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  Security researcher urges IT managers to keep up with SAP patches

  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.

  By Loek Essers | 24 May, 2012 16:37

  Tags: Hack In The Box, enterprise architecture, Architecture, software, fraud, Exploits / vulnerabilities, data protection, data breach, intrusion, security, sap

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  IBM goes after enterprise mobility projects with Mobile Foundation portfolio

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

  By Stephen Lawson | 01 May, 2012 05:55

  Tags: Architecture, enterprise architecture, IBM, mobile, software

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  Dell simplifies the blade server

  Part of Dell's server business is building custom machines for very large customers who want fewer bells and whistles but higher computing density and lower power consumption. The Dell PowerEdge C6220 is a server the company has brought out of this custom arena and into its regular sales channels. It is the second in a new series of servers that combines internal storage and two or four two-socket "nodes" (aka sleds or blades) wrapped up in a highly efficient 2RU package.

  By Brian Chee | 27 April, 2012 00:03

  Tags: Architecture, cloud computing, Computer Hardware, Configuration / maintenance, Data Center, dell, freemium, grid computing, hardware systems, high-performance computing, internet, private cloud, Server Clustering, servers, software

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

  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.

  By Peter Sayer | 27 March, 2012 17:07

  Tags: application development, Architecture, Bull, enterprise architecture, software

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  How to get IPv6 addresses from ARIN

  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.

  By Ed Horley | 16 November, 2011 07:38

  Tags: Architecture, ARIN, freemium, internet, IPv6, LAN & WAN, networking, software

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