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IBM System x3650 M2
Reviews IBM remains a solid choice of server vendor, and this IBM/Lenovo server is a good rack-mount platform, albeit not quite as good as some of the competition.
Tags: IBM Corp., Intel Xeon, Hypervisor, Server, remote server, Lenovo Group Ltd., processor, Fujitsu Ltd., USB port, disk
Asia's lawmakers need not copy Europe
Insight Region's governments should focus on core data protection concepts of harm prevention and accountability, yet stay true to culture, says IBM privacy chief.
Tags: Privacy, Data security, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, Government, Data Protection, Social Networking, IBM Corp., Law, Security
Preventing data loss--what's needed
Insight perspective Though there are plenty of tools to help businesses shore up data, the lack of policy standards makes the task more difficult than it should be, says analyst.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, IBM Corp., Security, Policy, LDAP, Server
When cash is king in M&A
Blogs Following on from last week's posting, we've seen more merger and acquisition (M&A) activity with TCS acquiring Citigrou...
So you're the boring guy
Blogs As I write this, news organizations all over the world are still scrambling to cover the sudden and shocking death of Mi...
Sad saga of GSIS and IBM
Blogs The pitiful battle between pension firm GSIS and tech giant IBM is nothing short of tragic. But, it's something that c...
Can innovation come in SMB packages?
Blogs I'm in Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days this week, serving as moderator for a panel discussion at the APEC SME Technolo...
Social computing--start small, think big
Insight perspective Don't be afraid of social networking and blogs in the office, says an analyst. Here's how you can make them work for you.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web logs, Wiki, IBM Corp., Social Computing, social networking, IM, network, blog, Web
Mydoom: A lesson in FUD
Techguide Fear, uncertainty and doubt can have very real effects on security, especially when uninformed 'experts' are too quick to jump to conclusions. Mydoom was an example.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Business security, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp., Security, Worm, distributed denial of service, e-mail worm, Chad Perrin
Networks vs. servers: The truce has ended
Techguide Recent activity by HP and Cisco suggests the truce between networking vendors and server vendors, has ended. See why, and how it could benefit IT.
Tags: Servers, Virtualization, Data Management, Data centers, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., HP ProCurve, Cisco Systems Inc., Jason Hiner, Server
Frustrated by a coworker's use of old-school methods?
Techguide What do you do when a veteran developer isn't open-minded about the benefits of modern programming techniques?
Tags: Authoring, Software engineering/development, Business applications, IBM Corp., Fear, Tool, object-oriented, Authoring, career, IDE
Using title attribute to provide more data about HTML elements
Techguide The ability to provide additional information is especially helpful with HTML forms where tooltips can be used to let the user know what is expected in user input.
Tags: Web browsers, Title, IBM Corp., Web Browser, Title Attribute, Mouse, ID, Tooltip, ALT, Microsoft ASP.NET
Are IBM's patent woes justified?
Insight perspective Big Blue is in legal hot water in the United Kingdom relating to its bevy of patents. One U.K.-based lawyer gets to the bottom of the controversy.
Tags: Patents, Competitive advantage, Mainframe, IBM Corp., Monopoly, Patent, operating system, Richard Taylor, intellectual property, software
If you're IBM (and maybe HP), ain't life grand?
Insight commentary A counter-intuitive start to tech earnings season and this much is clear: the companies with high-margin businesses will pass through the storm a lot easier.
Tags: Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Budgeting/cost control, Leadership, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Samuel J. Palmisano, Computer, Lou Gerstner, Hardware
'Spoken Web' can bridge India's digital divide
Insight newsmaker Director of IBM India Research Laboratory believes voice-enabled Web portals can unleash "untapped potential" of country's rural communities.
Tags: R&D, IBM Corp., Technology, Mobile, India, Cell Phone, Innovation, phone, software, keyboard
