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IBM Corp. recently gave a foretaste of the future to Notes/Domino users with the release of WebSphere Portal 6.0 and its support of next-generation Web technologies.

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Oracle Corp. this week is expected to announce plans to continue upgrading and supporting J.D. Edwards applications running on IBM's iSeries platform beyond 2013. The move is part of an Oracle effort to reassure the 5,000 or so users inherited with its acquisition of PeopleSoft Inc. who run applications on IBM hardware.

Collaborative, secure and flexible application development

Teamwork now plays a central role in many Canadian organizations, a recent study indicates. On average, Canadian professionals spend five hours each day collaborating with colleagues and clients, according to the survey of 1,760 Canadian professionals conducted by Ipsos Reid for Mississauga-based Microsoft Canada.

Cisco Systems Inc. has teamed up with Hanoi University of Technology (HUT) to open a research and development (R&D) lab in Vietnam, the company said Friday. The Networking R&D Lab is backed by Cisco's University Research Program and will be run by HUT's Bach Khoa Networking Academy.

A lack of political recognition and big business backing threatens to stunt the growth of Toronto's $35 billion information and communication technology (ICT) sector, according to a report.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been called the most comprehensive reform of corporate law since the Securities Exchange Act was passed in 1934. The reaction of many IT groups is to document everything in sight in an attempt to cover themselves. This can be counter-productive, expensive and wasteful. The point is to focus on operating procedures that relate to financial recordkeeping. By focusing on the things that matter to your business, you can keep SOX documentation clear and simple while fully complying with the regulations. These five tips will get you started.