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Alfresco 4.0 will offer CMS as SaaS in the cloud

Alfresco has upgraded its namesake product to work with multiple clients and to interact with a wider range of form factors in anticipation of offering its open source content management software as a service, the company announced this morning.
Cisco CTO: Software integration will drive intelligent networks

Networking giant Cisco plans to make software one of the company's ?core competencies?, with the aim of creating a networking operating system that is more intelligent and contextualised.
US Federal Reserve contractor charged with source code theft

A US Federal Reserve contractor has been charged with copying the source code of software that keeps track of large exchanges of money between US government agencies.
CA revamps Clarity project management interface

CA Technologies has updated its CA Clarity Project Portfolio Management (PPM) software with a new user interface, one that the company hopes will appeal to a broader set of business users.
Apple iPhone 4S consumes twice the data of iPhone 4

iPhone 4S users consume twice as much data as iPhone 4 users, signalling that operators will have to continue to battle with growing data volumes, according to a report published by network management software vendor Arieso.
Microsoft issues Duqu vulnerability fix on Patch Tuesday

Microsoft included a Duqu vulnerability fix as 13 security updates were issued on Patch Tuesday - one less than expected - that patched 19 vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office and Windows Media Player.
Consumer tech in the enterprise threatens IT maturity: report

Adoption of cloud-based applications and software-as-a-service (SaaS) in the enterprise could undermine efforts over recent years to boost security, compliance and basic infrastructure and application management - IT maturity - according to new research.
SAP boosts cloud offering with $3.4bn SuccessFactors deal

SAP is paying $3.4 billion (£2.2 billion) cash for SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human capital management tools.
Oracle adds cloud support to WebLogic application server

For the new release of its WebLogic, Oracle has tailored the enterprise Java application server so that it can be used more easily in cloud deployments.
Microsoft say hackers launch millions of Java exploits

Hackers continue to launch attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Oracle's Java software in record numbers, Microsoft said.

Latest Features

Apple requirements for mobile device management software

Anyone wanting to buy mobile-device management (MDM) software to manage Apple iOS devices will find they need a special digital certificate from Apple to activate it, a requirement that doesn't apply to the same MDM software that would be used to manage Google Android devices, for instance.
Retailers' IT infrastructure gets a Christmas boost

With Christmas a few days away, many of us are now finally starting to get into the festive spirit, but for most high street shops and online retailers, preparations started months ago. Not only have they had to prepare their stock and take on extra staff to maintain service levels during the Christmas period, but they have also had to prepare their IT infrastructure for the busiest time of the year.
Five ways you can extend your current storage gear

Recent flooding in Thailand has affected many hard drive manufacturers, resulting in price hikes for hard drives of as much as 50 to 100 percent. How long this will last is unclear, but in the meantime, you can postpone new purchases of storage gear by implementing these methods to help reduce unnecessary files, reduce the space used on the system, and allow for expansion with existing systems.
The worst passwords of 2011

Internet users never learn. No matter how many times we hear about obvious, hackable passwords, people keep using them. And the situation doesn't seem to be getting better.
The solution to legacy application woes

Legacy applications are one of the most difficult issues to face within IT. A rip-and-replace approach is expensive and thus difficult to justify; plus, it tends to interrupt operations. Meanwhile, the ageing software lingers in accounting's ledgers, overstays its welcome in sales and causes poor network performance throughout the organisation.
Extending the life of your data centre

Bumping up against the life expectancy of your data centre? Use these best practices to delay a costly expansion.
Five types of rogue IT admins to guard against

You can't survive without them. They wield enormous power over your systems, networks and data, the very lifeblood of your organisation. Few people outside IT have any understanding of what they do, and fewer still exercise any oversight over their actions.
How iPads are taking enterprise by storm

As global accounts director at Altus, Michelle Klatt's job is to visit Fortune 500 companies and demonstrate her firm's video management software. When the iPad came out a year ago, she was all over it.
Smartphones in the enterprise: A changing landscape

As recently as a year ago, many enterprises couldn't have imagined that the iPhone would now be second place in terms of security features that enterprises require, behind only the BlackBerry and ahead of Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.
What next for Novell?

In an era of technology consolidation, the questions raised by Novell's sale to Attachmate for $2.2 billion ought to be a familiar: Users can only wonder what may happen to Novell's deep and extensive enterprise product lines.

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