Brian Fonseca

The distinction between applications locked in big-iron mainframes and those running on distributed client/server and Web-based systems could fade, thanks to new and enhanced data management software from IBM. The Armonk, N.Y., company will unveil this week more than 20 software tools as part of its DB2 for z/OS Version 8 database rollout. One important […]

ObjectStore is readying a new breed of caching mechanism that company officials said will more efficiently update data in emerging service-oriented IT architectures that need the freshest information to respond to constantly changing business activity. ObjectStore, a division of Progress Software Corp., this week will unveil ObjectCache Version 2.0. The data source synchronization software keeps […]

Sun Microsystems Inc., Research In Motion Ltd. and Sybase Inc. are each readying products and services that could expedite the development of mobile enterprise applications. Sun and RIM will join forces at the CTIA Wireless conference in Atlanta this week to announce plans to bring Java Web services to RIMs corporate customers. While more than […]

Microsoft Corp. users, developers and partners are tired of product delays but said they are willing to wait for the companys newest database and development tools platforms—if it means better software as a result. Officials for the Redmond, Wash., vendor said the next upgrades of SQL Server, code-named Yukon, and of Visual Studio, code-named Whidbey, […]

IBM aims to simplify the complexity IT departments face in managing data centers that are filling with disk and SAN storage systems from various vendors. The companys IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center, introduced last week and due for release in May, is a modular suite of storage and virtualization software earmarked to centralize management of multiple […]

In an effort to help banks to use existing infrastructure to get a better handle on transactional and data management complexities associated with impending Basel II Capital Accord compliance, IBM on Monday introduced its new Risk and Compliance Basel II Information Management offering. IBMs Risk and Compliance Basel II Information Management reference architecture removes integration […]

By integrating middleware technology with its enterprise database, Sybase Inc. aims to flatten the speed bumps that slow the delivery of data to users. The next release of the Dublin, Calif., companys ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) database, due next month, will include a new technology called RTDS (Real Time Data Services) that ensures the data […]

IBM Corp. has issued a patch for a DB2 database vulnerability that, left undetected, could let an intruder compromise administration privileges for DB2 8.1 Enterprise Edition on Microsoft Windows. To exploit the DB2 flaw, all that is required by a perpetrator is a user ID and password. Through a guest account, an attacker could run […]

As IT budget spending on disk and SAN storage systems rises back to prominence, customers are sounding the call for better storage infrastructure optimization and manageability within mixed-vendor environments. To help simplify the complexity of numerous moving parts, IBM on Tuesday unveiled the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center. Available in May, Productivity Center is a modular […]

Increased regulatory oversight that mandates better corporate control of data at the heart of enterprises is forcing some CIOs and IT managers to take a hard look at the consequences of leaving in place systems with inadequate data retention and disaster recovery capabilities. To help ease that burden, vendors such as IBM and Permabit Inc. […]