Monthly Archives: June 2001
Quicker Inventory
Using a clever mix of technology and proven expertise, both Tally Systems Corp.s WebCensus and AssetMetrix Inc.s namesake product proved to be advanced software...
Making Sure That Nothing Bad Happens
The first edition of the excellent book "Hacking Exposed" by McClure, Scambray and Kurtz proclaims that "Network security is Y2K without the deadline." While...
Missing the Threats Under Their Noses
System administrators and CIOs have little concept of the top threat to security, according to a survey released last week by eWeek and security...
Reining in Exploits
Two security incidents last week have polarized the parties debating the thorny issue of reporting vulnerabilities and exploits, but help may be on the...
Microsoft Plugs IIS Security Holes
Microsoft acknowledges that there have been too many holes in the software for its dominant Web server, and promises to ensure that future products...
Database Race Is on to Scale Up
In the database world, as in many other areas of IT, companies are searching for ways to do more with less. This challenge is...
Database Size Isnt Everything
Larry Ellison likes to say the battle for the enterprise database market is over, and Oracle has won. He should meet Steve Olson, technical...
DB2 7.2 Smoothes Data Integration Bumps
Along with some fine-tuning around the edges, IBMs DB2 Universal Database 7.2 unfurls several areas of new or enhanced connectivity that make it easier...
Gates Is at the Ready; How Bout vs .Net?
Bill Gates isnt nimble just on the dance floor.El Gato heard that while Chairman Bill spoke at his companys TechEd conference last week in...
The Benevolent Mr. Ellison
I always get a little suspicious when some of the worlds richest executives, such as Bill Gates or Larry Ellison, take it upon themselves...