Features & News


BMC Tweaks MainView, InTune

MainView enhancements support priority-based IP traffic pacing, FTP tracing and tracking features, and improved availability for CICS during upgrades.

Bringing Order to the Storage Universe?

Our recent column about historical revisionism and EMC brings immediate reader response.

Briefs

E-mail fraud and vulnerabilities, plus the impact of Microsoft's source code leak

Virtual Data Warehouses: Beware Traditional DW Issues

Data federating technologies—ETL, EII, and EAI—are the Next Big Thing, reports META Group, especially where unstructured content is concerned, but the virtual data warehouse’s biggest selling point—direct access to "fresher" source data—could be overblown.

Case Study: Fielding Service Calls Securely

Securing common, Internet-connected, mobile devices requires a new approach. Schindler Elevator Corp. found one.

Teradata: Service Evaluates Alignment of BI Infrastructure with Business Goals

Data Warehouse Maturity Assessment service helps enterprises maximize DW and BI investments.

Effective Data Auditing for Regulatory Compliance: Options and Considerations

Auditing can do more than just help you meet a host of new regulations. Last week we outlined several significant business benefits. This week we explore your options. (Second in a two-part series.)



Alerts

Sarbanes-Oxley; partnering for security; security certification guide

Hyperion Updates Its BI Stack

Company revamps Essbase OLAP server and updates Hyperion Performance Suite

IBM Announces New Compliance Offering

Big Blue's Data Retention 450 combines hardware, storage, and software to help companies comply with regulations such as HIPAA and SOX. The product is a direct challenger to EMC's Centera Compliance Edition.

Veritas Overhauls Storage Management

Foundation Suite gets a new name: Storage Foundation 4.0

Intel’s 64-bit Flip-Flop

Company's new 64-bit Xeon chips complements 64-bit Itanium chips.

Going After the SMB Market

Why does an SMB need—or want—a SAN at all?

Q&A: Real-Time Database Monitors May Ease Regulatory Headaches

Near-real-time monitoring may help your company catch attackers and restore altered data.

PeopleSoft and Ascential: What's In It for Users

From a no-cost conversion program to new versions, the companies explain the user benefits.

Security Briefs

Microsoft Warns of Critical ASN.1 Vulnerability; More Doom Unleashed

DataFlux and NEON Partner for Mainframe Data Quality

NEON’s Shadow technology gives DataFlux customers native access to information residing in mainframe VSAM, DB2 and IMS data stores

Ten Business Benefits of Effective Data Auditing

Auditing can do more than just help you meet a host of new government regulations. The author outlines the significant business benefits from a solid data-auditing program and explains the basic requirements of such a solution. (Part one of a two-part series.)

Top Three Security Problems Remain Despite Increased Spending

Companies turn to managed Service providers for help; desktops dominate security budgets as patches average $234 per machine.

Q&A: The Key to Doing BPM Right

The CEO of a business performance management consultancy says projects need a broker between IT and the business sponsor.