Author: Brian P Watson

Approva: Firm Grip on Controls

Low approval ratings are the talk of Washington, D.C., these days, but in nearby Reston, Va., Approva wins praise from customers for its financial management

Oversight Systems: Nonstop Cop

Like taking care of kids, keeping transactional systems in check requires full-time attention, and customers say Oversight Systems is the kind of babysitter everyone should

Wi-Fi Security: Analysts Offer 3 Tips

Financial firms stand to lose customers’ trust—and potentially massive amounts of their data—if they don’t rein in security risks to their Wi-Fi networks, according to

Boost for Wireless LANs?

Bluesocket earlier this month introduced new wireless local-area network access point devices built on technology that the company says gives users greater coverage and capacity

A Duet for the Treo

Palm unveiled Monday its newest smart phone, the Treo 700p, giving customers the first upgrade to the Palm Operating System-based mobile device since the October

RFID: How Big is the Security Risk?

Critics of radio frequency identification technologies are just making noise, and technology executives shouldn’t fear RFID’s capabilities, a Symbol Technologies executive said late last week.

IBM Mainframes: Let’s Make a Deal

Suffering from a case of data overload? Sick of poor performance from distributed computing systems? If so, IBM’s System z mainframes may be the cure