Not just for disasters anymore
Backup and failover databases find new uses beyond recovery.
New malware holds hard drives hostage
Is your company next? Booz Allen Hamilton and Hewlett-Packard are among those which recently had desktop data encrypted and held for ransom, charges a British Internet security provider.
Could Common Criteria be better with vendor input?
Symantec's director of product certifications charged that it might be more relevant if software vendors had input into the standard's development process.
IBM software qualifies to fight terrorism
The IBM Global Name Scoring software has been qualified under the guidelines set by the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002.
Feeling the need for speed
More agencies kick tires on in-memory technologies that boost database efficiency.
GSA issues RFI for semantic versed vendors
GSA issued a Request for Information relating to the semantic representation of knowledge.
Software AG buys WebMethods
Software AG will acquire WebMethods Inc., a provider of business integration software, in an all-cash deal of about $546 million.
Worlds collide
ERP and SOA start to play together.
Oracle's $3B acquisition of Hyperion: 'A rough road ahead?'
Oracle's planned purchase of Hyperion may result in software that allows government customers to more easily merge strategic plans with operational data, though industry observers also worry about integration issues.
Super saver
DOE leads race to build fast, global file system.
Energy Star launches server initiative
Now that it has received presidential approval, the Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program has kicked off its study on the feasibility of building more energy-efficient servers.
Sun opens Java
Sun Microsystems Inc. will post the source code to various pieces of Java over the next few months at Java.net.
Vista OS released
The next generation of Microsoft's Windows operating system is now in the hands of computer makers.
Interoperability is the focus of Microsoft Novell partnership
Many industry observers agree that the partnership between Microsoft Corp. and Novell Inc. could potentially benefit the shops that run a mixture of Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.
Feds getting comfortable with SOA
Federal agency program managers and other IT professionals are becoming well-acquainted with the concept of service-oriented architecture, according to a new report.
Federal pension corporation embarks on SOA work
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has awarded a four-year, $6 million contract to Keane Inc. to aid in various projects related to service-oriented architecture.
Microsoft relents on open documents
Microsoft Corp.'s new-found support for opening and saving Office documents in an open format could have a big impact on how government and industry organizations archive data and exchange information among multiple systems.
DOD report advocates open-source approach for software acquisition
A recently released Defense Department report on technology development methodologies advocates more use of open-source software and suggests ways it can be incorporated into the procurement cycle.
Microsoft offers plug-in for Office document conversion
Microsoft Corp. said it is working on a set of plug-ins that would allow Microsoft Office applications to open and save documents in the Open Document Format.
Google unveils federal search engine
Google Inc. has launched a search site to help both government employees and citizens find government material on the Web.
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