Software


Podcast: SOA Development Challenges

What’s driving SOA’s adoption and how is developing for the technology different from traditional development?

Challenges in the Age of Encryption

IT management will face challenges unless it lays the groundwork for the growing ubiquity of encryption

New ITIL V3 Shifts from Processes to Service Lifecycle

The updated ITIL framework reinforces the importance of a service lifecycle and emphasizes a business-driven, top-down approach and IT/business integration.

Microsoft on the IP Warpath?

Gartner thinks Microsoft isn’t so much attempting to stifle open-source innovation—although that’s one possible upside—as it is to generate more cash flow

HP, IBM Poised to Lock Horns Over Data Warehousing

Companies are on a collision course in the enterprise data warehouse space

Securing Storage, Part II: Encryption is Only a Start

Storage security needs a more systemic view to succeed.

BEA Unveils Products for Event-Driven SOA

New server and performance-engine products support complex event processing in Java environments



As Right-Time Approaches Real-Time, Data Integration Is Key

At bottom, real-time is a data integration problem: it involves getting fresh data to business users as rapidly as possible.

Telelogic Adds Business Process SOA Solution

Products help CIOs model processes and assess costs and risks across the enterprise

When Right-Time Isn’t Real-Time Enough

The bottom line: companies need to figure out a "right time" window that’s right for them.

DataDirect Accelerates DB2 for z/OS Performance

New feature lets coders use static SQL for scenarios in which they might otherwise depend on dynamic SQL

The Summer’s First Blockbuster: IBM Unveils POWER6

IBM claims that its new System p p570 offers three times the performance of a comparable Superdome system from HP

Rumors of War Underscore Data Security Issues

Our storage analyst, Jon Toigo, begins a series on data security issues and solutions.

Security Professionals Allege RDP Vulnerability

Security professionals claim it’s possible to bypass service-side security settings using RDP 6.0 clients.

Microsoft Pushes Non-Security Security Update

IT may need to install a memory-leak fix for Windows Installer before other security-related updates can be installed.

The Power of Focus: Building Information

Information Builders touted new WebFOCUS enhancements at its annual user confab – and hinted of next-gen goodies in WebFOCUS 8.

Cognos Acquisitions Bear Fruit

Cognos debuts branded dashboard appliance, revamped Controller software

TDWI Radio News: Oco’s Suite Built From Scratch

Oco offers yet another alternative for business intelligence technology.

OpenSEA Alliance Sets Sights on LAN Security

A new nonprofit industry group works to push IEEE 802.1x as the basis for open source client-side security.