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The article reports on how content-addressed storage (CAS) systems can help information technology managers bring their organizations into compliance with regulatory mandates. CAS is an intelligent repository used to store and preserve compliance-sensitive documents such as medical records, blueprints, invoices and e-mail messages. Each piece of data that is fed into CAS are being stored using identifiers, which ensures that sensitive business content is not altered and that the paper trail is preserved within the context of a paperless environment. It also has the ability to perform high-speed searches through the repository.

The article reports developments related to computer software industry. Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD Corp., and other companies are teaming with the Environmental Protection Agency to cook up an Energy Star rating for the server. Information technology managers will theoretically be better able to plug energy consumption into their ROI equations. The foundation of information lifecycle management is differentiating the many flavors of data at the enterprise and matching each to the proper stripe of storage.

The article focuses on correcting problems that are found in various computer software. Software vendors should work with researchers who look for software vulnerabilities and that vendors should be open about the discovered problems. But when one looks at the many commercial and open-source software vendors out there, it is easy to see that there are many levels and definitions of openness. Some choose to address every single problem as it comes to light, an approach that is typical of, but not found solely in, open-source products. Others fix critical problems immediately but sit on smaller problems and fix them in big updates or service packs. Much of the discussion about these approaches tends to focus on the political issues. Vendor A might say that Vendor B's products are insecure because Vendor B issues multiple fixes. Vendor B might then turn around and say that the single service pack Vendor A issued actually fixed 50 problems that people were exposed to in the months prior to the service pack's release. But there's really no right answer when it comes to issuing software fixes.

Reports on Optinuity Inc.'s introduction of software designed to automate manual processes that information technology (IT) departments use to run the systems and networks on which their businesses are built. Documentation, management and execution of IT operations, procedures and scripts by the software called C2O; Design of the C2O on software called SKEmatrix developed to automate scheduled tasks in mainframe batch environments.

The article discusses recovery prospects in the information technology (IT) industry in the U.S. It is the time for technology firms to indulge in innovation and take risks to make recovery happen. The author blames IT industry's major firms like Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Sun and Intel of laid back attitude. The opportunity has never been better for competitors in case of operating systems as Microsoft has not yet launched its upgraded versions, yet few challengers are prepared. Linux and open-source options may be ready to step in, but again, some customers feel Linux is just not ready and they're switching back to Windows. Technology users have responded to the changing environment since the end of the dot-com boom by cutting costs, establishing benchmarks and shifting costs to outsourcing, but technology firms have not. They are still running the same basic business models they've always run, scratching for any small or near-term growth they can get but missing, or not communicating to customers the long-term solution. Moreover, a lot of vitality is being sapped from the industry as a whole by outshoring.

Reports on Oracle's addition of expanded electronic signatures and records capabilities to its Oracle SupplyChain Management 11i.10. Company's efforts to provide better control, information and flexibility for business events.

This article presents updates on IT business continuity priorities. Shift business continuity focuses on software, rather than adding more hardware for failover. Another solution is to allocate risk assessment tasks to development and operations organizations. Build in processes is also necessary for graceful degradation of service so that failures in an environment with fragile, tightly integrated applications do not cascade through the entire system. Moreover, improve management of IT configurations, software releases and changes to IT infrastructure, particularly in distributed computing environment.

Discloses the findings of a study by the National Association of Software and Service Companies about India's dominance as a provider of software exports services. Factors contributing to the country's success in information technology (IT); Comparison of the destinations for offshoring IT services in India, China and the Philippines.