Enterprise


BMC Unifies Database Tools

Debuts IBM DB2 products.

Embarcadero Enters EAI Fray

Server-side integration launched.

Central Administration, Local Data

They say all politics is local, and that's certainly true for business. Nowhere is that more evident than in financial services, where customer relationships require strong personal bonds between representatives and their customers.

Sprint Mines Marketing Gold

Sprint's new data mining system yields rich stores of customer information.

How Far Does Your Salary Go?

A new study by Techies.com, an online career and training cetner for technology professionals, compares average salaries for approximately 100,000 technology professionals in 38 U.S. job markets against the ACCRA's Cost of Living Index (COLI).

How Do You Prove Storage Value?

The old adage, "No one ever got fired for buying IBM (or EMC or Network Appliance)" still holds sway in most IT shops. That's in part because it's so difficult to answer basic questions about storage products.



Bye-Bye, Big Lou

IBM is now the last big-name builder of mainframes for the U.S. market, as Hitachi, Bull, Amdahl and others have dropped out.

Understanding Company Financials

Thinking about hiring a consultant, engaging a service provider or buying from a new supplier? Recommendations from satisfied friends and colleagues are important, of course, but for large expenditures your research should include a look at a company's financials.

Data Warehousing

Even before the economy sagged, data warehousing began to get a bad name because of exorbitant costs, lengthy implementation times and vendors promising far more than they could deliver.

Akamai Pushes the InfoEdge

Akamai uses massive parallelism to reach end users globally.

Blending Computers and Academics

Though the two roles might seem to have very little in common, Lew Temares has been able to leverage his CIO experience and contacts to sharpen the engineering school's curriculum and, occasionally, add to its resources. Moreover, the dual role partly reflects his three decades of IT work in academic environments.

Akamai Pushes the InfoEdge

Akamai uses massive parallelism to reach end users globally.

Sprint Mines Marketing Gold

Sprint's new data mining system yields rich stores of customer information.

Managing Know-how

Managing and mining corporate information is a huge challenge...but there's light at the end of the tunnel.

Put a Good Security Staff in its Place

You've convinced top management, got the funding, and hired a crackerjack security staff. Congratulations! Now comes the really hard part. Having a good security staff won't mean a thing if those security pros aren't effectively integrated into your company, and if they can't develop solid lines of communication.