Features & News


Bringing Communications up to Network Speed

Novell needed to send customers formatted sales documents worldwide via e-mail or fax; it found the answer in StreamServe's Business Communications Platform.

Oracle World Wrap-Up

Oracle’s AppsWorld 2003 user conference morphs into LinuxWorld West as the company touts Linux solutions powering its Oracle Outsourcing offerings

TechSnap: Wireless Goes Prime Time

With 60 million mobile workers in the country, wireless computing has been a technology waiting to boom. That wait will soon be over.

Allocation versus Utilization

Storage efficiency is more than the allocation of bits to disk—it must also consider data utilization.

At LinuxWorld, Much Ado About Mainframe Linux

IBM and CA turn back the clock as they introduce new Linux-on-mainframe solutions; IBM announces new native Linux-on-pSeries systems

Microsoft Opens Up Its Source Code—Sort of

Software giant permits governments to review—but not modify—its source code

An Interview With CA’s Ron Moritz

Head of eTrust security products discusses Security Command Center, threat management, and mainframe security



Sun Enhances SAML with Sun ONE Identity Server

New identity server supports SAML extensions to boost network single-sign-on across multiple sites

IBM Announces New iSeries Systems, Packaging, and WebSphere Express

Big Blue eliminates interactive licensing requirement on new iSeries systems

Is 2003 Just 2002 Redux?

With the arrival of the New Year, we asked several storage luminaries for their perspective on the pace of storage technology change and what we can expect in 2003. No surprise: it will probably be more of the same.

CA Unleashes SAN Manager

New BrightStor product facilitates storage management by its impact on business processes

Is 2003 Just 2002 Redux?

With the arrival of the New Year, we asked several storage luminaries for their perspective on the pace of storage technology change and what we can expect in 2003.

Establishing a DSL Network

Proper planning and adequate help enable the director of information services for On Assignment Inc. to put DSL in 70 offices.

Neon Systems Introduces Middleware Monitoring and Debugging Tool

Shadow Console provides end-to-end view of middleware components

New Vulnerability Could Reveal Sensitive Information

A widespread flaw in Ethernet card device drivers affects a “staggering” number of systems

IT Security Spending to Rebound in 2003

New regulatory standards such as HIPAA and GLBA aren’t expected to drive IT security spending

Nearly One Year Later, Trustworthy Computing a Work in Progress

Long-time Microsoft-watcher Russ Cooper says that the software giant must do more to enhance the security of its products

Paper Profits

For a business that lives off demand for printed documents, the paper industry has spent a lot of time trying to banish paper documents from its own processes.

Users Optimistic IBM’s Management Shuffle Will Benefit iSeries

Lotus General Manager Al Zollar Tapped to Head iSeries Server Group

Linux Headed for the Data Center

Goldman Sachs projects that Linux will challenge traditional Unix offerings in the enterprise data center