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Oracle Revamps Sales-Side CRM Application

Oracle’s new CRM offering does little to address deficiencies in areas where the company trails its competitors

Microsoft’s Office: A BI Trojan Horse?

One analyst says Office has become a BI Trojan horse as Microsoft builds in more BI capabilities and more end users start to work with it.

Briefs

More XP SP2 woes, fraud awareness survey, Can-Spam's failure

CA Jumps into Anti-Spyware Market

Acquisition of PestPatrol signals single-console management of viruses, spam, and spyware may not be far away.

Top Six Settings in Windows Security Templates

Understanding what the security templates can provide could be invaluable.

IBM zAAPs z/OS Upgrade with Speed, Improved Scalability

Big Blue also previews z/OS version 7, due out next year

Microsoft Tool to Repackage Host Apps Nears Release

New tool lets developers repackage host applications as XML Web services or .NET server components.



For Online VSAM Backup, BMC Came First, Company Says

Controversy highlights the way an ambitious Big Blue competes with many of its long-time partners

Best Practices: Windows File Server Consolidation (Part 2 of 2)

While Windows file server consolidation is seen as a top priority by most IT directors, such projects can be tricky to undertake. In the second part of our two-part discussion, we explore the best practices that will help you manage the risks and problems of such projects.

Get A Degree – Fast!

SNIA gets into the education business

ETL Competition Fierce for Mid-Market Products

Informatica, SAS, and Ascential control the high-end ETL market, but the mid-market is still largely up for grabs as the low-end market shrinks.

Oracle Takes Dead Aim at Supply Chain Competitors

Oracle’s retooled Supply Chain Management offering reflects its ambitions as a rising star in the SCM space

Web Caller-ID Arrests Spoof Sites

New technology in a user-friendly toolbar intercepts users from visiting such sites

New Technology Combats Zero-Day Attacks

Exploits expected to get worse, putting even more pressure on security managers

Windows XP SP 2, Microsoft CRM Conflicts Revealed

Users of Microsoft CRM who want to install the new Windows XP Service Pack 2 should expect to encounter a range of issues

In Brief

Delaying XP Upgrades, AOL IM Buffer Overflow, Virus Source

Case Study: zLinux Cuts Costs at Controller's Office

The state of Idaho has tapped a zLinux solution to achieve immediate ROI of nearly half-a-million dollars annually

Best Practices: Windows File Server Consolidation (Part 1 of 2)

Consolidation is seen as a top priority by most IT directors, but understanding of storage consolidation as it relates to file servers is low. In the first in a two-part discussion, we explore the benefits and obstacles of server consolidation projects, and explore the impact on users.

Mitigating China's Emerging Technology Standards

U.S. firms must shape—or limit the impact of—a range of Chinese technology standards. Here are four strategies to follow.

Itanium: Intel’s Once-and-Future 64-bit King

Even though Intel has embraced 64-bit on the low-end with its new Xeon chips, it hasn’t given up on Itanium