IT Management
C|net, 6/9/04: Start-up hooks into HP's OpenView
Start-up software company Relicore has created links between its own configuration management software and Hewlett-Packard's OpenView systems management suite. Relicore's software creates a visual map of the technology gear installed in corporate data centers and is designed to help companies spot errors that arise from dependencies between different components. The product integration with HP, which will be announced Monday at HP's OpenView customer conference, will let customers use HP network monitoring programs to view changes to software and server configurations.
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Forrestor Press Release, 6/9/04: Forrester: CIO Optimism And IT Spending Outlook Increase Over Q1 2004
Results Of Second Quarterly CIO Confidence Poll
Cambridge, Mass., June 8, 2004 . . . IT spending for 2004 is off to a strong start, according to two studies from Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR). Forrester's latest CIO Confidence Poll showed more optimistic outlooks among CIOs for their businesses, which translated into a higher proportion of CIOs expecting to outspend their IT budgets. At the same time, Forrester's analysis of government data on IT investment and Q1 vendor revenues showed stronger-than-expected spending on computers and software, causing Forrester to raise its 2004 US IT spending forecast to 6 percent growth over 2003 levels.
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Security
Gartner, 6/3/04: Enterprise Firewalls: Technology Overview
The nature of threats to the enterprise has changed. Networks connected to the Internet need firewalls more than ever — not yesterday’s firewall, but multiple firewalls with integrated central security administration.
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Computerworld, 6/8/04: Microsoft releases monthly security patches
They include updates for versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
News Story by Paul Roberts
Microsoft Corp. released software updates for versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and warned customers about a security vulnerability in a Windows component called IDirectPlay4, which is used to support multiplayer network games.
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Otherwise
The Wall Street Journal, 6/9/04: Let the Sun Shine In? Fluorescents Drive Some Workers Batty
George Tobia's lighting epiphany came 13 years ago when, sitting in his office as the setting sun cast a rosy glow, it occurred to him to turn off the 12 fluorescent bulbs over his head. Suddenly awash in natural light, he said to himself, "This feels so good."
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