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Next-Generation Unified Messaging
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For some, migration to unified messaging is a key component of VoIP plans. For others, voice messaging replacement has a new urgency and is being addressed separately. Many factors lead to this renewed interest: obsolescence of legacy voicemail systems, e-discovery and compliance rules, and the need for new capabilities to support remote workers. Finally, enterprises are looking to reduce the cost of managing complex disparate systems assembled by distributed purchasing or acquisition of other businesses.

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Some say a San Francisco network administrator charged with holding the city's FiberWAN hostage underscores the threat insiders can pose. But is the damage done by rogue employees more myth than reality?

Opinion
Servers, storage networks,the data center and other culprits continue to pull power despite the best intentions of CIOs.
News
The Oracle Patch Update includes 45 security fixes, including 11 for the Oracle Database. Also included are nine security fixes for Oracle Application Server, seven for Oracle WebLogic Server, two for Oracle Enterprise Manager, six for Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications, and seven for Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise products.
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Database security vendor Sentrigo offers software to block Oracle and Microsoft databases while patches are prepped. Sentrigo Hedgehog vPatch acts like a band-aid, shielding Oracle and Microsoft databases from exploits targeting known vulnerabilities by monitoring for suspicious behavior and terminating or quarantining user sessions.
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A total of 11 security fixes in the company's upcoming Critical Patch Update address issues in Oracle database products.
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Can virtualization get out of doing primarily developmental work in most companies and grow into the core enterprise IT infrastructure? Yes, says Jerry Melnick, Chief Technology Officer of Marathon Technologies, in this IT Link podcast.
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Oracle Database 11g could get a bounce from Oracle Database 10g and Oracle Database 9i support for Real Application Testing. Real Application Testing is an option in the enterprise edition of Oracle Database 11g.
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CEO Steve Ballmer lays out Microsoft’s Software plus Services strategy at the Microsoft partner show.
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Security professionals urge people not to underestimate the importance of July's Patch Tuesday fixes based on Microsoft's ratings.
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Gartner revises its first-quarter numbers and finds that IBM actually beat out Hewlett-Packard in server revenue.
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Business intelligence applications are not always the first piece of an enterprise architecture plan, but they can become the most important. Too often enterprises bolt on business intelligence after the fact than integrate it into applications. But considering BI upfront will enable businesses to react in real time rather than working off old reports, says Charles Nicholls, Founder and CEO of SeeWhy Software, in this IT Link podcast.
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Oracle lays out its road map to integrate BEA’s technology into the Oracle portfolio. For tools, that means building around Oracle JDeveloper.
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Recession who? Oracle is seeing its highest growth rate in 10 years. Wait until you hear what their strategy is. Bill Gates may have left the building‹but he¹s not throwing in the towel just yet. IBM has teamed up with chocolate maker Mars and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Can you guess what their after? Microsoft¹s expanding its technology investments in rural China through a series of programs designed to create computer literacy and foster innovation--one of which includes touring buses loaded with computers. And lastly, has your hard drive ever crashed? Did you lose everything? There¹s a company out there that is making storage as easy as turning on your PC.
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Google and Microsoft jump on Markle Foundation's Connecting for Health initiative.
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Two health care CIOs weigh in on the challenge of striking the careful balance among data efficiency, portability and privacy
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