" Jan p. 16
Business Does Business on the Internet Sep p. 21
Charting the Online Marketing Process Jun p. 34
Dealing with Client/Server:
"Linking Private Networks to the Internet" May p. 40
"Shootout for the Enterprise Internet" Jul p. 42
High Technology and the Law:
"E-Mail Privacy: What Are Your Rights?" Aug p. 44
"The Law and the Net" Jun p. 46
"Regulating 'Decency' on the Internet" Oct p. 52
Open Books:
Internet Security for Business Nov p. 48
Standards & Technology:
"The Internet and Standards Worries" Mar p. 52
VAR Viewpoint:
"Internet Promotion: Not Just Advertising" Jan p. 52
Will the Internet Stay Open? Mar p. 18

Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Handling the Distributed Network:
"Issues in Managing Today's Networks" Nov p 42
Standards & Technology:
"The Internet and Standards Worries" Mar p. 52
Will the Internet Stay Open? Mar p. 18

Internetworking
Information Technology Demystified:
"Open Systems Help Retail Banks Compete" Feb p. 52

IS Issues
The Analyst's Couch:
"The Challenge of Content" Sep p. 56
"The Rise of Application-Specific Servers" Oct p. 60
Dealing with Client/Server:
"When More CPUs Are Better" Mar p. 46
Electronic Software Distribution: A Long Shot Mar p. 32
Inside the Open Group:
"Software Registry Eases Procurement" Sep p. 38
New Server Strategies Create Partners Oct p. 34
Open Books:
Information Systems Management: The M*A*C*R*O Approach Apr p. 56
VAR Viewpoint:
"New Wrinkles in Software Distribution" Mar p. 50
Wallflowers of the Web Jun p. 30
Who Needs a CIO? Nov p. 34

Java
The Analyst's Couch:
"Java and Other Productivity Jolts" Jul p. 56
Behind the News:
"Birth of a Startup" Sep p. 10
"Java Beans Pushes Component Standard" Nov p. 14
Concerning Your Career:
"Betting the Farm on Java" Aug p. 40
Inside The Open Group:
"Sharing the Costs and Benefits of R&D" Nov p. 38
Open Books:
Active Java: Object-Oriented Programming for the World Wide Web Jul p. 50
Web Site Programming with Java Jul p. 50

Legacy Systems
More than Money Can Buy Apr p. 26
Open TP Monitors Extend Their Range Nov p. 22

Legal Issues
Concerning Your Career:
"The Workplace Hazards of Software Patents" Apr p. 52
High Technology and the Law:
"Are Shrink-Wrapped Licenses Enforceable?" Dec p. 42
"E-Mail Privacy: What Are Your Rights?" Aug p. 44
"The Law and the Net" Jun p. 46
"Regulating 'Decency' on the Internet" Oct p. 52
"Software Patents: Protection We Don't Need" Apr p. 54
"Strong Crypto, Weak Liberties" Feb p. 62

Mainframes (See Legacy Systems)

Management and Organizational Issues
Behind the News:
"IT Executives Don't Work Without Net" Feb p. 12
Concerning Your Career:
"Achieving a Healthy Workplace Computing Environment" Jun p 42
"MIS and the Virtual Office" Feb p. 60
"There's No Workplace Like Home" Oct p. 48
Information Technology Demystified:
"The Technology of Telecommuting" Apr p. 46
Member Views:
"Does Telecommuting Work?" Feb p. 18
Meeting the Demand for Mobile Computing Dec p. 24
MIS and Telecommuting: Friends or Foes? Feb p. 30
SysAdmin Solutions:
"Keeping Up with Nomads: An Update" Dec p. 40
Who Needs a CIO? Nov p. 34

Marketing
The Analyst's Couch:
"Can Open Systems Sell Products?" Jun p 56
Behind the News:
"Top European Vendors Face Uncertainty" Aug p. 12
"The Underground Unix Market" Jun p. 16
"Unix Sales Forces Adopt Two Tiers" Jun p. 16
Charting the Online Marketing Process Jun p. 34
In the Public Interest:
"Get Your Name Out with COSIP" Sep p. 42

Microprocessors
The Analyst's Couch:
"RISC Vendors Will Have to Change" May p. 56

Middleware (See also DCE)
Information Technology Demystified:
"The Muddle of Middleware" Mar p. 44
Object Middleware Starts to Take Shape Jul p. 20
Open TP Monitors Extend Their Range Nov p. 22

Midrange Computers
The Changing Face of Midrange Platforms Apr p. 32

MIS (See IS Issues)

Network Management (See also Networking)
Handling the Distributed Network:
"Issues in Managing Today's Networks" Nov p. 42
Juggling Multiple Operating Systems Dec p. 14
Meeting the Demand for Mobile Computing Dec p. 24
Open Books:
Building a Network: How to Specify, Design, Procure, and Install a Corporate LAN May p 48
Network Management System Essentials
May p. 49

