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Volume 11, Number 29 -- September 13, 2011
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IBM Patches 'Apache Killer' DOS Vulnerability in IBM i
by Alex Woodie

IBM this month issued two patches to fix a potentially dangerous denial of service (DOS) security vulnerability in HTTP Server for IBM i, which is based on the Apache Web server. The patch addresses the Apache HTTP Server ByteRange Filter Denial of Service Vulnerability, a security flaw dubbed the Apache Killer that was discovered in versions 1 and 2 in August, and which is currently being exploited in the wild. IBM patched the flaw for IBM i 6.1, and IBM i 7.1. READ MORE >

SAP Talks Up HANA In-Memory Database at TechEd 2011
by Alex Woodie

SAP has big plans for HANA, the high-performance analytical appliance that will receive lots of attention and scrutiny at SAP's TechEd 2011 show this week in Las Vegas. And the interesting thing is, not all of SAP's plans have to do with business intelligence. Sure, the bulk of the focus today is on how quickly HANA's in-memory design can rip analytical workloads. But SAP executives see a time when HANA--with its slim columnar structure--eventually replaces the relational database that underlies the ERP system. READ MORE >


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iQ for Business Looks to Grow BI Market Share
by Alex Woodie

While some IT segments look bleak, it is a good time to be in the business intelligence software market. The pace of acquisitions and IPOs might be off, but companies that write good BI software will command an increasingly bigger chunk of the $2 trillion worldwide IT market in the coming years. One software firm that hopes to be part of that equation is iQ for Business Software (formerly iQ4bis Software), which is in the process of re-energizing under a new CEO. READ MORE >


Infor Hooks Up with Salesforce.com
by Alex Woodie

Infor and Salesforce.com announced a new partnership this month that will result in new products that integrate Infor's back-office ERP applications with Salesforce.com's front-office applications delivered via the Internet. The deal is aimed at giving the sales, marketing, and services department at Infor shops a quicker route to using cloud and social media capabilities that are integrated with their core ERP applications and data. Salesforce.com gets an ownership stake in Infor. READ MORE >




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Linoma Updates GoAnywhere Products
by Alex Woodie

Linoma Software has updated two of the managed file transfer (MFT) products that it sells under the GoAnywhere brand. GoAnywhere Gateway, a proxy MFT solution that protects internal networks, received a security enhancement with version 1.1, while GoAnywhere Services, a scaled-down version of its full MFT solution designed for connecting trading partners, gets support for AS2 messages, among other new features. READ MORE >


News Briefs and Product Shorts:

• Ricoh Claims Breakthrough in PDF Processing

• Lawson/Infor Buys Approva for Auditing Automation

• Wavelink Widens Mobile Device Coverage

• VAI Customers Streamline Operations, With Software

• Rimini Gets ISO:9001 Certification


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
IBM Patches 'Apache Killer' DOS Vulnerability in IBM i

SAP Talks Up HANA In-Memory Database at TechEd 2011

iQ for Business Looks to Grow BI Market Share

Infor Hooks Up with Salesforce.com

Linoma Updates GoAnywhere Products

News Briefs and Product Shorts:

Ricoh Claims Breakthrough in PDF Processing . . . Lawson/Infor Buys Approva for Auditing Automation . . . Wavelink Widens Mobile Device Coverage . . . VAI Customers Streamline Operations, With Software . . . Rimini Gets ISO:9001 Certification . . .


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