Software


Business-Friendly Reporting via XBRL: It’s Not Just a Pipedream!

Wouldn’t it be great if there were an open, extensible business reporting language? The good news is that such a standard already exists. Sort of.

Ipedo’s Exotic Elixir: XML + EII = Decision-Making Nirvana?

What’s the big to-do about an XML-optimized EII platform? Plenty, says Ipedo

Podcast: Strategies for Effective Data Protection

With the data inside the data center secured, IT must now address the problems of a growing mobile work force. We discuss how enterprise data protection has changed and where it’s headed.

SOA Evolution: Top Trends for 2007

While many of these data centers may not perceive they are in the world of SOA, they have more than arrived. These are fully distributed applications that are growing in functionality and sophistication, becoming central to the business and in many cases achieving the rank of "mission-critical."

Consultancy Puts IBM’s TCO Claims to the Test

Do Big Blue’s mainframe TCO assertions add up?

Big Blue’s Big-Iron Security Trump Card

IBM is pushing a retro database security model: bring it all back home to the mainframe, and trust the security and privacy of Big Iron

Study Reveals What’s Driving Network Access Control

A majority of survey respondents looking to implement an NAC solution want to reduce malware incidents, control remote access to the network, and enforce endpoint configurations.



What is Enterprise-Class Storage?

To better define the term, we recall the most memorable quotes of 2006

Enterprise Application Showdown: Feuding Paradigms of 2006

SaaS and other new-fangled application deployment paradigms came to the fore in 2006, even as the fat client BI suite of old came into its own.

Software Heavies Set Sights on BI Superpowerdom

This year, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP dropped all pretense and started talking candidly about their ambitions in the BI space.

IDC Predictions for '007 -- 'Hyperdisruption'

IT players will accelerate their adoption of new business models and technologies—anything, it seems, to buck the slow-and-steady spending trend.

HP’s Looming BI Push

With the acquisition last week of a prominent BI-focused services firm, HP finally seems ready to take its place in the business intelligence power pantheon.

Enterprise IT: Five Predictions for 2007

The year was something of a mixed bag, milestone-wise. We offer five trends to watch in 2007.

Podcast: Security Threats: What Lies Ahead

A look back at this year’s security threats, predictions for 2007, and a low-cost way for any IT organization to protect data that requires no special equipment or software.

Security: A Look Back and the Year Ahead

From smarter criminals to network access protection, IT is going to have its hands full in 2007.

Storage Projections: The Lucky 7 for 2007

The top seven storage trends that mattered this year and may matter even more in 2007.