November 2003 Online Extras

To analyze lines of code and development costs and get the most bang for your buck from proprietary software, download this Microsoft Excel calculator.

Want to forecast the future? Download this Microsoft Excel planner to see how much a demand-planning system costs and the infrastructure involved.

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.

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:

• Cisco (“Taking a Leap”),
• Bluesocket (“Easy, Effective, Expensive”), and
• Wavelink Corp. (“Getting By With Less”).

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 Excel Calculator.

Primer: Federated Identity Management
Federated identity management allows companies with different technologies to share applications.

Battling That Pesky Weight Problem
Sometimes it’s hard to know exactly where the pain in your information technology comes from.