Database and Network Journal articles from August 2003

Database and Network Journal archives from August 2003

Longhorn ... the next step?
August 1, 2003... Now that Windows 2003 is officially out of the closet and applications are beginning to be promoted, attention is turning to the next widely leaked version, so called Longhorn, due it is claimed in 2005 as an update to Windows XP. Longhorn...

Stop snooping on employees.
August 1, 2003... Nobody likes to feel they're being watched all the time or that their employer doesn't trust them. But in some workplaces, every bit of email written is scrutinised, and every web site visited, is checked out by employers. Apart from the...

Key terms in cryptography.
August 1, 2003... Cryptography is populated with new terms and acronyms largely unfamiliar to anyone working outside this concentration of security. This section lists the most valuable cryptographic terms and their definitions. Symmetric key. A symmetric...

More go for SANs.
August 1, 2003... Even in times of tight budgets, companies must invest in order to remain competitive. Among the most important investments are those in future-proof IT infrastructures. To keep pace with ever growing amounts of data, many companies are forced...

Web services--the future.(Question and Answers)
August 1, 2003... If you haven't already adopted a Web services-based strategy, you're probably wondering the following: * Do Web services solve real problems? What problems do Web services solve? * Is there really a future for Web services? That is,...

'Beyond question' reduces survey time.(Database & Network News and Products)(from Data Liberation)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Beyond Question from Data Liberation is a fully featured forms management software solution for market research and application forms processing, simplifying document creation, and automating the data capture process for paper-based surveys and...

'LogicStor' recovers data in snap.(Database & Network News and Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... LSI Logic Storage Systems LogicStor backup and recovery solution integrates the company's SANtricity Storage Manager Snapshot feature with software from VERITAS. SANtricity Snapshot providing an immediate point-in-time image of a volume with...

IBM offers first database mastery exam.(Database & Network News and Products)(DB2 Problem Determination Mastery Exam)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... IBM have announced the first problem determination testing that focuses exclusively on giving database administrators (DBAS) extra skills for resolving complex technical issues on their own, faster and more efficiently. Developed by IBMs...

"Server and storage consolidation'--report.(Database & Network News and Products)
August 1, 2003... Simplifying an organisations' systems infrastructure through consolidation can significantly reduce costs and have a direct impact in the bottom line of the business--says Butler Group in its latest report, Server and Storage...

Mobile computing future emerging technology.(according to Macromedia)(Database & Network News and Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Results of recent UK research commissioned by Macromedia, Inc. indicates that UK business leaders recognise mobile computing will represent one of the most important technologies to develop over the next five years. The research carried out by...

Wireless-limited window of opportunity--Ovum.(Database & Network News and Products)
August 1, 2003... The market for wireless middleware software and services alone will be worth $2.6 billion in 2003. But with arguably too many specialist vendors now in the market, Ovum expects a long period of consolidation. Wireless is no longer an exotic...

Trojan network threat.(Database & Network News and Products)
August 1, 2003... GFI have released a white paper to help network administrators tackle the growing problem of Trojans, which are increasingly being used to steal credit card data, passwords, and other sensitive information, and to launch electronic attacks...

Bright future for predictive network management.(Database & Network News and Products)
August 1, 2003... Parallel's approach to network management moves it from reactive (responding to Problems only when told about them) to proactive (identifying problems when they arise) through to predictive--highlighting future problems before they impact a...

Internet Scanner 7.0, RealSecure Server 7.0 and Desktop 7.0.(frlm Internet Security Systems)
August 1, 2003... Internet Security Systems, Inc. has made improvements to its Dynamic Threat Protection platform that enables defence for networks, servers and desktops against known and unknown threats before they can damage data or interrupt business...

GFI FAXmaker for Exchange 10.(Database & Network News and Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... A new version of GFI FAXmaker for Exchange 10 has an inbuilt SMS gateway that enables network users to send SMS messages from their desktop allowing them to contact business colleagues on the road or away from their desk. It supports...

SunSystems Application Portal.(Database & Network News and Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... SunSystems Application Portal, integrates SunSystems with other applications and data sources into a portal allowing users to have access to financial and management information, and perform business transactions via a web browser. The...

SOAP Version 1.2.(Database & Network News and Products)
August 1, 2003... The W3C SOAP Version 1.2 is now available as a full W3C Recommendation, designed to resolve over 400 technical and editorial issues, and ensure an open and extensible foundation for Web Services. Comment: SOAP 1.2's improvements for...

