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Novell Bundle Addresses Identity Management
Rules-based access control, user provisioning and password management are parts of the bundle's compliance package. Novell says that the components are designed to make audits less time-consuming.
9/4/2008 6:00PM EST

BMC Develops Virtualization Product Line
A collection of nine programs comprises BMC's approach to virtualization management. Major ingredients include the ability to locate virtualized servers in various mainframe environments, and configuration and provisioning tools for all levels of the virtualization stack.
9/4/2008 4:00PM EST

Boosts to Virtualization Management Come to Raritan's CC-SG 4.0
Raritan has upgraded its CommandCenter Secure Gateway to automatically discover, log and report on events virtualized systems. Currently, the product still only supports VMware systems.
9/4/2008 2:59PM EST

Idera Launches PowerShell Beta
The PowerShell Plus Professional Edition combines a console with a script editor. It can script a variety of tasks related to managing systems and databases.
8/25/2008 8:30AM EST

Fanfare Looks to Simplify Testing
iTest 3.2 has an In-Grid Analysis feature that lets testers view the analysis rules associated with specific test steps, along with a new feature called Testbed Revolver that enables greater test bed sharing and improved transferability.
8/22/2008 2:06PM EST

Triumfant Creates Power Management Product
The Green IT Power Management Option Pack can detect when a computer is out of compliance with an energy management policy, and can ready shut-down computers for maintenance.
8/21/2008 4:00PM EST

Containing the E-Mail Explosion
With e-mail usage expected to rise by up to 40 percent on a year-over-year basis, companies can try to discourage employees from storing less-important e-mails and to create a firm policy to deal with e-mail management.
8/21/2008 12:00PM EST

New Processors and SSDs From Intel
Intel's new multicore processor line will be out before the end of the year, with faster paths to memory and more power efficiency. Intel is also launch a line of solid state drives.
8/20/2008 5:02PM EST

Intel Certification Available as a Service
A service was started in April by Intel and SpikeSource to give certification to ISVs to develop on multicore platforms. Today, that service has gone public, and the two companies hope to grow an already sizable subscriber base.
8/20/2008 1:00PM EST

SharePoint Technical Conference Announced
This coming January, the SharePoint Technology Conference in Burlingame, Calif., will provide IT companies the resources and expertise to make the most out of SharePoint implementations.
8/18/2008 1:30PM EST

Perforce Polishes Its Imaging
The visual differencing functionality in Perforce's SCM has been upgraded to allow side-by-side comparisons of changes to images. It is compatible with Adobe and Microsoft products.
8/18/2008 8:30AM EST

It Takes a Human Touch for Businesses to Succeed
A study released by the Human Capital Institute and IBM finds that managers lack skills necessary to get the most out of their people, despite recognition by companies that these skills are important.
8/15/2008 3:50PM EST

Aladdin Solution Rubs IP Thieves the Wrong Way
Java Archives files can be made even more secure thanks to Aladdin's Java Envelope. It allows users to implement licensing restrictions, copy protection and reverse-engineering protection.
8/13/2008 5:01PM EST

Researchers Eye the Cloud for Combating Malware
The University of Michigan is spearheading an experimental program to test cloud computing's ability to detect malware. So far, it's yielding results, with researchers claiming that the cloud method is 98 percent effective over traditional single-computer programs.
8/12/2008 8:30AM EST

What's Driving the Next-Generation Data Center?
The push to improve energy efficiency is driving new approaches to IT equipment architecture and best practices. Improvements in technology allow companies to apply techniques and standards they once only dreamed of.
8/11/2008 4:39PM EST

LinuxWorld Shares Stage With Data Centers
This week, in San Francisco, LinuxWorld and the Next Generation Data Center conference shared the same space. Here is a collection of announcements and presentations from both.
8/7/2008 4:13PM EST

Microsoft's Midori to Sandbox Apps for Increased Security
The Midori project, Microsoft's effort to design a post-Windows, next-generation operating system, is projected to offer memory access control, to protect against privilege elevation attacks and to enforce least-privilege computing.
8/5/2008 11:00AM EST

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008
Microsoft today announced the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008, which includes new features such as support for policy-based management, auditing, and advanced reporting and analysis services.
8/6/2008 3:12PM EST

StackSafe Steps Into Virtualized Environments
StackSafe has made it easier to import virtualized infrastructure components, using the upgraded version of its Test Center IT operations testing product. The product can also measure the performance of virtual machines using VMware ESX Server.
8/6/2008 3:00PM EST

IBM Focuses on Big Linux Systems
Multiple announcements from IBM and other companies favored large systems and making Linux work within IBM-based enterprises. IBM also open-sourced clustering code and updated virtualization software for its System z computers.
8/6/2008 8:00AM EST

IPBrick Lays Unified Communications Foundation
The new version of the company's unified communications Linux distribution brings voice communication, text messages and faxes into a single server. Faxes can be sent and received via e-mail.
8/5/2008 6:00PM EST

Computing Becomes a Matter of State
Jeffrey Birnbaum's keynote at LinuxWorld offered a glimpse into the future of grid computing, with a road map to successfully moving state off of servers and into a central repository.
8/5/2008 3:00PM EST

nSuite Buy Secures Symantec Virtual Workspaces
Symantec will build out its portfolio of virtualization security and management technologies with its acquisition of nSuite. nSuite's technology will provide Symantec presentation virtual technology.
8/5/2008 1:42PM EST

Microsoft Maps Out Migration From Windows
Internal documents reveal that Microsoft is carefully mapping out migration strategies to move customers from Windows to a new legacy-free environment. Virtualization and a composite application model that permits applications to be hosted by both OSes are keys to the strategy.
7/31/2008 12:45PM EST

HP, Intel and Yahoo Work Together on the Cloud
The announced Cloud Computing Test Bed is a research effort combining the efforts of industry and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The test bed will allow users to build and launch their applications on a hosted platform.
8/1/2008 4:00PM EST

A New Spin on Old Job Schedulers
OpsWise, a California-based startup, is readying an enterprise-ready job scheduler that is multi-platform and has modern features built in, not cobbled on. Features include a Web-based interface and integrated reporting capabilities.
8/1/2008 8:30AM EST

Microsoft's Plans for Post-Windows OS Revealed
A componentized non-Windows operating system is in the works at Microsoft, one that could eventually phase out Windows. The OS features asynchronous-only architecture built for task concurrency.
7/29/2008 1:15PM EST

Compuware Helps Handle Mainframe Developer Shuffle
Abend-AID 11 comes with a new Web interface that adds more modern and agile technologies to the traditional green screen of mainframes. The new version also has improved root-cause analysis for COBOL programs.
7/29/2008 5:00PM EST

Avocent Updates IT Business Management Suite
Avocent yesterday released Version 7.2.5 of Touchpaper IT Business Management suite, which the company claims will reduce the time required to manage new releases, boosting productivity gains.
7/29/2008 11:00AM EST

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