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                    Vendors form Cyber Security Industry Alliance to coordinate Washington, boardroom approaches to security
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Updated OLAP engine outfitted with new enterprise planning, reporting features
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
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                    Two down-on-their-luck technology sectors have been buoyed by economic recovery; other segments aren't quite so lucky
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    In just one week’s time, Big Blue takes aim at Microsoft Office, announces new COBOL and WebSphere integration tools for zSeries, and introduces storage products aimed at satisfying new compliance regulations
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The SMI spec offers considerable benefits: improved efficiency and potentially huge management cost savings as well as improved troubleshooting capabilities.  Yet SMI's poor outreach to end users has been a serious blunder.  What the SMI should do next.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    zSeries used to the be the source of features for other products in IBM's line.  Now it may be the other way around.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Global organizations go offline to prevent Sasser damage; Apple patches QuickTime, OS X to close buffer overflow vulnerability
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Retaining data isn't enough.  IT faces a host of regulations that address maintaining log files—tracking who did what and when—along with the requiring access to them in very short order.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    New development tool accelerates integration efforts
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Companies reposition themselves as full-fledged data integration specialists
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Vendors announce new tools for marketing automation, predictive marketing 
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Not knowing who’s accessing what is a recipe for auditing disasters
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Last week we presented six key challenges network managers face.  This week we explore how vendors are helping managers overcome these challenges.
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Switches connect mainframe systems via IP-based SANs
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Thanks to Mono 1.0, .NET is for Linux, Unix, and even MacOS