Enterprise


IBM zAAPs z/OS Upgrade with Speed, Improved Scalability

Big Blue also previews z/OS version 7, due out next year

Microsoft Tool to Repackage Host Apps Nears Release

New tool lets developers repackage host applications as XML Web services or .NET server components.

For Online VSAM Backup, BMC Came First, Company Says

Controversy highlights the way an ambitious Big Blue competes with many of its long-time partners

Best Practices: Windows File Server Consolidation (Part 2 of 2)

While Windows file server consolidation is seen as a top priority by most IT directors, such projects can be tricky to undertake. In the second part of our two-part discussion, we explore the best practices that will help you manage the risks and problems of such projects.

Get A Degree – Fast!

SNIA gets into the education business

Web Caller-ID Arrests Spoof Sites

New technology in a user-friendly toolbar intercepts users from visiting such sites

New Technology Combats Zero-Day Attacks

Exploits expected to get worse, putting even more pressure on security managers



In Brief

Delaying XP Upgrades, AOL IM Buffer Overflow, Virus Source

Case Study: zLinux Cuts Costs at Controller's Office

The state of Idaho has tapped a zLinux solution to achieve immediate ROI of nearly half-a-million dollars annually

Best Practices: Windows File Server Consolidation (Part 1 of 2)

Consolidation is seen as a top priority by most IT directors, but understanding of storage consolidation as it relates to file servers is low. In the first in a two-part discussion, we explore the benefits and obstacles of server consolidation projects, and explore the impact on users.

Mitigating China's Emerging Technology Standards

U.S. firms must shape—or limit the impact of—a range of Chinese technology standards. Here are four strategies to follow.

Itanium: Intel’s Once-and-Future 64-bit King

Even though Intel has embraced 64-bit on the low-end with its new Xeon chips, it hasn’t given up on Itanium

Happiness, Nothingness, and Long-Term Storage

So-call regulatory compliance solutions are just data movers.

Digital Certificates Secure Web Services, Mobile Communications

Public key infrastructure isn't dead yet.

VoIP Growth Brings Focus on Security Holes

Use of the Internet for telephone calls brings to the fore how security concerns could now spread to your once-secure communications system.

Top 10 Security Modifications in Windows XP Service Pack 2

This XP Service Pack should be called a Security Pack

Briefs

Problems Found in Graphics Library, Mozilla, and PDAs

Linux World Recap

Novell, Red Hat, Sun make waves

CA, IBM Moving Databases Open Source

Computer Associates positions open source Ingres as a natural for Big Iron Linux; IBM's Cloudscape will become Apache's Derby

Seven Principles of Effective RFID Data Management (Part 2 of 2)

In the second article of our two-part series, we look at four additional principles to help you effectively manage your RFID data.