Predictions point to increase in IT spending
IT spending, already on the upswing in 2004, is expected to grow at an even better rate next year, IBM's chief executive Sam Palmisano told a group of customers in Paris. More...

CA announces management software for mainframe-based DB2
Computer Associates this week announced an upgrade of its database management software for IBM's DB2 running on a z/OS mainframe operating system. More...

BMC readies integration tools for better mainframe management
BMC Software plans to announce later this week integration tools that will give customers the ability to report and analyse activity between the mainframe and distributed environments. More...

Mobile management software vendor acquires competitor
Wavelink, a provider of software that enables IT managers to manage mobile devices, said this week that it has signed an agreement to a competitor, AirPrism. More...