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New iPad generates goodwill with enterprise IT departments and users

The new third-generation Apple iPad is generally a hit with a sampling of enterprise users, based on quick reactions from half a dozen IT professionals and consultants. All like the greatly enhanced display, the graphics processing boost and 4G LTE wireless support.
IBM Security Role and Policy Modeler eases security operations

IBM have announced an identity-management analytics tool that eases what can be a tedious job for information-technology managers - defining roles for employees in order to establish policy-based access to a network and application resources.
Oracle patch batch affects 'hundreds' of products

Oracle is set to release 76 patches affecting hundreds of its products as well as Java SE.
Oracle opens virtual desktops to iPad

Oracle has introduced an iPad app that will allow users to access their Oracle virtual desktops, the company announced Wednesday.
HP looks to shut out Oracle with Salesforce deal

HP could be ready to kick out Oracle Siebel and choose Salesforce
Oracle and Microsoft prepare security patches

Microsoft and Oracle will have IT departments busy next week with both issueing major patches.
Oracle releases Solaris 9/10 update with virtualisation enhancements

Solaris gets enhancements to virtualisation capabilities, performance, security, and scalability.
Oracle set to announce Fusion Applications at OpenWorld

Oracle's upcoming OpenWorld conference is set to broadly feature its long-awaited Fusion Applications, according to newly released agenda information for the show, which is scheduled for September 19-23 in San Francisco.
Oracle boasts about sales, development numbers

An Oracle executive at OpenWorld cited the amount of products shipped, while the company also detailed developer plans
Move legacy applications to the Amazon cloud

Enterprises can rewrite legacy applications and move them to the Amazon cloud with a new product from a vendor called Queplix.

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Why Sybase was worth $6 billion to SAP

Few companies get a chance at a second life. When John Chen signed on as CEO of Sybase in 1998, the database software vendor was, in Chen's own words, "a very, very dead company." Once a strong competitor to Oracle, Sybase had lost its way, in part because it missed the opportunity to enter the enterprise application market Oracle now leads.
Sun's stars: Where are they now? And why did they leave?

A massive exodus of Sun's senior executives raises questions on how development and innovation can continue under Oracle ownership.
Network managers grow wise to apps

As everything gets networked, you can't rely anymore on the apps guys to do all the performance management.
Juniper gets application-aware

After its $470 million investment in WAN application acceleration, we quiz Juniper's European VP on just how the company will combine that with its other technology strands.
Tools to tap legacy data

Mainframe users may think they've been forgotten by the mainstream software community but much activity remains.
Going nowhere

There's a growing need for mobile-based business applications, but the big vendors have been slow to truly embrace the technology fully.
Mobile synchronisers take on the middleware giants

RIM and Good want to handle more than just email. How will the established players respond?
Ten steps to a wireless enterprise

Devices, apps and infrastructure are all getting better. Analyst Mark Lowenstein offers a 10-point guide to making mobile data part of your data-centre
Companies keen to embrace managed VPNs

The trend towards managed VPNs has a lot of benefits for users, but there are also some disadvantages to consider.
Comparing licensing models

It's easy to be taken in by the subtleties of licensing agreements, so what should you be looking out for?

How-tos

Case Study: Simplify the workplace with IT data centre consolidation (part 2)

How to scale up to enterprise class

Outsourcing looks good

Case Study: Pitney Bowes pushes the envelope (with wireless CRM)

Case Study: Wireless apps should stick with text

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