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In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Scott Hebner, the vice president of marketing and strategy for IBM's Rational division, talks about modeling technologies are transforming the relationship between IT departments and the constituents they serve in the business community by making IT more flexible then ever.
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In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Dr. John Bates, the managing director of the Apama division of Progress Software, talks about how the rise of complex event processing is changing the way corporations go about application development in the enterprise.
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The court-rule amendments, known as the FRCP and placed into effect on Dec. 1, 2006, say businesses must be able to quickly find and make available relevant data when required by a court. Often, business information that could also serve as evidence in a criminal or civil lawsuit is required to be made available in as few as 30 days. Many enterprises are still in the dark about this.
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A huge portion of IT resources is being wasted on the support and maintenance of outdated legacy applications. A modern, streamlined application environment can help an enterprise save money and remain competitive. Knowledge Center contributor Tim Pacileo offers CIOs five tips to effectively plan and implement a successful application modernization initiative.
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The fight against spam rages on after a spike in spam levels following the shutdown of hosting service McColo. SMBs are particularly vulnerable to malware and spam; ensuring secure, spam-free email should be a prominent security interest.
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A renewed effort by U.S. regulators to auction off part of the airwaves to a commercial entity that must share the spectrum with firefighters, police and other emergency workers faces its next test within weeks. The Federal Communications Commission's latest proposal to lure bidders to the slice of airwaves that will be vacated when television broadcasters switch to digital signals is set to take center stage at an FCC meeting in mid-December.
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Janel Landon, who runs a small PR consultancy in Chicago, has long been aware of the potential of online networks: Now in her mid-50s and facing a global recession, she's decided to sign up. "Given the state of the economy, I recently decided to jump on board," Landon told Reuters. "Professional networking is a 'must do' during unstable economic times." The economic crisis slamming firms across the globe has sparked a spike in usage of professional networks such as Xing and LinkedIn as people hedge against the possibility of losing work and laid-off employees seek jobs.
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The vulnerability in the Windows Server Service that Microsoft patched in an emergency update last month is facing a new wave of attacks. Microsoft officials reported a spike in exploits targeting the vulnerability earlier this week. If you haven't patched, now is the time to put it on your schedule.
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For years, the Macy's Parade and Entertainment Group office used to collect paper applications for all the volunteer staff and simply kept all those unwieldy physical files in drawers and boxes. Three years ago, the office moved to a Microsoft Access database system, but it proved difficult for many people to use. So this year the venerable FileMaker Pro 9 came to the rescue.
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In just a little more than six months after completing its acquisition of Telelogic, IBM has integrated the Telelogic tools into the IBM Rational portfolio. The combined portfolio gives IBM perhaps the most complete arsenal of tools for developers to attack the entire application development lifecycle, with application lifecycle management solutions for IT systems as well as large complex systems, scientific and engineering applications, and embedded systems.
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Cyber Monday is just around the corner to officially kick off the 2008 online holiday shopping season. Retail organizations' e-commerce Web sites need to be prepared to handle the surge in online holiday shopping traffic. To help ensure their e-commerce Web site is ready, Knowledge Center contributor Mark Sarbiewski offers IT professionals an e-commerce Web site readiness checklist.
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Hewlett-Packard is upgrading its xw9400 workstation to include the latest Advanced Micro Devices quad-core Opteron processor formerly called “Shanghai.” In addition to the xw9400 workstation, HP, along with Dell, IBM and Sun Microsystems, is also supporting the new Opteron processor with revamped server systems that take advantage of the 45-nanometer AMD Opteron processor.
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VKernel's Capacity Analyzer 2.0 can use VMware VirtualCenter statistics to offer clarity in virtualization deployments. However, the virtualization tool is not a cross-platform product; it doesn't address Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization technology. But in VMware environments, the virtualization tool will help IT administrators get the most out of their ESX installations.
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Lenovo is using text messaging to add an additional layer of security to the company’s line of ThinkPad notebooks. Starting in 2009, Lenovo ThinkPad notebook users can use an SMS text message to shut down a laptop that has been stolen or has been lost. This new feature, called Lenovo Constant Secure Remote Disable, was developed in conjunction with Phoenix Technologies to work with the ThinkPad’s BIOS.
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