Features & News


Oracle Strikes Back

Company's play for PeopleSoft has broader BI ramifications

Making Hosted CRM a Force to Be Reckoned With

Salesforce.com courts enterprise developers with sforce initiative

Updated Tivoli Risk Manager Locks Down Databases

Software can scout for risks "autonomically”

Careers: Security A Bright Spot

With spending increasing at nearly one-third of companies surveyed, the need for information security experts is bound to grow

HP Enhances Utility Data Center

Opsware partnership enables application metering, software automation

Q&A: Making the Case for Enterprise IM

A conversation with Lotus Sametime's manager, and the importance of enterprise IM

Briefs: Continued life for Host Integration Server; IBM's WebSphere Host Integration Solution for iSeries; Exchange Server nears release

Microsoft will ship an updated Host Integration Server 2004 next year; IBM provides access to iSeries from virtually any client environment; Microsoft's flagship messaging server 6-8 weeks away



SCSI vs. Fibre Channel: Picking the Right Protocol

A reader asks for guidance in choosing between the two—and we offer a third option

HP Tops in Server Market

Server market contracts; Unix server revenues plunge—again

Briefs: Microsoft enterprise product roadmap; ChangeMan mainframe data access tools

Microsoft unveils product plans at TechEd; ChangeMan enables desktop use of reporting and project tools with mainframe applications

PeopleSoft Nabs J.D. Edwards

HR specialist's move will lead to big mid-market score

Companies Dissatisfied with SCM

Survey reports issues unsolved despite large investments; executives complain solutions don't provide effective forecasts

The Push for Policy Compliance

BindView launches tool to help with government regulations

Web Services: Protecting Yourself from Partners' Security Problems

OASIS unveils XML schema to provide initial threat, impact, and risk ratings guidance in consistent manner

Case in Point: Predictive Web Analytics and ROI

The Financial Times uses Web analytics tool to better understand its customers

Briefs: Intrusion detection, dynamic threat protection, and Windows Media Services patch

Enforcer flags breaches in real time; Dynamic Threat Protection 7.0 defends networks, servers, and desktops; WMS vulnerable to specially formed communications

Briefs: News from Brio, Sarbanes-Oxley solutions from Oracle, Plumtree, and HandySoft

Brio revamps BI suite, Oracle has Sarbanes-Oxley under control, Plumtree and HandySoft partnership offers Sarbanes-Oxley Accelerator

Overcome Management Resistance to e-Learning

Learning expert offers tips for more effective training

Novell Enters SCO Battle

SCO Group at odds with Big Blue, Linux – and now Novell

Briefs: Microsoft enhances licenses; IBM revamps pSeries; AOL and MS settle

Microsoft adds services and programs for licensees; pSeries gets faster performance, lower price; Microsoft and AOL settle their Netscape lawsuit