TechTarget News Roundup -- March 28, 2006

SearchCIO.com:
Fidelity laptop snafu spotlights need for security policies
http://searchcio.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid19_gci1176298,00.html
The theft last week of a Fidelity-owned laptop containing sensitive data on thousands of clients could have easily been prevented. Are your users paying attention when it comes to laptop security?

SearchCRM.com:
Microsoft CRM offers relief after rough week
http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid11_gci1176030,00.html
After a week of getting pummeled for product release delays, Microsoft is hoping Dynamics CRM can change the story.

SearchDataManagement.com:
BI vendors search for new meaning
http://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid91_gci1176080,00.html
Business intelligence and infrastructure vendors are adding search technology. Companies say they could really use it. Will search offer a shortcut to data integration?

SearchEnterpriseVoice.com:
Unified communications tool keeps users connected
http://searchenterprisevoice.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid66_gci1176432,00.html
As more and more users work from home or on the road, giving them seamless, one-number connectivity has become a necessity.

SearchNetworking.com:
Data theft prompts firm to lock down, protect network
http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid7_gci1176305,00.html
After a disgruntled employee made off with several CDs’ worth of critical data, a Michigan automotive data reseller realized it had to install better protection at the endpoints, not at the network core or perimeter.

SearchOpenSource.com:
Microsoft's high prices drive FSW to Linux, open source
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1176366,00.html
Microsoft's high costs and pricing policies are driving FSW Inc. into the arms of the open source community. The company's IT director describes how and why FSW switched to Linux and open source apps and to server virtualization and OpenOffice desktops.

SearchSAP.com:
SAP BI, analytics push won't squeeze out Cognos, other vendors
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci1176282,00.html
Cognos' updated NetWeaver certification and tightly integrated business intelligence platform help it stand out from the competition among third-party vendors vying for SAP customers.

Podcast: The state of the SAP job market
SearchSAP.com
http://searchsap.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid21_gci1175672,00.html
News Editor Robert Westervelt talks with Jon Reed, an SAP job market expert, who gives the latest scoop on SAP related issues and technologies driving the market for IT jobs.

SearchSecurity.com:
Third-party fixes available for IE flaw
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1176294,00.html
The unofficial work-arounds for the createTextRange flaw suggest the security community doesn't like waiting for Microsoft to address potentially dangerous vulnerabilities.

Security Bytes: E-mail marketers smacked with lawsuits, fines
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1176112,00.html
Also in the news, a company in hot water for improper outsourcing; cheap spyware kits for sale; and Protegrity buys a small file-level security vendor.

SearchStorage.com:
Factories pick monolithic IP SANs for DR
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1176345,00.html
Modular scaling seems all the rage in IP SANs, but two manufacturing firms say they've saved on DR by using EqualLogic's more traditional monolithic storage in multiple locations.

SearchWinIT.com:
Windows Vista doubles Group Policy's potential
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1176180,00.html
The next version of Windows doubles the number of Group Policy settings from roughly 1,500 to about 3,000. Most of them are security related.

Microsoft bundles server management licensing
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1176107,00.html
Bundled licensing for Microsoft's management product suite will debut next month.