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Cenzic Provides Risk Assessment of Risky Business

A new product provides enterprises with a risk assessment analysis that keeps everyone informed.

IBM Briefs Analysts on the Year Ahead

IBM mainframe chief Jim Stallings presents more evidence of a resurgence of Big Iron.

Analysis: A Closer Look at Sun’s Project Blackbox

Is Sun’s Blackbox a gimmick? Some analysts think there’s a lot more to it, but we’ll have to wait until it ships to be sure.



The Benefits of Going Virtual

Business continuity is critical, so operations must be up and running 24x7. Data center virtualization could be the key IT needs.

The (Steep) SQL Server 2005 Learning Curve

Some customers still haven’t deployed SQL Server 2005 in production environments. Their rationale? There’s a heckuva lot to digest

Win, Place, and Show: Oracle Spreads Its Application Hosting Bets

Last week, Oracle took the wraps off a new managed CRM service for Siebel. But doesn’t Oracle already market a Siebel CRM On Demand service? Yep...

SWOT: Oracle Acquires Sunopsis

Oracle nabbed yet another player in the business intelligence space. What does that mean for you?

Texas Memory’s SSD: Ultimate Database Speed at a High Price (For Now)

More speed, lower failure rates, better encryption—sounds too good to be true