Vista’s arrival will shake up the $3.6 billion Windows security market, according to Yankee Group. With more security built into Microsoft’s next operating system, many enterprises will jettison at least some of the third-party Windows security products they use, to save money and management time. What are the implications for IT managers?
Service-oriented architectures are expected to have a stronghold over future apps but those implementing the integration process today continue to encounter uncertainties from the corporate world.
Many companies moving towards SOA and legacy integration may not be prepared to deal with the disconnect between the mainframe and other developers responsible for the enterprise architecture. Overstaffing and stratification of roles can create an information Tower of Babel, with different languages, redundant apps, and overly complex interfaces.
What impacted the Java community most this year? See who the JCP recognized as outstanding innovators in its fourth annual awards.
Symantec security came under scrutiny this week after researchers exposed a flaw in the antivirus software’s latest versions. Experts say the security flaw makes the software susceptible to a debilitating worm attack that could put users at the mercy of remote hackers.
Google’s OneBox Enterprise ecosystem picked up two more BI heavyweights last week, as both Business Objects and Information Builders announced OneBox-ready modules.
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Word XP and Word 2003 allows malicious hackers to mount Trojan-based attacks through e-mail attachments, establishing a backdoor that allows them to control compromised Windows PCs.
Symantec has asked a U.S. court to block the further development, sale or distribution of Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista operating system, claiming that the Redmond, Wash., software maker is wrongfully incorporating storage technology that it owns into the next-generation OS.
CA officials are touting the first fruits of the Niku acquisition—in this case, the integration of Niku’s Clarity portfolio and project management assets with its existing service desk and software lifecycle management solution stack.
We have yet to agree on a sharp-edged definition of "Web 2.0," but many of the technologies coalescing around this loosely defined, hyper-hyped buzzword—everything from Web services, the Ajax Web development technique, and service syndication, to wikis, tags, podcasts, and even blogs—should begin figuring into every IT leader's business strategy.
In fact, say Gartner analysts, all revenue-generating channels should be operating in a Web 2.0 architecture by 2008.
Headline-grabbing news at the 11th annual JavaOne developer conference, which wrapped up on Friday, was CEO Jonathan Schwartz's announcement that Sun Microsystems would release its industry-standard Java programming language under an open-source license—eventually.
Another attention grabber was Sun's new Operating System Distributor's License for Java that allows Linux and OpenSolaris distros to repackage JDK binary bits as appropriate for those open-source operating system platforms.
Sun Microsystems honored the winners of its 4th annual Duke's Choice Awards last week at the JavaOne conference. The awards are given to the most innovative Java-based apps of the year. The contest attracts a wide range of submissions from developers and companies around the world. The winners are selected by James Gosling, VP and Sun fellow, along with a panel of Java technology experts at Sun.
Open-source application integration software is getting accolades from end users who previously spent “weeks and weeks of man hours coding integration tools and utilities to process data.”
Apparel manufacturer The Marena Group had relied on in house programming talents to exchange orders and product information data with business partners. Jitterbit changed all that.
Sunbelt Software recently released Sunbelt Messaging Ninja, its new third-generation enterprise messaging security solution for Microsoft Exchange. The product includes antivirus, antispam and antiphishing features, and attachment filtering, which is free for a limited time.
Application integration has become a crucial challenge, both for developers designing the apps, and businesses acquiring them, says Gartner. The analyst firm examines the five major trends affecting app development in the face of widespread integration.
QualityLogic launched XPSLab, a developer toolset for document testing and analysis in the new Microsoft XPS format. It features utilities for statistical analysis, for editing PrintTicket settings and attaching them at any level, and for reassembling XPS files that have been separated for rendering and printing, so that users can view, analyze and edit them.
Oracle says it’s growing faster than SAP. It points to more than 500 companies that have invested in Oracle over SAP in the last 9 months, as well as documented SEC filings on market share.
Dicom Group recently announced the Kofax Document Scan Server, a product that adds scanning capabilities to business apps without the need for additional hardware, software or process disruption. Eliminating specialized drivers, the company claims, saves money previously allocated to IT setup, training and troubleshooting.
Nearly two-thirds of IT decision-makers aren’t confident they can prevent bots from infecting company PCs when they are not connected to the corporate network, according to a new survey.
COBOL remains the most widely deployed programming language in big business, accounting for 75 percent of all computer transactions. These apps can now integrate with SAP NetWeaver, according to Software AG, which recently announced the extension of its Legacy Integrator adapter family.