Stories by Brian Fonseca

Handhelds the next virus target?

Symantec will introduce this week Symantec AntiVirus for Handhelds, mobile device-residing software designed to detect malicious code for the Palm and Pocket PC platforms

CA readies Managing-on-Demand SDK

Computer Associates International Inc. is putting the finishing touches on a SDK designed to help customers get their arms around and implement the software giant’s on-demand management technology.

Computer Associates tackles Web services management

In an effort to overcome complexities associated with Web services management, Computer Associates on Monday introduced Unicenter Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) 1.0, a tool designed to automatically discover and monitor Web services.

McAfee chases IPS prize

Network Associates is setting the table to make a run at fellow large-scale security vendors by marrying intrusion detection systems to intrusion prevention systems

McAfee Desktop Firewall 8 locks policies

In an effort to help customers identify and isolate potential blended threats to their network infrastructure before damage can be caused, McAfee on Monday unveiled McAfee Desktop Firewall 8 featuring a new quarantine capability.

HP touts Adaptive Enterprise advantages

Trying to convince its customers that disparate software and hardware impediments can be transformed into manageability and control tools powering a dynamically shifting infrastructure, Hewlett-Packard opened its HP Software Forum here on Monday with an overview of rewards and challenges to grasp that goal.

Salesforce recruits integration muscle

Poised to dive into unfamiliar application deployment waters, Salesforce.com is recruiting some heavy hitters to help the hosted CRM vendor stay afloat.

NetScreen and Trend Micro tie AV knot

Firewall maker NetScreen Technologies announced on Wednesday a joint development agreement to integrate its full appliance suite with Trend Micro’s anti-virus and content inspection technology in the latter half of this year.

Netegrity and Tivoli expand ID reach

Identity management vendors, including Netegrity Inc. and Tivoli Systems Inc., are bringing new products into an increasingly crowded arena.

PeopleSoft embraces Linux

In a move that boosts its customers' OS options, PeopleSoft will announce on Tuesday that it is exploding its Linux support from one application to more than 170 applications running on the open-source OS. To help ease its shift toward the Linux community, PeopleSoft has tabbed IBM as its primary Linux technology partner.

Microsoft looks to tie SUS, frameworks

Microsoft revealed an effort to align with systems management vendors to integrate its SUS (Software Update Services) into their frameworks, with the goal of easing Windows patch management installation and configuration.

The IPS question

Security customers aren't the only ones debating whether IDSes (intrusion prevention systems) can deliver on their promises of preventative security -- IDS vendors are also trying to figure out how to deal with a technology that threatens the core of their business strategy.

XML the supply-chain missing link

A group of panelists at the InfoWorld CTO Forum discussed the possibilities that documentation armed with XML could result in a sagging supply-chain management model being stressed by customers’ desires for immediate returns and applications sorely in need of stronger integration.

IBM taps Cognos to solidify BI direction

IBM and Cognos on Tuesday unveiled a multiyear joint development agreement designed to provide Big Blue's products and services with a tighter framework for business intelligence and financial management, and integrated planning.

SAP rolls out five offerings for SMBs

In an effort to bolster a stronger level of specificity for its SMB (small to midsize business) clientele, SAP AG unveiled a quintet of new mySAP All-in-One products this week geared directly toward industry-centric areas.