Scrutinizing the numbers
BI vendors strive to offer execs greater visibility into accounting RISING TO AID C-level executives under accountability pressure, BI (business intelligence) and enterprise application vendors are stepping up to the plate with offerings designed to improve financial visibility. New federal…
Creo acquires ScenicSoft
GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY VENDOR Creo this week announced plans to acquire ScenicSoft, a maker of publishing and printing software. The deal, valued at approximately $9.5 million, will give Creo access to ScenicSoft’s page layout software and a customer base of more…
Secrets and spies
More WorldCom worries SO FAR, I’M still in the clear. Amber never found out about the lone plane ticket to Hawaii I purchased, so she is on board for the trip after all. “I cannot wait for our vacation, Bobby,”…
License to hide
UCITA “reforms” would still keep consumers in the dark about the terms of their software licenses until after they pay UCITA’S (Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act) proponents have long hawked it as the law for the digital age, but it’s…
Web services are delivering savings
Upcoming InfoWorld conference to explore next-generation capabilities WITH ANY NEW technology, it becomes fashionable in some quarters to counter the hype and hyperbole surrounding it with an equal amount of disdain when that technology fails to change every aspect of…
Corruption? Absolutely
Ethical business leaders should welcome efficient regulation, but beware of those that add encumbrances MANAGEMENTSPEAK: I am confident our company will be exonerated of all charges. TRANSLATION: We can afford better lawyers and more of them. — This week’s contributor…
Clicking the mouse
Walt Disney Internet Group’s CTO serves up growth and looks to a content-rich, bright future “IT WAS ALL STARTED by a mouse,” said Walt Disney. Today the mouse fronts the Walt Disney theme parks and corporation and is an icon…
Security Part I: Strategies
Impenetrable defenses is a costly, illusory objective, so securing your enterprise should strike a balance between protecting corporate assets and breaking the bank A MARTIAL ARTS teacher tells students, “You’re going to get hit.” They learn that although being hit…
Sniffing for sneaks
SourceFire speeds installation, but setup and tuning take sweet time See correction below ONE OF THE major problems with incorporating intrusion detection is that it’s a complex, difficult process. Even if you’re using an open-source product such as Snort (…
