Enterprise


Alerts: Oracle Patch; Top Viruses for November; Yahoo Messenger Vulnerability

Oracle releases most, but not all patches, necessary to protect against SSL vulnerability. Kaspersky Labs reveals the top troublemakers in November. Yahoo's popular instant messaging program vulnerabilities.

Java and J2EE: Attracting Developers May Depend on the IDE

Tool providers recognize the lack of interoperability is a serious problem, but solutions vary greatly.

Careers: Fewer Companies to Offer Stock Options

New SEC rules among the reasons fewer companies will offer the benefit next year

Of File Systems and Databases: WAFL, Network Appliance, and Spinnaker Networks

WAFL enabled a new type of appliance-based storage hardware and set the bar for all other NAS vendors—which makes Network Appliance’s purchase of Spinnaker Networks all the more puzzling.

Case in Point: Law Firm Battles Spam

Installing a spam filter helped one Atlanta firm eliminate 95% of unsolicited e-mail.

Security Attacks More Varied and Aggressive, ISS Report Shows

Security incidents are up 15 percent, and the gap between vulnerability disclosure and exploit shrinks

Best Practices: Avoiding Computer Worms

F-Secure releases a dozen tips to help users avoid common worm problems



J2EE Applications Can Be a High-Maintenance Proposition, Survey Shows

Down time, different maintenance cycles cited as problems.

Q&A: IBM’s Itanium Plans

Big Blue announces two new Itanium 2-based systems in just six months

Security Out of the Closet

New legislation will doubtless require encryption of data traversing networks and Fibre Channel fabrics.

Alert: Microsoft Issues "Critical" Patches

Vulnerabilities found in IE, Word, Excel, FrontPage Server Extensions, and Windows Workstation Service.

How to Stop Bluetooth Insecurities

Bluetooth can be found in newer versions of everything from PDAs to cell phones, but the technology is far from secure. Companies can employ a number of defenses against Bluetooth's risks.

Telecommuting: It Does a Body Good

IT professionals who telecommute rated the importance of the job perk significantly higher than non-telecommuters.

Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape: Four Top-Notch Bundles

Cobbling together solutions for disk-to-disk-to-tape may actually drive the cost of Tier 2 disk above the price of solution sets that combine the functionality.

IT Employment and Salary Forecasts Still Gloomy

Indications are that the economy is picking up. Will IT employment and salaries ever follow?

Careers: Mainframe Salaries Barely Keep Pace with Inflation, Benefit Costs

Mainframe systems programmers are being compensated on par with their open systems colleagues, but salaries are barely keeping pace with inflation and health care benefit costs.

Linux is Ready for the Desktop, Says IBM Speaker

Grid services executive predicts up to 60,000 IBM desktops will run Linux next year.

Oracle and Shareholders Gunning for PeopleSoft Refund Deal

PeopleSoft is doing record business, but its poison-pill offer puts an $800 million black hole on its balance sheet

HP Shows 40 New “Adaptive Enterprise” Products, Buddies Up to SAP

Company says products can cut IT operations costs by 30 percent.

How to Value Storage

Perhaps it is time to begin buying storage on the basis of business value.