TechTarget News Roundup -- April 3, 2006

SearchDataManagement.com:
Buyers should beware in BI negotiations
http://searchdatamanagement.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid91_gci1177030,00.html?id=blogspot
Business intelligence platforms are complex, expensive purchases. A Gartner analyst offers helpful tips for getting the most for your money and avoiding hidden costs down the road.

SearchEnterpriseVoice.com:
Survey validates VoIP’s mass migration
http://searchenterprisevoice.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid66_gci1177984,00.html?id=blogspot
A recent survey shows that VoIP and VoIP management solutions are continuing to mature.

SearchOpenSource.com:
VMware exec: On free specs, virtualization's boost for Linux
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1177641,00.html?id=blogspot
VMware is opening up some specs, but there's no open sourcing in sight. But, a VMware exec sees virtualization boosting adoption of Linux and open source software.

Splunk Base brings IT troubleshooting to the IT masses
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1177746,00.html?id=blogspot
Splunk is betting the combination of a powerful IT troubleshooting search tool and a global repository managed by IT pros will help combat data center complexity.

Virtual Iron adds Xen; aims for rival VMware
http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid39_gci1177745,00.html?id=blogspot
Virtual Iron's newest version of its virtualization software adds Xen's hypervisor. Now the startup is talking tough and taking on market leader VMware.

SearchSecurity.com:
Fake BBC e-mails seek to exploit IE flaw
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1177429,00.html?id=blogspot
Attackers are using messages with BBC article excerpts to trick people into visiting a Web site that exploits the Internet Explorer createTextRange flaw.

Security Blog Log: Nash, still at the helm, addresses IE fixes
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid14_gci1176995,00.html?id=blogspot
With big updates in store for Internet Explorer, outgoing security chief Mike Nash uses Microsoft’s security blog to address concerns.

Grid computing and security uncertainties
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1176732,00.html?id=blogspot
As more companies consider using grid computing services following the launch of Sun's new grid service, security pros must be mindful of the benefits and drawbacks, and where that usage fits within an organization's security strategy.

Security Bytes: Courts get tough on digital miscreants
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci1176788,00.html?id=blogspot
This week a Wi-Fi thief and a spyware duo face the music; Web analysts distance themselves from the bad guys; and does anyone want to go on a 'phishing' trip?

SearchStorage.com:
SNW: Product news highlights
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1177885,00.html?id=blogspot
Dell, EMC, Cisco, Microsoft, HDS and scores of startups launch new products at SNW in San Diego this week. Stay tuned for full coverage of the show.

HP storage chief blasts EMC
http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid5_gci1177340,00.html?id=blogspot
Bob Schultz, GM of HP's storage business, says EMC's partnership with Dell is uncertain at best, and the company's major acquisitions have not burned up the market.

SearchWinIT.com:
VM market on fire with software giveaways
http://searchwinit.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid1_gci1177848,00.html?id=blogspot
Microsoft drops its fee for Virtual Server; VMware opens its disk format. The server virtualization market is rapidly commoditizing as Microsoft, VMware and open source startups jockey for position.