Software


BI Drives RDBMS Market Growth

Gartner’s most recent RDBMS market share figures amount to a vindication of sorts for the business intelligence industry; Teradata’s revenues surge by more than 17 percent

Salesforce.com on a Roll

CRM kingpin Siebel continues to struggle even as scrappy newcomer Salesforce.com enjoys surprising success.

Business Rules a Tough Sell to Veteran IT Pros

Some suggest that BRM is just a crazy notion in a technology utopia

BMC Rebrands, Revamps Systems Management Tools

BMC’s new Performance Manager combines elements of Patrol classic and Patrol Express and features a single license.

A Three-Step Program for Improving Software Quality

Reliable, high-quality software can be yours if you incorporate these three principles into your development



The Truth About Tape Backup

Tape … disk … tape … disk! Round and round we go.

PMML: Data Mining for the Masses?

PMML recasts the data warehouse as a turnkey platform for real-time data mining.

In Brief

Avoiding Time Warner’s Backup Mistakes; Learning from Loveletter; Tivoli Offers Security Index

Best Practices: Defending Against Insider Attacks

A new report from CERT and the U.S. Secret Service shows how to begin preventing insider attacks.

Severity of Spyware Attacks Escalates

Despite dedicated software to defend the enterprise, the economics of spyware leads attackers to respond with more complex attacks or attacks aimed at just one company.

Netezza Announces Massive Data Warehouse Appliances

Netezza fleshed out its line of with new 50 and 100 TB offerings; the latter is nearly quadruple the size of its existing high-end product

Kalido Hones Its MDM Chops

Kalido last week showcased an updated version of its popular application suite, complete with improved MDM capabilities

India Shines in CA’s $1 Million Programming Challenge

CA put up $1 million in prizes to encourage developers to program for its open-source Ingres R/3 database

Why You Need a Personal Knowledge-Management Strategy

As a knowledge worker, follow a personal strategy for knowledge management, regardless of your organization’s knowledge-management practices.

IT Under Siege from Business Rules Management

BRM proponents want to do away with tasks many IT pros take for granted