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Alerts: Oracle Patch; Top Viruses for November; Yahoo Messenger Vulnerability

Oracle releases most, but not all patches, necessary to protect against SSL vulnerability. Kaspersky Labs reveals the top troublemakers in November. Yahoo's popular instant messaging program vulnerabilities.

Java and J2EE: Attracting Developers May Depend on the IDE

Tool providers recognize the lack of interoperability is a serious problem, but solutions vary greatly.

Careers: Fewer Companies to Offer Stock Options

New SEC rules among the reasons fewer companies will offer the benefit next year

IBM Introduces New Tivoli Mainframe Tools

IBM announced Tivoli Management Portal, a new Web-based portal technology that interfaces directly with zSeries performance monitoring tools.

IDC Puts Its Weight Behind Growing IT Recovery

IDC says the waiting is over: IT spending is about to come back into line after two horrible years of IT budget declines.

Of File Systems and Databases: WAFL, Network Appliance, and Spinnaker Networks

WAFL enabled a new type of appliance-based storage hardware and set the bar for all other NAS vendors—which makes Network Appliance’s purchase of Spinnaker Networks all the more puzzling.



Q&A: Data Integration Platform, Not the ETL Tool, Is Key

Informatica isn't worried that Microsoft and Oracle are enhancing the ETL features of their databases. It positions itself as the Switzerland of data integration vendors.

Siebel Touts CRM On Demand

CEO says hosted CRM complements on-premise offering for small-to-medium enterprises, which tend to have more casual users.

Case in Point: Law Firm Battles Spam

Installing a spam filter helped one Atlanta firm eliminate 95% of unsolicited e-mail.

What Kind of BI Powerhouse Is Microsoft?

Slowly but surely Microsoft is putting together a robust BI platform that will serve many companies exceedingly well.

Security Attacks More Varied and Aggressive, ISS Report Shows

Security incidents are up 15 percent, and the gap between vulnerability disclosure and exploit shrinks

Best Practices: Avoiding Computer Worms

F-Secure releases a dozen tips to help users avoid common worm problems

J2EE Applications Can Be a High-Maintenance Proposition, Survey Shows

Down time, different maintenance cycles cited as problems.

Q&A: IBM’s Itanium Plans

Big Blue announces two new Itanium 2-based systems in just six months

Critical Success Factors for Building a Future-Ready IT Infrastructure

Whether one specializes in information technology or the business side of the enterprise, there’s no mistaking this simple truth: Enterprises must respond more quickly than before to changes in the marketplace. Now more than ever, companies need their IT infrastructure to be future-ready.

Case Study: Rx for Data Integration Woes

When Indiana University last year launched an ambitious $100 million initiative to provide researchers with transparent access to information stored in a variety of different data sources, the Hoosiers of the Big Ten got a decisive assist from the data integration experts at Big Blue.What worked for IU might also work for you: Find out how IBM’s DB2 Information Integrator products can remedy your enterprise information integration woes.