Database and Network Journal articles from April 2006

Database and Network Journal archives from April 2006

Logic programming with Perl and Prolog.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
April 1, 2006... Computing languages can be addictive; developers sometimes blame themselves for perceived inadequacies, making apologies for them. That is the case, at least, when one defends his or her language of choice against the criticism of another...

Integrated managed service for instant messaging and web security.
April 1, 2006... ScanSafe, is expanding its managed security services to help transform Instant Messaging (IM) from an enterprise security risk Into a secure, compliant and controlled collaborative tool. IM Control, ScanSafe's new addition to its fully managed...

BIRT 2.0 allows developers to build complex reports.
April 1, 2006... Actuate BIRT 2.0, is a Business Intelligence and reporting tool based upon Eclipse BIRT, an open source reporting project that leverages a broad community of developers, commercial adopters, and interoperable top-level Eclipse projects. Built...

Open source enterprise stack launched in UK.
April 1, 2006... The first technology stack to deliver end-to-end Open Source enterprise services was launched in London. 'The Sirius Core' from Sirius Corporation makes the recognised benefits of Open Source infrastructures available to anyone. Open Source...

WiMAX--future comms?(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
April 1, 2006... WiMAX is an acronym that stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, a certification mark for products that pass conformity and interoperability tests for the IEEE 802.16 standards. Products that pass the conformity tests...

French encryption specialist launches in UK.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
April 1, 2006... Primex Technologies, a provider of transparent encryption technology for enterprises and government organisations has announced the launch of its encryption engine into the UK market. ZoneCentral V.2.5 allows businesses to secure sensitive...

Web solutions for internal communications.(Management Application)(trends in business communication)
April 1, 2006... Web based solutions provide a platform independent, low bandwidth medium for developing internal communication solutions. As access is through a web browser this minimises the need to load any applications onto a users' local machine resulting...

UK piecemeal approach to IT cost control.
April 1, 2006... Mercury Interactive have announced the findings of a major study which indicates most UK businesses are wasting the investments they have been making in better governing their IT. Whilst 74 per cent of the UK CIOs questioned claimed to have...

Companies not reducing electronic identity Theft.
April 1, 2006... Ninety-nine percent of UK companies are still not implementing all the safeguards available to them to manage and control access for the right users to their systems and reduce the risk of crimes such as electronic identity theft, a new survey...

How to justify expenditure to solve a problem you don't, or rarely have?(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
April 1, 2006... A major challenge for any security team these days is to justify allocating IT budget to address a problem that rarely occurs. Generally, more tactical operational tasks take priority over security projects for this very reason. As we all know,...

7 Myths about protecting Web applications.(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
April 1, 2006... Today Web Applications are delivering critical information to a growing number of employees and partners. Most organizations have already invested heavily in Network Security Devices, thus they often believe they are also protected at the...

What e-mail hackers know that you don't.(Infosecurity Europe 2006: 25th-27th April 2006, Olympia, London.)
April 1, 2006... E-mail systems such as Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and GroupWise were constructed with a single purpose in mind: accept and send the maximum amount of mail and route that mail as efficiently as possible. Without question this has succeeded,...

Revolutionising IT service delivery.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
April 1, 2006... IT, users and the business have had an easy but interesting relationship over e last three decades. The arrival of the Personal Computer heralded a revolution in the workplace. Users discovered that they could do things that previously IT had...

High level of concern over unmonitored, unmanaged SSL traffic.(survey on secure socket layer traffic)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Blue Coat Systems have announced that, according to a survey of over 300 enterprise security and networking professionals, in the USA encrypted Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communications between internal corporate employees and external Internet...

Intel speeds up Wimax plan.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Cards allowing access to Wimax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) are now expected to be available this year. Wimax is billed as a successor to the much shorter range wi-fi technology. Whereas wi-fi range can be measured in...

Version 8.1 of Outside In Technology'.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Stellent, Inc's. announced today the release of Stellen .'Outside In Technology 'version 8.1. This program enhances hundreds of software applications--such as enterprise content management, search, email management, security, compliance,...

VoIP market guide.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Published under the aegis of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) Introducing VoIP offers a practical guide to all VoIP options currently available in the UK, and identifies potential benefits to businesses and...

O'Reilly releases 'VoIP hacks".(IT News)
April 1, 2006... The subject of VoIP is absolutely crucial to enterprise decision makers and Joe Blow consumers alike right now. The infrastructure upgrade cycle triggered by VoIP is transforming corporate networks, just as home users are seeing their telephony...

TaxSolver v 5.1.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Taxware, and First Data Corp. have released TaxSolver version 5.1, the first tax reporting software for corporations to feature tax forms on a global basis. Already established as the sales and use tax return system for the United States and...

e-Learning 2.0 vision update.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... e-learning 2.0--the new initiative consists of four bold inaugural projects that Blackboard will tackle in collaboration with clients. It represents a transformational shift for how the Internet can improve education. The Blackboard Beyond...

New computer virus distributing child pornographic movie.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Researchers at Norman have discovered a new trojan horse program that installs and displays a child pornographic movie. This new trojan is based on the Agent family of generic trojans that perform various actions; like installing adware,...

Skype uveils small business edition.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Skype, the global Interact communications company, have announced Skype for Business, a solution designed to help small businesses easily manage communications, improve productivity and reduce costs. Skype for Business expands existing Skype...

Skype for Business features.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Skype for Business allows administrators to centralize the management of company-wide paid services and usability tools. Skype for Business Control Panel is available in 18 major languages: Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Danish,...