Ovum on DSL broadband.(Database & Network News and Products)
August 1, 2003... DSL broadband operators around the world are at risk of falling into the same competition trap as Japan and South Korea by basing their strategies on bargain basement pricing, says Ovum. Instead, they should try to achieve scale and market...

IBM prices DB2 for smaller businesses.(Database & Network News and Products)(IBM DB2 UDB Express)
August 1, 2003... IBM have announced the general availability and pricing of DB2 Express, a new, full-function database for the midmarket that installs itself with no mouseclicks required. IBM DB2 UDB Express comes with numerous tools for automating and...

DBArtisan Workbench.(Database & Network News and Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Embarcadero DBArtisan Workbench is designed for managing complex databases across an enterprise to achieve higher availability, performance and security. It combines Embarcadero's DBArtisan, with Embarcadero SQL Debugger, Embarcadero SQL...

Embarcadero Rapid SQL 7.2.(Database & Network News and Products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Rapid SQL 7.2 provides support and additional features for managing and administering current and legacy releases of Oracle, IBM DB2 UDB, Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase database platforms from a single development console. This latest version...

Microsoft critical flaw.(Security)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Microsoft who have admitted a critical vulnerability in versions of Windows Server 2003 software, say the vulnerability could allow backers to seize control of a victim's Windows computer over the internet, stealing data, deleting files or...

eSafe 4 mail thwarts 55 security attacks.(Security)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... According to' Beyond Securitys' Aladdin eSafe Black Box Vulnerability Audit Report SMTP Server' they have checked the eSafe gateway for direct attacks on the SMTP server component. 'Beyond Security' used 55 different attack vectors that reflect...

Internet risk impact report Q2 2003.(from Internet Security Systems)
August 1, 2003... Internet Security Systems' Internet Risk Impact Summary Report (IRIS) for the second quarter of 2003, reveals that the number of serious security incidents increased by 13.7 percent from the first quarter. While low-level hacking activity...

Secure Coding: Principles & Practices"--O'reilly.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... "Secure Coding. Principles and Practices" makes the case that developers must be vigilant throughout the entire code lifecycle including: * Architecture: during this stage, applying security principles such as 'least privilege" will help...

DataDirect Connect for JDBC 3.3.
August 1, 2003... DataDirect Technologies has implemented Windows authentication within their Type 4 JDBC components used for connecting Java applications to Microsoft SQL Server data. Comment: Windows authentication is also called 'integrated security' and...

DynaComm i:scan.
August 1, 2003... FutureSoft, has released DynaComm i:scan 3.0, of the companys enterprise file surveillance solution. It offers real-time, secure file and application management capability available to organisations of all sizes, warning administrators of...

RealSecure Desktop 7.0.
August 1, 2003... RealSecuret Desktop version 7.0, from ISS is an intrusion prevention system that secures the intellectual capital on fixed and mobile desktops and protects remote laptops, wireless LANs and home offices from attack and misuse. The'...

NetMap for Claims V 4.0.(from Insurance Services Office Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has launched an enhanced version of its NetMap for Claims data analysis and visualisation software for identifying and The solution can access data from insurers' internal databases as well as the ISO...

Stolen PDAs Open Door To Networks.
August 1, 2003... Corporates are being warned that all their ICT security measures may be worthless. For the second year in a row, a survey has found that their data could he compromised and their reputation damaged, as a third of employees are leaving business...

ASAP V 6.3.(Aventail Anywhere Secure Access policy)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Aventail have a new version of its Aventail Anywhere Secure Access Policy (ASAP) Platform. Available as an SSL VPN appliance or managed service, the latest ASAP 6.3 release includes a more intuitive and highly configurable Web management...

Viral marketing stunt similar to real virus.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Sophos technical support has received a number of reports from customers concerned about an email inviting them to visit a website to view comedy video clips such as one of Bill Gates being hit with a custard pie by Belgian anarchists. ...

Julia Roberts worm can bog down e-mail.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Sophos has today detected a new computer worm which claims to be a screensaver of Hollywood actress Julia Roberts in compromising scenes unlikely to have been approved by her publicist. The MyLife-M (W32/MyLife-M) worm can distribute itself...

Macs snubbed by cyber underworld.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... In an analysis of all the viruses reported to its customer support department during the first six months of 2003, Sophos discovered that the most commonly reported virus that could infect Apple Mac computers crept in at a lowly 78th position...

