November 2003 Online Extras
By Baselinemag | Posted 2003-11-07

An assortment of articles, presentations and content exclusive to Baseline online.
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Proprietary Payback
Tool: Evaluating Time to Payback
To analyze lines of code and development costs and get the most bang for your buck from proprietary software, download this Microsoft ExcelTool: Evaluating Time to Payback
Demand-Planning Details
Calculating Costs of a Demand-Planning System
Want to forecast the future? Download this Microsoft Excel Calculating Costs of a Demand-Planning System
Case Dissection
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New Balance had nearly faded into irrelevance six years ago. Then, accurately forecasting demand for its shoes became a sport for the entire company and its retailing partners. Now it's making up ground quickly, in its footrace with Nike.
Community: Wireless Network Security
Cisco ("Taking a Leap"),Bluesocket ("Easy, Effective, Expensive"), andWavelink Corp. ("Getting By With Less").
Controlling the Air Waves
Wireless local-area networks are notoriously insecure. But that's not stopping companies from cobbling together technologies. < ZIFFARTICLE id="111440" title="Controlling the Air Waves">Read about it.
Be sure to check out our Dossiers on three wireless network security specialists:
Workbook
Calculating Costs (p.104)
Tool: Evaluating Time to PaybackTo analyze lines of code and development costs and get the most bang for your buck from proprietary software, download this Microsoft Excel
Primer (p.106)
Primer: Federated Identity ManagementFederated identity management allows companies with different technologies to share applications.
Managing Risks (p.108)
Battling That Pesky Weight ProblemSometimes it's hard to know exactly where the pain in your information technology comes from.