Brian Prince

The convergence of systems management and security management is top of mind in IT shops, and vendors in both spaces are making acquisitions and product moves to break into the space. Symantec acquired Altiris, IBM bought Internet Security Systems, Microsoft captured FrontBridge and McAfee conquered Citadel Security Software. BigFix, a systems management vendor, has been […]

With the software-as-a-service model gaining steam in the database world, the question of whether enterprises will migrate their data to the Web may come down to one key factor: cost. Some providers, such as Amazon.com with its SimpleDB, have taken a per-hour or per-gigabyte pricing model, while others are trying a per-user strategy. Others let […]

EnterpriseDB has become the latest database provider to place a bet on software as a service. The Edison, N.J.-based company announced plans Jan. 29 to release a version of its flagship relational database management system built on Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Simple Storage Service (S3). Meant as an adjunct to Amazon’s in-the-cloud database, […]

10 Things You Should Know About Databases Technology in the database realm can have a long life expectancy. Still, in 2007, database administrators had a few new morsels to chew on, and some trends to look forward to in 2008. 10 Things You Should Know About Databases – Enhancements to XML File Management Oracle Database […]

Barracuda Networks is going on the attack in response to security vendor Trend Micro’s assertion that it violated one of Trend Micro’s patents. At the center of the controversy is a Trend Micro patent the company says covers virus scanning of a server, such as a gateway or appliance, before data is received by a […]

There was a lot on IBM’s plate in 2007-some 12 acquisitions company officials said worth more than $6 billion. Among those was the deal for Consul Risk Management, which IBM closed on last January for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition was meant to bolster IBM’s security portfolio by adding data governance and compliance monitoring, auditing […]

Swatting bugs in code may not be as simple as hitting flies with a swatter, but officials at Klocwork believe a new tool that gives developers a systemwide view of source code is a step in the right direction. Klocwork has combined the systemwide visibility of an audit report with the source code analysis tools […]

While the number of legitimate Web sites hosting malware continues to rise, reputation-based URL filters still can serve an important role in network security, analysts and vendors claim. Such filters have become a familiar part of a layered defense against security threats. But as a study released Jan. 22 by Websense shows, hackers are increasingly […]

Hoping to build adoption of its database development product line, Sybase has made a development tool available at no cost to its Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) and SQL Anywhere customers. The Sybase WorkSpace Database Development tool is designed specifically for the Dublin, Calif.-based company’s ASE and SQL Anywhere platforms and is aimed at helping users […]

Symantec officials emerged from the third quarter of fiscal 2008 upbeat about both the possibility of acquisitions and Symantec’s place in the security market. While CEO John Thompson stressed that the company had no big acquisition plans looming, he said Symantec will look to buy companies that fit into its plans around security and data […]