Database and Network Journal articles from April 2004

Database and Network Journal archives from April 2004

MySQL explained.(Standards--Databases)(Relational Database Management System )
April 1, 2004... MySQL is a relational database management system, or RDBMS. This type of system stores one or more databases, each of which can contain tables of data of various types eg: NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE Henry J....

BS 7799 explained.(Standards--Security)(information security management)
April 1, 2004... What is BS 7799? BS 7799 is the most influential, globally recognised standard for information security management. It is currently divided into two parts: * Part 1. Contains guidance and explanatory information * Part 2. Provides...

"Programming .NET Components".(Book Browser)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... * Increased business efficiency "With the advent of the .NET Framework, Windows developers finally have a first-class technology at their disposal that aims at simplifying the task of developing and deploying component-based applications,' says...

XML CD bookshelf.(Book Browser)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Seven of O'Reilly's XML books are included on this CD-ROM (2,829 pages of O'Reilly references and tutorials), fully searchable and cross-referenced, so programmers can search either the individual index for each book or the master index for the...

ebXML--an alternative approach to Web services.(Standards--Electronic Business)
April 1, 2004... The ebXML initiative described below has paralleled the development of the core Web services technologies and pursued the same goals Introduction An international group jointly sponsored by the United Nations Centre for Trade...

Java Enterprise best practices.(Java developers training)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Java developers typically go through four "stages' in mastering Java. In the first stage, they learn the language itself. In the second stage, they study the APIS. In the third stage, they become proficient in the environment. It is in the...

Dreamweaver MX: the Missing Manual.(information)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... As the Web's popularity continues to skyrocket, so does that of Macromedia Dreamweaver, one of the most elegant and powerful web page creation programs available. Dreamweaver MX (for Mac OS 9, Mac OSX, and Windows) marks the union of...

SMIL for multimedia presentations.(Standards--Electronic Business)(Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)
April 1, 2004... SMIL the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language is an XML application that developers can use to create multi-media presentations. The multimedia includes text, still images, and streaming audio and video. Users are already familiar with...

e-Business models.(Standards--Electronic Business)
April 1, 2004... There are two major manifestations of trade via the World Wide Web; namely Business-to-Consumer (B2C) trade and Business-to-Business (B2B) trade. Also there are an immense number of different ways in which an online business can model itself....

VBScript in a Nutshell, Second Edition.(Book Browser)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) from Microsoft is used by developers in four main areas: server-side web applications using Active Server Pages (ASP), client-side web scripts using Interact Explorer, code behind Outlook forms, and the...

PHP Cookbook.(Book Browser)(PHP programming browser)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The "PHP Cookbook" contains a collection of solutions and best practices for everyday PHP programming dilemmas. For each problem addressed there's a solution--a short, piece of code that programmers can insert directly into their applications....

Understanding the Linux Kernel, Second Edition.(Book Browser)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... This new edition has been updated to cover version 2.4 of the kernel, which is quite different from version 2.2: the virtual memory system is entirely new, support for multiprocessor systems is improved, and whole new classes of hardware...

Domain registrars sued over URL patent.(Database & Network News and Products)(cases)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Two Internet entrepreneurs are suing Network Solutions and Register.cgm for allegedly infringing on their e-mail and domain naming patent. Troy K. Javaher and Frank M. Weyer, operating under the newly formed company Nizza Group, have filed a...

Statistics software available from Univ of Washington.(IT News)
April 1, 2004... Software written by members of the Statistics Department and or their collaborators available for download. Software for Belief Networks This document describes software for processing graphical belief function models, and related...

No 90's growth rates in 21st century.(IT News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The computer market is experiencing a 'change of gear' as the industry enters a mature phase, according to Key Note, a UK market intelligence provider. The market was worth an estimated P 36.96 bn in 2002, a marginal decline on the previous...

EU research funding.(IT News)(European Union Framework Programme Six)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... UK Organisations, including industry academia and research bodies, are being urged to 'log on' or call and register to be kept up to date on the latest information about European Union Framework Programme Six (FP6) funding for research and...

New software aids production of diabetic reviews.(IT News)(H E Information Systems )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Simultaneous pressure from GPs in primary care and hospital doctors has resulted in the development of a software system dedicated to enhancing the data capture, recording and communicating of diabetic reviews. Software specialists H E...

Information strategy in practice.(IT News)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... Based in part on her classic text Practical Information Policies, it provides, in a brief, practical and informal style. * A reliable and comprehensive account of the key processes involved in developing organizational information policy...

Software-major UK players feel squeeze.(IT News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The outlook for shareholders in the UK Computer Software industry looks bleak, with only 36 of the Top 150 largest companies delivering a good return on investment, according to the latest Top 150 Analysis--Computer Software by Plimsoll...

Very few bloggers on Net.(IT News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Despite the potential of turning every Internet user into a publisher, relatively few have created Web journals called blogs and even fewer do so with regularity a study finds. Some bloggers indeed update their journals often, in some cases...

Secret software.(IT News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Norbert Zaenglein, author of the best-selling book Disk Detective, takes insider secrets mainstream. In straightforward, nontechnical terms, users get the secrets of computer privacy, hackers and attackers, computer crime and forensics, ways to...

Software licensing due change.(IT News)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Software licensing is about to change radically, according to a survey by researcher IDC of both software vendors and major business customers. The investigation found that the established model of perpetual licensing where software fights are...