EM reporter highlights virus blackspots.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... EM Reporter, a new management tool enables Sophos customers to generate management reports about virus incidents throughout their company networks. The solution processes and stores virus alerts generated by Sophos Anti-Virus, detailing...

Gruel attack on Microsoft.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... The new Gruel worm (W32/Gruel-D), the latest in a number of variants of the worm--poses as a critical security patch from Microsoft--and attempts to launch a double-edged attack on the Windows operating system. In addition to attacking the...

"Webber" turns innocent computers into spam machines.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Kaspersky Labs reports the mass mailing of the new trojan program 'Webber' (aka "Heloc") and has already logged numerous registered reports of encounters with this malicious program. Webber does its harm by installing a proxy server by...

Kaspersky labs and multi-tech combine products.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Kaspersky Labs have implemented Kaspersky Anti-Virus software in the RouteFinder Internet Security Appliance line of equipment produced by Multi-Tech Systems, Inc. (www.multitech.com), specialists in the data communication equipment and...

Virus protection for MAC OS X.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Sophos has developed a new anti-virus product specifically designed to protect users of the latest Macintosh operating system from virus infection. Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X builds upon earlier versions of Sophos Anti-Virus for the...

Virus protection for exchange 2003 servers.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Sophos, has launched a new version of its MailMonitor for Exchange product to scan Microsoft Exchange 2003 servers for email-aware worms, viruses, and Trojan horses. MailMonitor for Exchange is capable of scanning all messages and files for...

Top ten vruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in July.(Virus Notes)
August 1, 2003... Sobig family dominates this month's chart This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses and hoaxes as compiled by Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus protection for businesses. ...

Errata.
August 1, 2003... In a recent issue of Software World, we included a story called "Virus Infected E-mails Received by SMEs Continue to Rise". Unfortunately, the website address included for VIA NET.WORKS is incorrect--it should be www.vianetworks.com.

Book browser.
August 1, 2003... Beta Testing for Better Software Fine, Michael Wiley 2002 ISBN 0471-25037-6 Boiling it down Beta Testing is allowing (potential) customers to have a go with the product and requiring them to report back. It is then essential to take notice...

UK computer software market set for growth.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... The UK computer software market will grow by 21.4% between 2004 and 2008 according to forecasts from market intelligence provider, Key Note. Growth is expected to be highest after 2004--the period when any slight downturn in the UK economy is...

Light at end of tunnel for UK technology.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Economic recovery is in sight for the beleaguered UK technology sector, with 58 per cent of technology businesses that took part in a survey released by TMP/Hudson Global Resources predicting that 2004 will see a turnaround in the sector's...

India software exports.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Software exports from India will attain $50-billion target by 2008 as situation is conducive, even though the industry requires to post a 33 per cent growth in the coming years, Nasscom has said. Comment: "The Indian software industry...

Business technology optimisation survey.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Mercury Interactive Corporation has announced early results from a BTO customer assessment survey. Responses from 1,200 information technology professionals worldwide confirmed that BTO is an important strategy for effectively improving...

Software company 'fitness'.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... For the first time, industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing have scored the top 2000 companies in the Computer Software industry on their level of 'fitness,' or overall efficiency. This new feature is to he added to the forthcoming Computer...

HR doesn't rate board leadership skills.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... The majority of HR professionals feel that their board members are in need of leadership skills gaining although they are confident in their own ability to be Strategic Business Partners, suggest two recent polls. In a poll of 319 people...

Application modernisation market in state of flux-Butler Group.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Application Modernisation covers a broad range of technologies, from early 'screen scraper' products to more modern technologies that dissemble applications and re-build them into component parts. Whilst there are some big players in the market...

Indian BI market.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... The Indian business intelligence (BI) market may be largely untapped, but the fact remains that every company will need to make use of this tool at different stages and levels of hierarchy. To tap this emerging market, many vendors have started...

AI computer trusted more than chancellor.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... A survey undertaken by Cambridge web services company, Transversal indicates that an artificially-intelligent computer is more trusted with financial information than the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The survey into opinions of customer service...

www.vascoda.de...... Gateway to scientific information.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... 37 German libraries, research centres and information institutions are offering an interdisciplinary interact portal for scientific information within an alliance/BMBF and DFG are funding. At www.vascoda.de 37 German libraries, research centres...

