Latest Unix developments, product releases, security updates, vendor news and more. This weekly guide covers Unix from a top-down perspective and provides strategy and implementation ideas, as well as opinion on the future of Unix in the enterprise.

Sandra Henry-Stocker has been administering Unix systems for nearly 18 years. She describes herself as "USL" (Unix as a second language) but remembers enough English to write books and buy groceries. She currently works for TeleCommunication Systems, a wireless communications company, in Annapolis, Maryland, where no one else necessarily shares any of her opinions. She lives with her second family on a small farm on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Send comments and suggestions to mailto:sstocker@itworld.com.