Year: 2005
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Major Oracle Patch Covers Enterprise Products, Database Server
Categories: News and TrendsOracle has released a set of 49 patches that addresses new flaws in multiple versions of its Database Server, Application Server, Collaboration Suite, E-Business and Applications, and Enterprise Manager products. The patches are available on OTN (the Oracle Technology Network). The product flaws vary in terms of exploitability. Oracle Database has 12 flaws, including a… Read more
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Digest: News from Sun, Emulex, Atempo, Storactive, Habeas, StrongMail, SiliconSystems, Spare Backup
Categories: News and TrendsSun and Emulex team on storage solutions, Atempo agrees to resell Storactive’s data protection software, and Habeas and StrongMail try to improve e-mail delivery. Meanwhile, SiliconSystems expands its channel into Europe and Spare Backup establishes a reseller network for the first time. Sun to Sell Sun-Branded Fibre Channel HBAs from Emulex Sun Microsystems Inc. and… Read more
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Ingram Micro Acquires Home-Automation Products Distributor
Categories: News and TrendsDistributor Ingram Micro Inc. will pay up to $200 million for a consortium of 12 distributors that sell home-automation products for custom installations. The acquisition of AVAD Distributors will allow Ingram Micro, of Santa Ana, Calif., the world’s largest IT products distributor, to deeply entrench itself in the fast-growing home technology integration market. AVAD last… Read more
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Dual-Core Server Hits the Midmarket
Categories: Tech CompaniesDell Inc. and Silicon Graphics Inc. are bringing high-end technology to systems aimed at the low-end and midrange segments of the market. Dell this week is introducing its first server powered by Intel Corp.’s dual-core technology. Customers buying the PowerEdge SC430 will have the option of running it on Intel’s dual-core Pentium D chip. The… Read more
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Agile Tools Help Teams Hit SOA Targets
Categories: Tech CompaniesIf it’s not what you do for a living, it’s something you should think about paying someone else to do. Configuring, maintaining and updating a development team’s life-cycle management tool set seems like an excellent example, and Rally Software Development Corp.’s forthcoming Rally Release 5 looks like an attractive option for improved process quality —… Read more
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Security Opportunities Abound for VARs
Categories: News and TrendsThe term “security” is thrown around frequently in the IT channel these days, and with good reason. Security is one of the most promising business opportunities for VARs, integrators and service providers. But figuring out how to seize the opportunity is where it gets complicated. The perception of many end users notwithstanding, security is not… Read more