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Seagate Software 'Crystallizes' Its New Name: Crystal Decisions

by M. Reed ... Seagate, generally thought of as a computer hard drive vendor (Seagate Technology, the former ... successful product, Crystal Reports, the new name should ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/04/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_04_10_01_1.asp - 7k - 2001-04-10 Summary: Seagate Software has announced a new chapter in its corporate history by changing its name to Crystal Decisions. Crystal Decisions is an information infrastructure company that is a market leader in business intelligence, specifically for query and reporting tools. The new name reflects that of its flag

Computer Associates Jasmine<I>ii</I> - When Is A Portal Not Just A ...

by M. Reed ... discusses the new release of CA's portal technology, but goes ... Computer Associates International, Inc ... The new release enables customers to meet global e-Business ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/05/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_05_18_01_1.asp - 11k - 2001-05-18 Summary: Computer Associates International, Inc. has announced the availability of Jasmineii Portal 3.0, the latest version of its portal technology. The product also functions as a front-end to the complete Jasmineii architecture, which is a fairly complete Application Integration framework. Why

Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft Create New PC Security ...

by L. Taylor ... of developing a new hardware and software specification to enable technology companies to use a more trusted and secure personal computer platform based on ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/1999/10/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_10_13_99_1.asp - 7k - 1999-10-13 Summary: Five key vendors, Compaq, HP, IBM, Intel, and Microsoft have allied together to develop a new hardware and software specification for personal computer security. The alliance has set a goal of publishing a specification proposal by the second half of 2000. It remains to be seen what impact this will have

Computer Associates Splashes Into the Data Warehousing Market with ...

by M. Reed ... Computer Associates only recently completed the acquisition of Platinum technology. ... Another consequence of CA's new arrival to data warehousing will be ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/09/research_notes/PN_DW_MFR_9_99_1.asp - 17k - 1999-09-01 Summary: Computer Associates DecisionBase is an Extract/Transform/Load tool designed to help in the population and maintenance of data warehouses. First released in March of 1998, the product is geared towards large implementations with the need for metadata management. The current release is 1.9, which is the fo

New Market for Security Insurance

by L. Taylor ... New Market for Security Insurance L. Taylor ... protect companies with information technology infrastructures against ... acts against your computer system, programs ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_ST_LPT_03_01_00_1.asp - 5k - 2000-03-01 Summary: Some insurance companies are now offering policies which protect companies against system, network, and website security losses. What do these policies offer corporations that they don't get in their standard General Liability Insurance Policy coverage?

Cooler-running Notebooks from HP, Toshiba, et al.

by R. Krause ... the .80-inch-thin Portégé® 3440CT portable computer with Super ... technology will not be available until mid-year due to the need for a new BIOS and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_05_10_00_1.asp - 9k - 2000-05-10 Summary: Recent announcements from AMD, Toshiba, and Phoenix highlight an increasing focus on extending the battery life of notebook computers.

Voting Technology: An Evaluation of Requirements and Solutions

by Nelson Nones ... In addition, the new system should be capable of ... voters who are afraid of, or distrust computer systems. ... Any decision to adopt mark-sense technology must also ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2001/01/research_notes/TN_EV_XNN_01_02_01_1.asp - 33k - 2001-01-02 Summary: The issues created by the use of punch card ballots, an obsolete technology, during the recent US Presidential election are similar to the ones that businesses confront every day when dealing with technological change. It is therefore instructive to examine voting technology issues in the way that most b

Fighting Cybercrime on the Internet

by L. Taylor ... combat the use of child pornography using computer technology. ... of a greater national technology vision ... law enforcement stating that, " This new child protection ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/07/research_notes/EN_ST_LPT_07_18_00_1.asp - 20k - 2000-07-18 Summary: Excerpts from a presentation on cybercrime by Laura Taylor, TEC Director of Security Research for the E-Gov 2000 Conference sponsored by SAIC on July 10, 2000 at the Washington Convention Center.

Seagate Technology Refocuses its Software Business

by M. Reed ... that the product fully supports the new features of ... such as Cognos Impromptu, Oracle Reports, Computer Associates/Platinum Technology Forest and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/10/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_10_6_99_1.asp - 9k - 1999-10-06 Summary: Over the past six months, Seagate Technology has made major moves to refocus their majority-owned subsidiary, Seagate Software, and put all the emphasis on their business intelligence products. These products were acquired in the early to mid-1990's with the purchase of Crystal Computer Services (Crystal

Smart Shoppers Go Abroad for Affordable Information Security ...

by L. Taylor ... Australia, PKI, Crypto, Viruses, Auditing, Computer Crime. ... Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, No ... of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Cryptography ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Security/2000/06/research_notes/EN_ST_LPT_06_09_00_1.asp - 25k - 2000-06-09 Summary: Ernest Hemingway said,