Top Story - Oracle Cautiously Pushes Fusion Applications to Enterprises

Oracle is continuing to take a cautious approach in pushing its new Fusion Applications to enterprises. Companies will continue to have choice when it comes to their business application portfolio, Oracle say.

Whitepaper - The Business Value of Social Networking Applications

This paper examines the development of the enterprise social networking market, provides an overview of the benefits to be derived from using social networking technologies, and looks at the role of social networking vendor HiveLive in this strategically important market.

Top Story - Cross-site Scripting Flaws Plague Web Applications, Report Says

Cross-site scripting flaws are the most prevalent vulnerabilities found in Web applications, posing a risk to data and intellectual property, according to a study of thousands of applications by vendor Veracode.

Whitepaper - Web Applications Under Attack - Four Eye-Opening Findings

Web applications are under attack from hackers.  Which means that every one of your employees, customers, and  partners - anybody with a browser - may be an unwitting  accomplice in subverting your security, stealing your data,  or worse. If that idea doesn't already have your attention, you'll find  a wake-up call in a free report,  Web Applications Under Attack: Four Eye-Opening Findings.

Top Story - Long Awaited Fusion Applications from Oracle now Available

General availability of the Fusion Applications had been widely reported as being from Q1 2011, with a common belief in the analyst community that it would be available on 1 June.

Top Story - IT Still Struggling with Applications Black Hole - Report

IT departments are failing to address an applications "black hole" with IT managers in the dark about software usage and cost.

Speed It Up : Accelerating Applications to Increase Productivity

Top Story - Oracle to Confirm Commitment to Non-Fusion Applications

The company first announced its 'applications unlimited' policy back five years ago, its pledge to continue investing in and developing the applications that existed before Fusion indefinitely. These include E-Business Suite, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft and Siebel.

Top Story - Using Deep Buffers To Avoid Traffic Spikes In The Data Center

Server virtualization is dramatically increasing the number of applications supported in each rack which can result in traffic spikes that overwhelm traditional top-of-rack (ToR) switches, causing dropped packets and processing delays. But a new generation of ToR switches addresses the potential for spikes by incorporating much larger packet buffers.

Case Study - A Risk Assessment Framework Helps ICICI Bank Secure its Applications

CIO 100 Winner: ICICI Bank has around 550 bank applications and security checks would take upto 15 days. The Group CIO however envisioned and rolled out an application security framework and program that eased many of their problems.

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