Software


SAS, SPSS Deliver Revamped Marketing Tools

Vendors announce new tools for marketing automation, predictive marketing

Survey: CEOs Crave Better Perimeter and Access Controls

Not knowing who’s accessing what is a recipe for auditing disasters

Perspective: Overcoming the Six Challenges of Managing Mainframe Connectivity

Last week we presented six key challenges network managers face. This week we explore how vendors are helping managers overcome these challenges.

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