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Intel unveils Nehalem ‘turbo mode’

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

At IDF, the chipmaker announced a power-control feature in its new micro architecture, claiming it is ‘pretty compelling’ for enterprises. Intel unveiled on Tuesday a new aspect of its upcoming microprocessor architecture, which promises better power management and efficiency. Speaking in the afternoon keynote on day…
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Six steps to an effective data governance program

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company’s responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off…
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The evolution of search over traditional BI

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Today’s business intelligence tools are great at tracking tradional numbers but fail to quench business’s thirst for more information says Commentary–A recent Gartner report predicts that IT?s involvement in business intelligence BI will diminish in time as business users adopt new technologies to quench…
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Common misconceptions about database security

Monday, May 5th, 2008

There seems to be a serious disconnect and knowledge gap between IT security and DBAs who are entrusted with the task of safeguarding databases, says Sentrigo CTO Slavik Markovich. Commentary–You would think that enterprises realize by now that databases, which hold the ?crown jewels? of sensitive information, need protecting….
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Protecting databases from the inside

Monday, February 4th, 2008

If we look at the investment in enterprise IT security infrastructure over the past decade, companies have invested heavily in their perimeters while ignoring the inside, says Sentrigo’s Slavik Markovich. Commentary–We begin with a story: A wealthy man decides to protect…
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Why Real ID is a flawed idea

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Internet Attorney Sophia Cope says the new law will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit a fundamentally flawed law. The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to…
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Why Real ID is a flawed law

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Internet attorney Sophia Cope says the act will do more harm than good and the better idea is for Congress to revisit the fundamentally flawed law. The government claims that driver’s license “reform” will help combat illegal immigration and generally protect national security, but it fails to acknowledge…
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Source: JVC, Funai to team up in LCD TVs

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Alliance would be yet another aimed at more-efficient production and distribution of LCD televisions. Japanese consumer electronics makers Victor Co. of Japan and Funai Electric will jointly develop and supply LCD television sets, an industry source said on Tuesday. The news pushed up shares of both companies,…
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The business end of Cisco

Sunday, January 27th, 2008

It might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but the company hasn’t forgotten that its biggest customers still pay the bills. Cisco Systems might be trying to win the hearts and minds of consumers, but it hasn’t forgotten that its large business customers still…
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Database assembles U.S. warnings of Saddam threat

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Comments totaling around 380,000 words were made by eight top administration officials before the March 2003 Iraq invasion. The Bush administration’s warnings about prewar Iraq, from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s “mushroom cloud” to Vice President Dick Cheney’s statements on weapons of mass destruction, were released on Wednesday…
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