Here is a great example that I think almost everyone here can relate with.
I have VNC installed on my mom's PC at home. When she has a problem, she just connects to the internet and tells me the IP address by either phone or instant message.
I simply go in, fix the problem, and I am done, plus mom is happy and will probably make me a nice batch of cookies.:)
Cya L8r
Lee
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There was a young lady of Wight,
Who traveled much faster than light,
She departed one day,
In a relative way,
And arrived on the previous night.
--- Stephen Hawking: Space and Time Warps
Oh please... if the Russians blow that much money creating a "shunnel", then I doubt they will have the resources to fight a war, especially with the U.S., who now has a president that, more than likely, will build up the military. Not only that, but if Russia blatently attacks the US, then they get to take on the UN and NATO... simply put... Russia will lose!!!
That being said, I think that Russia would like to leverage the US's strong economy to help build up their own. Lord knows they could make a fortune in oil sales in the US, plus it could help bring some american businesses to Russia.
Even though the Russians up to this point haven't been too thrilled about US businesses coming in, I think they are realizing the potential the US economy could bring to them and really help to make their country very strong again.
Likewise... I believe that the US could gain a lot from this type of agreement. First off, the opportunity to spread capitalism into what was once the heart of communism is almost too good to pass up. But also the population of Russia has many skilled workers who need jobs, which many US corporations could bring to Russia.
I think this could be good overall. I am sure there is a downside to it, but since I am a hopeless optimist, I can't see them, so feel free to flame me.:)
Like I have seen several people post here, NDS is going to be the real jewel that IBM is going to be after.
I have worked on several Novell networks (small (5 clients) to large(400+ clients)) and Novell Intranetware ran the whole thing with outstanding grace and reliability. The only problems I ever saw was when there was a hardware failure, but having a properly fault-tolerent, highly-redundant server machine eases the headachs.
Most of the people who are saying that Novell is dead have probably been listening to Microsoft's propaganda... er Marketing Department too long. I remember six years ago, when I was taking part in an Information and Technology Fair, a rep from IBM trying to sell OS/2 Warp 4 Server, told the crowd that Novell was dead and that their server was going to take over... well, while I have great respect for OS/2 Warp 4 Server as it is a very fine solution, Novell persisted, adapted and overcame.
Now I will say that Novell's marketing is probably one of the weakest in the market, but the thing is that Novell can count on return business from it's existing customers because nobody offers the kind of solution that Novell does. Sure, Microsoft is going to try with Active Directories, but how many of Novell's high-end clients are going to migrate from a Directory Service that has over 8 years of developement behind it for one that was most likely latched onto an OS with duct tape and bailing wire??:)
No folks, Directory Service !!ARE!! the future. MS sees it, which is why they introduced Active Directories, and I think that IBM sees it as a way to tie all their solutions together.
Lets also not forget that NDS allow administration of tons of machines from one point, provides extremely high levels of security (something that Active Directories can't come close to touching), and provides unparralleled flexability which makes it easily scalable.
So, I think that it would be wise for IBM to bring Novell under their wing. Novell can bring a lot of value to IBM in areas where IBM hasn't ventured yet.
Let's not forget NDS. IBM could be looking to really get into the Directory Services war, and why develope one for UNIX/Linux when they can own the best in business.
The great thing about NDS is it just accepts everybodies operating system as long as it has a client... hell, there is a client for Linux so you can add it to the NDS Tree.:)
Besides, I don't think I could live with MS Active Directories... and it would be nice to have IBM's stability running Novell so that NDS will always stay around.
Cya L8r
Lee
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Here is a great example that I think almost everyone here can relate with.
:)
I have VNC installed on my mom's PC at home. When she has a problem, she just connects to the internet and tells me the IP address by either phone or instant message.
I simply go in, fix the problem, and I am done, plus mom is happy and will probably make me a nice batch of cookies.
Cya L8r
Lee
________________________________
There was a young lady of Wight,
Who traveled much faster than light,
She departed one day,
In a relative way,
And arrived on the previous night.
--- Stephen Hawking: Space and Time Warps
Oh please ... if the Russians blow that much money creating a "shunnel", then I doubt they will have the resources to fight a war, especially with the U.S., who now has a president that, more than likely, will build up the military. Not only that, but if Russia blatently attacks the US, then they get to take on the UN and NATO ... simply put ... Russia will lose!!!
... I believe that the US could gain a lot from this type of agreement. First off, the opportunity to spread capitalism into what was once the heart of communism is almost too good to pass up. But also the population of Russia has many skilled workers who need jobs, which many US corporations could bring to Russia.
:)
That being said, I think that Russia would like to leverage the US's strong economy to help build up their own. Lord knows they could make a fortune in oil sales in the US, plus it could help bring some american businesses to Russia.
Even though the Russians up to this point haven't been too thrilled about US businesses coming in, I think they are realizing the potential the US economy could bring to them and really help to make their country very strong again.
Likewise
I think this could be good overall. I am sure there is a downside to it, but since I am a hopeless optimist, I can't see them, so feel free to flame me.
Cya L8r
Lee
I would hardly call M$ certs "esteemed". You can't hardly turn over rock without finding an MCSE!
Like I have seen several people post here, NDS is going to be the real jewel that IBM is going to be after. I have worked on several Novell networks (small (5 clients) to large(400+ clients)) and Novell Intranetware ran the whole thing with outstanding grace and reliability. The only problems I ever saw was when there was a hardware failure, but having a properly fault-tolerent, highly-redundant server machine eases the headachs. Most of the people who are saying that Novell is dead have probably been listening to Microsoft's propaganda ... er Marketing Department too long. I remember six years ago, when I was taking part in an Information and Technology Fair, a rep from IBM trying to sell OS/2 Warp 4 Server, told the crowd that Novell was dead and that their server was going to take over ... well, while I have great respect for OS/2 Warp 4 Server as it is a very fine solution, Novell persisted, adapted and overcame.
Now I will say that Novell's marketing is probably one of the weakest in the market, but the thing is that Novell can count on return business from it's existing customers because nobody offers the kind of solution that Novell does. Sure, Microsoft is going to try with Active Directories, but how many of Novell's high-end clients are going to migrate from a Directory Service that has over 8 years of developement behind it for one that was most likely latched onto an OS with duct tape and bailing wire?? :)
No folks, Directory Service !!ARE!! the future. MS sees it, which is why they introduced Active Directories, and I think that IBM sees it as a way to tie all their solutions together.
Lets also not forget that NDS allow administration of tons of machines from one point, provides extremely high levels of security (something that Active Directories can't come close to touching), and provides unparralleled flexability which makes it easily scalable.
So, I think that it would be wise for IBM to bring Novell under their wing. Novell can bring a lot of value to IBM in areas where IBM hasn't ventured yet.
Let's not forget NDS. IBM could be looking to really get into the Directory Services war, and why develope one for UNIX/Linux when they can own the best in business. The great thing about NDS is it just accepts everybodies operating system as long as it has a client ... hell, there is a client for Linux so you can add it to the NDS Tree. :)
Besides, I don't think I could live with MS Active Directories ... and it would be nice to have IBM's stability running Novell so that NDS will always stay around.
Cya L8r
Lee