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IBM Looks to Cut Help Companies Carbon Emissions

saif — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:05:41 +0000

IBM has rolled out a new consulting tool that Big Blue says will help reduce both costs and carbon emissions in an enterprise’s supply chain. IBM calls the new tool the Supply Chain Network Optimization Workbench and IBM believes that the new tool can cut emissions at a time when businesses are looking to cut costs while becoming greener companies at the same time.
– LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – International Business Machines unveiled a consulting tool on Thursday that allows companies to reduce
both costs and carbon dioxide emissions in their supply chains.
The offering — which IBM calls the Supply Chain Network
Optimization Workbench, or SNOW — comes as compa…

Cleaning Conficker: Keeping Your Network Safe from Windows Worm

saif — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:05:41 +0000

Much has been written about the Conficker worm, also called Downadup, in recent days. eWEEK has pulled together some general advice for protecting your systems from infection and remediating them should the worm slither by your defenses.
– With infections from the Conficker worm still spreading, the good
news is that there are ways to guard against it and clean your machine
if you are infected.
The saga that is the Conficker worm began in earnest in November,
when Microsoft reported a variant of the worm targeted a flaw in the
Wi…

eWEEK Labs Walk-Through: BigFix DSS SAM

saif — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:05:41 +0000

BigFix offers an outstanding patch management solution that includes helpful software inventory capabilities, such as licensing, metering and cost analysis. The only real sticking point is the awkward installation process.
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