SAS embraces ETL
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE VENDOR SAS on Tuesday announced it is providing near real-time data warehousing and new integration capabilities through adaptors to IBM Websphere MQ, Microsoft MQ, and Tibco message queuing products. The adaptors are designed to deliver SAS data collection,…
Epicentric takes portals to the next level
Co-founders Ed Anuff and Oliver Muoto explain the concept of enterprise portal management EPICENTRIC IS A leading provider of corporate portals and one of the first companies to advocate the adoption of Web services. Today, corporate portals are evolving into…
See which sites are most related to your site
Search engine add-on provides interesting data Have you ever wondered which Web sites are most similar to your own site? Now you can see a graphical diagram of your site surrounded by these others, thanks to a new online graphing…
Interview: Jeff Raikes outlines the future role Of Office
Microsoft’s group vice president discusses .Net strategies, SharePoint Team Services YOU CAN CALL Jeff Raikes, Microsoft’s group vice president of Productivity and Business Services, just about anything you want, just don’t call him a desktop guy. Raikes is charged with…
Interview: Schwartz drives Linux into the enterprise
Sun’s executive VP of software argues case for credible OS, desktop alternative DRIVING SUN MICROSYSTEMS’ mission to reclaim its status as a significant force in the Linux community at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo this week is Jonathan Schwartz, Sun’s executive…
When contractors jump ship
Are restrictive clauses ethically binding? It never fails. Just as soon as I say that I don’t like making comments about specific situations (see “Is this unethical? What should I do?” at , someone comes along and presents me with…
Loudcloud stockholders approve sale of hosting business to EDS
LOUDCLOUD, SOON TO be re-branded Opsware, announced on Monday that its stockholders have approved the sale of the company’s managed hosting business to Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Once the transaction is completed — it is expected to close before the…
Putting people first for a change
The key to Microsoft’s goal of hooking Web services into Office lies in the eye of Hailstorm AS WITH EARLIER MICROSOFT mantras (ActiveX, Windows DNA), .Net means almost everything and therefore nothing in particular. The Redmond priesthood incants XML with…
The hidden costs of open source
Savings greatly depend on current infrastructure and in-house expertise A million-dollar question is circulating in the IT community, the answer to which could lead to significant savings in hardware and software expenditures: Can an organization lower its TCO (total cost…
Building for keeps
Outtask created its own applications, and kept money other ASPs were paying to third parties AS THE EXECUTIVE VICE president and CTO of Outtask, an ASP, John Love maintains that the ASP model is just now coming into its own.…
