Datamation Staff

Is the information technology industry a bastion of white males? A new study released Wednesday says women and most racial minorities are “significantly underrepresented” in the IT workforce. According to the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), the percentage of women in IT declined by 18.5 percent since 1996 while some minorities are underrepresented in […]

Federal agency spending on IT security will grow by 20 percent over the next five years, according to a report issued by government analyst INPUT. The growth rate will take IT security spending from $6.1 billion this year to $7.3 billion in 2010. ”Over the past few years we have seen a rise in crippling […]

After withdrawing its support for a pending gay rights bill in Washington State, Microsoft has changed its mind. In an email to employees Friday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said after thinking the issue over — such as whether it was appropriate for a public corporation to get involved in such public policy discussions — he […]

Scott McNealy is considering a plan that would take his beloved Sun Microsystems off the market at least for a while, according to a report published Thursday. A hedge-fund manager with ties to McNealy and venture capital firm Silver Lake Partners told Business Week that Sun’s CEO and co-founder is talking to investment managers about […]

The Federal Reserve Board this week issued new rules mandating banks and other financial institutions to notify consumers of ID theft ‘as soon as possible’. The new rules state that financial institutions should implement a response program to address security breaches involving customer information. The plan should include procedures to notify customers about any security […]

A recently foiled bank heist in London has some security experts issuing heightened warnings about key-logging Trojans. Security pros at Sophos Inc., an anti-virus and anti-spam company with U.S. headquarters in Lynnfield, Mass., is warning IT administrators to be on guard against keyboard-logging Trojans after reports surfaced that police shut down plans for a massive […]

Elitper-D, a worm new to the Wild, is conning users by disguising itself as a screensaver featuring two female stars of professional wrestling. The worm spreads via email pretending to be a bug fix for Microsoft Windows XP SP2, according to analysts from Sophos, Inc., an anti-virus and anti-spam company with U.S. headquarters in Lynnfield, […]

Datamation’s Product of the Year 2005 Awards showcase a healthy mix of familiar players and ambitious upstarts, reflecting the diversity and adaptability of enterprise technology. Winners ranged from giants, such as SAS — our only double winner — and Microsoft, to an organization distributing free software. Recognizing the rapidly evolving needs of enterprise professionals, this […]

The nominees have been chosen, and now Datamation readers will decide which of the contenders across 10 categories will win Datamation Product of the Year 2005 honors. Readers nominated a record number of products this year as several new awards — for Malware Removal Tool and Compliance Software, among others — attracted much interest. If […]

Computer Associates has named former Dell executive Robert W. Davis as executive vice president and CFO for the enterprise software company, adding another fresh face to its executive ranks as it puts an accounting scandal from 2004 behind it. Davis, who previously held the title of vice president of corporate finance and chief accounting officer […]