Features & News


Gartner to Linux Users: Caveat Emptor

Research giant cautions users on Linux

CA Revamps BrightStor Backup Product

Policy-base management tools added, integrated improved

Database Market Shrinking

IBM continues to gain on Oracle; Microsoft bucks the trend by growing its share of the SQL Server market

SMS: From the Beginning

Giving credit where it's due

In Brief: Oracle Sales suite, WebCenter 5.0

Oracle Sales usability, proposal-generation enhancements; WebCenter 5.0 manages cross-channel customer interactions with real-time chat and collaboration

Tackling the File-Swapping Threat

Akonix releases tools to identify and block file trading

Revisiting ROI: Is Positive Payback Achieved?

Analysts challenge enterprises to look for, and properly measure, BI project benefits up front and after implementation



Security Captures Attention of Data Center Managers

What keeps data center managers awake at night

Briefs: Symantec Vulnerability Assessment, Windows Server 2003 Backup, Another E-Mail Threat

Symantec tool finds vulnerabilities; Windows Server 2003 backup problem; new worm spreads via e-mail

Q&A: Is Real Time Right for You?

The pain of integrating systems in real time often outweighs business needs

Briefs: HP Enhances HP-UX, .NET Testing Tool

Updated HP-UX more reliable, offers better Oracle interoperability; Parasoft's .TEST 1.0 automates.NET class testing, builds test cases

Ten Tips for Developers

Working to improve your company's agility

IBM, Oracle Wrangle Over RDBMS Manageability Claims

Oracle’s claim that 9i is cheaper to manage than DB2 may not be all it’s cracked up to be

Sun Announces New Rack Servers, Linux Partnership

McNealy reveals joint initiative with Oracle, Red Hat alliance

Careers: High-Tech Employment Continues to Slide

Industry association survey has one bright spot

SCO to Linux Users: Cease and Desist

"Read your licenses" embattled company warns in effort to protect its intellectual property

News In Brief

IBM Linux clusters; Fujitsu servers; Windows Server 2003 performance

Proliferating Protocols

Business applications must guide storage architecture, not vice versa

XQuery Standard Inches Closer to Reality

ERP vendor uses XQuery to expose customer data

CRM Adopters Find Success

Research firm profiles 10 CRM adopters to find what makes for CRM success