Software


IE 9 Platform Preview 3 Released, Supports Canvas

Microsoft announced the third "platform preview" release of its Internet Explorer 9 browser prototype

IT Spending Budgets Not Yet on Upswing

Computer Economics has painted a pessimistic view for IT budgets the near future

Paragon Tool Virtualization Migration

Software utility speeds migration of files from physical computers onto virtual computers or between virtual environments

AutoPilot M6 Now Available as Virtual Appliance

Allows deployment and on-demand capacity in a virtual environment

LogRhythm Closes Network Security Visibility Gap

Addition of process/connection monitoring, geolocation, network visualization to integrated log management/SIEM platform provides clearer picture of threats

Nimsoft Expands Unified Monitoring Coverage, Enhances Management Interface

Provides visibility into power, Google Apps, Google AppEngine, Rackspace

The Growing Case for Third-Party Data

Far from being a complementary or nonessential data management option, third-party data can become a competitive differentiator.



BI Trends: LyzaSoft Champions Social Media

The current debate about social media in the context of BI presages its inevitable acceptance, Lyza officials argue. Five years from now, they claim, social BI will be a reality -- and Lyza 2.0 aptly demonstrates its promise.

Q&A: Basic BI Takes Step-by-Step Approach

A consultant offers BI basics for executives, project managers, and developers.

NEC Delivers Enterprise-Class Deduplication and Resiliency to Midrange, Remote Offices

New NEC HYDRAstor HS3-210 offers SMB and remote storage with a single solution

The Emergence of Integration-as-a-Service

Thanks to aggressive service enablement and the efforts of DI vendors, another integration paradigm -- call it Integration-as-a-Service -- has emerged.

Double-Take Software Offers HPC Compute Node Volumes Manager with Double-Take Flex

New product simplifies mass provisioning and storage management for Windows HPC Server 2008 compute nodes

CA Positions Chorus as Boon to Mainframe Knowledge Transfer

CA Technologies positions Chorus as a good environment in which to "train-up" novice staff; the trick will be to get older professionals to adopt it.

Q&A: The Changing Role of the Technical Business Analyst

With so many positions being outsourced, one that remains in-house is the business analyst. We explain how the role of the analyst is changing.

Jitterbit Enterprise Cloud Edition Provides Onramp to the Cloud

Jitterbit Enterprise on Amazon EC2 delivers all-inclusive pricing and integrations in cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments

SEPATON Ships Secure Erasure Option for Data Protection Appliances

Secure Erasure delivers significant cost savings over physical tape libraries for guaranteed data destruction

IBM's Past May Hold Clue to SAP's Future

What does SAP's acquisition of Sybase foretell? IBM strategy in acquiring another prominent 1990s data management leader -- the former Informix Software -- might hold some answers.

Acronis Launches Free Disk-Monitoring Tool

Health check identifies disk problems early so users can protect data on PCs, servers from drive failure

Top Tips for Effective DI

A new report breaks the hard problem of data integration down into an easily-digestible checklist of ten DI recommended practices.