Pipe Dreams Dec p. 20
SysAdmin Solutions:
"Managing Cyberspace Communications" Aug p. 42
"Keeping Up with Nomads: An Update" Dec p. 40

Networking (See also Internetworking, Network Management)
Behind the Intranet Boom Sep p 20
Inside the Open Group:
"Enriching the Intranet" Oct p. 42
Member Views:
"Intranets Are Happening" Sep p. 16
"Intranets, Part II" Oct p. 16
VAR Viewpoint:
"Finding Intranet Opportunities" Sep p. 44

Object Technology
Information Technology Demystified:
"Challenges and Choices in Implementing Object Persistence" Sep p. 36
"Management by Objects" Dec p. 32
Object Middleware Starts to Take Shape Jul p. 20
The Object/Relational Database Takes Shape Nov p. 18
Objects Put Life into Web Sites Aug p. 30

The Open Group
Behind the News:
"X/Open, OSF Form The Open Group" Apr p. 14
From the Director:
"Introducing The Open Group" Mar p. 8
"The Pace of Change" Dec p. 6
From the President:
"UniForum and The Open Group: Combined Strengths" Nov p. 6
Inside the Open Group:
"DCE Rolls into Production" Jun p. 38
"Enriching the Intranet" Oct p. 42
"Introducing The Open Group" Apr p. 48
"Killer Windows: CDE 2.1" Dec p. 34
"The Open Group Customer Council Takes Form" May p. 38
"Secure Web: Safer for the Enterprise" Aug p. 36
"Security in Electronic Commerce" Jul p. 40
"Sharing the Costs and Benefits of R&D" Nov p. 38
"Software Registry Eases Procurement" Sep p. 38
In the Public Interest:
"The Promise of Open Documentation" May p. 42

Open Software Foundation (OSF) (See DCE, The Open Group)

Open Systems Issues
The Analyst's Couch:
"Can Open Systems Sell Products?" Jun p. 56
Behind the News:
"The Internet Carries the Open Systems Banner" Jul p. 14

Operating Systems
The Analyst's Couch:
"Unix and Windows NT: A Pragmatic View" Nov p. 56
Behind the News:
"Once Again, Unix Unification Announced" Apr p. 14
"Plan 9 Draws a Crowd" May p. 12
"SCO Pushes Unix on Intel" Jul p. 14
Juggling Multiple Operating Systems Dec p. 14
OS Coexistence: The New World Order Feb p. 24
Perils of Porting Applications from Unix to NT Aug p. 26

Parallel Processing
Dance of Giants Starts Slowly Aug p. 19
Dealing with Client/Server:
"When More CPUs Are Better" Mar p. 46
Open Books:
In Search of Clusters: The Coming Battle in Lowly Parallel Computing Mar p. 54
The Race for Data Access Mar p. 26

PC Networks (See Networking, Network Management)

Publications
Behind the News:
"As Technology Matures, Publications Wither" Feb p. 12
Beyond Paper Nov p. 28

Reengineering
The BPR Strike Force Jun p. 22
Member Views:
"Reengineering: Who Really Benefits?" Jul p. 18
Open Books:
The Lean Communications Provider Oct p. 46
VAR Viewpoint:
"Turning Downsizing into a Win" Nov p. 44

Security
The Analyst's Couch
"A False Sense of Online Security" Dec p. 52
Behind the News:
"The Dark Side of the Internet" Dec p. 10
Dealing with Client/Server:
"Linking Private Networks to the Internet" May p. 40
High Technology and the Law:
"Strong Crypto, Weak Liberties" Feb p. 62
Inside The Open Group:
"Secure Web: Safer for the Enterprise" Aug p. 36
"Security in Electronic Commerce" Jul p. 40
In the Public Interest:
"When C2 in on the PO" Jul p. 44
Keeping Data Almost Private Oct. p. 23
Keeping IT Pure Oct p. 22
Open Books:
Computer-Related Risks Jun p. 48
Internet Security for Business Nov p. 48
Raise Shields! May p. 20
Six Steps Toward a More Secure Computing Environment Jul p. 24
SysAdmin Solutions:
"In Security, Ignorance Is Not Bliss" Jun p. 44
A Thousand Points of Entry Feb p. 38

Single Unix Specification
The Analyst's Couch:
"When Everything Is Called Unix" Mar p. 64
CDE Finds a Comfortable Niche Apr p. 38
Member Views:
"Effects of the Single Unix Specification and CDE" Apr p. 20

Software Engineering
Concerning Your Career:
"The Workplace Hazards of Software Patents" Apr p. 52
High Technology and the Law:
"Software Patents: Protection We Don't Need" Apr p. 54
Open Books:
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering Jan p. 58

Spec 1170 (See Single Unix Specification)

