Software


Adobe Issues Critical PDF Reader Patch

Adobe Reader 9 bug allows for remote exploitation by hackers

How Social Media is Changing CRM

With social media, consumers can spread their praise and condemnation. From blogs to video-rich sites, this new conversation is changing CRM, and enterprises and BI professionals must pay attention.

March Security Bulletin Issued Without Excel Fix

Two of the three fixes tackle spoofing issues

ScienceLogic Unveils Management Solution for IT Using Private Public Clouds

Provides single solution for secure, comprehensive monitoring of internal enterprise, public cloud, and private cloud computing resources

Symantec Updates Client and Server Management Tools

Suites offer better visibility into IT assets, simplified day-to-day manageability, and improved end-user productivity

BlueStripe Software Extends FactFinder Application Service Management Solution to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Second-generation of FactFinder provides service-level visibility for management and support of business-critical applications

SpamTitan Unveils the SpamTitan Cluster Management

Improves e-mail security for small and medium sized enterprises



Forrester: Businesses Adopting Virtualization

Server virtualization is being implemented at the majority of firms, in both enterprises and SMBs, according to two Forrester Research reports.

IT "Negligent" in Patching Worm Hole, Halbheer Says

Conficker worm has plagued Microsoft Windows systems, and Redmond has been issuing warnings since the exploit first surfaced in October

Version 10 of Smart/RESTART Released

Enables z/OS batch applications for restartable operation

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Data Integration: Full Steam Ahead Despite Weak Economy

Few predict an outright contraction in a DI segment that's been a hotbed of recent activity

Appliance Vendors Downplay Microsoft's Fast-Track DW Push

Appliance proponents aren't worried about SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse. Instead, they raise credible objections about Redmond's high-end DW push.

Clarifying a Cloudy Picture

How software-as-a-service relates to cloud computing.

Next-Generation Analytics Solution: Real-Time Data Analysis

How on-the-fly data analysis can fundamentally change the basic cost structure of analyzing data

Microsoft Promoting Windows 7 for the Enterprise

Company says needs of enterprise users were considered in the early design stages of its new Windows 7 operating system

New Cryptic Disk 2.7 Offers Safe Data Encryption

Increases reliability, expands functionality

Everything's Coming up Virtual

In a tough economic climate, IT organizations will look to virtualization to reduce TCO, slash their energy costs, and keep up with competitors

ID Thefts, Damage on the Rise

ID fraud spiked last year by almost a quarter, yet the total amount bilked by ID thieves rose only slightly.

Mainframes: The Gold Standard of Enterprise Computing Platforms

Mainframes offer scalability, availability, security, and compliance, and are energy efficient to boot. No wonder their popularity is growing.

Q&A: Going Green Case Study

Green savings can be substantial. The trick, as one firm found, is to have all employees on board.