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Will virtualization bend or break licensing rules?
Insight perspective Implementing virtualization without studying your licenses could lead to some unpleasant surprises, says Gartner analyst.
Tags: Software licensing, Virtualization, IT budgeting, Gartner Inc., application virtualization, Procurement, asset management, compliance, client-server, desktop software
Salesforce preps new data center in S'pore
News The company's first facility outside of the United States will commence operations by end-2008, catering to the growing base of international Salesforce customers.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Web services, Data centers, Marc Benioff, client-server, software, East Coast, revenue, U.S., talent
Is SAP ready to provide SaaS?
News Not quite yet, analysts say, noting that even if it is, Asian businesses aren't ready to accept software-as-a-service as the new delivery platform.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Sales force automation, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Customer resource management (CRM), Supply chain management (SCM), SAP AG, Business Process, client-server, software, Human Resources
Small Business Server 2000 CD w/5 Clients
Product Reviews Small Business Server 2000 CD w/5 Clients
Tags: Outsourcing, Small Business, Novell Inc., Internet Connection, Server, client-server, network, CD, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server
Google open sources Wave components
News The company has released some of the underlying code for its upcoming Wave collaboration and communications platform, as a way of sparking developer interest.
Tags: Open source, Apache Software Foundation, Google Inc., API, client-server, IM, network, Web Site, collaboration, Open source
Microsoft Small Business Server 2000: Win2K Svr
Product Reviews Microsoft Small Business Server 2000: Win2K Svr
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Outsourcing, Open Source, Small Business, Novell Inc., Internet Connection, Server, client-server, Microsoft Windows 2000, network
Azure evangelist tackles cloud doubts
Insight newsmaker Microsoft's Mark Taylor talks about issues ranging from risk and resilience to private clouds and interoperability.
Tags: Business applications, Cloud computing, Service level management, Cloud, Akamai Technologies Inc., Database, Azure, SLA, Community Technology Preview, Cloud computing
Get started with security tool OSSEC
Techguide Of the many open source security tools out there, Vincent Danen singles out OSSEC as a solid, cross-platform tool for intrusion detection.
Tags: Open source, Network security, Data Management, Security Management, Configuration, Rootkit, Tool, security tool, OSSEC, Server
Crypto pioneers differ on cloud-computing risks
News During an RSA panel, world's top cryptographers disagree on the risks inherent in cloud computing and downplay the possibility of a digital Pearl Harbor.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Cloud computing, Security, Cybersecurity, computer science, 9/11 commission, computer, Cloud computing, phone, virus
Suddenly, infrastructure is cool again
News commentary Cloud computing would have happened anyway. But the recession has given IT a more pressing reason to consider making the switchover.
Tags: Innovation, Network infrastructure, Service level management, Web 2.0, Virtualization, Hardware, Computing, Storage, Cloud Computing, Jeff Bezos
SAP software revenue skids in first quarter
News What's unclear is how much SAP's software revenue slide is attributed to the economy versus pushback from customers annoyed with maintenance fees.
Tags: Sales/revenue, SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, IT Budget, KPI, CIO, software, Customer, revenue, information technology
HP intensifies the mainframe battle
News It claims success in convincing mainframe customers to migrate, but analysts say low pricing strategies and new functions will help ensure platform's survival.
Tags: Mainframes, Server consolidation, Server platforms, Mainframe, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia-Pacific, Japan, Environment, Server, business intelligence
Short Take: Frontline buys 30% of Thai IT firm
News Frontline Technologies has bought a 30 percent stake in Logic Company of Thailand.
Centura Software on turnaround path
News Centura Software Corporation though clouded by uncertain direction over the last four-odd years, believes it is on the right track now with the launch of its latest technologies that take advantage of the Internet and mobile computing.
MySQL issues security fix
News Security patch is designed for the latest versions of MySQL's open-source database software.
Tags: Database management, Security