WinTranslator & MacTranslator Demo editions.(IT News)(Excel Software)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Excel Software has announced the immediate availability of Demo editions of its WinTranslator and MacTranslator reengineering tools. When used in conjunction with the WinA&D or MacA&D modeling tools, software developers can automatically...

AlphaCAM 04.(Management)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The latest release of Radan Computational CAD/CAM software for sheet metal applications offers a series of modules covering the design-to-manufacturing process. New enhancements in Radan 04 include the introduction of Radbend CNC, a module that...

BusyDesk.(Logical Planet launches Customer Relationship Management software)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Logical Planet has launched BusyDesk--a SAGE compatible "business builder" CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software package for SME (small to medium) businesses. BusyDesk was designed from scratch to integrate to SAGE accounts (Line 100...

New VPN service for medium sized companies.(Network News)(VPlus Networks, Virtual Private Network)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A new managed Virtual Private Network (VPN) service from VPlus Networks, provider of wide area networking solutions offers medium sized enterprises with up to 1,000 branches and up to 2,000 remote users a cost-effective, an alternative to...

Only 8% of Web applications secured against common hacking.(Security)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Nebulas Security Limited, has announced the results of research conducted by its application penetration-testing partner, Imperva, Inc. After four years of penetration testing on more than 250 web applications including e-commerce, online...

Dangers in low-cost Internet security appliances.(Security)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Equinet has issued a warning to SME organisations that not all security devices offer the appropriate protection, even when they may claim to target this market. Some recently launched interact appliances appear to have been designed more...

SSL VPN cleans up remote access devices.(Security)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Aventail has announced its new Aventail Secure Desktop and an enhanced version of Aventail Cache Control that delivers an advanced solution for protecting an access to critical network resources from airport kiosks, wireless hot spots,...

'Doomjuice' worm emerges, targets Microsoft.(Security)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... A new worm dubbed "Doomjuice" targeting Microsoft Corp.'s Web site emerged on the Internet, which security experts said slowed parts of the software maker's home page. Doomjuice, which some are describing as a variant of the MyDoom worm,...

3-D Web Application Risk Assessment Service.(Security)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Nebulas Security Limited and Imperva have launched a unique 3-Dimensional Web Application Risk Assessment Service that enables organisations to understand the true risks surrounding their own web applications. This service is a combination of...

OOPS group becomes SPA group.(Object-Oriented Programming and Systems's new name Software Practice Advancement)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Object-Oriented Programming and Systems (OOPS) specialist group of the British Computer Society was created in 1985 to provide a forum for the increasing number of researchers and practitioners interested in object technology.. Recently the...

Smalltalk attracts renewed interest.(Voice Software)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Cincom Systems launched the latest version of Cincom Smalltalk in the UK at the Object Technology 2004 (OT 2004) Conference in Bedfordshire, on 28th March 2004. OT 2004 taking advantage of renewed interest in the Cincom Smalltalk development...

Two products in Kaspersky Anti-Spam 2.0 series available for beta-testing.(Kaspersky Lab Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Kaspersky Labs has released two antispam products for beta- testing. Kaspersky Anti-Spam Enterprise Edition 2.0 filters unsolicited correspondence in corporate environments and Kaspersky Anti-Spare ISP Edition 2.0 provides centralized...

Netsky-V worm slithers without email attachment.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sophos researchers have warned customers to sure their computers are properly patched against known Microsoft security vulnerabilities as the W32/Netsky-V worm spreads without using email attachments. Whereas other widespread versions of the...

Mac OS X MP3 Trojan horse threat overhyped.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sophos have reassured customers that a recently publicised Mac OS X Trojan horse does not pose a threat. Mac/Amphimix-A (also known as MAC.Amphimix, MacOS/Amphimix, MP3Concept or MP3Virus.gen) is a Macintosh program which is also a properly-...

Computers attack file-sharing websites.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Netsky-Q worm--which according to Sophos is currently the 8th most prevalent worm in the wild--attempted to bring down tie-sharing websites, such as the popular KaZaA, between 8th and 11th April 2004. Comment: The worm is using...

Sober-F email worm spreading via email.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sophos have warned computer users to be on their guard against a new variant of the Sober email worm which has been sighted in the wild. The W32/Sober-F worm was spotted spreading via email systems using a variety of subject lines including...

Latest Bagle worm turns PCs into card-playing zombies.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The latest variant of the Bagle worm--Bagle-U (W32/Bagle-U) is spreading steadily across the globe. Bagle-U has no subject line or message body, and the infected attachment has a randomly generated name. In an interesting twist, when the...

Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in March 2004.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Sophos has revealed the top ten viruses causing problems for businesses around the world. The report, which examines virus and hoax reports in the month of March 2004, shows eight new entries to the chart. The top ten viruses in March...

Sophos top twenty viruses--March 2004.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Order and % of Ocurrence 1. I-Worm.Netsky.b (Moodown.b) 52.78% 2. I-Worm.MyDoom.a 12.45% 3. I-Worm.Netsky.d 8.98% 4. I-Worm.MyDoom.e 5.45% 5. I-Worm.Netsky.q 2.90% 6. I-Worm. Swen 2.37% 7....

The essential guide to Linux.(Digest)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... The reasons for switching to Linux are as varied as Linux users themselves. Whatever spirit of rebellion drives them to begin a Linux installation--whether they're fed up with commercial operating systems, or looking for something stable that...