September 2004

September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Seminars aim to clarify licence issues

IT managers can get a free refresher course in the complexities of software licensing next month. Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Making measurement meaningful for business managers

What Business Really Wants From IT Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Strategy Clinic The best ways to link your branch offices

I look after IT for an independent chain of 14 estate agencies. In IT terms each branch operates as a discrete unit. Now we want... Continue Reading

September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
ASPs remain an enigma to SMEs

The majority of small businesses are unaware of the role played by Application Service Providers (ASPs), according to a new... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to support Indian languages

Red Hat's Enterprise Linux 4 products, scheduled for release early next year, will support five Indian languages, reflecting the... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
An SME conundrum

Despite being well-suited to convergence, SMEs are reluctant to install such systems. Resellers must be more convincing of its... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
iSCSI kit brings Sans within reach of SMEs

New iSCSI networking technology promises to cut the cost of storage area networking, bringing it within reach of smaller... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Hitachi targets SMEs with bundled San and McData iSCSI switch

Hitachi Data Systems has partnered with McData to offer small-and medium-sized enterprises a lower-cost alternative for Fibre... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
How can I improve standard documents?

SME strategy special: Expert advice on desktop office productivity applications Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Microsoft: Revolutionising enterprise application software?

Microsoft intends to build a dominant position in the business applications market for small and medium-sized businesses with its... Continue Reading

September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
HP StorageWorks additions tempt SMEs

Hewlett-Packard has added two more products to its StorageWorks Modular Smart Array (MSA) family and created four packaged... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Global back-up service targets SMEs

Toronto-based Global Data Vaulting has unveiled a managed data backup service targeting businesses of all sizes. Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
SMEs to be offered IT security guidelines

The police and leading businesses have asked IT professionals for their feedback on new IT security guidelines for small and... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Could your firm use open source software?

SMEs are discovering the cost gains to be had from deploying open source software, but only after doing an impact analysis to see... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
SCO targets SMEs with Linux licence

The SCO Group is extending its intellectual property licence for Linux to small and medium businesses in the UK, US, Italy and... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Now SCO is demanding Linux licence payments from SMEs

Legal experts adivse Linux users not to be pressurised into buying a licence form SCO. Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Microsoft releases 'bare bones' CRM package for SMEs

Microsoft has finally released its customer relationship management package in the UK - the next phase in the company's plan to... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Analysts warn of lock-in dangers as Microsoft previews Longhorn

Microsoft developers' conference Bill Gates introduces Longhorn as a platform for IT integration, promotes a 'stateless' working... Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Scottish broadband: More than a highland fling

Satellite broadband is helping businesses in the Scottish highlands and islands stay connected. Continue Reading
September 30, 2004 30 Sep'04
Bigger is not better: manage applications to deliver improved network performance

Over the past few years organisations have come to expect more from their networks. Continue Reading

How to become a CIO thought leader

Experts discuss how CIOs and IT leaders can utilize successful thought leadership to distinguish and promote either their ...

Adobe, Uber on the challenges of digital transformation

Digital transformation initiatives may be all the rage in the enterprise, but they also pose significant challenges to CIOs and ...

Cloud migration failures and how to prevent them

Companies are moving more applications than ever to the cloud, but many of these initiatives fail. Learn how to avoid making your...

SearchSecurity

Another CCleaner attack hits Avast supply chain

Avast said it stopped an attempted supply chain attack targeting its CCleaner software, but experts say all enterprises should be...

Combat the human aspect of risk with insider threat awareness

When it comes to insider threat awareness and prevention, enterprises would be wise to marry a people-centric approach with a ...

Forcepoint Web Security offering reaches for the edge

Forcepoint has delivered a web-based security tool leveraging elastic cloud gateway technology that allows admins to access ...

SearchNetworking

Edge computing use cases and drivers to watch

Edge computing use cases span across multiple industry sectors, including manufacturing, retail and medical. The motives for ...

Discover 5 key cloud networking basics for your organization

Clear away the fog, and explore these five key cloud networking fundamentals -- such as models, challenges and tools -- you need ...

Transform network management with a network automation strategy

Enterprises can employ a network automation strategy to provide some stability for network management and monitoring. Automation,...

SearchDataCenter

Improve server rack physical security with ISO standards

Safeguarding information access is essential to data center operations. With ISO Standard 27001 and the right locking mechanisms,...

Essential private cloud migration steps

Executive buy-in, application evaluation and tool configuration are all important parts of cloud selection. With these steps, ...

IBM quantum computers' usefulness in sight -- using binoculars

IBM's Bob Sutor discusses Big Blue's new quantum systems and computation center, the realities of quantum computing today and how...

SearchDataManagement

Open source database use is a growing trend

Study shows that more users are using open source software for data management, with most organizations using more than one ...

Databricks contributes Delta Lake to the Linux Foundation

Databricks has found a new home at the Linux Foundation for its open source Delta Lake data lake project, in a bid to help grow a...

Apache Rya matures open source triple store database

Open source triple store database technology used by the U.S. Navy moves forward as a stable, mature project at the Apache ...