***slightly OT***
DS.
regarding ConvergeNet, thanks again for another salient synopsis.
have you heard of this one: SNASie? as if we need another acronym to remember. <vbg>
-chris.
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Internet Week
August 16, 1999, Issue: 777
Section: Back Talk
Two On The Run, With A Chaser
I was staring at a ghost. It wasn't a mirage, an apparition or Symantec's Norton Ghost, a disk cloning tool that is scheduled to come out in an enterprise version at the end of the month. It was the legendary Mainframe Ghost.
I could tell it was the Mainframe Ghost because it had a greenish glow to it, like a 3270 terminal in a dark room. It seemed to want to control everything, yet it didn't seem to know it was dead. I was pretty sure that it also didn't know about StorageTek's plans to combine network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SANs) next year. The planned technology, called SNASie, will let users attach clients to a NAS via a SAN, and then manage the system through the SAN.
Just then, the ghoul bent forward toward Lotta, who was already screaming like a next-generation microchip. I needed to distract the awful monster. I tried telling it about Dell Computer's plan to launch a remote desktop diagnostics and Internet-based software repair service next week. It didn't seem impressed.
The ghost reached out and put its icy hands around Lotta's throat. I couldn't waste any more time. I pulled my .38 and opened fire. I was pretty sure I hit it several times, but the room was dark, and the bullets were harder to see than the performance of a Web server from the end user's perspective. I remembered that Concord Communications next week is planning to unveil a Web performance management tool, but that didn't help me find my target.
At least a few bullets must have found their mark. The ghost turned toward me. As soon as it did, I grabbed Lotta by the hand, and we ran from the room. If we were going to escape, we had to become mobile, much as Tibco this week will ship a new mobile delivery system for banks and brokerages. The Tibco Personalized Delivery System will let customers of banks, online brokers and news services receive information anywhere, on any type of computer device.
We ran down the hall, trying to gain ground on the slow-moving goblin. I looked back to find out if it was following, but it was hard to see, much as Polycom's ViewStation videoconferencing devices are difficult to see from a management console. Polycom plans to solve that problem at the end of this month with the introduction of global management software for the ViewStation.
Yet, as fast as we ran, the creeping thing was catching up with us. In just another moment, it would be able to put its arms around Lotta's throat.
And then I had an idea.
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