Opposing tensions are much in evidence in the legal wrangle over individual privacy rights and security in the digital environment. The dizzying pace of technological innovation continues as individuals and organizations public and private struggle to come to grips with its implications and ramifica...
There's no doubt that terrorist organizations are making full use of the Web today to recruit, train, mobilize, publicize and raise funds, but finding and ultimately prosecuting them is no simple matter. With fleeting URLs and anonymous communications, online terrorist activities are an ever-shiftin...
There's no denying that the Internet has changed the world for both good and bad, but few elements of its dark side inspire more fear than its use by terrorists. Observers around the world were horrified when a video of the 2002 beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl was disseminated on the W...
Every interaction an enterprise has with customers, partners or suppliers instigates a new trail of data that can create a deluge effect over a short period of time. Experts predict that within a few years, it won't be uncommon to see enterprises with networks and databases storing over 100 TB of in...
They're invisible to most online shoppers, but analytics programs that are combing through every click they make are dictating what their shopping experience looks like. Thanks to a proliferation of easy-to-use and affordable -- even free -- analytics programs, a growing number of merchants are usin...
After several years of reported abuse, the Bush administration has rescinded lender access to a federal database containing sensitive financial information on about 60 million college students. The temporary move bars college loan firms from accessing the government-run database over concerns of dat...
Business intelligence is a fast-growing segment area in the on-demand market. BI solutions help enterprises track performance, understand business drivers, and manage an organization's overall operations. "BI is a large, complex set of technologies, processes and methodologies that address all of th...
Microsoft has released Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2005, making the software giant's flagship database system compatible with its newest operating system and Office 2007. The release is the second major update the company has issued for its enterprise grade database. In addition to integrating SQL...
Verint Systems has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Witness Systems for $27.50 per share in an all-cash deal that will total roughly $1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, pending approval by regulators and Witness Systems stockholders. The combined pro...
Organizations of all types are increasingly turning to business intelligence applications -- a combination of data mining, statistical and numerical analysis and data visualization -- to better manage and make sense of the ever-growing amounts of data they are collecting. Continuing the mantra of Pa...
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