12-15-2000
How to keep your sales career from
getting caught in the Net
“Salespeople are scared.” This is how one executive describes the dark shadow cast by the Internet across the careers of those in sales. There’s every reason to be frightened. A radio commercial for an insurance Web site features a “gleeful” customer who is thrilled to save money but even happier at not having to deal with a salesperson...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
Charter@Home set to debut shortly
High-speed cable modem service will be available to local businesses
   Charter Cable, one of Paul Allen’s Wired World companies, will soon be debuting its @Home internet access in the areas the firm serves, which are primarily South and Central Kitsap...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
A sneak peek at Microsoft.Net
Microsoft has delivered the first test versions of software that will let developers build applications based on it’s next generation .Net architecture...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
“Netiquette” for E-mail and online promotion
By Debbie Buxton
I am a big promoter of doing business on the web and encourage my clients to use the web to their benefit. This does not just mean having a website and hoping “they will come.” Because it has become increasingly difficult to get a web site listed on search engines and directories, the use of other avenues of online promotion is necessary...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
Pentium IV no business whiz
The verdict is in: While Intel Corp.’s latest Pentium 4 offers superior multimedia performance, the Pentium III is still the best chip for business applications...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
Linux 2.4 is on the way
The Linux movement is expected to reach another milestone next month when Linus Torvalds officially sanctions the long-awaited Linux 2.4 kernel for commercial release...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
Keeping pace in a digital world
With the line between traditional and digital photography blurring rapidly, Madison Avenue Photo on Bainbridge Island recently installed a new, state-of-the-art Noritsu 2611 Hybrid photographic printer...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
Mini Tech Laser opens in Poulsbo
Seattle-based Mini Tech Laser Printer Repair recently opened a new office in Poulsbo...   (Full Article)
12-15-2000
Ryan completes computer upgrades
Poulsbo’s Tim Ryan Construction, one of Kitsap’s largest commercial builders, recently expanded it IT capabilities to allow it to meet current and projected growth. The multi-user system allows integration and secure access to project information and schedules both within the main office and from remote locations.
   Analysis and design services for the system were provided by ATECI Corp. of Poulsbo.
11-17-2000
Keeping ahead of the virus threat
No major viruses have crippled corporate e-mail servers since last spring’s Lovebug. But IT managers still need to keep current with the latest techniques to thwart new strains of data-damaging computer viruses...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Countdown to Christmas: Deliver on time... Or else
E-retailers fined by the Federal Trade Commission last holiday season for failing to meet their delivery promises say they’re ready this time around. But no two strategies are alike, underscoring the complexity of fulfilling online orders...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Industrial espionage motive for Microsoft attack?
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has confirmed it has launched an inquiry out of its Seattle office into the recent hacker’s break-in at Microsoft after security experts came to the conclusion that industrial espionage was behind the attack...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Paladin University expands boot camp offerings
Paladin University recently announced it is adding several new Boot Camps to its training schedule in response to the growing demand for training outside of the traditional Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE) path...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Boxlight adds plasma displays
Poulsbo-based Boxlight Corp., recently expanded its line of presentation equipment to include super slim, high-performance plasma displays from seven leading manufacturers including Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer and Sony...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
OC partners with Navy to train geeks
Technology and computer software change quickly — and it’s just as important for government employees to stay on top of those changes as it is for their counterparts in private industry...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
PREDICT/DLI launches handheld data collector
Bainbridge Island’s PREDICT/DLI recently introduced a lightweight but rugged data collector capable of capturing a wide range of dynamic and process data, the DLI Watchman DCA-31...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Domain name space set to explode
Whether it’s .web, .biz, .per, .info, .site or some other bold, new suffix — change is coming to the Internet real estate scene...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Wal-Mart hopes third time’s a charm
Four weeks after temporarily eliminating itself from the fourth-quarter shopping season by shutting down its site, Walmart.com reopened its virtual store for business...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Washington top state in delivering on-line services
Washington has topped a national survey as the top state in the country for using information technology to deliver public services for the third year in a row...   (Full Article)
11-17-2000
Location, location, location...
If tiny handheld communicators once seemed a little too Star Trek, consider that in the not too distant future when carriers, content providers and marketers come calling, they may not just be able to reach you...   (Full Article)