Features & News


Severity of Spyware Attacks Escalates

Despite dedicated software to defend the enterprise, the economics of spyware leads attackers to respond with more complex attacks or attacks aimed at just one company.

Netezza Announces Massive Data Warehouse Appliances

Netezza fleshed out its line of with new 50 and 100 TB offerings; the latter is nearly quadruple the size of its existing high-end product

Kalido Hones Its MDM Chops

Kalido last week showcased an updated version of its popular application suite, complete with improved MDM capabilities

India Shines in CA’s $1 Million Programming Challenge

CA put up $1 million in prizes to encourage developers to program for its open-source Ingres R/3 database

Why You Need a Personal Knowledge-Management Strategy

As a knowledge worker, follow a personal strategy for knowledge management, regardless of your organization’s knowledge-management practices.

IT Under Siege from Business Rules Management

BRM proponents want to do away with tasks many IT pros take for granted

Who Benefits from Outsourcing? Not the Line of Business

Some business customers are organizing “shadow” IT groups to replace IT resources that have been outsourced



Out-of-the-Box Thinking From Zetera

Despite the tens of millions of dollars spent by vendor marketing departments since the late 1990s to evangelize network storage, it has never happened. Until now.

In Brief

Prosecuting Spyware Makers, A New Endpoint Security Standard

Maestro Pits Microsoft Against its BI Competitors

Microsoft sends a shockwave through the business intelligence market with its new BPM and scorecard product called “Maestro”

Case Study: Continental Secures Remote Access, Trims Costs

Sometimes the drive for better security can also bring cost savings.

Q&A: Is Microsoft's Security Trustworthy?

Three years after Microsoft launched an initiative to improve its products’ security, we talk to information security veteran Gary Morse, president of Razorpoint Security Technologies, about the results.

EII: The New Must-Have Feature

If a spate of recent EII-related events is any indication, that technology might soon become a must-have checklist feature for many vendors

Teradata and i2 Partner to Promote Master Data Management

Meet MDM, the latest hot technology practice

IBM and Red Hat Partner for Big Iron Linux

Officials imply that the IFL bundle will be discounted—although no terms have been disclosed

Case Study: A More Resilient Application Infrastructure

Company taps on-demand delivery model to enhance retail management application

AMD Dual-Core Lead Leaves Intel Far Behind

AMD has forced Intel to abandon its decades-long marketing strategy, leaving the chip-making leader struggling to find its sea legs

eVault: A Secure, Managed-Storage Solution with Low Overhead

At least one company has been doing something right with its secure, managed-storage solution.

Microsoft’s Ambitions Soar with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

According to users who’ve put the updated Reporting Services through its paces, Microsoft just may have something to crow about

.NET Programmers Ally to Save XQuery

XQuery’s tardiness is wearing on some long-time supporters such as Microsoft, which plans to drop XQuery support from its .NET framework