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Princeton Softech Inc. on Monday announced the availability of Archive for DB2 Release 5.2. The update offers expanded support for EMC Corp.s Centera Compliance Edition and its EMCs z/OS mainframe connectivity. In addition, Release 5.2 of Archive for DB2 includes new offline delete options and enhanced Large Object (LOB) handling that improves performance by more […]

Recent reports sounded too good to be true: Was Microsoft developing a Windows XP Lite, designed to go head-to-head with Linux on the desktop? And, indeed, it proved to be too good and mostly untrue after discussing the issue with Microsoft officials. However, dont rule out Microsoft expanding its program to sell stripped-down versions of […]

Project OverviewIf you cant beat em…well, maybe its time to tag along. A certain massive Arkansas-based retailer has been steadily squeezing your $36-billion food-store operation, despite your best technology efforts. The solution? Stop fighting the 800-pound gorilla, and instead walk just a step behind it in the path its clearing—in fits and starts—toward radio-frequency identification […]

Nextel last week started soliciting customers for its wireless broadband service trial. The trial, which will happen in the Raleigh-Durham, N.C., area, will use Flarion Technologies FLASH-OFDM. The technology is based on IEEE 802.20 and it typically delivers downstream speeds at 1.5 Mbps. Read the full story at CRN

Mobile phone companies were reluctant to talk about the wireless spam, but evidence of the problem abounded on the Web site of NTT DoCoMo, Japans biggest mobile phone company. For example, the phone company warns of messages claiming to come from DoCoMo asking people to send money to a particular bank account. SMS spammers in […]

The financial costs of regulations may render networks less secure. New legislation in the United States and better funding for regulatory authorities in the developing world are putting an increasing burden on business, said Richard Hackworth, group head of IT security at HSBC. In some cases the financial costs may render networks less secure by […]

Security and encryption specialist AL Digital has uncovered serious flaws in the authentication and data-transfer mechanisms on some top selling Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. One flaw would allow a hacker to access services without permission, including modems, Internet, WAP and GPRS gateways. Another is the “SNARF attack,” where data including phonebook, calendar, associated attachments and business […]

The Pentagon on Thursday said it has canceled Internet voting that would have involved as many as 100,000 military and overseas citizens from seven states in November. The announcement comes two weeks after outside security experts urged the programs cancellation in a scathing report. A Pentagon official said alternative voting systems will now be considered, […]

Teradata recently announced partnership with SAP is geared to promote Teradatas relational database as a default high-volume data warehouse solution. Read the full story at Data Warehousing Institute.

In the coming year, experts see a rerun of 2003 BI trends. That means yet more vendor consolidation plus more convergence of BI markets and functionality areas. Read the full story at Data Warehousing Institute.

Beta testers of Microsofts recently released Reporting Services business intelligence tool like both the price—as in, free—and the features of the new product. One tester said its more powerful than Crystal; offers a deeper level of control over creation, rendering and management of reports; and that it fits better into a .NET infrastructure. Read the […]

Oracle is investing in Prolexy, a biotechnology firm it cofounded with Hitachi, amongst others, in 2001. The fit is good, not only because Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has a personal interest in biotech, but also because Oracles technology is well-suited to the industry. For example, Oracles BLAST (basic local alignment search tool) is used to […]