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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

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

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.

IBM to Resell Cisco Storage Switches

Big Blue expects to be first to resell Cisco’s MDS 9000-series multi-protocol storage switches

SGI Unveils 64-way Linux Supercomputers

Altix 3000 systems supports some of the largest Linux SMP configurations to date

As 2002 Goes Into the History Books, Sanity Rules

We've pulled together some of the noteworthy moments for enterprise storage in 2002 and look ahead to what this year will hold.



Big Blue Through and Through

In consolidating nine data centers worldwide to one location, Parker Hannifin International chooses to go with a vendor it knows well.

As 2002 Goes Into the History Books, Sanity Rules

In this column, we pull together some of the noteworthy moments for enterprise storage in 2002 and look forward to predict what this year will hold.

Security Expert Predicts End of Mass-Mailing Worms in 2003

Look for more sophisticated information attacks this year.

IDC Says Market for Security Appliances Growing Fast

Research shows hardware appliances are primary avenue for security software delivery

Zeosoft Enhances Server Software for Secure Handheld Messaging

New release offers security features for transmitting sensitive data over mobile networks

Supply Chain Software Vendors Forecast Recovery

ERP vendors, including Oracle and SAP, are transforming the supply chain software market

Finding the Recipe for Internet Success

A specialty baked goods company was losing online sales because of a Web site that couldn't handle peak holiday traffic. Solution: It upgraded its existing iSeries (AS/400) computers and created a new Web site running Linux.

Aberdeen Predicts Rise in IT Spending in 2003

Research group says runaway growth of the late ‘90’s won’t be reduplicated.

Spoofing Finds A New Angle

Network-based file caching may provide a means for real-time data sharing and disaster recovery in file systems according to storage start-up Tacit Networks.

Spoofing Finds A New Angle

Network-based file caching may provide a means for real-time data sharing and disaster recovery in file systems according to storage start-up Tacit Networks.

The Two Towers of Storage Pain

As the year draws to a close, the “Two Towers” of pain in storage administration—capacity provisioning and backup—remain largely unsolved, despite considerable activity in the industry around these problems. Will vendor efforts yield blockbuster solutions in 2003 or are they just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?

Two Towers of Storage Pain

As the year draws to a close, the “Two Towers” of pain in storage administration—capacity provisioning and backup—remain largely unsolved, despite considerable activity in the industry.

Fortune 500 Turning to Russian Programmers

Political instability in India combined with Russia's depth of programming talent makes it an attractive new location from offshore software development.