Software-as-a-service is just about the most-discussed topic in software these days. It'll probably save you money and lead to faster implementation, but it's not always a no-brainer. Here are 12 things to think about before choosing a software-as-a-service application.
IBM ratcheted the world of supercomputing up a few notches in June with the Blue Gene/P, a system nearly three times as fast as its predecessor at a cost of US$1.3 million per rack.
Service-oriented architectures (SOA) security are supposed to spell doom for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) market dominated by SAP and Oracle -- at least, that's what AMR Research predicted last August.
A security tool that identifies botnets and blocks attacks from these zombie networks is being made available by Trend Micro online in the software-as-a-service model.
IBM wants employees who work in Second Life and other virtual online worlds to be on their best behaviour.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will defend against copyright-infringement allegations on Wednesday, when his lawyers ask a judge to dismiss a complaint filed by three former classmates of Zuckerberg who say he stole the idea for the social-networking site while they attended Harvard University.
Short of strip searching employees every time they walk out the door, there's probably nothing Boeing could have done to prevent the alleged data theft that has a former employee facing criminal charges, security expert Bruce Schneier says.
Warnings from analysts that the iPhone is not suitable for businesses are not stopping one CRM vendor from porting its product onto Apple's popular consumer device.
An upgrade to IBM's Unix server operating system enhances security and virtualization capabilities, while providing continuous application availability even during planned downtimes.
Oracle released a major upgrade of its database management system for grid computing Wednesday, promising customers hundreds of new features including the ability to patch without taking systems offline, simplified application testing, and several green upgrades, such as compression of data, to make it three times smaller.
Cisco co-founder Len Bosack is launching a company that claims it will bring "fundamental change to worldwide telecommunications" with an optical transport system allowing IT departments to easily and quickly deploy in-house metropolitan optical networks that make efficient use of space and power.
Any chief security officer can tell you there's a fine line between managing risk and fostering innovation. And the CSO's relationship with the company's CIO largely determines where that line is drawn.
A product released by Nexidia last week assesses the spoken language skills of call center employees, helping businesses make sure customers can understand customer service representatives, particularly those based outside the United States.
Nearly one in three teenagers who use the Internet say they have been harassed online by "cyberbullies" who spread rumors, post embarrassing pictures, make private conversations public and even send threatening messages.
A new IBM product tackles the problems associated with managing and reporting on metadata, which has implications for regulatory compliance, business intelligence, service-oriented architecture and data integration projects.