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Why Arent You Archiving?

Database archiving, to me, is a no-brainer. I have held this opinion since 2002 when I first came across some vendors in this space and...

Yahoo Turns the Tables on Syndicates

In a historic role reversal, the reportage of Yahoo Inc.s foreign correspondent Kevin Sites is being distributed to print publications via Scripps Howard News...

Addicted to Phones, for Now

Could we really lose our addiction to mobile phones? Im pretty certain were hooked. Really, truly certain. But ... the trouble with being certain...

Sensing a Sensor Censor

As retailers and manufacturers start bridging the gap between passive and active RFID chips, one RFID consortium is cautioning vendors to watch their mouths...

The Case for Open-Source ERP

Si Chen believes open source has something to offer organizations with specialized business applications needs. To Chen, principal of Open Source Strategies Inc., a Los...

DemandTec Wins Another Supermarket User for Pricing Software

With competition growing in the price optimization arena, veteran player DemandTec Inc. has added Giant-Carlisle, a division of supermarket king Ahold USA, to a...

Top Japanese Chip Makers Reportedly Ally to Build Plant

Five of Japans largest semiconductor manufacturers apparently have reached an agreement to establish a huge joint-operation fab to build next-generation processors, the Japanese daily...

SAP Closes One Door, but Others Are Opening

With the impending closure of SAPs maintenance window for SAP R/3, users may be nervous about the prospect of paying too much for maintenance...

Amazon.com Offers Refund for Rootkit DRM-Carrying Sony CDs

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. is notifying customers that it will replace CDs that contain copy protection software from Sony BMG, citing security concerns. In e-mail...

nCipher Snags Abridean for Identity Management

Identity management continued to be a hot area for acquisitions, as nCipher plc, a UK-based cryptographic hardware and software maker, said on Friday that...