Database and Network Journal articles from August 2004

Database and Network Journal archives from August 2004

Linux on the desktop: a guide for Windows users.
August 1, 2004... Nearly every PC user has heard about Linux. It's received an enormous amount of attention in the past few years. Even though its low cost (free in some cases), extremely stable, and very flexible, it still trails far behind Windows on the...

Integrating Windows and Linux.
August 1, 2004... Many enterprises would like to start integrating Linux into their existing systems, but do not know how to begin. Users who are quite happy with the tools they have with Microsoft, don't want to rock the boat, but would like to find ways to...

Notes on integrating Windows 2000, RedHat Linux, and HP-UX.
August 1, 2004... These are a few notes on integrating Windows 2000, RedHat, and HP-UX, which provide a vague guide on how one might get a UNIX system to authenticate to a Windows 2000 box. Basically this is done by setting up your UNIX systems as a Kerberos 5...

Ex-Red Hatters launch specifix for customizing Linux.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... CRN--USA Two former Red Hat executives said they will launch later this year a Linux platform, called Conary, that will enable customers to customise Linux applications.

Linux appliance eats spam alive.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Linux News--USA IntelliReach has used SUSE Linux in a spam-, virus-, and image-filtering network appliance supporting Notes, GroupWise, and Microsoft mail servers.

Future of servers is Windows and Linux on Intel.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... VNUNet.com Large and medium sized enterprises should prepare for a future of server consolidation, running both Linux and Windows while planning for the domination of either...

Microsoft should embrace open source, says Linux analyst.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Linux World .. Microsoft is doing a disservice to some really top-notch products it produces, by continuing to try to discredit Linux and other open source projects.

Microsoft delivers the facts about Linux.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Register The latest strand in Microsofts "Get the Facts' counter-offensive against Linux will tour Britain this summer...

IBM continues global Linux push.(Linux Update)(International Business Machines Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... LinuxInsider.com As Linux adoption grows, IBM is betting heavily that it will spread worldwide, and that Big Blue can spearhead the movement.

Kernel flaw makes Linux crash easily.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... ComputerWorld A flaw in the Linux kernel allows a 20-line C program to crash most distributions using the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels running on x86...

Vendors push for tighter Linux--InfiniBand coordination.(Linux Update)(Sun)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Information Week Intel, Oracle, Sun and others have formed an alliance that could make Linux more common on high-speed servers. By Larry Greenemeier.

Linux Kernel bug found ... and quickly fixed.(Linux Update)(Linus Torvalds)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Linux World .. Although the bug doesn't give an attacker any other control of a Linux system than crashing it, Linus Torvalds was fast to act and had already fixed it

Bill Gates visits China over Linux worries.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Inquirer .. The Chinese government has shown that it is willing to try out and incorporate a number of different software systems, including Windows arch-nemesis Linux....

Oracle launches Linux business unit.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Star--Malaysia ORACLE Corp has launched a Linux business unit which will take advantage of support for the freely-distributed operating system in the Asia Pacific region.

Linux becoming Windows clone claim.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The Inquirer A report on ZD Net from Microsoft's Tech Ed conference in Amsterdam was shocked to hear how the Linux kernel is beginning to resemble Windoze.

SAP to transfer products to Linux platform.(Linux Update)(SAP Greater China)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... LinuxInsider.com Klaus Zimmer, president of SAP Greater China, predicted that 30 percent of SAP products would be based on Linux by 2006.

Linux in government: a growing sector.(Linux Update)
August 1, 2004... Linux World The announcement, which included software vendor Tarantella, is additional proof of Linux' s importance in the government sector.

How much Java in the Linux world?(Linux Update)
August 1, 2004... Slashdot 'Java in incredibly heavily used' in the Linux community.

Red flag and miracle Linux launch Asianux 1.0.(Linux Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... DigiTimes--Taiwan China-based Red Flag Software and Miracle Linux of Japan officially launched their beta version of Asianux 1.0 at Oracle OpenWorld.

The nature and management of knowledge.(Managing Minds--Euro Abstracts)(Abstract)
August 1, 2004... In the ongoing search for best practice' in management, each decade produces new buzzwords. In recent years, knowledge management'--usually defined as the systematic capture, use and sharing of knowledge by an organisation to improve its...

IEEE Std. 1471.(Standards)
August 1, 2004... The following article describes the key contributions of IEEE Std 1471 to the discipline of software architecture representation. After reviewing the contribution of 1471, I discuss how we (the community interested in Software Architecture) may...

