Software


eVault: A Secure, Managed-Storage Solution with Low Overhead

At least one company has been doing something right with its secure, managed-storage solution.

Microsoft’s Ambitions Soar with SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

According to users who’ve put the updated Reporting Services through its paces, Microsoft just may have something to crow about

.NET Programmers Ally to Save XQuery

XQuery’s tardiness is wearing on some long-time supporters such as Microsoft, which plans to drop XQuery support from its .NET framework



IBM’s Ascential Roadmap Provides Answers, Raises New Questions

IBM’s competitors say some Ascential users could be left in the lurch as Big Blue pursues a much broader information-integration vision.

SANS Top Vulnerability List Gets Quarterly Updates

List helps prioritize vulnerability patching

In Brief

Sober.V Spreads, Apple Fixes 20 OS X Vulnerabilities, Mytob Tops Virus List

Q&A: Enterprises Shift to All-in-One Security Appliances

Why use separate firewall, intrusion detection and prevention, gateway antivirus, and VPN products when one appliance can handle it all?

CA Revamps IMS Management Tool

IMS workloads are growing, and CA says the capabilities of its management tools are keeping pace, too

IBM Completes Ascential Acquisition, Announces Integration Roadmap

Users expecting an infusion of Ascential’s ETL expertise into DB2 may be disappointed

IT Spending Optimism Disappears

IDC revises its IT spending estimates downward, IBM plans to cut 10,000 or more jobs—and things could get tougher still