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Security Attacks More Varied and Aggressive, ISS Report Shows

Security incidents are up 15 percent, and the gap between vulnerability disclosure and exploit shrinks

Best Practices: Avoiding Computer Worms

F-Secure releases a dozen tips to help users avoid common worm problems

J2EE Applications Can Be a High-Maintenance Proposition, Survey Shows

Down time, different maintenance cycles cited as problems.

Q&A: IBM’s Itanium Plans

Big Blue announces two new Itanium 2-based systems in just six months

Critical Success Factors for Building a Future-Ready IT Infrastructure

Whether one specializes in information technology or the business side of the enterprise, there’s no mistaking this simple truth: Enterprises must respond more quickly than before to changes in the marketplace. Now more than ever, companies need their IT infrastructure to be future-ready.

Case Study: Rx for Data Integration Woes

When Indiana University last year launched an ambitious $100 million initiative to provide researchers with transparent access to information stored in a variety of different data sources, the Hoosiers of the Big Ten got a decisive assist from the data integration experts at Big Blue.What worked for IU might also work for you: Find out how IBM’s DB2 Information Integrator products can remedy your enterprise information integration woes.



Gartner CEO Sees Big Growth Ahead; Points to Four Key Technologies

Gartner Group has not been optimistic throughout the IT recession these past few years, so when its CEO stands up and says that the IT market will grow, it is worth listening.

Security Out of the Closet

New legislation will doubtless require encryption of data traversing networks and Fibre Channel fabrics.

IBM and EMC Cooperate on Support and Fast Copy Utilities

It’s not much good introducing a variety of rapid copying software which support disaster recovery on your IBM mainframes if clients keep their key enterprise data on EMC drives that won’t support that copying software.

Quantum Cryptography Offers Uncrackable Keys

Using the laws of physics, not mathematical difficulty, to secure data, MagiQ Technologies' Navajo Security Gateway offers "future-proof, unbreakable" security devices.

MicroStrategy Unveils Next-Generation Report Services

The combined operational and production reporting suite remedies its reporting shortcomings, integrates with the company's BI suite at an architectural level.

Alert: Microsoft Issues "Critical" Patches

Vulnerabilities found in IE, Word, Excel, FrontPage Server Extensions, and Windows Workstation Service.

SQL Server DTS Overhaul Boosts BI Features

Company is enhancing Yukon DTS’s support for data mining, OLAP, and data warehousing.