Technology

Characteristics

Geography

Project Name

Q400

Q101

Q201

Q301

Q401

Q102

Q202

Q302

Q402

Q103

Q203

Q303

Q403

LOAD BALANCE

A

C

Load balancing for Web Server  (Corp Infrastructure is in place.  E-baz needs to take advantage.)

R

INTERNET ACCESS GATEWAY

C

C

Jim / Concert to produce templates  (Europe relying on Concert design.  Looks reasonable.)

R

ALTERNATE LOCAL LOOP

A

M

Install an alternate local loop for Internet traffic

I

D,B

R

H

On hold, no solution available.

INTERNET ACCESS GATEWAY

C,E

E

Install new Internet gateways in Europe and Asia Pacific

P,R

D

R

R

Concert Internet Gateways are in place but we will be installing new gateways across Europe when we go over to WorldCOm

Firewalls

C

M

Replace existing equip with firewall

I

D, B

R

I

D

B R

looking at BG-3000, has been budged for, should be out next year.

ALTERNATE LOCAL LOOP

A

C

Install an alternate local loop for Internet traffic.  Done with Yipes

D

B,R

Firewalls

C

C

Benchmark, investigate PIX firewalls.  Investigated and rejected

I

Rject

Strategic characteristics:

Geographies:

Geographies:

Status:

A.    HA (high availability)

C.       Corporate

C.       Corporate

I.    Investigate

B.    Standards

M.       MRDC

M.       MRDC

D.    Design

C.    Security

N.       North America

N.       North America

B.    Beta

D.    Ease of use

E.       Europe

E.       Europe

P.    Pilot

E.    Cost effective

P.        Puerto Rico

P.        Puerto Rico

R.    Release

F.    Manageability

H.    Hold

G.    Update technology (vendor supported)