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Cray Courts the Big-Data Market

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

But do we still need supercomputers when we have Hadoop?

How to Evaluate Enterprise Search Options

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

An enterprise search platform delivers many benefits, including improved employee productivity, but there are dozen of vendors and three different approaches -- specialized, integrated and detached -- to consider. Here's how to find the product that best fits your company's search requirements.

Something Fishy About Google Chrome's Safe Browsing API, Lab Says

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

A research firm that measures the security effectiveness of browsers noticed something it thought might be fishy with the way Chrome was doing things. Turns out, there may currently be a privacy concern about Google's use of end user IP addresses as part of its Safe Browsing API.

For 'Malware As a Service' Merchants, Business is Booming

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

They are well organized. They pay close attention to product quality, working hard to make it effective and scalable. They are all about customer service, providing after-sales support. They even solicit the help of their customers in product development.

Microsoft Reveals Launch Date for Next-Generation SQL Server 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

But it's not clear when the release will be generally available

Enough Defense: is it Time for an IT Security Offensive?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Frustrated with the seemingly impossible task of protecting their networks, more security pros are ready to take the fight to the attackers.

Tableau Revamps Its BI Visualization Tools with User-Centric Focus

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Tableau 7.0 is geared at getting BI into the hands of more users

Clamor for Cloud Apps Increases Corporate Data Breach Risk

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Vendor analysis of network and application traffic shows poorly managed remote access tools and traffic flowing outside port 80 are rampant.

Oracle Updates TimeTen in-Memory Database, Aims At SAP HANA

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Performance, scalability and analytic capabilities are the key new features in TimesTen 11g Release 2.

Oracle Reveals Pricing for Its SAP HANA Rival Exalytics, Signaling Imminent Release

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Both systems incorporate in-memory computing engines

Oracle Partners with Cloudera for Hadoop Appliance

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Announced last September, the Oracle Big Data Appliance is ready for purchase

Passwords Aren't Dead, Though Maybe Yours Should Be

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Despite all those "death to passwords" chants, some say it's still a solid form of authentication -- when users aren't being stupid about theirs.

Government Engineers Actively Plan for Cyberwar

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Governments are arming themselves to their cyber-teeth with offensive and counter-defense cyber weapons, and there's little enterprises can do to avoid the fray.

Watching the Watchers

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

While there's no single fix, a number of experts weigh-in on how to make certain those with privileged access don't abuse it.

Oracle Q2 Net Income Jumps 17 Percent, but Hardware Sales Slump

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Still, sales of Oracle's specialized hardware-software appliances grew rapidly in the quarter, according to CEO Larry Ellison