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IBM Introduces New Tivoli Mainframe Tools

IBM announced Tivoli Management Portal, a new Web-based portal technology that interfaces directly with zSeries performance monitoring tools.

IDC Puts Its Weight Behind Growing IT Recovery

IDC says the waiting is over: IT spending is about to come back into line after two horrible years of IT budget declines.

Of File Systems and Databases: WAFL, Network Appliance, and Spinnaker Networks

WAFL enabled a new type of appliance-based storage hardware and set the bar for all other NAS vendors—which makes Network Appliance’s purchase of Spinnaker Networks all the more puzzling.

Siebel Touts CRM On Demand

CEO says hosted CRM complements on-premise offering for small-to-medium enterprises, which tend to have more casual users.

What Kind of BI Powerhouse Is Microsoft?

Slowly but surely Microsoft is putting together a robust BI platform that will serve many companies exceedingly well.

Q&A: Data Integration Platform, Not the ETL Tool, Is Key

Informatica isn't worried that Microsoft and Oracle are enhancing the ETL features of their databases. It positions itself as the Switzerland of data integration vendors.

Case in Point: Law Firm Battles Spam

Installing a spam filter helped one Atlanta firm eliminate 95% of unsolicited e-mail.



Security Attacks More Varied and Aggressive, ISS Report Shows

Security incidents are up 15 percent, and the gap between vulnerability disclosure and exploit shrinks

Best Practices: Avoiding Computer Worms

F-Secure releases a dozen tips to help users avoid common worm problems

J2EE Applications Can Be a High-Maintenance Proposition, Survey Shows

Down time, different maintenance cycles cited as problems.

Q&A: IBM’s Itanium Plans

Big Blue announces two new Itanium 2-based systems in just six months

Case Study: Rx for Data Integration Woes

When Indiana University last year launched an ambitious $100 million initiative to provide researchers with transparent access to information stored in a variety of different data sources, the Hoosiers of the Big Ten got a decisive assist from the data integration experts at Big Blue.What worked for IU might also work for you: Find out how IBM’s DB2 Information Integrator products can remedy your enterprise information integration woes.

Critical Success Factors for Building a Future-Ready IT Infrastructure

Whether one specializes in information technology or the business side of the enterprise, there’s no mistaking this simple truth: Enterprises must respond more quickly than before to changes in the marketplace. Now more than ever, companies need their IT infrastructure to be future-ready.

Gartner CEO Sees Big Growth Ahead; Points to Four Key Technologies

Gartner Group has not been optimistic throughout the IT recession these past few years, so when its CEO stands up and says that the IT market will grow, it is worth listening.

Security Out of the Closet

New legislation will doubtless require encryption of data traversing networks and Fibre Channel fabrics.

Quantum Cryptography Offers Uncrackable Keys

Using the laws of physics, not mathematical difficulty, to secure data, MagiQ Technologies' Navajo Security Gateway offers "future-proof, unbreakable" security devices.

SQL Server DTS Overhaul Boosts BI Features

Company is enhancing Yukon DTS’s support for data mining, OLAP, and data warehousing.