Software


Microsoft Touts Security in Windows 7

New features include revised User Account Control, enhanced BitLocker encryption, new Windows Biometric Framework

IBM DB2 Will Target Oracle Database Developers

Includes new compatibility tool for Oracle database applications

MySQL Adds Scalability to Open Source Database

Offers significant scalability improvements; release expected before end of year

Free QlikView for iPhone Delivers Interactive BI to iPhone Users

QlikView uses iPhone interface and features, takes advantage of GPS functionality

IBM Makes Big Analytic Play

Does IBM's new business analytic services offering address a pressing market need or is it a technology and services solution in search of a market?

Taking the Art Out of Scalable, Available Data Warehouse Design

Why does designing a scalable, available, and resilient data warehouse sometimes seem like more art than science?



Q&A: More Changes Ahead in BI Landscape

Has the merger mania among data warehousing and business intelligence companies over the past few years strengthened the industry and the products it offers?

Vigilant Announces Fulcrum Framework

Advanced tools for rapid, business-driven deployment of security information and event management technologies

Sun Acquisition "Falls Flat," Analyst Says

Expect a heated clash of hardware mentality vs. software mentality.

Dynamic Solutions Releases TapeManager 8

New features enable faster recovery, advanced protection in the data center

Texas Memory Releases Largest, Fastest SLC Flash-based Solid State Disk

Provides cost-effective application acceleration of up to 24X to handle high transaction volumes, more concurrent users

NetEx Eliminates Cloud Storage Data Transfer, Recovery Bottlenecks with HyperIP for Cloud

Appliance and VMware ESX software-only versions available

VMware Unveils vSphere

Company sees "cloudy" future for the data center

Tap In Systems Unveils Cloud Management Service

New scalable monitoring service enables companies to respond to needs of increasingly heterogeneous and virtual IT infrastructures

Nimsoft Releases Low-Cost Business Server Management Tool

IT can see value in hours, not months, company says, and realize a 20 to 30 percent cost savings over current monitoring methods

Zgate Security Checkpoint for Corporate E-mail Fights Insider Threats

Software constantly monitors and controls millions of outgoing e-mails to prevent theft of confidential information

Oracle's Sun Acquisition Spells Uncertainty for Java, Database Developers

Does this mean the demise of key tools, development platforms, and databases?

Focus Data Services Ltd. Gains Deeper Access to Telco Data Records

Massive amounts of customer transaction records can hamper the analysis BI tools provide -- unless you manage the data properly.

Sun to be Acquired by Oracle

Observers caught off guard about transaction valued at $7.4 billion