Software


Cisco SAN Switches Qualified for IBM Mainframes

Switches connect mainframe systems via IP-based SANs

Mono Project Brings Microsoft’s Insular .NET Technologies to Open Systems

Thanks to Mono 1.0, .NET is for Linux, Unix, and even MacOS

Winning the Little Battles to Demystify SMI-S

What, exactly, is SMI-S anyway? We may finally be able to find out.



Best Practices: Troubleshooting Web Services Performance on zSeries

Although there are performance problems associated with Web services technologies, companies have plenty of available options

Microsoft Adds ActiveViews to Free SQL Reporting Services Add-On

Microsoft may be setting its sights on business users with very little, if any, development expertise

Security Briefs: April Recap, Can-Spam Charges, Eset's Antivirus Software

Top vulnerabilities include a virus and a Hotmail hoax; FTC charges spammers; NOD32 antivirus software for consumers and the enterprise

Case Study: Mohegan Sun Bets on Virtual Password Vault

The Connecticut casino and entertainment center uses password management software, which acts as an intermediary with applications, to ensure passwords are available—and secure—around the clock.

Host Intrusion Prevention: A New Approach to Keeping Systems Safe

Host-based intrusion prevention runs as a software agent on a user's system, looking for unauthorized actions

Security White Papers

White papers examine self-defending networks, managing security events, Wi-Fi security, and unsolicited e-mail

Standard for Sharing Data Mining Models Falls Short

Predictive Model Markup Language gives applications a way to define statistical and data mining models and to share them with other PMML-compliant apps

IBM Database Update Sports BI-friendly Features

From advanced query performance to Cube Views, there's plenty for BI users to like in the "Stinger" release of IBM's DB2 database system

SCO Finds April is a Cruel Month

Two companies move to have their lawsuits stayed or dismissed; venture capitalist firms asks for money back