Software


Security's Future: Letting the Good Guys In

It may not be long before businesses differentiate themselves on the basis of security

HP Officially Announces EDS Buy for $13.9 Billion

Company confirms plans to acquire outsourcing services provider

Quarterly Results Cast Shadow over Sun

Despite Sun’s poor economic showing recently, the atmosphere at last week’s JavaOne conference was surprisingly festive

Why Projects Fail (And How to Avoid the Pitfalls)

You can't do everything. Here's how to make your project a success.

Why Business Rules Matter

'What mainframe shop doesn't have business rules? In an age of draconian compliance and governance, the case for rules is stronger still. You can, however, benefit by implementing a BRMS.

PostPath Debuts New E-Mail Archiving Solution

Drop-in alternative to Microsoft Exchange, company says

Study Shows How IT Can Make Smart Budget Cuts

A new report by The Hackett Group can guide IT to make strategic cuts that reduce costs without seriously compromising service delivery



Tidal Releases Intelligent Automation for Exchange Server

Features include support for SCOM 2007

SeaNet Releases SeaView RTM 3.0

Latest release offers more support for financial institutions

Eclipse Expands Runtime Scope

Developers push Eclipse platform to run apps across different systems

Spam More Creative, Better Targeted

Symantec Corp.’s latest report shows increasing sophistication and volume of unsolicited e-mail

Data Warehousing on a Shoestring Budget (Part 1 of 3)

You can implement data warehouse solutions on a small budget by focusing on system, database, ETL, and reporting technologies that work in concert with requirements gathering, development, testing, and training. In the first part of our series, we look at how to keep technology costs low.

BI Industry Bucks a Downward Trend

While the bottom might drop out of other technology segments this year, the business intelligence industry appears poised for healthy growth

BI's Future: Learning How People Think

Former TDWI education director Dave Wells has peered into the future of BI and he sees actual intelligence, not just technology.

Microsoft Sets Sights on Data Mining Dominance

Microsoft hopes to challenge established powers SAS and SPSS for data mining and predictive analytic bragging rights

TDWI Audio Report: Three Data Quality Trends for BI and Performance Management

In a world where data, and the need for data-driven decisions, is growing rapidly, business intelligence is fast becoming the most strategic use of information across organizations, according to Jennifer Schmitz, product marketing manager for Cognos.

SOLA Promises Rapid SOA-fication for Big-Iron Environments

SOLA purports to be a one-stop shop for mainframe service enablement -- complete with design studio, testing workbench, and registry support

Careers: Economic Uncertainty Prompts Companies to Consider Offshoring

Offshore providers could do a booming business as U.S.-based firms try to cut costs by shifting application workloads and IT labor costs overseas

Security: Batten Down the (IM) Hatches

IM attacks are on the rise, in part because organizations are deploying unified communications platforms without first hardening them against attacks

Dashing to Dashboards for Business Continuity

If you need to augment your continuity strategy testing and management capability, RecoverGuard is worth a look.