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Open-Source Developers Close In on Proprietary Vendors

SAN FRANCISCO—Long-established producers of enterprise application software will have to contend with a rising tide of vigorous competition from open-source software developers, according to...

Sybase Drops Gag Threat Against Security Research Co.

Sybase has dropped its threat of legal action and allowed a security research company to release information about previously addressed database vulnerabilities. Next Generation Security...

BI Tools Keep U.S. Air Force Combat-Ready

Before a U.S. Air Force pilot ever climbs into a fighter jet for combat, there is a long chain of people and steps in...

Xiotech Adds Faster, More Scalable Storage Solution

Xiotech has added a faster, more scalable storage area network-based storage subsystem to its Magnitude 3D line. The Magnitude 3D 3000 is two to five...

SAP Extends Grab for PeopleSoft Users

In another move to attract Oracle customers, SAP has extended its Safe Passage Program to all users of J.D. Edwards and PeopleSoft applications. SAP AGs...

Technology May Hold Back Social Security

AARP runs television spots panning the idea of allowing tens of millions of U.S. citizens to establish private accounts for their retirement, as part...

AppSecInc Tackles SarbOx, FISMA Compliance

AppSecInc will roll out canned best policies for its database-auditing and intrusion detection software on Monday at InfoSec World. The latest additions to AppSecIncs...

License Growth Fuels Cognos Quarter Earnings

Cognos exceeded its own revenue and profit estimations in its fiscal fourth quarter as the business intelligence software company drew closer to its stated...

Grid Computing Can Allow Security Threats

Security experts on Wednesday recommended that IT administrators clearly identify and understand the security risks associated with large-scale grid computing deployments. During Ziff Davis Medias...

Developers Flock to XML Query Spec

A new survey of developers using XML has found that a vast majority are using or plan to use XML Query even before it...