IBM to spend $1.5 billion to improve computer security
IBM will spend US$1.5 billion developing computer security products in 2008, a sum that could double the company's previous spending.
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HP targets SAP users with software services
HP rolled out a set of services this week to help SAP users modernize and manage ERP systems.
Sun building collaborative, virtual world for teleworkers
Sun is building a virtual world for its employees that will recreate the real-life interactions of an office, giving workers the ability to move easily from one conversation to another in a collaborative online environment.
Open source project aims to overhaul music search
Software that listens to and analyzes music is driving a Sun open source project, which aims to build a music recommendation system that surpasses the systems used today by iTunes and Amazon.
Vista power consumption reduced with new product
Technology for reducing the energy consumption of computers running Windows Vista is hitting the market, with a product from power-management software vendor 1E that centralizes and automates the PC shutdown process.
IBM boosts storage products, services with NovusCG acquisition
IBM bolstered its line of storage products and services by acquiring NovusCG, a provider of consulting as well as software for storage analysis and reporting.
Globalization poses major risks to enterprises: IBM study
Globalization is posing major risks that enterprises simply aren't prepared to handle. More than 60 percent of enterprises with at least US$5 billion in revenue suffered from a major risk event in the past three years, and a large number were not prepared to deal with the consequences, according to an IBM study.
Oracle and BEA: What happens next?
Despite consistent pressure from acquisition-happy Oracle, leadership at BEA Systems leadership has so far resisted selling itself to the software giant. Oracle now says it is prepared to pull its US$6.7 billion offer for BEA off the table.
Amazon helps vendor launch SAAS e-procurement
An open source e-procurement vendor has launched a software-as-a-service offering that takes advantage of Amazon.com technology.
Oracle threatens to drop BEA takeover bid
Oracle on Tuesday threatened to withdraw its bid to purchase BEA Systems if BEA doesn't let its shareholders vote on the proposal by Sunday.
Firewall secures battlefield communications
A security vendor that helps protect US military communications has adapted its firewall for use in tanks, Humvees and helicopters to prevent enemies from intercepting IP transmissions on the battlefield.
Sunoco streamlines help desk operations, PC environment
Supporting 7,000 PCs at 130 sites is never easy, but the job becomes a huge headache when it seems like each one is running a different operating system and set of applications.
New cross-site scripting attack targets VoIP
Security researchers have found a way to execute cross-site scripting attacks through VoIP clients, introducing a dangerous new threat almost no one is guarding against, according to vendor Secure Computing.
Eight questions to ask before doing business in a virtual world
IBM has a sales center in Second Life, Toyota uses virtual worlds targeted at children to influence their future car-buying decisions, and many other companies throughout the real world are asking if virtual worlds are right for them.
EMC tackles inappropriate access to its own data
EMC is one of the biggest names in the world of managing and storing information, but until just a few months ago the company didn't have a good system for governing employee access rights to unstructured data.