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HP’s OpenView Select Identity Automates Tasks
Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday will roll out its OpenView Select Identity provisioning product, a new offering based on technology the company acquired earlier this year. The solution is one of the first pieces of HP’s new security strategy, a plan that comprises offerings in trustworthy systems, proactive security management and identity management. Like many of its…
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How to Negotiate With Microsoft
How you can negotiate better software licensing deals with Microsoft — even if your company recently signed a new contract with the Redmond software kingpin? The question is especially pertinent now, with many users’ three-year-old Software Assurance (SA) licensing deals set to expire on June 30. But negotiating a licensing deal with Microsoft is a…
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Industry Group Calls Microsoft’s Custom NT 4.0 Support ‘Victory’
While the planned obsolescence of Microsoft Corp’s Windows NT 4.0 comes as no surprise, still, some customers have been slow to hear the warning bell, especially in the financial services industry. So a non-profit group comes to the rescue, letting commerce—and the oh-so important security patches—continue unabated. But at a cost. BITS, a nonprofit consortium…
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NT 4 Is Ending, So Now What?
The end of NT’s days is finally upon us. For a brief moment, it looked like Microsoft might relent, as it did with Windows 98, and continue to deliver free support for NT. But alas, it was not to be. On June 30, if you’re still supporting NT Workstation users, you’re on your own. Microsoft…
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Financial Institutions Mixed on NT 4.0 Demise
The end of life for Windows NT 4.0 arrives at the end of June and Microsoft Corp. refuses to extend its support for the platform even a day longer. However, for many financial services firms and other enterprise customers, the platform is still referred to in present tense. According to one integration consultant with clients…
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Exhibitor Shortage Puts Brakes on Comdex
This fall’s Comdex show has been canceled as the organizers of the marquee IT event seek greater participation from large IT companies and evaluate ways to make it more relevant to technology buyers. Eric Faurot, vice president and general manager of Comdex for MediaLive, said the falloff in attendance was due in large part to…
