IT and the financial crisis
The economic meltdown of September could have profound implications on IT jobs, technology priorities, and strategies. At the same time, IT could help companies lessen the impact of the financial crisis and perhaps even succeed despite it. Our stories explore how IT is affecetd and what IT can do to help.
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10 years of the worst Windows flaws A decade ago, MS moved from Win 95 to Win 98. Last year, the move was from XP to Vista. In between, users found plenty of bugs. Here are the worst. » FULL STORY
Microsoft lays out SQL Server roadmap Microsoft laid out on Monday its road map for SQL Server and a complement of add-ons it hopes will eventually redefine business intelligence and data warehousing. 2:17 pm PT
IBM's cloud initiative repackages its familiar offerings Mixing together a m?lange of services, software, and marketing, IBM's announcement this week of its Cloud Services Initiative is about putting an organizing construct around all of its cloud offerings, according to one IBM executive.
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Oracle tries to step up on high-end databases Since 2005, Oracle has spent at least $32 billion on acquisitions -- turning itself into the vendor of a top-to-bottom enterprise software stack that is arguably broader in scope than any rival suite. 11:59 am PT
CA to unveil datacenter automation package CA plans to unveil this week its datacenter automation product that industry watchers say will help IT staff offload server resource-provisioning duties and give CA an advantage over competitive products from BMC and HP . 11:22 am PT
IBM bundles up cloud computing initiatives IBM has joined the companies jostling for position in the cloud computing space. The company has announced a variety of offerings that it claimed would allow users to better manager data and make collaboration easier. 8:08 am PT
Datacenter spending remains strong Many companies are stepping up their datacenter investments even as they try to make cutbacks in other parts of their business, according to survey released Monday by AFCOM, the association for datacenter professionals. 6:15 am PT
You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz It's been a week of stark contrasts. A privately funded rocket made it into space, while stock market funds crashed to earth. Apple's grip on App Store developers and Hollywood's stranglehold on DVDs both slipped, while former politicos and spies eased quietly into the social networking space. Also: Steve Ballmer went on a speaking tour, adding to the supply of fear, uncertainly, and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Are you truly in the know? Take our quiz and find out. Correct answers are worth 10 points. Now take a deep breath and dive in.
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Mono 2.0 lets .Net apps run on Linux Mono 2.0, an open-source runtime enabling .Net-based applications to run on Linux, Mac OS X, and Unix, is being released Monday, featuring capabilities for a number of .Net technologies.
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Offshore outsourcing: What role will recession play? The ongoing credit crisis is a concern for everyone in nearly every industry -- fear of lost jobs, foreclosed homes, and bankrupt businesses. But those lost jobs are likely to further bolster the booming offshore outsourcing market -- so the experts predicted. 5:18 am PT
Ask.com upgrade improves search relevance, speed Ask.com plans to upgrade its search engine on Monday with several enhancements that it considers significant and that it believes could give its popularity a boost in a market dominated by Google. 5:03 am PT
Microsoft updates desktop management tools Microsoft has released the next version of its desktop management toolset for IT that includes updates to its application virtualization and asset management tools. 4:51 am PT
HP bolsters SOA governance in Systinet 3.00 HP on Monday is updating its SOA governance software, HP Systinet 3.00, which assists with discovering and reusing services in composite applications and business processes.
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Learn the effect SGC has on the encryption levels your site can offer to its visitors and which client systems connect at which encryption levels and how to offer the strongest to visitors. Also, you will learn where to obtain SGC-enabled SSL Certificates for your Web site.
Migrating to Vista
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The Power of Two with SOA and BPM
Agility. Efficiency. Faster time to market. These are business requirements that spell the difference between winning and losing. See the combination of SOA working in close concert with business process management (BPM) to make these words a reality. Sponsored by Oracle
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