Aster targets mid-market with budget-conscious, massively parallel data warehousing appliance Dana Gardner, Interarbor Solutions | 3rd July Aster is seeking to level the playing field on the data warehousing entry front, and that message should resonate well with companies that need an entry-level solution that doesn't compromise on power.
	Alfresco and ParaScale - a new ECM partnership Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 2nd July Alfresco have recently announced a cloud-based integrated ECM solution with ParaScale (www.parascale.com), a startup company developing cloud storage solutions.
	Podcast: SaaS delivery of IT lifecycle and quality management functions Dana Gardner, Interarbor Solutions | 1st July As interest in cloud computing ramps up, the ability to deliver more aspects of IT lifecycle and quality management, along with broader project and portfolio oversight values, is also ramping up. Yet there are missing ingredients.
	Web data gains some due respect Dana Gardner, Interarbor Solutions | 30th June More than ever, web-based content plays an essential role in many business processes and analytical presentations. Doing operational and business ecology business intelligence (BI) requires fast an easy integration of web-based content.
	Cloud and upgraded computing future brightens despite overcast economy. Dana Gardner, Interarbor Solutions | 29th June Seeing the downturn as an opportunity to upgrade, nearly two-thirds of 1,200 IT professionals surveyed in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan plan to invest in new infrastructure technology.
	New Release of SharePoint Connection from Appian Simon Holloway, Bloor Research | 25th June Appian have released a new module that provides tighter integration to Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007.
	Andy Isherwood on running IT like a business Dana Gardner, Interarbor Solutions | 24th June The combination the down economy, tight IT budgets, and the advent of more cloud sourcing and data center architecture options offer two paths to IT leaders: Remain on the alienated edge, or move to center-stage in how businesses adapt.
	ColdSpark and FASTRecover help change BakBone's game Peter Williams, Bloor Research | 23rd June BakBone's two recent acquisitions provide innovation building blocks for its new Universal Data Management strategic direction for data on the move

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