Monthly Archives: October 2004
Kashya Aids WAN Data Replication
Replicating data over a WAN for data protection and application availability purposes is a difficult process, but for most companies, its necessary for satisfying...
Virtual PC for Mac 7 Makes a Connection
Microsoft Corp. may have acquired Virtual PC from Connectix primarily for its Windows versions of the software, but the latest Mac version makes it...
PC Vendors Must Make Problems Harder for Users to Ignore
With October comes the annual announcement of the Ig Nobel Prizes, awarded by the Annals of Improbable Research (www.improbable.com) for "achievements that cannot or...
Third Parties Fill Longhorn Void
With Microsoft Corp.s recent announcements that it will separate WinFS from the next major release of Windows and the release of Visual Studio 2005,...
JBoss 4.0 Shows Raft of Improvements
Many companies choose the JBoss application server because of its extreme ease of deployment (you basically just unpack it and run it) and because...
Need for Long-Term Planning Remains Constant
Agendas can be altered to fit the circumstance, but long-term strategies should be just that: long term. And ethics are not pliable but need...
E-tailer Passes Stress Test
Much like the structural stress tests of engineering, load-testing software is helping one up-and-coming online retailer ensure that its e-commerce infrastructure can withstand sudden...
SunGard Spinning Off Availability Services
SunGard is spinning off its Availability Services business as a stand-alone public company that will begin operation by the end of next quarter. Catering...
PeopleSoft May Entertain Offers
PeopleSoft Inc. appears to be openly considering moves to give up its independence.After dismissing CEO Craig Conway and letting a costly customer assurance program...
PacSun Stays Atop the Swell of Data
Explosive growth can quickly fall from boon to burden if an IT infrastructure is not prepared to manage and properly back up the rising...