Features & News


Storage and Security: How Real is the Threat?

Partially at the behest of a reader, we take a look at the storage-security nexus.

Oracle Strikes Back

Company's play for PeopleSoft has broader BI ramifications

Making Hosted CRM a Force to Be Reckoned With

Salesforce.com courts enterprise developers with sforce initiative

Updated Tivoli Risk Manager Locks Down Databases

Software can scout for risks "autonomically”

CSI/FBI Report: Losses Down, Vulnerabilities Up

Ex-FBI agent and ISS X-Force director discusses Computer Security Institute report

Briefs: Windows Server 2003 patch, worm aimed at financial institutions; Symantec's top 10 threats

Microsoft patches two Windows Server 2003 holes; Bugbear targets financial institutions; Symantec lists worst vulnerabilities from last month

Briefs: Insightful Miner adds Windows, Solaris support, SAS updates Value Chain Analytics

Data mining tool adds Windows, Solaris support, new visualization components



HP Enhances Utility Data Center

Opsware partnership enables application metering, software automation

Q&A: Making the Case for Enterprise IM

A conversation with Lotus Sametime's manager, and the importance of enterprise IM

Careers: Security A Bright Spot

With spending increasing at nearly one-third of companies surveyed, the need for information security experts is bound to grow

Briefs: Continued life for Host Integration Server; IBM's WebSphere Host Integration Solution for iSeries; Exchange Server nears release

Microsoft will ship an updated Host Integration Server 2004 next year; IBM provides access to iSeries from virtually any client environment; Microsoft's flagship messaging server 6-8 weeks away

SCSI vs. Fibre Channel: Picking the Right Protocol

A reader asks for guidance in choosing between the two—and we offer a third option

Briefs: Microsoft enterprise product roadmap; ChangeMan mainframe data access tools

Microsoft unveils product plans at TechEd; ChangeMan enables desktop use of reporting and project tools with mainframe applications

PeopleSoft Nabs J.D. Edwards

HR specialist's move will lead to big mid-market score

HP Tops in Server Market

Server market contracts; Unix server revenues plunge—again

The Push for Policy Compliance

BindView launches tool to help with government regulations

Web Services: Protecting Yourself from Partners' Security Problems

OASIS unveils XML schema to provide initial threat, impact, and risk ratings guidance in consistent manner

Companies Dissatisfied with SCM

Survey reports issues unsolved despite large investments; executives complain solutions don't provide effective forecasts

Case in Point: Predictive Web Analytics and ROI

The Financial Times uses Web analytics tool to better understand its customers

Briefs: Intrusion detection, dynamic threat protection, and Windows Media Services patch

Enforcer flags breaches in real time; Dynamic Threat Protection 7.0 defends networks, servers, and desktops; WMS vulnerable to specially formed communications