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ALSO CALLED: Internet Piracy, Software Piracy
DEFINITION: Warez (pronounced as though spelled "wares" or possibly by some pronounced like the city of "Juarez") is a term used by software "pirates" to describe software that has been stripped of its copy-protection and made available on the Internet for downloading. People who create warez sites sometimes call them "warez sitez" and use "z" in other pluralizations. According to the International Planning  … 
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10 Steps to Evaluate Google Apps for Lotus Domino Users
sponsored by Google Apps
WEBCAST: This expert webcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.
Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009


5 Reasons Investing in Requirements Should Be Your Top Priority
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: In this Webcast, we’ll talk about some famous and not so famous disasters and why investing in requirements should be a top priority to avoid similar occurrences in your own organization.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 01 Oct 2009


A Tour of HP Sarbanes-Oxley IT Assessment
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes HP Sarbanes-Oxley IT Assessment Accelerator, a template of pre-defined information based on ITGI's COBIT, which is loaded into HP Quality Center to help your organization define and execute Sarbanes-Oxley testing, evaluate the results, and develop remediation plans.
Posted: 29 Apr 2009 | Published: 29 Apr 2009


Anomaly or Signature based intrusion detection: Do you need both?
sponsored by TippingPoint
PODCAST: In this podcast, our expert explains whether users really need both anomaly and signature based strategies, and if so, how to overcome implementation challenges.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 10 Nov 2009


Avoid the Dragonfly's Sting: The Importance of the BI Licensing Model
sponsored by LogiXML
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at end-user and server-based licensing fees for BI solutions and argues that server-based fees makes much more sense.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009


Best Practices for Cost Effective Mainframe Management and Upgrading
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchDataCenter.com and BMC, you will discover best practices for comprehensive and cost-effective mainframe management, maintenance and upgrading. Explore cost-effective mainframe upgrades and gain insight into approaches essential for adding flexibility to today's mainframe applications.
Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009


Bitpipe Research Guide: Software Development Management
sponsored by Bitpipe
RESOURCE CENTER: Don't think you're in the software business? Think again.
Posted: 30 Nov 2006 | Published: 30 Nov 2006


Black Duck Software Customer Success Story
sponsored by Black Duck Software
CASE STUDY: Read this case study to see how Intel reduced software rework and mitigated business risk by using Black Duck™ Protex to validate that open source, 3rd party and internal software usage strictly adhered to Intel's software licensing policies.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Published: 07 Oct 2009


Bloor white paper: The Importance of an Information Strategy
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this paper we will discuss what an Information Strategy is, why it is important, and what it takes to build one. We will also consider IBM's Information Agenda, that company's approach to assisting in the development of an Information Strategy.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009


CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 9 - Virtualization 2.0: Preparing for a Virtual World
sponsored by CIO Decisions
EBOOK: A tsunami of change is riding into the data center on the back of virtualization. In this eBook, you'll learn where it is today, and how to keep up with management, licensing, and much more.
Posted: 14 Oct 2009 | Published: 14 Oct 2009


Client Relationship Management for Asset Managers
sponsored by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how client relationship management (CRM) technology can help mutual fund wholesalers and institutional asset managers address these core industry challenges and effectively foster.
Posted: 20 Feb 2009 | Published: 20 Feb 2009


Customer perspectives on the benefits of a collaborative process to deliver software quality
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This Hurwitz and Associates whitepaper shares the successes, challenges and future plans of three companies - Sogeti Group, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), and Scotiabank.
Posted: 11 Sep 2009 | Published: 11 Sep 2009


Dell Cuts IT Work, Tightens Security, Improves Performance with New Software
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
CASE STUDY: Dell is planning to upgrade its 100,000 desktop and portable computers to the Windows® 7 operating system to reduce desktop management costs and enhance data security. Read this case study to learn more about Dell's business needs as well as the features and benefits achieved from Microsoft's solutions.
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 25 Nov 2009


Demo: Service lifecycle management in action
sponsored by IBM
PRODUCT DEMO: Organizations moving towards Service-Oriented Architecture must manage their services from development to deployment. This demo shows how Rational Team Concert, Rational Asset Manager, and WebSphere Service Registry and Repository provide a comprehensive, integrated solution for organizations looking to realize SOA.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Driving Business Success with Software Reuse
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how Software Reuse and its underlying fundamentals have evolved dramatically. It also discusses the benefits of constructing critical enterprise software applications through reusable parts.
Posted: 30 Jul 2008 | Published: 30 Jul 2008


eGuide: Key Trends and Strategies for Decreasing Data Integration Costs in a Down Economy
sponsored by Syncsort
EGUIDE: Read this E-Guide and explore how careful negotiation of data integration licenses can help your company save $100,000 or more on data integration costs. Learn about vital data integration trends and business drivers as well as how you can ensure a successful business intelligence (BI) initiative with key data integration considerations.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009


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: 31 Dec 2008


Environmentally Aware Software for smarter products
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Simple changes in software investments and practices can have the dual effect of reduced energy consumption and improved team productivity. IBM Rational Software provides an opportunity to make day-by-day shifts toward this goal.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009


Five Easy Ways to Better Returns from Your Software Development Investments
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: Discover how investing in software development brings back returns with reduced cost and risk, improved time-to-market, and enhanced productivity by following the simple best practices discussed in this webcast.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 04 Nov 2009


Five Things About Exchange Server 2007 You Might Not Know
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: There is a well-spring of features and capabilities of Microsoft's Exchange Server 2007 messaging platform. The longer you use it, the more treasures you can pull up from the deep. In this paper, we'll look at and discuss five things you probably don't know about Exchange Server 2007.
Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009


Forrester Analyst Shares Key Tips and Tools for Automating Excel Spreadsheet
sponsored by Actuate
WHITE PAPER: Expert to provide key tips and tools for deploying a fast and cost-effective method for automating Excel spreadsheet manipulation; thereby, reducing potential costly mistakes.
Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009


Four Common ERP Implementation Mistakes
sponsored by IFS
WHITE PAPER: Here are four common mistakes an implementation leader and team can make, and suggestions on how to avoid them.
Posted: 12 Jan 2009 | Published: 12 Jan 2009


HEALTHsuite® - Claims Processing Software
sponsored by RAM Technologies, Inc.
SOFTWARE LISTING: HEALTHsuite is an administrative claims processing system designed for health plans and other health care organizations. Rich in features and functions to support health plans of all sizes and types, HEALTHsuite supports all aspects of health care ...
Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 22 Feb 2008


How Technology Can Help You Expand Your Business
sponsored by SAP AG
WHITE PAPER: Your company's growing fast. Your days are consumed with the flurry of activities it takes to manage that expansion. With the right business management software, you can integrate your business, improve customer service, make more informed business decisions, and move into online sales.
Posted: 30 Oct 2009 | Published: 30 Oct 2009


How to Become an SOA Superhero
sponsored by IBM
BROCHURE: This brochure shows how you can be a superhero by making WebSphere MQ the messaging backbone for your SOA, creating a common connection for the free flow of information.
Posted: 12 Feb 2009 | Published: 12 Feb 2009

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PIRACY DEFINITION (continued): …  & Research Corporation, warez Web sites cost software vendors $11.8 billion in 2001. The most popular downloads at warez sites include applications from major vendors such as Microsoft, Symantec, Macromedia, and Adobe Systems. The vendors have joined forces with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to successfully close a loophole in Internet law that allowed warez distributors to avoid legal prosecution as long as they didn't profit monetarily from their distributions. (Use of warez software is also illegal and may result in a jail sentence.) Warez should not be confused with shareware or … 
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