VMware fires back at Oracle's VM performance claims
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said Wednesday the company will provide benchmark numbers to back its claims, but as of Friday, those figures were not available. Read more...

OpenWorld: Hyperion remains core to Oracle's BI roadmap

OpenWorld: VMware says Oracle licensing, not support, is the issue

Oracle execs discuss Web 2.0 plans, Fusion's time frame

Researcher: Half a million database servers have no firewall

OpenWorld kicks off with SNL alumni skits, mellow Ellison

OpenWorld: Cisco helps speed up Oracle 11g across servers

Oracle's Phillips: Our software is integrated but open

Problem-Driver DB Ticketed for Security Flaws

Update: Some users fear long-term effects of IBM-Cognos deal

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Mending the DBA-storage manager relationship
Database administrators represent a key set of "customers" to storage managers, but they can be somewhat demanding. Oracle recently introduced a tool called the Oracle ILM Assistant that may help bridge the gap between storage specification and configuration details dictated by database administrators and the turf of storage managers.

Face Social Networks' Risks
Social networks pose security, privacy and compliance risks for business, Mark Hall learns.

Keep Tabs on Your Web Rep
Do you know what's being said about your company or products online? The Salience Engine does, says Mark Hall.

Coming Soon: The Mother of All Genealogy Databases
Web 2.0 technology, including social networking, is being employed to enable people to make family connections and document them online into massive, growing and shared databases.

Traffic problem finds cell phone solution
An Indian initiative will use a geo-spatial application, built on an open-source foundation, to monitor traffic congestion for police, drivers and cell phone providers.

Not So Unique
Frankly Speaking: Social Security numbers are not that unique and certainly not that secure. It's time IT dumped them, advises Frank Hayes.

A Culture of Convenience
Google's change of its cookie expiration policy got Frank Hayes thinking about IT's "insecure culture of convenience."

With records retention, it's better to be consistently wrong
Even if companies misinterpret existing laws and create the wrong policy that destroys requested data, regulators won't hold them responsible the first time an infraction occurs as long as they change their policies going forward.

DBAs reveal how they rev their database without spending a fortune
Database administrators have a flock of new products to choose from right now, but hardware problems and glitches elsewhere in the system can negate version improvements. Computerworld talked to DBAs balancing the new products with the old realities.

Hans Keller: An IT Exec Finds Perfect Waters

Consumer devices and services pose threats to security and infrastructure stability. Which are the worst, and what can you do about it? We asked usability experts to compare the iPhone with two competitors to see if Apple's device matches its hype. They came up with an unequivocal answer. Can Apple make even a spreadsheet cool? Our reviewer examines the new office productivity suite for the Mac.
With IT's unfettered access to both professional and personal data, should "follow your conscience" be part of the job description?

Reviews, analyses, how-tos, visual tours, hot issues and predictions about Microsoft's new OS.

More Continuing Coverage After 9/11: Homeland SecurityAsk a Premier 100 IT LeaderBlackBerry Legal BattleData Security BreachesElectronic VotingFirefoxH-1B VisasHP's Boardroom ScandalHandheld DevicesHurricane Katrina AftermathMicrosoft Legal IssuesMicrosoft's VistaOpen SourceRFID TechnologySCO's Linux FightSarbanes-Oxley ActSpamVoice Over IPWi-FiWindows Meta File VulnerabilityWindows XP Service Pack 2

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