IBM releases DB2 10, first big upgrade in four years

	Mark Hurd spells out Oracle analytics vision | Dell buys application modernization firm Clerity
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	IBM releases DB2 version 10, the first big upgrade in four years Sensing a change in the way customers store and analyze data, IBM has updated its flagship DB2 relational database management software to handle a wider range of data processing duties. The company has also updated its InfoSphere data warehouse software, IBM announced Tuesday. Read More WEBCAST: Motorola Mobility How to Distribute Apps to Your Mobile Workforce In this podcast, Greg Hansen, Sr. Director of IT at Motorola Mobility, discusses the need for enterprises to manage app distribution, which group/division has this responsibility, options for distributing apps, and Motorola Mobility's approach. View Now In this Issue Mark Hurd spells out Oracle analytics vision Dell buys application modernization firm Clerity SAP goes after SAS, IBM with predictive analytics software Robert L. Mitchell: Survey: Cobol noose tightening FileMaker spruces up its look with FileMaker 12 release Watchdog agency report shows beleaguered state of US military software projects OpenStack Essex release is most stable yet, supporters say Sophos buys mobile device management vendor Dialogs Data analytics driving medical breakthroughs Citrix ditches OpenStack for Apache OpenStack supporters downplay Citrix defection RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue Mark Hurd spells out Oracle analytics vision Oracle rolled out a series of announcements aimed at portraying itself as a dominant player in business analytics on Wednesday, as well as one relevant to customers of rival SAP. Read More Dell buys application modernization firm Clerity Dell said Tuesday it has purchased application modernization vendor Clerity Solutions, in its second enterprise software-related acquisition news this week. Read More SAP goes after SAS, IBM with predictive analytics software SAP is hoping to stake out some turf in the predictive analytics software market with a new application, BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software, which was announced Tuesday. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Survey: Cobol noose tightening This year more IT organizations say they're seeing a Cobol talent shortage, and the number of programmers nearing retirement has spiked since our last survey on the subject. Insider (registration required) Read More FileMaker spruces up its look with FileMaker 12 release No matter what device you're using to access a database, FileMaker wants the finished product to look good. The latest update to the software maker's flagship database product puts an emphasis on design features regardless of which platform you're using. Read More WHITE PAPER: Adobe Government at Carahsoft A Strategic Choice for Enterprise-Wide Productivity This case study will show how Adobe Acrobat X can increase knowledge worker productivity, based on live lab testing of common business workflows. Read Now Watchdog agency report shows beleaguered state of US military software projects Public-sector ERP (enterprise resource planning) software projects historically have experienced some of the industry's most dramatic cost overruns and delays, a fact that a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office brings into sharp relief. Read More OpenStack Essex release is most stable yet, supporters say The latest version of the cloud operating system OpenStack, known as Essex, will be released on Thursday, and supporters say that its stability should encourage larger deployments. Read More Sophos buys mobile device management vendor Dialogs Sophos has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Dialogs Software, a mobile device management vendor based in Dortmund, Germany, the security firm announced on Monday. Read More Data analytics driving medical breakthroughs Big data and other technologies are poised to start saving lives and enhancing quality of life for sick patients. Read More Citrix ditches OpenStack for Apache Citrix is giving its cloud deployment platform an Apache license, marking a migration away from the evolving OpenStack project and an embrace of Amazon Web Services offerings. Read More OpenStack supporters downplay Citrix defection Top coordinators of the OpenStack project shot back at Citrix for dropping its support for the open-source cloud development platform in favor of starting a separate open source project based on an Apache license. Read More
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