Software


In Brief

Beware Standalone Patch Products, Banks Adopt More Security, Improving Can-Spam

Q&A: How to Get and Keep a Security Job

Focus on social networking, ongoing analysis of today’s most-needed information security skills, and a diverse training regimen.

Q&A: Crystal Reports As Autonomous As Ever

Business Objects’ James Thomas dismisses Microsoft’s Reporting Services as just another in a line of Crystal “clones”

Ipedo Offers a New Take on EII

If EII is indeed on the cusp of going mainstream, technology pure-play Ipedo is a name you might want to remember

Guarding Against Esoteric Security Leaks

Analyzing esoteric attacks highlights where security can succeed and how secure devices can fail in unforeseen ways.

CSI Prescribes an Rx for Data Quality Woes

CSI plans to leverage its professional services expertise to address data quality shortcomings



Design as a Signature Skill for the Knowledge Economy

The knowledge economy makes all of us designers every day. We need to become more adept at inventing and crafting new solutions to new problems.

Careers: IT Staff in "Legacy" Environments Sitting Pretty

Organizations are having second thoughts about the offshore outsourcing craze

SOA: A Reality Check from IT Pros

Up to now, service enablement has largely been the baby of C-level executives and line-of-business managers. Many IT professionals see the promise of the technology, but warn that the reality is several years away.

Five Tips for Transferring IT Staff to Service Providers

IT staff transferred to your service provider don't face a bright future