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New Zend Core for IBM debuts free DB2 Express Data Server

Zend Technologies announced the general availability of an updated Zend Core for IBM, featuring a free DB2 Express Data Server and the Cloudscape database for embedded applications.

Nokia releases Python for S60 into the open-source wilds

Yesterday, Nokia said it will release the source code for its Python for S60 Platform onSourceForget.net into the hands of open-source software developers.

A new way to manage email for compliance and discovery

Quest said on Monday that it has released Archive Manager 3.0, a new email archiving solution that captures, indexes and stores messaging data for mailbox management, compliance and knowledge sharing.

Info tech staffing on the rebound

According to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses, IT staffing levels rebounded strongly in 2005, marking a return to form to the post-salad days of 2001.

Security firms form posse to track and capture spyware

McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro, ICSA Labs and Thompson Cyber Security Labs announced yesterday a plan to test technologies designed to ID and kill spyware.

Compuware seeks to secure Web apps with tool upgrade

Compuware is announcing the general availability of a new version of its security analysis tool DevPartner SecurityChecker.

Covalent announces support for Apache Geronimo 1.0

Open-source solution provider Covalent Technologies will offer full commercial support for Apache Geronimo 1.0, an open-source J2EE application server developed and recently made available by the Apache Software Foundation and distributed under the Apache license.

MicroStrategy embraces OLAP

MicroStrategy has gotten a lot of mileage out of its relational OLAP capabilities (ROLAP), which let it create multidimensional tables based on relational database sources, more or less on the fly.

Dashboards 2.0 closes gap between ideal and reality

Come this time next year, dashboard kludginess could well be a thing of the past.

SPSS enhances Clementine for CRM, fraud detection

SPSS has let loose the newest release of its data mining workbench, Clementine 10.

Data profiling pros welcome TS Discovery 5.0

Analysts say the new TS Discovery 5.0 data profiling tool is Trillium Software's strongest profiling offering to date.

LogicLibrary's Logidex integrates with Eclipse BI toolkit

LogicLibrary has announced its flagship Logidex solution now integrates with Eclipse's Business Intelligence and Reporting Toolkit (BIRT).

Eclipse shines light on BI and reporting tools

On Monday, the Eclipse Foundation released version 2.0 of its Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) project.

Licensing framework aimed at protecting Java app agreements

jProductivity has released Protection! v. 2.0, a licensing framework for Java that ensures users will adhere to the terms of their application licensing agreements, according to the company.

Keynote frees service to crawl enterprise Web sites

Keynote Systems released yesterday the latest version of its WebIntegrity service, which scans areas of a Web site not previously accessible through software solutions, according to the company.

WebEx lets loose on-demand system management services

On Monday, WebEx set out after the $6-billion-in-2005 worldwide system management software business with a new on-demand solution.

Actuate antes up for BI performance management play

Last week, Actuate made its second BI performance management-related move in 12 months, nabbing performancesoft, a provider of corporate performance management products and services, in an all-cash transaction valued at $16.5 million.

New study analyzes Sarbanes-Oxley risks associated with Linux

Many companies using Linux for embedded applications may be unwittingly violating the Linux license and even breaking federal securities laws.

zSeries: App-specific processing engines ahead?

This year could bring relief for mainframe organizations struggling to justify the cost of running native COBOL or Assembly applications in the IBM z/OS.

Centeris rolls out Management Suite for Windows/Linux environments

Startup Centeris is launching Likewise Management Suite 1.0, a Windows-based Linux manager designed to allow users to manage Linux servers in Windows environments.