Jon Brodkin

Some Google observers are concerned that a new privacy policy announced by the Web search giant may contain holes that could make it possible to connect search logs to the names of users, potentially defeating the purpose of Google's plan to make records about user searches anonymous after 18 to 24 months.

Advanced Systems Concepts has developed a new version of its ActiveBatch job scheduling software that lets enterprises limit access to data and adds audit capabilities aimed at giving enterprises greater control over process automation tasks.

New research suggests that few large retailers are using AJAX technology on their Web sites, but at least a few companies using AJAX techniques to create interactive Web pages say they have been able to improve their customer experience while avoiding prohibitive startup costs

Google's General Manager of Enterprise Business, Dave Girouard, recently said a

Ignify , a vendor of accounting and e-commerce tools, is making a play in the business intelligence market with a portal that integrates with Microsoft Dynamics business applications

New research suggests that few large retailers are using AJAX technology on their Web sites, but at least a few companies using AJAX techniques to create interactive Web pages say they have been able to improve customer experience while avoiding prohibitive startup costs.

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Recommind is unveiling MindServer 5.0, which is "OEM ready" to simplify integration with other platforms, and includes the litigation hold function to preserve documents by making them read-only and putting them in a separate database