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ALSO CALLED: Packaged Software, Application Programs, COTS Software, Downloadable Software, Application Software, Functional Programs, Application Program, Applications, Programs, Computer Programs, Software Packages, Software Applications, Computer Software, Software Programs, Commercial Off the Shelf Software, and Off the Shelf Software
DEFINITION: Software is a general term for the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices. (The term hardware describes the physical aspects of computers and related devices.)

Software can be thought of as the variable part of a computer and hardware the invariable part. Software is often divided into application software (programs  … 
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Challenges and Opportunities of PCI: A White Paper by the IT Compliance Institute
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Enterprise businesses require the control framework involved in the PCI DSS to help improve internal operational, security and audit performance. This white paper details how alignment of business and PCI goals is important to ensure continuity and...
Posted: 08 Jan 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Configuration and Change Management for IT Compliance and Risk Management: The Tripwire Approach
sponsored by Tripwire, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses key issues surrounding configuration management and compliance, such as IT department's need to lower costs, increase management flexibility and control, and increase responsiveness to business needs and requirements.
Posted: 08 Jan 2009 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
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Managing Application Push in the Blackberry Enterprise Solution
sponsored by BlackBerry
WEBCAST: In this webcast you will learn that application push is the process of remotely installing software on a BlackBerry smartphone.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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eGuide: Making IT Automation a Reality
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This expert E-Guide offers beginner tips and real-life examples for automation planning and deployment, you'll also learn proven techniques to avoid or resolve common pitfalls, so you can reap all of the perks of IT automation.
Posted: 31 Dec 2008 | Published: 23 Dec 2008
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NetBackup™ Architecture Overview
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the requirements for a basic NetBackup™ architecture to help customers understand which components are required in a data protection solution.
Posted: 31 Dec 2008 | Published: 30 Dec 2008
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Dorcy International VAI Illuminates Supply Chain Efficiencies for Flashlight Distributor Dorcy International
sponsored by VAI, Vormittag Associates, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Dorcy required a warehouse management software system that could automate both financial and management reports, to overcome it Dorcy selected VAI to be its software vendor because VAI offers fully integrated solutions with unparalleled functionality.
Posted: 30 Dec 2008 | Published: 30 Dec 2008
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Breaking down the Silos: How Misys PLC Improved Efficiency in Resource Management for Software Development
sponsored by CA
WEBCAST: Hear how Misys achieved their goals using CA Clarity PPM in this live webcast.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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What Can an Information Agenda Do for Your Business?
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: The information agenda for Automotive manufacturers helps them address their issues by making available intelligent, reliable, and real-time information to improve and manage core business processes, and sales and aftermarket service.
Posted: 22 Dec 2008 | Published: 19 Dec 2008
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Virtual Tape Libraries All-in-One Guide
sponsored by Dell | EqualLogic
WHITE PAPER: Read this guide to learn best practices that can help avoid common implementation mistakes and help you get the most from virtual tape libraries technology.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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Choosing the Right Hardware and Software for Data Protection Solutions
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: Businesses have a number of good choices for protecting their data; the challenge is now to decide what combo best meets their storage and business needs. Read this paper to learn how to choose the right hardware and software for data protection.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 08 Aug 2007
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ITWorx Standardizes on IBM Rational AppScan Standard Edition Software to Deliver Security-rich Applications to Its Customers Worldwide
sponsored by Logicalis
CASE STUDY: After a thorough evaluation of a number of Web application security scanners in the marketplace, ITWorx utilizes IBM Rational® AppScan software to automate security testing on the hundreds of Web applications it develops and deploys each year.
Posted: 15 Dec 2008 | Published: 15 Dec 2008
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Automated Testing of Privilege Escalation in Web Applications
sponsored by Logicalis
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains Privilege Escalation in web applications and how to automate the process of testing for them.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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Web Application Security: Automated Scanning versus Manual Penetration Testing
sponsored by Logicalis
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the two primary methods for discovering Web application vulnerabilities: using manual penetration testing and code review or using automated scanning tools and static analysis.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008
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Virtualization Overview
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains an approach to virtualization software that relies on the host operating system to provide the service to talk directly to the underlying hardware.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Oct 2008
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Service Management with HP Servicecenter and Service Manager 7.0
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
PRODUCT LITERATURE: HP ServiceCenter is a consolidated suite of IT Service Management (ITSM) applications - all of which are closely aligned with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) best practices.
Posted: 09 Dec 2008 | Published: 09 Dec 2008
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Closing the Gap for Competitive Advantage: True Collaboration between Business and IT
sponsored by Vitria Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The key to achieving an agile enterprise, capable of responding to the day to day market dynamics, is true collaboration between the business and IT functions.
Posted: 08 Dec 2008 | Published: 08 Dec 2008
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FAMIS Maintenance Management
sponsored by FAMIS Software, Inc., An Accruent Company
PRODUCT LITERATURE: FAMIS Maintenance Management supplies comprehensive features for managing all aspects of corrective maintenance, preventive maintenance, modifications and renovations.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Ensuring Enterprise-Wide Compliance
sponsored by Infor
WHITE PAPER: A key element of any labor compliance program is improving the accuracy, auditability, and consistency of workforce management processes-employee forecasting and scheduling, time and attendance, and workforce reporting.
Posted: 05 Dec 2008 | Published: 05 Dec 2008
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Protecting a Paperless Office
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
CASE STUDY: By working with Dell, the Peterson Sullivan IT group achieved its goals of creating a consolidated and scalable IT environment with strong backup and disaster recovery strategies.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008
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Sun Fire X4540 Server as Backup Server for Zmanda's Amanda Enterprise 2.6 Software
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This guide discusses how to quickly configure the Sun Fire X4540 server as a backup server for Amanda Enterprise Edition software.
Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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Midsize Manufacturer Improves Supply Chain Transparency, Automates Business Processes
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
CASE STUDY: Building ebox using Microsoft technologies helped Prowell to deliver its new enterprise-ready solution in only six months-and at one-tenth of the cost of another well-known portal and integration platform.
Posted: 01 Dec 2008 | Published: 27 Nov 2008
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The Architectural Advantages of Enea OSE in Telecom Applications
sponsored by Enea
PRODUCT LITERATURE: This paper discusses the OSE architecture and design philosophy, and how that benefits telecommunications oriented applications.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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Polyhedra: High Availability Data Management
sponsored by Enea
PRODUCT LITERATURE: Polyhedra provides a full-featured, fault-tolerant SQL Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that is optimized for network control plane application with demanding availability, performance and memory requirements.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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Faster SQL Profiling for Better Database Performance
sponsored by Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how DB Optimizer helps you profile your databases to find problematic SQL statements faster and easier.
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Databases | ROI | Software | SQL | SQL Server

One Hour to a Complete Network Assessment
sponsored by Dorado Software
WHITE PAPER: This guide will walk you through a complete network assessment using Redcell Engineering Edition Pro.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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The Complete Network Assessment
sponsored by Dorado Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper gives a brief overview on how a complete network inventory assessment can improve the health & security of network.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  that do work users are directly interested in) and system software (which includes operating systems and any program that supports application software). The term middleware is sometimes used to describe programming that mediates between application and system software or between two different kinds of application software (for example, sending a remote work request from an application in a computer that has one kind of operating system to an application in a computer with a different operating system).

An additional and difficult-to-classify category … 
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