Understanding SSL Certificates

A guide to understanding SSL certificates, how they operate and their application. By making use of an SSL certificate on your web server, you can securely collect sensitive information online, and increase business by giving your customers confidence that their transactions are safe.
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Extended Validation SSL Certificates

Extended Validation SSL delivers the acknowledged industry standard for the highest level of online identity assurance processes for SSL certificate issuance. Find out how the EV standard increases the visibility of authentication status through the use of a green address bar in the latest high security web browsers.
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BLU Acceleration changes the game

Born from new advances in data processing from IBM Research, IBM® DB2® with BLU Acceleration is a leap forward in database technology that raises the bar for performance and value. BLU Acceleration uses patented technologies to deliver a unique combination of performance, ease of use and cost-efficiency.
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Considerations for maximising analytic performance

Philip Howard of Bloor Research compares performance capabilities of the leading BI platforms. Companies studied in this comparison are IBM (Cognos, DB2 with BLU Acceleration), SAP (BusinessObjects, HANA), Oracle (Business Intelligence, Exadata) and Microsoft (Business Intelligence, SQL Server). His conclusion? "DB2 with BLU Acceleration should not only provide better performance in the first place but also provide consistent performance, with a corresponding requirement for less hardware and less cost.
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Creating a Sustainable, Easy to Maintain BI Environment

Business Intelligence (BI) has become a mandatory part of every enterprise’s decision-making fabric. Unfortunately, with this rise in popularity, came a significant and disturbing complexity. Many BI environments began to have a myriad of moving parts with each requiring significant effort to ensure performance and support for the various needs and skill sets of the business resources using the environment. These convoluted systems became hard to manage or enhance with new requirements. To remain viable and sustainable, they must be simplified. This paper covers what is needed to simplify BI environments and the technologies that support this simplification.
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E-commerce 101: A Guide to Successful Selling on the Web

For many business owners, launching an online shopping site makes perfect sense. However, there are some important things you should know before diving into the e-commerce marketplace. The online economy is ripe with opportunity, but it's also rife with pitfalls that can trip up even the savviest business person. This guide reviews the basics of setting up, securing, and promoting your e-commerce site. With a little knowledge, you'll be well on your way to success in the online economy.
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Stop Phishing: A Guide to Protecting Your Web Site Against Phishing Scams

Phishing scams are a serious problem around the world. The number of attacks – and their level of sophistication – has skyrocketed in recent years. If you have a website and do business online, you are probably at risk. Fortunately, there is an effective way to protect your customers, your company and your brand from phishing: SSL and Extended Validation (EV) SSL. In this guide, you’ll learn more about Phishing and how SSL and EV SSL technology can help protect your site, your business and ultimately, your bottom line.
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Securing Multiple Domains with SSL

As the backbone of web security, secure sockets layer (SSL) technology is a must for securing sensitive data passing over the Internet — whether that's e-commerce traffic, remote access to internal servers, or other secure communications. Usually, one SSL certificate secures just one domain name or URL; however, some common situations are better handled with a type of certificate that allows multiple domains to be secured with just one certificate. Read this guide to learn about typical situations where multiple domain certificates are the ideal solution, how multiple domain certificates work, and how to select the right multi-domain certificate for your needs.
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SSL 101: A Guide to Fundamental Web Site Security

As use of the Internet has grown, the Web has also become more popular with scammers, identity thieves, and other cybercriminals. Given the number of people who experience or have heard about phishing and other Web-based scams, many Internet users don't feel comfortable sharing their personal details online. Fortunately, there is secure sockets layer (SSL) technology, a standard solution for protecting sensitive information online. But there's more to SSL than just basic safety. Read this guide to learn about what SSL does, how it works, and how it can help build credibility online.
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Creating an E-Commerce Website: A Do -It- Yourself Guide

In this guide, you'll learn about what goes into creating your own do-it-yourself (DIY) e-commerce web site, from picking the right tools and services you’ll need to create your web pages, to selecting the best hosting provider and payment solution to fit your business, to figuring out the best security for your site.
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