Software


Microsoft Reveals OLAP and Data Mining Features in Next SQL Server

Microsoft will support XML/A and claims to have simplified the MultiDimensional eXpressions language used by Analysis Services to define calculations and security rules, among other changes.

Q&A: Protecting Web Applications from Unknown Attacks

Companies must protect their data as well as their reputations.

Last Call for XQuery

Time if running out for comments on XQuery, meaning a unified standard for querying structured and unstructured data is getting closer to approval.

Business Objects/Kalido Partnership Tackles Data Quality

Is the information you’re funneling to business decision-makers accurate and reliable?

Security Budgets Will Rise Rapidly, Researchers Predict

Top growth areas: firewalls, IDS/IPS, virus scanning, and vulnerability assessment. By 2005, security managers plan to buy all-in-one appliances that combine these functions. Infonetics Research also

Alerts: Oracle Patch; Top Viruses for November; Yahoo Messenger Vulnerability

Oracle releases most, but not all patches, necessary to protect against SSL vulnerability. Kaspersky Labs reveals the top troublemakers in November. Yahoo's popular instant messaging program vulnerabilities.



Java and J2EE: Attracting Developers May Depend on the IDE

Tool providers recognize the lack of interoperability is a serious problem, but solutions vary greatly.

Careers: Fewer Companies to Offer Stock Options

New SEC rules among the reasons fewer companies will offer the benefit next year

IBM Introduces New Tivoli Mainframe Tools

IBM announced Tivoli Management Portal, a new Web-based portal technology that interfaces directly with zSeries performance monitoring tools.

IDC Puts Its Weight Behind Growing IT Recovery

IDC says the waiting is over: IT spending is about to come back into line after two horrible years of IT budget declines.

Of File Systems and Databases: WAFL, Network Appliance, and Spinnaker Networks

WAFL enabled a new type of appliance-based storage hardware and set the bar for all other NAS vendors—which makes Network Appliance’s purchase of Spinnaker Networks all the more puzzling.

Q&A: Data Integration Platform, Not the ETL Tool, Is Key

Informatica isn't worried that Microsoft and Oracle are enhancing the ETL features of their databases. It positions itself as the Switzerland of data integration vendors.

Siebel Touts CRM On Demand

CEO says hosted CRM complements on-premise offering for small-to-medium enterprises, which tend to have more casual users.

Case in Point: Law Firm Battles Spam

Installing a spam filter helped one Atlanta firm eliminate 95% of unsolicited e-mail.

What Kind of BI Powerhouse Is Microsoft?

Slowly but surely Microsoft is putting together a robust BI platform that will serve many companies exceedingly well.