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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.

Source: HiveLive Published Date : 18/10/2007 Posted Date : 13/04/2009 Length : 7

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.

Source: Fortify Software Published Date : 17/11/2007 Posted Date : 13/04/2009 Length : 6 Size : 46 KB

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.

  • Reader Roi
    Reader ROI:

    :: How to overcome application vulnerabilities

    :: Importance of automated scanners Vs manual testing

Article - Benefits of Consumer applications

Your end users are downloading Skype and sharing links to company webpages on Del.icio.us. But don't panic. Although emerging consumer applications can pose security risks, here are five that offer business benefits if you manage them well

Top Story - Riverbed Looks to Speed Cloud Applications

Riverbed Technology has a plan to help companies accelerate access to applications and storage resources that are located in a cloud computing environment and delivered over the Internet to private data centers, distributed branch offices and mobile end users.

Case Study - Hexaware Adopts an Integrated Suite of Applications

CIO 100 Winner: N. Nataraj  resolved issues  concerning IT projects for Hexaware Technologies by setting up an integrated suite of applications that would optimize the lifecycle of an IT project - from opportunity to contract, project management insight, cost optimization, billing, invoicing and collections.

  • Reader Roi
    Reader ROI:

    :: Why addressing the right automation is important

    :: How better controls decreased reconciliation efforts by the finance department

Article - Cloud Computing and Software Applications Make IT Hard To Ignore

Organizations have traditionally devoted minimum attention to Web browsers, but IT departments feel that they need to change that hands-off strategy.

 

Top Story - Why application-layer defenses belong in the applications

I know that chances are no one rushed to remove all SQL injection vulnerabilities from their Web applications after I warned in my column last month how serious they can be.

Article - Enterprise 2.0 Companies Clash Over Collaboration of Applications And Strategy

For several years, Microsoft's SharePoint has looked dysfunctional and pricey compared with innovative packages from start-ups. But it has a new version en route. Will the Enterprise 2.0 market win over buyers, or be beaten by SharePoint ?

Top Story - Cloud Won't do for Critical Applications, SAP Says

Its own cloud offering Business ByDesign is delayed until the company gets its strategy right.