Software


IBM Plus Cognos: Enhancing Information on Demand

IBM’s acquisition of Cognos was explained in greater detail last week; we explore the impact for BI practitioners

Denodo Enhances Data Mashup Platform

New version includes automation and performance improvements, company says

Return to Direct Attached Storage for DreamWorks

Is IBRIX truly a vendor-agnostic technology that can dramatically improve data access speeds?

Big Blue's Cognos Acquisition Comes More Clearly Into Focus

IBM is aiming its Information-on-Demand pitch to both IT professionals and business decision-makers

Study Highlights Use, Challenges, and Future of Virtualization

Independent survey reveals gap between virtualization’s importance and IT’s confidence in managing it effectively

Reported Drop in Security Threats Masks Their Severity

The number of new vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers actually declined in 2007 -- the first time that’s happened since 2003 -- but it’s not all good news.

Podcast: Self-Learning Performance Management

How is your IT environment performing? A new class of performance management software helps you look for patterns and spot abnormalities.



Visual Studio 2008: Collaboration is Key

With Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft's developer-friendly focus continues apace -- with some new wrinkles

Virtual Servers, Real Snapshots

Creating state-consistent point-in-time snapshots is now possible in server virtualization environments

Gates Says Yahoo "Needs Scale"

Scale was behind Microsoft's interest in Yahoo

Microsoft Will Release Vista SP1 Early to "Technical Customers"

Company reverses earlier decision to release in mid-March

Pureshare Singleview IT Offers Consolidated View of IT Service Management

Dashboards optimized for help desks, network operations, call centers

Updated Policy Commander 2.0 Automates Windows Security Compliance

Removes windows vulnerabilities, creates self-correcting security compliance environment

Tizor’s New Discovery Service Helps IT Locate Sensitive Data, Identify Risks

Spotlight on potential dangers in user behavior with data improves enterprise compliance and security initiatives

DataDirect Offers MySQL XQuery Product

Solution features querying power across both relational and XML stores

StoredIQ eDiscovery Appliance 4.5 Provides One-Click Automation for Litigation Readiness

Update automates e-discovery lifecycle, from collection to load file generation

Apache Synapse Bumped to Top Project Status

A new version of the enterprise service bus released