February 2004 Online Extras

Calculating Costs of Radio-Frequency Identification in the Supply Chain
Is your warehouse up to snuff? If you can’t beat ’em…well, maybe it’s time to tag along. RFID tag, of course.

Software that automates the management of personal computers can make a tech-support staff considerably more efficient.

Be sure to check out our Dossiers on three Desktop Management groups:

• Microsoft (“Third Time’s The Charm?”),
• Novell (“Family Ties”), and
• Altiris (“Independent Player”).

Tool: RFID Set-up Costs
Radio-frequency identification tags can save suppliers money—add it up and see.

Quiz: Do You Need To Automate?
ASM systems can keep your security systems up to date, probe your network for weaknesses. Setting them up is hard, though, because some of the pieces to standardize ASM are still missing. The answer will depend a lot on how reliable your Web site and network have to be.

Quiz: How Integrated is Your Project Team?
Think your project team is communicating? Maybe. But maybe the right members are too far apart to be constructive. Find out if you’ve got everyone connected properly.