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uXcomm Brings SOA Flexibility to Management Framework
Systems management platform provider uXcomm on Jan. 17 will launch a new architecture and products based on it that are designed to be to management applications what SOA is to business applications. The new SOMA (Service-Oriented Management Architecture) and follow-on uXcomm XManage Server Edition and XManage Information Appliance Edition products based on SOMA are aimed…
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Oracle Plugs 51 DB, Server Holes
Oracle has released its first critical patch update for 2007, with fixes for a total of 51 security vulnerabilities in a wide range of enterprise products. The Redwood City, Calif., database server giant’s patch batch covers serious holes in Oracle Database, Oracle Application Server, Oracle Collaboration Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite and Applications, Oracle Enterprise Manager…
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Apps Vendors Announce New Retail-Based Software at NRF
Big-name business applications vendors—Microsoft, Oracle, Lawson and (on the business intelligence front) Cognos each made a splash with new software announcements at the National Retail Federation’s Big Show event in New York on Jan. 16. The bevy of new offerings could help businesses in the retail sector move forward with electronic initiatives. Microsoft, for example,…
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Sun to License OpenSolaris Under GPLv3
Sun Microsystems is set to license OpenSolaris under the upcoming GNU General Public License Version 3 in addition to the existing Common Development and Distribution License, sources close to the company have told eWEEK. OpenSolaris currently is licensed only under Sun’s CDDL, but company executives have previously floated the idea of a dual license with…
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Cisco Eyes Digital Signage
Cisco Systems is jumping into the growing digital signage market with the introduction of a new Digital Media Manager and Digital Media Player duo. With its entry, slated for Jan. 16, Cisco is declaring that digital signage is an emerging technology market that could represent a $1 billion business opportunity five to seven years down…
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Imprivata Protects Deal Registration, Ups Top Margins
Single sign-on vendor Imprivata has revamped its partner program creating tiers, enabling protected deal registration and upping top margins from 30 to 35 percent. The change comes just two and a half years after the Lexington, Mass. company first introduced its flagship product to the market through a single-tier channel program with the same technical…