Top ten facts on spam firewalls.(Security)
August 1, 2004... Using a spam wall to block spam is the most advantageous and efficient way for an organization to keep unsolicited email from reaching the network, server, and end user inboxes. Spam firewalls offload spam filtering from the email server,...

Two-factor authentication market growing rapidly.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc. has announced the results of a recent global survey of more than 350 security and IT managers. The survey questioned these managers--responsible for directing and implementing security solutions in their...

Computer Internet crime.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Conference and Exhibition Novotel London West 24/25 January 2005 26th July 2004 Cyber Crime Event--CIC 2005--returns with focus on Corporate Vulnerability With computer and Interact crime on the increase, companies are being forced to sit...

Smashing the pirates.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... In a recent survey conducted by The Federation Against Software Theft (The Federation) over 47% of corporate Britain believes that software piracy within companies is on the rise. With figures like this The Federation has declared war...

93% website apps vulnerable after 'fixing'.(News)
August 1, 2004... Nebulas Security have announced the results of further research from its partner Impervals Application Defence Centre report, 'How safe is it out there' Based on a four-year study into the vulnerability of public and private web applications, a...

IDC Security Conference 2004.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... To help enterprise buyers evaluate the latest security threats and solutions, IDC will host Security Conference 2004 Ireland on September 23rd in Dublin and Security Conference 2004 U.K. on September 24 in London. IDC's security...

New Bagle worm uses old tricks to spread.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Sophos are warning users of beware of the latest Bagle worm, Bagle-AF, which is spreading steadily by email. Although the worm uses a multitude of randomly generated subject lines, message texts and attachments to confuse recipients, it relies...

MyDoom-0 computer worm spreading quickly.(News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Sophos have warned computer users of a new variant of the MyDoom worm, which is hitting email inboxes worldwide. The W32/MyDoom-O worm travels in the form of an email attachment, attached to a message pretending to be from die users Internet...

First ever pocket PC virus poses no threat.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Sophos have reported the discovery of the first ever virus to infect the Microsoft Pocket PC operating system. The Duts virus (W32/Duts-A) is able to infect PDAs running the Pocket PC operating system, end was written by the 29A virus...

Osama Bin Laden suicide photographs.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Experts at Sophos have warned computer users that a file posing as photographic evidence that Osama Bin Laden has killed himself is in fact infected by the Hackarmy Troj an horse. Thousands of messages have been posted onto interact message...

Microsoft identfies critical security vulnerabilites.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Microsoft identified critical new security vulnerabilities that have been discovered in versions of Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, which could be exploited by a future Internet worm. Sophos urged companies and...

Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in July.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The largest number of viruses and hoaxes recorded since December 2001. 1. W/32Zafi-B 59.2% 2. W32/Netsky-P 15.8% 3. W32/Neysky-D 4.5% 4. W32/Bagle-AA 3.3% 5= W32/Netsky-Z 2.9% 5= W32/Netsky-B 2.9%...

Top ten viruses reported to Kaspersky in July.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... 1. I-Worm.Zafi.b 57.41% 2. I-Worm.Netsky.aa 11.71% 3. I-Worm.Netsky.b 10.72% 4. I.Worm.Netsky.q 2.94% 5. I-Worm.Bagle.z 2.34% 6. I-Worm.Netsky.f 2.08% 7. I-Worm.Netsky.y 1.72% 8. I-Worm.Netsky.d ...

Is the UK software industry turning the corner?(IT News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... It seems that the UK Computer Software industry is finally turning the comer according to industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing Ltd. The latest Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis -Computer Software reveals signs of sustainable improvement in the...

Is the US software market going soft again?(IT News)
August 1, 2004... Jim Kerstefter Business Week Online June E. Drewry typifies today's frugal tech buyer. Drewry, the chief information officer at AON Corp (AOC), must make sure the insurance brokerage has the software it needs to stay ahead of rivals. But she...

IT spend in Western Europe education to rise to $10.2 billion by 2008.(IT News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... IDC believes that Western European education institutions will not increase IT spending as fast as other public sector verticals over the next three to four years. Budget constraints will force governments to select priorities among their...

Indian offshoring not a threat to engineering and R&D services players in W Europe.(IT News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... The main Indian offshore players do not currently represent a threat to the R&D services industry in Western Europe, according a new IDC study on offshore services. Indian players are currently rushing into Western Europe, after meeting...

New Web Publishing System.(IT News)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2004... Macromedia have announced the Macromedia Web Publishing System, which provides everything an organisation needs to build and manage web and intranet sites. The Macromedia Web Publishing System (WPS) enables tons, hundreds, or thousands of...