Features & News


RSA: Report Reveals 7 Cloud Computing "Sins"

Security too often is taken on trust, report says.

Support Expiring for Aging Windows Products

Blog hints at grim prospects for those not upgrading.

Microsoft Planning BPOS Changes in March

Company describes progress behind its business productivity online suite.

Survey Highlights Plans, Priorities of Retailers' CIOs

Cites a gradual return to pre-recession spending by IT departments

Informatica Ups the MDM Stakes

Informatica's acquisition of MDM specialist Siperian highlights both the growth of MDM as a technology and the mounting pressure of market forces.

Analysis: What Oracle-Sun Means for BI and DW

The new Oracle-Sun combination has compelling, and potentially breathtaking, business intelligence and data warehousing ramifications.



Google Gains Momentum with Apps

Company approaching 1,000 authorized resellers.

Q&A: Closing the Customer Feedback Loop

Feedback management software promises quick returns, but what can it deliver?

Microsoft Sells the Cloud at Goldman Sachs Event

Bob Muglia's talk at Goldman Sachs technology event was chock full of forward-looking statements.

Architecting for Reality

A metadata-led approach to understanding applications can help architects regain control over the applications that run their business.

POWER7 Makes a Splash

The recent POWER7 launch hints at what Big Iron aficionados can expect from System z11, particularly about performance and energy efficiency.

MessageLabs Reports (Slightly) Good News for Security Administrators

Is IT winning the battle against spam, or was a recent drop in malware and phishing volumes just a statistical blip in an otherwise upward trend?

The Employee Factor of Continuity Planning: Four Reasons It Matters to IT Executives

Four reasons IT executives charged with business continuity planning, risk management, and disaster recovery must consider their employees and operations heavily in their plans.

An Introduction to Working with Large Objects in Oracle SQL

This overview discusses Oracle's large object data types and explains how to use those designed to store character data.

A Desktop Operating System Security Report Card

A prominent security firm says that the security features of both Windows 7 and Mac OS aren't quite up to snuff.

Security Tops IT's Concerns, Symantec Study Finds

Global study of security personnel identifies goals, points out risks and staffing issues

Report Profiles Top Software Security Coding Errors

Study lists oversights that can lead to denial-of-service attacks, data theft, or control of a system by hackers.

Social Links Added to Outlook

Outlook Social Connector lets users view the activities of their LinkedIn contacts