Software


Copy-On-Write: The Next Evolution in Data Protection

Mirror, mirror on the….drive. Is continuous data protection the next holy grail? We look at three approaches.



Actuate Buys Into Performance Management

With the acquisition last week of a CPM player, Actuate is setting its sights on the CPM space, too.

What’s on Tap: MicroStrategy Seriously Bullish on 2006

Like Lazarus, MicroStrategy has come back to tell us all, and looks to be a fixture in the BI marketscape of the future.

SPSS Enhances Clementine for CRM, Fraud Detection

Clementine has been used as a complement to CRM for half a decade now—but SPSS recently taught it a range of new tricks.

Speculation Grows Over Acquisitions

In light of IBM’s purchase last year of Ascential, SAP and Oracle could be contemplating blockbuster data integration acquisitions of their own.

Vulnerability Roundup

It was a busy week for security alerts: more WMF flaws were exposed and two critical Microsoft vulnerabilities were revealed. Meanwhile, a review of 2005 IM threats gives a hint at what to expect this year.

zSeries: Big Plans Ahead?

What can we expect from IBM’s zSeries team in 2006? If history is any indication, it could be an eventful year.

A Marriage of Convenience (and Security)

Many organizations have reached or exceeded their ability to support the growing security management headaches and are facing compromises. What we need is a complete suite of top-tier security technologies administered from a single, unified console. Is that even possible?

The Fundamental Secret to Improving Knowledge Work

The best place to start improving knowledge work is at the end of the process: focus on ways to improve knowledge-work outputs.