Brits' online security precautions 'insufficient'-AOL.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... British consumers' awareness of Internet security may be higher than ever, but most still don't do enough to protect themselves online, a study by AOL UK Understanding of Internet security terms such as 'phishing', 'trojan' 'virus' and...

Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Adobe CS2 combines full versions of the Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, and GoLive-each an amazing standalone application. But this book, the authors promise, "is designed to get you thinking about how the Creative Suite products...

Building your own intranet?(IT News)
April 1, 2006... Many companies think it is a good idea to tackle their intranet project in-house, the challenge even excites them. However, why do they take this approach when there are so many reasons to avoid it? As they take on this project, they start to...

Linx launches perring review software.(IT News)
April 1, 2006... The London Interact Exchange (LINX), one of the world's largest exchange points, announced today that ISPs and NSPs can explore in advance the business advantages of peering through an Internet exchange point (IXP). The London Internet Exchange...

"AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition".(Books)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2006... "AppleScript: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition" AppleScript comes free as part of every Mac OS X system, and with it, users can harness the power of their Mac and control both the system and the applications (such as iTunes, Photoshop,...

Active Directory, Third Edition.(Books)
April 1, 2006... Active Directory, Third Edition Since its introduction in Windows 2000, Microsoft's Active Directory has improved the way organizations share network resources such as users, groups, computers, printers, applications, and files. "Having a...

Keep on hacking.(Linux Server Hacks)(Brief article)(Book review)
April 1, 2006... Keep On Hacking Trie original "Linux Server Hacks" gave Linux administrators one hundred clever tips and tools to enlianee their use of Linux on the server. Three years later, those hacks are as valid and handy as ever. Realizing that a second...

Majority of UK companies still not doing enough to reduce the risk of electronic identity theft.(Security)
April 1, 2006... Ninety-nine percent of UK companies are still not implementing all the safeguards available to them to manage and control access for the right users to their systems and reduce the risk of crimes such as electronic identity theft, a new survey...

Bogus case Manahattan survey aims to phish money from online lenders.(Security)
April 1, 2006... SophosLabs have warned of an email seam that poses as a survey from Chase Manhattan bank. The emails claim that Chase Manhattan's online division is conducting a survey of its users, and will credit the accounts of those who take part with 20...

Husband and wife jailed for Trojan horse that spied on businesses.(Ruth Brier-Haephrati, Michael Haephrati)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... A married couple are to be jailed for developing and selling a spyware Trojan horse that helped private investigators spy on their clients' business competitors. Ruth Brier-Haephrati, 28, and her 44-year-old husband Michael Haephrati, have...

Zippo Trojan horse demands 175 [pounds sterling] for encrypted data.(Security)(Brief article)
April 1, 2006... Experts at SophosLabs, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centres, have warned users about a Trojan horse that encrypts victims" computer data, and then attempts to extort a ransom of 300 US dollars (175 GBP).The...

Enhanced anti-money laundering.(Security)
April 1, 2006... SAS, have released of a new version of SAS Anti-Money Laundering. Complementing its recently announced SAS Money Laundering Detection, the new offering includes several enhancements to help institutions worldwide fight against money laundering....

Top ten scams.(Security)
April 1, 2006... OFT has identified the top ten seams targeted at UK consumers. WORK-AT-HOME SCAMS Work-at-home and business opportunity seams are often advertised as paid work from home. On application, would-be workers are asked for money up-front to...

"Llipstick causes cancer".(Security)
April 1, 2006... Experts at Sophos Labs. have warned users not to fall for a chain letter that is spreading across the internet, claiming that lipstick causes cancer. Sophos technical support has received an increasing number of reports of the Lipstick chain...

Double-take application manager launched in radical new approach to application protection.(Security)
April 1, 2006... Single application-specific console enables simplified management and increased application availability Sunbelt System Software, distributor of business continuity and security solutions for enterprises and SMEs, have announced a new approach...

Public could face prison in new email scam.(Security)
April 1, 2006... A Warning of a new kind of seam has been issued by specialist fraud protection company Early Warning today. The latest seam, which is becoming as wide spread as the 419 scams, is the lucrative offer of working part time from your own home for...

VPN-1 Edge unified threat management solution.(Security)
April 1, 2006... Wick Hill announces the availability of the latest Check Point VPN-1 Edge integrated security appliance for branch offices. The unified threat management appliance now includes the world's most advanced intrusion prevention and anti-virus to...

Virus infection and spyware growing threat.(Security)
April 1, 2006... Infection by viruses was the biggest single cause of the worst security incidents for UK companies in the past two years, accounting for roughly half of them, a new survey shows. Two-fifths of these were described as having a serious impact on...

InterScan web security appliance.(Security)
April 1, 2006... Trend Micro Inc. have announced the availability of its InterScan Web Security Appliance, a new gateway-based hardware solution with unique capabilities designed to provide enterprise organisations with comprehensive front-line protection...

Two thirds FTSE1000 companies failing data protection and privacy standards.(Security)
April 1, 2006... A new survey among the UK's FTSE100 organisations--reveals that around two thirds of them are failing to handle incoming telephone enquiries related to data protection and privacy, despite their IT systems. The 'Marketing Improvement survey',...

19% of organisations have no 'Business Continuity plan'.(Security)
April 1, 2006... SteelEye Technology, Inc. have released a preview of results from its forthcoming market survey, the SteelEye Technology Business Continuity Index, deployed in conjunction with Continuity Central (http://www.continuitycentral.com). Top-level...

British workers get PC viruses as they don't care.(personal computers)
April 1, 2006... Research compiled on behalf of Trend Micro has found that UK computer users are more reckless in their computer behaviour at work than other countries. This especially comes as a worry for the smaller sized business as they're often the ones...