• Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

  By Loek Essers | 24 May, 2012 16:37

  More than 95 percent of over 600 SAP systems tested by security firm Onapsis were vulnerable to espionage, sabotage and fraud, mainly because patches had not been applied, according to a researcher.

• Busting CIO myths

  By Martha Heller | 01 May, 2012 07:29

  Welcome to IT MythBusters, where we take your most cherished beliefs about IT and rake them over the coals. In this edition, we feature Jeanne Ross, director of MIT's Center for Information Systems Research and co-author of books on enterprise architecture, governance and IT value. Enjoy.

• IBM goes after enterprise mobility projects with Mobile Foundation portfolio

  By Stephen Lawson | 01 May, 2012 05:55

  IBM took steps on Monday to help enterprises go mobile, introducing a set of software and services called Mobile Foundation.

• Bull seeks to move legacy Cobol and C apps to a Java environment

  By Peter Sayer | 27 March, 2012 17:07

  Bull has unveiled a new transaction processing application platform, Libert TP, which it says will allow businesses to move legacy applications from Cobol or C to a Java environment at their own pace.

• How to get IPv6 addresses from ARIN

  By Ed Horley | 16 November, 2011 07:38

  Whenever I help a company deploy IPv6, the first question I'm asked is how to get provider independent IPv6 address space from ARIN. ARIN has new policy guidelines that affect how a company approaches its allocation justification request for IPv6 vs. what was required for IPv4.

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