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IBM Corp. has revealed plans to move more of its Informix-bred database technologies to Big Blue's own DB2 data management platform.

A previously unnecessary category of network management solution has started to proliferate: the central WLAN controller.

NetScreen Technologies Inc. is planning a new product line that will include firewall, VPN and intrusion-prevention software in a single box, giving customers a way to beef up security without adding multiple devices to their networks.

Opsware Inc. this month introduced software that could make it easier for companies to configure networks and servers across data centres.

Under pressure from customers to brace network systems to withstand disasters and shutdowns, organizations are investigating ways to enlist business continuity services, from companies such as T-Systems AG and EMC Corp., as a flexible safety net.

Buying things online brings a world of shopping to your PC screen, and some consumers are really taking advantage of this according to a survey conducted by ISP UK Online.

Network administrators and security staff now have additional tools with which to fight unwanted e-mail following the recent announcement of new anti-spam features in CipherTrust Inc.'s IronMail e-mail security appliance.

EDS Inc. on Friday finalized the acquisition a managed hosting business that will allow for the automation of its global data centre infrastructure.