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IBM Introduces New Tivoli Mainframe Tools

Administrators can use Tivoli Management Portal to establish performance thresholds and drill down into the root cause and context of a system failure.

BMC: Data Center Management Nirvana Gets Closer

DBXray lets administrators manage multiple database platforms residing on distributed and mainframe systems from a single console

IBM Moves Into Regulatory Compliance Arena

New services and technology offerings from Big Blue help companies comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and other complex regulations.

Enterprises Flunking Asset Management 101

A recent survey from Aberdeen Group finds that many IT organizations are receiving a failing grade in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in one key area: asset management. The research firm found that a majority of senior managers are unaware of -- or are otherwise ignoring -- Sarbanes-Oxley regulations that pertain to the subject.

IBM's Tivoli Intelligent Orchestrator Makes Data Centers More Efficient

Orchestrator, along with IBM’s own IT Director product, will form part of IBM’s best practices to provision almost anything in the data center.



Gartner CEO Sees Big Growth Ahead; Points to Four Key Technologies

Companies are beginning to make the turn from protecting profitability to driving growth.

Novell Surrounds Microsoft Exchange 2003 on Linux and Solaris

Support for Microsoft Exchange 2003 via its Ximian Connector for Microsoft Exchange allows Linux and Sun Solaris clients the same rights, privileges, and controls when attached to Exchange as a Window

More Than Provisioning, Invio Strives for Workflow Management

Invio Software's goal is to create tools that aid storage administrators in defining workflows around commonly performed tasks and enable automation so you focus your attention on the more recalcitrant aspects of your infrastructure.

Security Managers Fear Next Generation of Attacks Says Survey

NetScreen survey also reports a widespread belief that current security set-ups are inadequate to defend against these threats

XML: A Growing Security Threat?

The data-swapping standard, now incorporated into Microsoft's Office 2003, may be the next big route for malicious attacks.

Q&A: MicroStrategy Right Where It Wants To Be

COO says company isn't worried about Microsoft's new SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

The State of Data Warehousing Never Looked Better

Doom and gloom? Not so, says TDWI's director of research Wayne Eckerson

Alert: Novell Patches Multiple iChain

Novell beta support pack fixes multiple “highly critical” vulnerabilities. We explain the problem and what you can do about it.

SAS Jumps into the Services Fray

Analysts say the company is trying to extend its reach beyond bread-and-butter analytic applications

Business Objects Delivers on PeopleSoft Integration

Company makes good on its promised integration between Enterprise 6 and Peoplesoft's EPM suite—the only copy to offer such integration to date.

Bidding Farewell to HP's e3000

Sales of the veritable IT icon stop Friday, though HP will support customers through 2006

Sun, Fujitsu to Partner for High-End Servers?

A Japanese newspaper reports the two companies may combine their server business as early as next year.

Critical Success Factors for Building a Future-Ready IT Infrastructure

To respond quickly to marketplace changes, look beyond scalability and open technology. Two critical success factors can help IT teams design and deploy new technologies more rapidly and more cost ef