IBM announced new technology to secure "mashups," Web applications that pull information from multiple sources, such as Web sites, enterprise databases or emails, to create one unified view. Mashups are attractive for business use, as they allow non-technical users to gain insight on complex situations in minutes, but as with all Web-based initiatives, security has been a concern.

IBM is helping businesses realize the value of these situational applications without all the risk, through <A HREF="http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/23676.wss">a new technology created by IBM researchers, codenamed SMash.</A> Short for secure mashup, this technology allows information from different sources to talk to each other, but keeps them separate so malicious code cannot creep into enterprise systems.