Features & News


Virtual Patching Secures Web Applications

Discovering Web application vulnerabilities—which account for a staggering majority of all vulnerabilities seen in the wild—is the easy part. Keeping them fixed is another story.

Why Physical Data Protection Isn't Enough

Logical data protection is a vital part of IT's backup/recovery plans

Rise of the (Non-)Standard Block-Storage Protocols

Several changes today are opening the door once again to more novel and less standards-based storage protocols.

TDWI Conference Kernels: Monday Keynote on Performance Dashboards

Poorly aimed bazookas notwithstanding, performance dashboards are remarkably powerful enterprise tools, as TDWI’s Fall 2005 keynote outlined.

Acquisition Activity Unabated: Embarcadero Buys Ambeo

Acquisition fever continues to shake things up in the business intelligence industry, as Embarcadero buys Ambeo.

Microsoft Fills in Missing BI Blanks

A first-ever BPM product introduction, along with Excel and SharePoint BI enhancements have Microsoft’s partners and competitors on edge.

Siebel Showcases Revamped Business Analytics Suite

In spite of analytic aspirations past, Siebel has been an indifferent steward of its BI assets



Informatica Unveils Next-Gen ETL Suite

Officials call it the most important release in company history. But don’t look for PowerCenter 8 this week….

Three Keys to Successful Distributed Development

Software development from multiple locations is becoming a fact of IT life. Here are three tips for moving from traditional standalone methods to distributed development environments.

Oracle Database Passwords Vulnerable to Attack

Using a password hash, attackers can crack a database in about four minutes

Data Archiving vs. Data Backup: A Closer Look

Savvy organizations are embracing data archiving as a means to reduce costs, improve performance, and satisfy compliance requirements

Careers: Application Development Skills Back in Demand

The enterprise application developer’s lot has long been an unenviable one—until now, that is

Regulations Driving E-mail, IM Backup and Recovery

Thanks to a variety of regulations, businesses must retain e-mail and instant messages, creating an information glut. Here’s how to manage it.

You Asked For It: HDS TagmaStore versus EMC DMX3

One-upmanship brings responsibilities to prove or dispel the boast.

SAP's Bold BI Push

It’s hard to avoid the impression that SAP is making a big BI push.

All the BI World’s a Platform

While business intelligence vendors continue to tout the benefits of platforms, organizations should be as mindful of the minuses as the pluses.

Firstlogic’s Tough Sell

Firstlogic refreshes its IQ8 data quality suite with improved dashboarding and collaboration features, project monitoring and reporting capabilities.

Q&A: Straight Talk With Information Builders’ Straight Shooter

Information Builders CEO Gerry Cohen doesn’t mince words, and as our own Stephen Swoyer found it, the New York-based software player has a few cards up its sleeve.

The Axe at Acxiom? ValueAct Capital Sends Letter

Just as customer data integration (CDI) is getting hot, Acxiom Corporation finds itself preparing for a potential takeover.

Q&A: Monitoring What Web Applications Divulge

Watching inbound and outbound Web applications communications for signs of attack