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The mainframe's virtual renaissance
Insight Increased interest in virtualization and the demand for "greener" computing could see revived interest in mainframe computing, say industry insiders.
Tags: Mainframes, Mainframe, Security, Virtualization, Butler Group, software, Microsoft .NET, job, Wintel, IBM WebSphere
Deadline looms for end of XP, Office 2003 support
News Mainstream support for Office 2003 and Windows XP will end Apr. 14, with maintenance available only to users who have signed up for extended support.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Customer support, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Butler Group, Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2007, patch management, Microsoft Windows XP
'Sustainability' the key to innovation
News Putting corporate social responsibility higher up on the agenda can yield new business opportunities and investments, finds new report.
Tags: Corporate responsibility, Investor relations, Employee communications, Recycling
Businesses urged to harness staff Web 2.0 skills
News A Butler Group report claims employees' Web 2.0 know-how can boost workforce productivity and bring positive changes to businesses.
Tags: Web 2.0, Security, Butler Group, CIO, social networking, Silicon.com, network, Web 2.0, information management, workplace
Lawyers, analysts: ICANN vote will cause URL chaos
News The decision to let custom top-level domains be created will result in a 'nightmare' for brand managers, according to observers.
Tags: Domain names, Web sites, Butler Group, ICANN, research analyst, London, Internet, brand, analyst, Tesco
Wary companies not cutting on IT security budgets
News Surveys show that enterprises are increasing their security budgets in 2009 despite cuts in overall IT budgets, with tech chiefs expecting security issues to grow this year as a result of the economic uncertainty.
Tags: Security, Business security, Director Of Information Technology, IT Budget, IT Security, Insider Threat, Survey, Ecotec, Rodger, Counterpoint
Compliance, cash constraint to dominate 2005
Insight IT director priorities for 2005 will be dominated by compliance regulations and the need to demonstrate real value in a continuing environment of cost restraint, according to Butler Group.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Financial
SOA raises security worries
News Service-orientated architecture technologies could open up a security-based can of worms as they begin to move beyond the walls of individual businesses, warns analyst house.
Tags: Web services
Amazon picks up an intelligent Penguin
News Site deploys Linux-based business-intelligence tools to improve efficiency of its financial budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
Tags: Strategic analysis
Tech-obsessed BPM vendors ignoring users' needs
News Business-process management vendors are creating unnecessary "bells and whistles" technology to the detriment of human interaction, claims Butler Group.
Tags: Software
Gartner: Expect an enterprise iPhone
News Analyst firm suggests that while the current version of the iPhone is not suitable for businesses, Apple might in future add enterprise devices or applications.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile platforms/communications, Mac OS
Change of tactics in war on viruses
Insight Could quarantining e-mail be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?
Tags: PC security, Data security, Firewalls, Spam and phishing, E-mail clients, E-mail servers, Spam filtering
Keeping the mainframe alive
News IBM aims to keep the venerable platform relevant by building up its ecosystem and educational efforts, even as cheaper rivals encroach on its turf.
Tags: Mainframes, UNIX
Tripwire unveils virtualization-management tool
News Tripwire's vWire virtualization management software is designed to cut downtime and reduce risk.
Tags: Virtualization, Tool, VMware Inc., Service Management, Environment, performance, console, management console, monitor, Virtualization
MediaCorp looks to enrich mobtv
News correction The broadcaster said it is finding new ways to enhance the user interface of its online video-on-demand Web application, mobtv.sg.
Tags: Internet advertising, Web 2.0, Web sites
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