Brian Fonseca

Secure Web services authentication that not only recognizes users but also grants access to particular systems is becoming a thorny and contentious issue with few signs of clarity in the near term.

Corporate information systems remain porous against cyberattacks, and many IS managers do not consider security practices and policies to be a top priority in their organization, according to a survey by Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) this week.

Corporate information systems remain porous against cyber attacks, and many IS managers do not consider security practices and policies to be a top priority in their organization, according to a survey by Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC) this month.

Hewlett-Packard Co. and Terraspring Inc. are touting new products to help IT managers wring improved efficiency from their data centres and other IT environments.

As users gear up to protect systems against external cyberterrorism threats, they also will have to consider locking down internal security by better managing the identity of their end-users.

Stung by end-user confusion, an over-saturated market, and disappearing venture cash, hosted service providers are going back to class and searching for answers to help capture and satisfy the elusive enterprise customer market.

IBM Global Services, considered by some analysts to be a sleeping giant among the struggling managed hosting services provider market, announced a set of 30 new service offerings for its Web-hosting customers on Tuesday.

Introducing a set of offerings built to remove Web services deployment and infrastructure hurdles for enterprises and Web hosters, Sun Microsystems Inc. and Nortel Networks Corp. launched their co-developed Rapid Start Web Solutions on Wednesday.