Features & News


Getting the Most From Intrusion Detection Systems

Proponents of Security Information Management tools say that their products can help to tame the wild profusion of IDS data

Open Source Showstopper

Flaw in open source version control and collaboration system could enable root compromise

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.

zSeries Mainframes Power Pro Golf's On-Demand Computing

PGA Tour leverages IBM’s Virtual Linux Services running on zSeries to support key application

LinuxWorld Wrap-Up

LinuxCare and MySQL AB announce products for Big Iron

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

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



Allocation versus Utilization

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

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.

Microsoft Opens Up Its Source Code—Sort of

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

Sun Enhances SAML with Sun ONE Identity Server

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

An Interview With CA’s Ron Moritz

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

IBM Announces New iSeries Systems, Packaging, and WebSphere Express

Big Blue eliminates interactive licensing requirement on new iSeries systems

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.

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.

Neon Systems Introduces Middleware Monitoring and Debugging Tool

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

IT Security Spending to Rebound in 2003

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

New Vulnerability Could Reveal Sensitive Information

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