Features & News


Eclipse Foundation Releases BI Reporting Tool for Java

BIRT is enabled in part by technology expertise from reporting stalwart Actuate, which released a branded version of the tool

Traverse metaController: When ETL Is Overkill

Forget ETL: metaController enables a new kind of integration, which Traverse officials describe as “process orchestration”

Windows Draws Even With Unix

For the first time, factory revenues for Unix and Windows servers were equal

IBM's New xSeries System Improves Performance, Validates Chipset Choice

IBM’s flagship xSeries server demonstrates how far Intel servers still have to go to reach feature and function parity

Sun Nabs StorageTek, Launches Image Makeover

For the first time in years, Sun looks like the cagey, competitive, and iconoclastic competitor of old

A New Frontier for Anytime Data: Data Integration on the Mainframe

New tools previously unavailable on mainframes can now enable native, simplified, cost-effective data integration with increased reliability, scalability and performance.

In Brief

CA Antivirus Vulnerabilities; AOL Patches New Netscape; Beware Phishing E-mails Bearing Keylogging Software; New Trojan Encrypts PCs



Has Information Lifecycle Management Arrived?

Is enterprise content management the next new panacea?

Q&A: Sorting Out Desktop Protection Technologies

The differences between signature-based, access control, and intrusion prevention products

XML and Web Services Go Native in SQL Server 2005

XML and Web services make SQL Server a more interoperable player for BI; both are seen as mixed blessings by IT pros, too.

Few Organizations Increase Spending to Improve Security

While operator errors get blamed for the majority of security incidents, organizations aren’t budgeting a fix.

BI Drives RDBMS Market Growth

Gartner’s most recent RDBMS market share figures amount to a vindication of sorts for the business intelligence industry; Teradata’s revenues surge by more than 17 percent

Salesforce.com on a Roll

CRM kingpin Siebel continues to struggle even as scrappy newcomer Salesforce.com enjoys surprising success.

Business Rules a Tough Sell to Veteran IT Pros

Some suggest that BRM is just a crazy notion in a technology utopia

BMC Rebrands, Revamps Systems Management Tools

BMC’s new Performance Manager combines elements of Patrol classic and Patrol Express and features a single license.

A Three-Step Program for Improving Software Quality

Reliable, high-quality software can be yours if you incorporate these three principles into your development

The Truth About Tape Backup

Tape … disk … tape … disk! Round and round we go.

PMML: Data Mining for the Masses?

PMML recasts the data warehouse as a turnkey platform for real-time data mining.

In Brief

Avoiding Time Warner’s Backup Mistakes; Learning from Loveletter; Tivoli Offers Security Index

Best Practices: Defending Against Insider Attacks

A new report from CERT and the U.S. Secret Service shows how to begin preventing insider attacks.