Biting the IPv6 silver bullet
Even foresight has its limits. Unlike the shockingly myopic "640K should be enough for anybody" statement (which Internet folklore incorrectly attributes to one Mr William Gates), the task force working on the Internet Protocol (IP) in the early 1970s provided for something like 4.3 billion IP addresses (via a 32-bit address space) in the current avatar of IP on which the Internet runs—IPv4. Now surely that number should’ve been enough for everybody. But the growth of the Internet has boggled even the most prescient minds, and as IP-enabled devices extend to the realm of the mobile phone and home appliances, 4.3 billion seems like a hugely embarrassing underestimation.

Implementing enterprise applications
Enterprise applications like ERP, CRM, SCM are looked upon as do-or-die apps for today's large enterprises. The promised benefits of increased operational efficiency, enhanced profitability and productivity are carrots that few IT managers can afford to ignore. In addition, competitive pressures and customer demands necessitate their adoption. Yet, many such initiatives fail miserably, leaving the enterprise saddled with an electronic white elephant and the IT manager with the task of justifying the failed initiative. A Nagarajan gives some useful pointers on what to look for when implementing enterprise applications

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