Software


Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

Acquires Qumranet Inc. for $107 Million

PostPath Deal Adds to Cisco-Microsoft UC Fight

Network goliath Cisco Systems steps further into the cloud-computing space

ATEN Releases SN3101Serial Device Server

Product helps in remote site management of IT serial devices

Escaping BI's Groundhog Day

Escaping BI's Groundhog Day may take new vision and new interpersonal strategy.

Up Close: Greenplum's Smart Moves

Greenplum cozied up to Hadoop earlier this year -- but the MapReduce capability it announced last week is its own. What happened?

Greenplum, Aster Data Tout Google-Like Analytic Capabilities

In-database MapReduce helps workers tackle terabytes of information. What's ahead for BI professionals?

Best Practices in IT Governance

Five steps in a unique process that visionary CIOs can use to meet their company’s strategic goals



Mitigating the Security Risks of Unified Communications

How to protect yourself from the threats posed by unified communications.

Windows Security Update Targets Elevation of Privilege Attacks

Reports of hackers gaining superuser privileges raise concerns

Virtual Systems of Tomorrow Could Take Cues from Today's Mainframes

The Big, Fast virtual systems of tomorrow might look a lot like today's Biggest, Fastest, and most eminently Virtual system: IBM's System z mainframe.

Q&A: Virtualization -- From ROI to Optimization

From determining the ROI to ensuring you're getting the most from the technology, an infrastructure architect offers tips for IT professionals.

You Can't Manage What You Can't See

Looking into a SAN is murky business -- and usually unsuccessful.

Microsoft Updates IE Patch to Solve VML Flaw

IE versions 5.01, 6, and 7 affected

Talend Makes Splash with Open Source Data Quality Suite

Open source DQ is just the beginning. RDBMS vendors are cooking up homegrown data quality, too. Is DQ about to become a commodity?

Java BI Tool Most Popular NetBeans Plug-in

The iReport dashboard for JasperReports is the belle of the ball when it comes to NetBeans downloads.

SWOT: SAP/Business Objects

The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats behind the latest news from SAP/Business Objects.

Xen Hypervisor Gets an Update

Upgrades and enhancements make product more enterprise-worthy and start to move it beyond the data center

MicroStrategy Introduces New Data-Visualization Widgets

MicroStrategy's new widgets can improve how users interact with -- and understand -- data.

10-Strike Releases LANState Pro Version 4.0

Latest version includes more than 20 new features, fixes

IT Spending Rises Despite Tough Economic Times

IT spending should eclipse $3.4 trillion this year -- a year-over-year growth rate of 8 percent