In a significant boost to its Information on Demand play and the latest in a string of acquisitions this year, IBM has picked up Business Intelligence specialist Cognos for a hefty US$5 billion.
What do Microsoft Windows users want for Christmas? According to feedback which has been leaked to the public about Windows 7, the codename for the version after Vista, most people want a mix of new features and the return of old favourites.
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) has signed on with enterprise content management provider, Objective in a major deal for the company.
Speaking at the annual Openworld conference, Oracle has launched its new ‘Oracle VM’ server virtualization software that supports both Oracle and non-Oracle applications.
Mozilla Corp. blocked access to its servers late last week when a rumour that the Firefox 3.0 beta was out appeared on Digg.com, leading to Mozilla’s developer servers being swamped by a multitude of users looking for the update.
Oracle has announced a new platform for its Siebel CRM Mobile service this week, delivering customer relationship management capabilities to BlackBerry handsets.
According to a new study from SunGard Availability Services, disaster recovery planning is failing to take staff into account when preparing for the worst.
With data centres reaching breaking point comes a changing job description for IT managers: One that incorporates mounting total cost of ownership (TCO) pressures requiring them to find new solutions to their most difficult challenges yet.
The worn “Is tape dead?” discussion is being prodded again this week by data backup, recovery and storage consolidation provider Evolving Solutions, only to be answered in much the same way as it has been to date.
