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Data Center Provisioning Goes Open Source

Qlusters on Sept. 25 will try to tackle the thorny issue of server provisioning when it introduces its open source-based data center provisioning tool. The new OpenQRM Pro tool automates

Q&A: Tom Noonan, President and CEO of ISS

Tom Noonan, president and CEO of Internet Security Systems, says he never imagined the day would come when he’d sell the company—or, as he puts it, “walk my baby daughter

Aberdeen Group Acquired by Marketing Firm

Harte-Hanks, a direct marketing firm, on Monday announced plans to acquire privately held tech market research firm Aberdeen Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Harte-Hanks, based in

IBM Goes After Dell, HP Blade Customers

IBM is planning to use a combination of services and incentives to entice customers currently using rival blade servers onto its BladeCenter platform. IBM’s Blade Migration Center, introduced Sept. 20,

Federated Department Stores to Cut 290 IT Jobs

Federated Department Stores, the parent company of the popular Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s department stores, announced Sept. 20 that it will cut 290 IT jobs and consolidated data centers in two

Many U.S. Workers Favor E-Mail Monitoring, Research Shows

Despite the implied submission of personal privacy, most workers at U.S.-based companies believe that their employers should be allowed to monitor electronic communications to help protect against misuse of sensitive

Citing Business Growth, CIOs to Hire in Q4

Thirteen percent of CIOs plan to increase their IT staff in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to a survey released Sept. 20 by Robert Half Technology, a provider of

JC Penney Hires Southwest Airlines’ CIO

Retailer JC Penney has hired Thomas M. Nealon as its executive vice president and chief information officer, effective Oct. 2. Nealon, 45, will oversee the Plano, Texas-based company’s information technology,

App Integration: Easy as Plugging in a Box?

Sometimes simple beats sophisticated. Harminder Tunwar, an I.T. project leader at Emerson Climate Technologies, used sophisticated integration technology from SeeBeyond for the first of several manufacturing floor to back office

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