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Apple Joins Big Unix Server Race with Xserve G5 and Xgrid

Apple claims the new server packs about 60 percent more punch that the previous G4.

Resolutions for 2004: My Suggestions for Storage Vendors

Our storage columnist offers vendors four simple goals for the year ahead.

BRIEFS: Network Storage Rules; Anti-Virus Software; Choosing a Mail Filter

Learn Network Storage Security Rules; Free Anti-Virus (For A Year)

Report: Last Year Was Worst Ever for Viruses

Last year was the worst year ever for vulnerabilities, says anti-virus software maker F-Secure, in part because virus writers and spammers got together. Here's what you can do to prepare.

Which Bugs Will Bite? Vulnerability Predictions for 2004

Heterogeneous attacks, voice over IP shakedown, and prime time Web services easing security: predictions from an eminent security researcher for 2004 and beyond.



Microsoft CRM Gets Refresh

Version 1.2 is the company's first international release of its flagship CRM product

OLAP Wars: Hyperion Strikes Back

With a quartet of Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers and the 64-bit edition of its Essbase OLAP, Hyperion beats Oracle’s market-leading score in a key OLAP benchmark by 39 percent.

Q&A: Data Profiling for Quality Assurance

Costs associated with poor data quality aren't immediately obvious to many companies, and current approaches (such as data cleansing) to improving quality fall short. Data profiling may be the answer.

Q&A: One IDE to Rule Them All

The Eclipse Project, an open source development initiative, is growing by leaps and bounds.

The New Document Specialist?

IBM makes its third document-management acquisition as retention regulations spur market growth.

SCO Fine Tunes Its Claims; Court Deadline Looms

A preliminary ruling in December sets this week as the deadline for providing specific Linux code misappropriation examples to IBM. "Derivative works" is the focus of SCO's argument.

IBM's Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator Makes Data Centers More Efficient

IBM dusted off its May acquisition and relaunched Think Dynamics ThinkControl, renamed the Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator. The product is at the center of a radical transformation of Tivoli to the new IBM mantra of “On Demand," where data centers should be more efficient with less staff and, potentially, less wasted hardware.