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WebFOCUS 7 Kicks Up Enterprise Business Intelligence

WebFOCUS 7 incorporates adapters into more than 200 different structured and unstructured data sources

ITIL Compliance Supports Corporate Goals, Keeps Systems Running

Use of a standard IT governance model, such as ITIL, gives organizations specific information on how to improve IT disciplines related to service support and delivery.

Trends: Identity and Access Management Needed on Mainframes, Too

Phantom users and orphaned accounts are widespread in the distributed space, but things are even worse in the mainframe world

Q&A: Ascential Acquisition a Boon for Big Blue’s Customers

There’s a good chance many highly specialized capabilities will find their way into DB2, Information Integrator, and other IBM products

Regulatory Compliance: A Catalyst for Better Data Management

At Computer Associates, CTO Yogesh Gupta doesn't just talk about data management or regulatory compliance from an academic standpoint. He's living it

Taming Smart Phones

If your phone is so smart, why is it an enterprise security risk?

In Brief

Free Stuff a Security Risk; New Firefox Flaws Surface



Case Study: Bank Audits Vulnerabilities with Security Appliance

Cape Cod Cooperative Bank chooses a dedicated appliance to can its network for vulnerabilities

SAND Touts Information Lifecycle Management for Analytics

Company’s new offering incorporates ILM practices to bring ballooning data warehouse volumes under control

Q&A: Building a Top-Notch BI Platform on SQL Server

Panorama Software says it won’t become just another notch in Microsoft’s mergers-and-acquisitions bedpost

Analysis: Ascential and IBM—Minimal Overlap, Lots of Promise

Many customers will welcome a tight coupling between Ascential and IBM technologies

IBM Walks Fine Line in Competing with Partners

Big Blue must navigate a torturous path as it competes against, and partners with, Compuware, CA, BMC, and other vendors in the mainframe tools space

Q&A: The Software Licensing Lessons Vendors Don’t Want You to Learn

Almost every organization is over-invested in its software assets or paying for software it isn’t using. The trick is finding the how and the where

Careers: Business Growth Fueling Stronger IT Job Market

With hiring is on the upswing, IT professionals once again have clout with potential employers

The Invisibility of Knowledge Work

In the digital world, bringing visibility to the process of knowledge work is the first step in making it more effective

Princeton Softech Goes Beyond Robust Database Archiving

Archive does more than just backup data. On closer inspection, our commentator discovers how it can enhance DB migration, data transfer, consolidation, and even disaster recovery

Attensity Introduces Desktop Solution for Unstructured Content Management

As a small, relatively unknown company, Attensity has its work cut out for it in a highly competitive text-mining landscape

ETL Competitors Regroup, Plan Offensives

ETL competitors view IBM’s acquisition of Ascential as a game-changing opportunity

Lack of Messaging Controls = Regulatory Risk

Mobile phones, lack of policies expose the enterprise

With Ascential Acquisition, IBM Becomes Data Integration Powerhouse

IBM has, or will soon have, the data integration goods, but can it convince customers it isn’t just a DB2- or WebSphere-centric play?