Standards
Behind the News:
"Java Beans Pushes Component Standard" Nov p. 14
"New Setting, Old Story" Jan p. 14
Standards & Technology:
"Creating and Implementing Database Standards" May p. 46
"How to Validate Information" Sep p. 46
"The Internet and Standards Worries" Mar p. 52
"The Rise and Fall of Standardization" Jul p. 48
"Standards for Services: The Coming Thing?" Jan p. 56
"Users Drive IT Standards" Nov p 46
Will the Internet Stay Open? Mar p. 18

System Administration
SysAdmin Solutions:
"Cable Modems" Oct p. 50
"HTML Forms for Business on the Web" Feb p. 56
"In Security, Ignorance Is Not Bliss" Jun p. 44
"Managing Cyberspace Communications" Aug p. 42
"Keeping Up with Nomads: An Update" Dec p. 40

System Management
Behind the News:
"Tivoli Turns Blue" May p. 12
Breaking the Curse of Distributed Environments May p. 30

Systems Integration
OS Coexistence: The New World Order Feb p. 24

TCP/IP (Transmission control protocol/Internet protocol)
Raise Shields! May p. 20

Three-Tier Architectures
OS Coexistence: The New World Order Feb p. 24

UniForum Association
Association News:
"IT Solutions Debuts Next Month" Jan p. 12
"Tenth Anniversary for SCO Forum" Aug p 10
"UniForum and The Open Group Work Together" Mar p. 12
"UniForum Board Elections--The Choice Is Yours" Jun p. 14
From the Director:
"The Pace of Change" Dec p. 6
"Usenix and UniForum: An Educational Partnership that Works" Oct p. 6
"Well Done, UniForum Trinidad and Tobago!" Aug p. 6
From the President:
"UniForum and The Open Group: Combined Strengths" Nov p. 6

UniForum '96 Conference
Association News:
"Industry Trends and Associations Flow Together at UniForum '96" Feb p. 10
From the Director:
"UniForum '96--The Catalyst for Change" Feb p. 6

UniForum Technical Steering Committee
Information Technology Demystified:
"Challenges and Choices in Implementing Object Persistence" Sep p. 36
"Electronic Commerce and the G7 Initiatives" Aug p. 34
"Management by Objects" Dec p. 32
"Metadata Tracks a Moving Target" May p. 36
"The Muddle of Middleware" Mar p. 44
"Notes Versus the Web" Jan p. 48
"Open Systems Help Retail Banks Compete" Feb p. 52
"The Technology of Telecommuting" Apr p. 46
"The Trend Toward 64 Bits" Jul p. 38
"Web Access to Corporate Data" Oct p. 40

Unix Unification (See also Single Unix Specification)
Behind the News:
"Once Again, Unix Unification Announced" Apr p. 14
Member Views:
"Effects of the Single Unix Specification and CDE" Apr p. 20

User Implementations (See Case Studies)

VARs (Value-Added Resellers)
VAR Viewpoint:
"Finding Intranet Opportunities" Sep p. 44
"Helping MIS Manage Data Growth" May p. 44
"Internet Promotion: Not Just Advertising" Jan p. 52
"Keep an Eye on Major Trends" Jul p. 46
"New Wrinkles in Software Distribution" Mar p. 50
"Turning Downsizing into a Win" Nov p. 44

Windows NT
The Analyst's Couch:
"Unix and Windows NT: A Pragmatic View" Nov p. 56
OS Coexistence: The New World Order Feb p. 24
Perils of Porting Applications from Unix to NT Aug p. 26

World Wide Web (See also Internet)
The Analyst's Couch:
"A False Sense of Online Security" Dec p. 52
Behind the News:
"Chasing the Online Vote" Mar p. 12
Beyond Paper Nov p. 28
Dealing with Client/Server:
"The Next-Generation Web Site" Nov p. 40
Home Page:
"Assessing Web Site Performance" Oct p. 44
"The Killer App that Almost Killed Us" Jun p. 40
"Staying Out of the Cyberspace Graveyard" Aug p. 38
"Two Long Years on the Web" Dec p. 36
"Watch Out for Bandwidth Hogs" Apr p. 50
"Web Growing Pains: The Price of Success" Feb p. 54
Information Technology Demystified:
"Notes Versus the Web" Jan p. 48
"Web Access to Corporate Data" Oct p. 40
Leveraging Databases Through the Web Oct p. 30
Objects Put Life into Web Sites Aug p. 30
Open Books:
Active Java: Object-Oriented Programming for the World Wide Web Jul p. 50
Web Site Programming with Java
Jul p. 50

Selections for Web Publishing Feb p. 46
SysAdmin Solutions:
"HTML Forms for Business on the Web" Feb p. 56
Teamwork Behind the Scenes Apr p. 42
Wallflowers of the Web Jun p. 30
World Wide Web Development Sticker Shock Jul p. 34

X/Open Co. (See The Open Group)


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