Emerging Tech


Unisys Announces Capacity on Demand—For Intel Servers

Unisys, creator of the first Intel “mainframe,” announced a capacity-on-demand service for the x86 and IA-64 set

StorageTek Customers Pessimistic, Skeptical

Few users think Sun’s stewardship will be a good thing for StorageTek or its customers

Careers: Hiring Is Up But Salaries Are Flat

IT hiring activity looks to be on the rise, but IT compensation levels are stagnating.

Windows Draws Even With Unix

For the first time, factory revenues for Unix and Windows servers were equal

IBM's New xSeries System Improves Performance, Validates Chipset Choice

IBM’s flagship xSeries server demonstrates how far Intel servers still have to go to reach feature and function parity

Sun Nabs StorageTek, Launches Image Makeover

For the first time in years, Sun looks like the cagey, competitive, and iconoclastic competitor of old

Business Rules a Tough Sell to Veteran IT Pros

Some suggest that BRM is just a crazy notion in a technology utopia



BMC Rebrands, Revamps Systems Management Tools

BMC’s new Performance Manager combines elements of Patrol classic and Patrol Express and features a single license.

India Shines in CA’s $1 Million Programming Challenge

CA put up $1 million in prizes to encourage developers to program for its open-source Ingres R/3 database

IT Under Siege from Business Rules Management

BRM proponents want to do away with tasks many IT pros take for granted

Who Benefits from Outsourcing? Not the Line of Business

Some business customers are organizing “shadow” IT groups to replace IT resources that have been outsourced

Case Study: A More Resilient Application Infrastructure

Company taps on-demand delivery model to enhance retail management application

AMD Dual-Core Lead Leaves Intel Far Behind

AMD has forced Intel to abandon its decades-long marketing strategy, leaving the chip-making leader struggling to find its sea legs

IBM Completes Ascential Acquisition, Announces Integration Roadmap

Users expecting an infusion of Ascential’s ETL expertise into DB2 may be disappointed

IT Spending Optimism Disappears

IDC revises its IT spending estimates downward, IBM plans to cut 10,000 or more jobs—and things could get tougher still

SAP Strikes Back in ERP Wars

SAP last week expanded its ERP Cold War against Oracle, announcing partnerships with IBM and Microsoft

Users Divided Over Oracle Middleware Initiative

Some users are praising the synergies of a combined Oracle, PeopleSoft, and J.D. Edwards stack—but for others, skepticism about Project Fusion is still the order of the day.

Case Study: An IT Infrastructure Overhaul

IBM last week signed a $400 million contract to design a new on-demand IT infrastructure for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 to Support Mainframe, Unix Data Access

There's a chance mainframe and Unix administrators will have to deal with the revamped SQL Server whether they want to or not

Rx for Software Quality Woes: Testing, Testing, and More Testing

Companies that implement a centralized software-testing program report higher quality levels than companies that don’t