Software


Hyperion and Deloitte Tout Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Offering

New solution consolidates information from different sources—including financial applications and internal controls—into a single dashboard view.

Security Briefs: Two Protocol Vulnerabilities Disclosed

TCP vulnerability exploit found in the wild; buffer overflow weakness uncovered in Microsoft PCT protocol

The Key to Optimal Outsourcing

Outsourcing can bring lower costs and increased levels of service, but be sure your Service Level Agreement is part of your contract.

Q&A: BMC on IBM's Candle Acquisition, Licensing Costs, and Cost of Ownership Issues

BMC's director of its MainView product discusses IBM's takeover of Candle, plus getting the best value from licensing

Enterprise Grid Alliance Premieres, Meets Resistance

Twenty industry members say alliance will encourage and accelerate the development of grid solutions for the data center through interoperability solutions

All Systems Go for IT Spending

International Data Corp. reports the first meaningful increase in IT spending since 2000—mostly in the western U.S.



IT Briefs: SAP Components, Manugistics’ Strategy Summit

Catalyst's visionary ComponentsNow marketplace for SAP users; Manugistics updates its progress on strategies announced at last year’s Envision conference, plus insight into company's view of its market

The End of Disaster Recovery Planning

Disaster recovery planning must become an integral part of application development so the right middleware and coding choices are made at the outset of system design.

IBM's New zSeries Attracts Midsize Market with Lower Cost, Greater Scalability

Big Blue continues its push of entry-level mainframes into midsize companies with aggressive pricing, 28 capacity levels

Customer Data Integration Efforts Driving ETL Growth

Established ETL purveyors must increasingly compete against database vendors for market share, though no vendor consolidation is forecast.

Q&A: Securing Mobile Workers

By 2006, over half the U.S. workforce will be mobile. Security managers face a daunting task.

Disabling Rogue WLAN Access

Detect, then actively block, unauthorized WLAN users

Salesforce.com Unveils CRM Update

Highlights of the latest release include support for WebSphere and Lotus notes, improved sales lead management, and improved calendaring from the hosted CRM vendor.

Celequest: The Dashboard is Key

Company replaces Excel with a new dashboard in its Activity Suite, its business activity monitoring software.