Indian staff increase.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Oracle intends to double its Indian workforce, which will then number around 6,000--it already has 3,200 Indian employees, located at two main development centres. A third campus-style centre, near Hyderabad in southern India, is due to open...

Intranet solution for solicitors.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Designed to significantly increase efficiency and save time in medium to large solicitor practices, ISES is a new, customisable intranet solution which can provide information from wherever it is stored, enabling a better use of fee earning...

Collaboration and portals.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... Butler Group has been reviewing the market in the lead up to a two-day conference and exhibition, Collaboration and Portals, 17-18 September 2003 at London Heathrow Marriott. Comment: It is time that e-mail was put in the proper context,...

ISSE 2003.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... EEMA, the independent, European not-for-profit association for e-Business, has released the programme for its fifth independent European security conference and exhibition. ISSE (Information Security Solutions Europe) to be held at the Austrian...

PATROL Express 3.0.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... BMC Software, has announced enhancements to its PATROL family of solutions with the launch of PATROL Express 3.0. The new version remotely monitors infrastructure and measures performance against user-defined service level objectives. Following...

AIS integrates every system.(IT News)
August 1, 2003... NDL is launching a new on line product suite called AIS, designed to allow organisations to web-enable and fully integrate all their disparate IT systems. It is claimed to be the first time one product has been able to offer this, which...

France bans 'e-mail' from vocabulary.(Internet Focus)
August 1, 2003... The Culture Ministry has announced a ban on the use of "e-mail" in all government ministries, documents, publications or Web sites, the latest step to stem an incursion of English words into the French lexicon. The ministry's General Commission...

Nearly 3,500 emails sent to one wrong email address in a year.(Internet Focus)
August 1, 2003... Three thousand four hundred and sixty two (3,462)--that is the amazing number of miss-addressed stray emails sent in error in just a one-year trial to a single email address! The address is similar to a well-known city institution. The trial...

File protect.(Internet Focus)
August 1, 2003... File Protect, is a utility program that enables non technical Webmasters or website owners to add password protected file download to their website. This web-based management of protected files and username/password lists requires nothing to be...

EasyMail pro 4.20 for windows.(Internet Focus)
August 1, 2003... Marketers and ECRM experts agree that personalized messages get better response rates than mass-produced messages. EasyMail Pro is designed to create unique message content and subject lines via its mail-merge function, and the voicemail...

"Learning Web Design, 2nd edition".(Internet Focus)
August 1, 2003... "Learning Web Design" starts from the very beginning--defining the Internet, the Web, browsers, and URLS. By the time readers have finished the book, they'll have a solid foundation in HTML, graphics, and design principles that they can...

IMSL Fortran 5.0 Library optimized.(Tools)
August 1, 2003... Visual Numerics Inc., specialists in numerical analysis and visualization software is optimizing the Visual Numerics IMSL Fortran Library 5.0, which is targeted for use with the next release of the Intel Fortran Compiler for Windows. The...

IMSL Fortran Library 5.0.(Tools)
August 1, 2003... The IMSL Fortran Library 5.0 is the only comprehensive library of mathematical and statistical algorithms for Fortran developers available in one package with backward compatibility. It combines the flexible interface features of Fortran with...

Active tray 1.1 for windows.(Tools)
August 1, 2003... Divcom Software Active Tray, is a utility that lets users customize how a system tray looks and offers access to all documents, folders, interact addresses, programs and shortcuts. Comment: Tired of creating short cuts on your desktop, only...

Java Menus and Buttons 4.23.(Tools)
August 1, 2003... Apycom Software has released version 4.23 of Apycom Java Menus and Buttons, a collection of configurable java applets that allows users to create cross-browser drop down menus, bars, tabs and animated buttons for a Website. The collection...

Native Linux and Macintosh GUIs for mainstream development.(Tools)
August 1, 2003... Perforce Software have announced its first full graphical user interface (GUI), the Perforce Visual Client (P4V), for the Macintosh and Linux platforms. Complementing Perforce's existing interfaces command line, Windows, Web, and IDE...

Knowledge and Information Skills Toolkit.(Tools)
August 1, 2003... TFPL Ltd has launched its Knowledge and Information Skills Toolkit--a web enabled diagnostic tool designed to help individuals and organisations identify and assess the skills they have and need to operate successfully in the knowledge economy....