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Maximizer’s Gains Bolster Sales Forces
Maximizer Software Inc.’s latest version of its namesake CRM application capably addresses past versions’ shortcomings in reporting and integration with Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook. Although Maximizer 8.0, which shipped last month, is a mature product, the addition of reporting and group calendaring in this edition makes it a much better customer relationship management tool for small…
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Shape Up Your Data!
Increased regulatory oversight that mandates better corporate control of data at the heart of enterprises is forcing some CIOs and IT managers to take a hard look at the consequences of leaving in place systems with inadequate data retention and disaster recovery capabilities. To help ease that burden, vendors such as IBM and Permabit Inc.…
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Blocking Rogue Access Points in Real Time With AirMagnet
AirMagnet Inc. on Monday released a new version of its WLAN security solution, which now is capable of detecting, tracing and blocking rogue access points in real time to help protect the integrity of corporate wireless networks. AirMagnet Distributed 4.0 comprises a set of remote sensors throughout the customer’s network, along with a central server.…
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Sun Opens Its Java Network StackTo Some
As executive vice president for software at Sun Microsystems, Inc., Jonathan Schwartz isn’t exactly a neophyte when it comes to dealing with the press. But he wasn’t prepared for the press reception he got in Beijing recently when a Chinese deputy minister, flanked by a phalanx of some 100 reporters, heartily thanked him for the…
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‘We Did Nothing Wrong’: Why Software Quality Matters
Victor Garcia considers himself lucky to be alive. Three years ago, a combination of cancer and miscalculation almost killed him. In November of 2000, Garcia and 27 other patients at the National Cancer Institute in Panama were jolted with massive overdoses of gamma rays partly due to limitations of the computer program that guided use…
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Cramming on Oracle 10g
Got two days and $1,000? If so, Oracle University promises to get you up and running on Oracle 10g without a hitch. Read the full story at SearchOracle.com. Check out eWEEK.com’s Database Center at http://database.eweek.com for the latest database news, views and analysis.