Software


Reader Mail: Fear and Loathing in SMI-S

Readers sound off about recent comments from previous columns

MyDoom Details from Kaspersky Labs

Newest vulerabilities feed on old worm to take aim at Microsoft's Web site

Solving the Patch Management Headache

Best practices in keeping the desktop secure

Cognos Revamps Enterprise Planning Tool

Product improves insight into corporate performance management by incorporating financial and operational planning processes into BI and scorecarding.

Briefs

New Mydoom variants; Vulnerabilities in IE browser, Checkpoint products; January a banner month for threats.



Microsoft Reaffirms Commitment to Crystal Reports

Release of the company's Reporting Services add-on for SQL Server won't stop distribution of the limited-use version of Crystal Reports with Visual Studio. Meanwhile, Business Objects introduces a lower-priced version of Crystal Enterprise for small-to-midsize companies.

Oracle Touts a Hub for Enterprise Information Integration

Customer Data Hub serves as a single repository for data consolidation and cleansing.

Beyond Perimeter Defense: Securing Online Transactions

Encrypting, monitoring, and auditing access to actual data

When Worlds Collide: Getting Business and IT on the Same Page

Keep these four key goals in mind to ensure your business/IT alignment strategy is a success

Survey: SLAs Ratchet Up Pressure on IT

A study of over 1,000 data center administrators sheds light on how service level agreements are being used and the penalties imposed when performance falls short.

EclipseCon Wrap-Up

The open source Eclipse Foundation held its first-ever developer conference, where it announced its break from IBM and Sun said it might join after all.

Q&A: The Making of a Master (Technology) Inventor

A 37-year-old inventor holding 17 patents, with 30 more pending, talks about invention, innovation, collaboration, and patents.