Absolute ethics

When unbending principles clash, confusion reigns I receive a fair share of e-mail from people who complain about “ethical relativism.” It’s ruining the world, they say. Unfortunately, most of these people have a faulty knowledge of what ethical relativism is…

FileNet CM gains reporting and analytics

ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT software vendor FileNet this week rolled out a reporting and analytics tool designed to help optimize enterprise business processes and boost ROI from BPM (business process management) applications. The tool, dubbed Process Analyzer, uses data collected by…

FileNet CM gains reporting and analytics

ENTERPRISE CONTENT MANAGEMENT software vendor FileNet this week rolled out a reporting and analytics tool designed to help optimize enterprise business processes and boost ROI from BPM (business process management) applications. The tool, dubbed Process Analyzer, uses data collected by…

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Symantec offers security for the enterprise

President John Schwarz talks about the evolution of security technology AS PRESIDENT AND COO of Symantec, John Schwarz has been quietly reinventing the company as a provider of security software for the enterprise. In the last few months, Symantec has…

Free clipping service offers Reuters feed

An as-yet-unannounced online news-clipping service, which includes stories from the Reuters wire, is now in the testing phase. The service, which is being offered free of charge, will be launched by iCopyright.com, a licensing bureau for online publishers. The beta…

iManage announces synchronization tool, partnership

COLLABORATIVE CM (CONTENT management) software vendor iManage this week rolled out two-way synchronization technology designed to synchronize task and calendar information in its iManage WorkSite platform with popular e-mail clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, and Novell GroupWise. Intellisync…

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Room with a view

Merrill Lynch CTO says his window on the future shows Web services changing the landscape in profound ways AS THE CTO for one of the world’s larger financial services firms, John McKinley Jr. is a recognized industry thought-leader. These days…

Technology premiums worth the risk

Insurance industry CTOs are adopting cutting-edge Web services models in the pursuit of more integrated data systems INSURANCE INDUSTRY CTOS are taking advantage of the opportunities offered by Web services to streamline services for customers and increase workflow efficiency. These…

Web services security: A status report

Web services security presents no new problems, but will require making current solutions more usable If the blizzard of specifications related to Web services security has left you snow blind, you have plenty of company. WS-Security, from Microsoft, IBM, and…

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Overlooked best practices

With simple, inexpensive tools, you can quickly put into action several often-ignored smart security measures THE BEST THING about standards, it’s said, is that you can choose from so many of them. Unfortunately, the same holds true for security best…