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Cover Story
TCO Analysis: Software as a Service By Andrew Conry-Murray
IT pros say SaaS must compete on more than price to take a bite out of conventional licensed applications' market share. But what if you could save really big? We evaluate the pros and cons of SaaS adoption with an in-depth analysis of deployment costs and the projected impact of this service model over a three-year period.
Features
User-Friendly Linux By Ben DuPont
Red Hat, Novell and Oracle are scrapping for your Linux support dollars. But could you save big by going it alone? As Linux becomes easier to use and gains big-name vendor support, we assess available
options for fitting the OS into your organization.
Analysis: Browser Security By Roger Beall
If your enterprise is considering running critical applications on Firefox and IE, are you courting disaster? We examine the latest in browser security, such as antiphishing technology and validation certificates, to help keep your data safe.
The NWC Interview: Imperva's Shlomo Kramer By Andrew Conry-Murray
The co-founder, president and CEO of Imperva, and co-founder of Check Point, discusses database and Web application security.
Reviews
Rollout: Guidance Software EnCase Enterprise 6 By John H. Sawyer
New features plus great speed for examining machines over the network make EnCase practically untouchable by current competitors.
Rollout: AquaLogic Data Services Platform By Pete Payne
Building on a solid foundation, BEA Systems adds new key features to ALDSP, bringing tighter coupling to client access.
Rollout: Gateway's E-9522R Servers By Steven J. Schuchart
Gateway's E-9522R is a solid choice for the midmarket, thanks to plentiful redundancy features and innovative, integrated lights-out management.
Tech Tracker
The Mobile Linux Puzzle Comes Together By Peter Rysavy
Multiple Mobile Linux initiatives could provide the definition and direction to make the platform a widespread handset reality.
Columns
Strategy Session: Farewell to the IT Brotherhood By Art Wittmann
The new age of IT is upon us and today's IT pragmatists are a different breed. It's time for the "old schoolers" to ditch the attitudes, lose the cloaks and forget the secret handshake.
Air Time: Informationalist for Hire By Dave Molta
A new breed of professional, informationalists are tech-savvy and focused on helping individuals and organizations function more effectively in an information-driven society.
Information Strategist: Fixing Storage Before It Fixes Us By Jon William Toigo
Despite advances in archiving, compression and other storage technologies, the unmanaged growth of data isn't going away soon. We have to fix the broken storage model before it's too late.
BuzzCuts
IBM Chases the Corporate Desktop By Paul McDougall
The company recently launched an offering that lets business customers pick and choose from a set menu of components to create a full desktop suite capable of running on Linux, Mac and Windows.
Deja 2K All Over Again By Andrew Conry-Murray
The change to daylight-saving time on March 11 has administrators and programmers scrambling to adjust the time on a host of computer systems that expected DST to occur on April 1.
Open-Source Rumors Greatly Exaggerated By Mike Fratto
Rumors that Cisco was planning to open-source Trust Agent have turned out to be--unfortunately--untrue.
Mobile Virus Threat Still Miniscule By Andrew Conry-Murray
Mobile malware is real and should be addressed, but the problem pales in comparison to other technology threats.
BuzzBite: Cell Phone Snitches By Andrew Conry-Murray
From the Big Apple to the Land of the Rising Sun, cell phones are the latest weapon in both fighting and preventing crime.
BuzzBite: Keeping Mobile Networks 'Regular' By Tom LaSusa
A tree widely used in India as a remedy for constipation could soon help the country overcome its sparse mobile coverage.
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2009 IT Salary Survey: Meager Raises, Solid Prospects
Though raises are notably smaller than a year ago, and job security’s shrinking, IT careers are looking safer than many others in this economic downturn. Get all the findings in InformationWeek's 2009 IT Salary Survey. Available FREE for a limited time.
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