Software


A Business Intelligence Stunner: Informatica Makes Its Move

With the acquisition last week of data quality specialist Similarity Systems, Informatica bucked the expectations of several industry watchers.

Cognos Gets at Domino Data

New offering should be a boon to combined Cognos and Domino shops.

The Shape of Endpoint Security to Come

Will 2006 be the year of endpoint security? A number of network-access-control approaches are finally coming to fruition.

IBM Tweaks DB2 Workload Pricing

New processor could reduce the cost of exposing Big Iron DB2 to CRM, ERP, and other workloads

Spinning Can-Spam

The FTC says federal anti-spam legislation is effective. Experts disagree.

A Few Bright Spots in Storage as 2006 Unfolds

As the first month of 2006 comes to a close, our curmudgeon of a storage analyst finds several companies deserve praise for their storage efforts.

Improving Network Productivity with Out-of-Band Technology

Once deployed as a safeguard to maintain network availability, out-of-band technologies now take center stage as the integrated out-of-band infrastructure boosts productivity across the main network. We explore the benefits of these technologies.



SOA’s Impact on SLAs: Trouble Ahead

Organizations may see service-enablement, and the next generation of SLAs, as a chance to improve the responsiveness and dynamism of their IT departments.

Dashboards 2.0: New Apps Touted as Fast and Furious

Come this time next year, dashboard kludginess could very well be in the rear-view mirror.

What Is Business Intelligence? Part I: The Analyst Assessment

These days, the notion of business intelligence (BI) seems very much in flux—perhaps because everyone wants a piece of the pie.

MicroStrategy Embraces OLAP

Not such an about face for the ROLAP specialist.

Computer Forensics: Still in the Stone Age

Despite the popularity of forensic science, automated, digital evidence-gathering and analysis tools lag.

State of the Mainframe (First in a Three-Part Series)

In spite of their differences, mainframers seem to agree on a few important points, although even these may surprise you.

Careers: IT Employment Rebounds

It’s worth remembering how much the employment outlook has improved in the last half decade—and how far we have still to go

Vulnerability Roundup

Last week, Oracle released a critical patch update for a SQL attack vulnerability that could give local attackers administrator-level privileges, and Apple patched Windows and Apple OS versions of QuickTime. Meanwhile a new report finds online attacks are hitting the bottom line.