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TechnoSmarts: It's hard to make it easy The most compelling IT solutions are ones that are simple, natural to use, and completely in tune with users' needs and experiences. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2088
WebSphere Advisor: WebSphere Advisor Excellence Awards WebSphere Advisor Magazine Excellence Awards 2001 celebrate the best achievements with IBM WebSphere technology such as WebSphere Application Server, VisualAge for Java, WebSphere Studio, WebSphere Commerce Suite, DB2 Universal Database, and more. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2091
CommWeb: IBM Voices Changes in DirectTalk One of the key targets of IBM's voice business is going to be the automobile industry for telematics, the growing market segment for products and services that deliver wireless voice and data information to vehicles. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2077
Information Week: IBM Tools Automate IT Processes IBM is introducing a slew of new tools and services designed to automate IT processes so that companies can concentrate on what's most important: their business. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2079
Reuters: IBM Launches Linux-Based Server, Software Package Combining Linux-based computing systems with management software can make it easier for corporations to use Linux-based server groups to run Internet applications like transaction processing. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2090
WebSphere Advisor: One Step Closer to Star Trek It isn't the final frontier, but voice technology brings us one step closer to the human-computer interaction we see in science fiction. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2089
IBM's New Software Tools Boost Developer Productivity WebSphere Studio Tools To Run On New "Eclipse'' Open Source Software Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2082
IBM Donates $40 Million of Software to Open Source Community IBM Rallies Software Industry Around Open Application Development, Web Services, With Participation by More than 150 Leading Software Development Vendors. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2081
Autonomic Computing -- IT Challenged to reduce complexity Paul Horn, senior vice president of IBM Research, has called upon the information technology industry and academic community to rally around the next wave in computing -- autonomic computing. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2080
Paper Prototyping Sure, it's low-tech, but this usability testing method can help you sidestep problems before you write your code. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2087
Make IT Easy 2002 Conference Plans for the 7th annual Make IT Easy Conference are currently underway! Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2060
Crafting a Wizard Fifteen dos and don'ts for designing wizards that make complex tasks easier for your users. Full story http://www-3.ibm.com/ibm/easy/eou_ext.nsf/publish/2086
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