Friday | 5 September, 2008
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Customer churn costing Australian business $1.5 billion a year 21/04/2008 12:54:54
Customer churn is spreading beyond the banking and telco sectors costing Australian business more than $A1.5 billion a year. - +
Why HP sticks to the software-for-the-CIO strategy 01/04/2008 09:16:02
The first thing they told us when a group of local media sat down with the head of HP's worldwide software division last week is that the company has a policy of not discussing its competitors. This, despite the fact that one of them happily answered my questions about the BMC takeover of BladeLogic a week or two ago, and despite the fact that the executive in question, Tom Hogan, wasted no time in bringing up IBM. - +
MasterCard's robust data centre: priceless 01/04/2008 07:05:47
If a severe tornado touches down in the US, west of St. Louis, you might have trouble using your MasterCard. - +
BMC to buy BladeLogic for $US800 million 18/03/2008 08:18:11
BMC Software said Monday that it intends to purchase BladeLogic, a maker of data center automation software, for US$28 per share in cash, or about $US800 million. - +
Linux start-up launches server provisioning software 13/03/2008 09:21:02
Linux systems management start-up LinMin launched this week by making its first software product designed to ease the provisioning of Linux systems available for download. - +
What ever happened to network management? 05/03/2008 11:23:27
Enterprise Management Associates is back again after a year of absence, this time on a monthly basis. We've really missed your dialog and comments, and hopefully we've been missed as well. As before, this column will focus on network management trends as they fit into the bigger IT management landscape - focusing from time to time on application performance, or SLM versus BSM, or new approaches to asset management, or trends like CMDB adoption as they may affect the NOC. - +
For Web apps, get a service guarantee 05/03/2008 10:26:32
As software-as-a-service (SAAS) adoption rises in the workplace, business managers mustn't overlook a key issue when selecting a Web-hosted applications suite: a service-level agreement. - +
Novell bids $205 million for virtualization management firm 26/02/2008 07:02:40
Novell Monday announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire for $US205 million PlateSpin, a maker of tools to help companies adopt, extend and manage server virtualization in the data center. - +
Microsoft delays service desk tool again 13/02/2008 08:37:30
Early this week Microsoft said it was again pushing out the release date of the problem resolution software it plans to add to its System Center lineup of management tools. - +
Chemical giant set to begin identity management rollout 06/02/2008 08:02:59
BMC Australia has won a deal with explosives, chemicals and paint making giant Orica to provide automated employee identity management to accelerate the productivity of new employees. - +
Symantec dumps application performance management business 21/01/2008 08:06:57
Symantec last week announced plans to sell its application performance management (APM) business. The business is based on technology Veritas (now owned by Symantec) acquired through its 2003 purchase of Precise Software Solutions.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #97: The Future of Enterprise Networking 25/07/2008 09:45:36
This week CW Live chats with Mark Thompson, global sales and marketing manager for HP ProCurve, on the future of the enterprise networking. Mark discusses the trends we can expect to see in the near future and how the right infrastructure can ensure your enterprise network is secure. - +
Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future.
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