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Attunity: In recent years, enterprises have begun relying more heavily on real-time data in business intelligence/data warehousing, live reporting, master data management, and application integration projects. In addition, data volumes are growing, while business latencies are shrinking. Change data capture (CDC) and virtual data federation technology can help organizations meet these challenges. This white paper […]

Google: Three Google security experts–Bradley Taylor, Eric Sachs and John Flynn–discuss the current threats to Web apps in this Webcast. They cover: The latest security threats against web-based apps The best practices Google employs to protect Google Apps Google’s approach to monitoring, detecting and responding to threats They also answer questions from attendees who watched […]

Sophos: Windows 7 is off to a fast start, with many organizations eager to deploy the new OS. In order to ensure that you maintain security with the new operating system, Sophos recommends 7 best practices: Stop the threats Ensure safe web browsing Keep computers patched Bolster your data loss prevention (DLP) Manage user privileges […]

HELSINKI (Reuters) – Opera Software’s Internet browser for Apple’s iPhone was downloaded more than one million times during the first day when it was available to consumers, the Norwegian firm said on Thursday. On April 13 Apple accepted distribution of Opera’s browser for its iPhone after a long review, opening a new and potentially lucrative […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s decision to delay the sale of its iPad overseas may frustrate customers in Germany, France or Japan — but it brightened the day of at least a few crafty fans closer to home. So-called resellers, opportunists who scoop up hot products and sell them over the Web at inflated prices, […]

Altor Networks: Virtualized environments present unique security challenges. This white paper lays out five ways companies can fortify existing or planned virtualization deployments: Create A VM Service “Good” List Monitor and Protect the Hypervisor Enforce Access Control Per VM Layer Defenses Insist On Purpose-Built RELATED NEWS AND ANALYSIS Ethics and Artificial Intelligence: Driving Greater Equality […]

RSA: A Forrester paper commissioned by Microsoft and RSA (the security division of EMC) claims that enterprises are too focused on compliance and not focused enough on protecting corporate secrets. Key findings include the following: Secrets comprise two-thirds of the value of firms’ information portfolios. Compliance, not security, drives security budgets. Firms focus on preventing […]

(Reuters) – In a bid to woo customers from rival Microsoft Corp, Oracle Corp will boost investment in the widely used MySQL open-source database that it acquired with its January purchase of Sun Microsystems. Edward Screven, Oracle’s chief corporate architect, said in an interview that the company will add new functions to the software and […]

Cloud data storage services are making the transition from consumer, SOHO and SMB up to the enterprise space. Just last week, for example, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced Managed Data Vault for enterprise backup and recovery. “Managed Data Vault offers a broad array of enterprise data protection, not just for files, but […]

Plex Systems: If a company’s ERP system can’t keep up with the pace of change, the company can experience dizzying levels of complexity, duplication of effort, poor product quality, and sub-par customer service. To find out if your ERP system can meet the challenge, look for these warning signs: Your ERP system can’t integrate mission-critical […]

HP: Most IT executives agree that IT should be run like a business, but how do you do that? Enterprises need answers to six key questions: How do we determine the right amount to spend on IT? How do we determine which business services should receive priority for IT spending? What level of ROI can […]

(Reuters) – Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off a new smartphone operating system on Thursday that features an advertising platform to compete with Google’s, and revealed stronger-than-expected sales of 450,000 units for the iPad. The iPhone 4.0 software will be available on Apple’s hugely popular smartphone this summer, complete with a number of upgrades, including […]