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Report: Last Year Was Worst Ever for Viruses

Last year was the worst year ever for vulnerabilities, says anti-virus software maker F-Secure, in part because virus writers and spammers got together. Here's what you can do to prepare.

Which Bugs Will Bite? Vulnerability Predictions for 2004

Heterogeneous attacks, voice over IP shakedown, and prime time Web services easing security: predictions from an eminent security researcher for 2004 and beyond.

Microsoft CRM Gets Refresh

Version 1.2 is the company's first international release of its flagship CRM product

OLAP Wars: Hyperion Strikes Back

With a quartet of Itanium 2-based HP Integrity servers and the 64-bit edition of its Essbase OLAP, Hyperion beats Oracle’s market-leading score in a key OLAP benchmark by 39 percent.

Q&A: Data Profiling for Quality Assurance

Costs associated with poor data quality aren't immediately obvious to many companies, and current approaches (such as data cleansing) to improving quality fall short. Data profiling may be the answer.

The New Document Specialist?

IBM makes its third document-management acquisition as retention regulations spur market growth.



Q&A: One IDE to Rule Them All

The Eclipse Project, an open source development initiative, is growing by leaps and bounds.

SCO Fine Tunes Its Claims; Court Deadline Looms

A preliminary ruling in December sets this week as the deadline for providing specific Linux code misappropriation examples to IBM. "Derivative works" is the focus of SCO's argument.

Setting Up Policies the Arkivio Way

While many products today talk a good game about policy-based data management, Arkivio is once again ahead of the pack.

IBM's Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator Makes Data Centers More Efficient

IBM dusted off its May acquisition and relaunched Think Dynamics ThinkControl, renamed the Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator. The product is at the center of a radical transformation of Tivoli to the new IBM mantra of “On Demand," where data centers should be more efficient with less staff and, potentially, less wasted hardware.

IBM Moves Into Regulatory Compliance Arena

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has created a busy cottage industry for technology and professional services firms that market solutions designed to help companies meet certain aspects of compliance.

Q&A: Arresting Bugs Earlier in Development Cycle Cuts Security Costs

How integrating security code testing into the development cycle saves time and dollars

Counteroffensive: Actuate Unveils Analytics Offering

Product is designed for users who need analytics functionality but don't want a power-user tool.