Features & News


MicroStrategy Embraces Unix

New offering extends MicroStrategy’s reach into the high-end

Hyperion Promises Dramatic Speed Improvements in Essbase 7.1

New Aggregate Storage Option significantly increases performance and handles larger cube sizes

SQL Server Reporting Services Update Fixes Bugs, Adds Features

Microsoft's Service Pack 1 adds support for legacy versions of Excel, improves pagination and matrix rendering performance

Attacks Against Financial Services Double

Already under the regulatory gun, attacks against the IT infrastructures of financial services firms have doubled in the last year

Briefs

A new Internet Explorer security flaw; heading off phishing attacks

2004 Salary Survey, Part 3: IT Follows Bicoastal Economy

The Northeast and West Coast continue to lead in IT compensation



Is Sun Microsystems on the Road to Recovery?

A major accord last month between Sun and Fujitsu could fundamentally shake up the high-end server space

Microsoft Preps Windows Variant for High Performance Computing

There’s a new contender on the high-performance-computing block: Windows

Managing the Strategic Desktop

Proactive desktop support has become an important corporate initiative. Here's why.

It’s Not the Drill, It’s the Hole

Lousy component integration and ever-present infighting among Fibre Channel vendors may leave a hole in your wallet

Cognos Planning Tool Gets an Excel Interface-Lift

New add-in lets users exploit Excel to perform common tasks

Top Five Security Control Points Auditors Miss

Make sure you check these essential control points in any Windows network audit

Just in Time: Business Objects Delivers on Crystal Integration

Company beats its self-imposed deadline by a single day

Security Briefs

Active X Allows File Loading; Defining Spyware

Web Services Go Mainstream in Data Quality Offerings

New release from Trillium highlights increasing importance of Web services in data quality space

Wireless Networks Continue to Bleed Data, Study Reveals

New study says 80 percent of companies have at least some unsecured wireless traffic

Rethinking Security/Network Boundaries

IT is reassessing how network administrators and security personnel can work together more effectively

2004 Salary Survey, Part 2: IT Middle Managers Feel the Pain

Salaries and bonuses for IT executives fell on hard times in recent years. Compensation is down in half of the positions surveyed.

Lack of IT Guidance Hinders Compliance Efforts

Continued use of legacy environments may result in charges of negligence