Database and Network Journal articles from August 2005

Database and Network Journal archives from August 2005

A mini history of programming.
August 1, 2005... Every generation has to reinvent the practice of computer programming. In the 1950s the key innovations were programming languages such as Fortran and Lisp. The 1960s and '70s saw a crusade to root out "spaghetti code" and replace it with...

A new aspect to programming?
August 1, 2005... There's a small but determined group in the coding community who are only half joking when they declare that real coders write their own device drivers because doing anything else is lazy, technologically unsound, and unnecessarily risky. At...

Single image ghosting with UIU.(VIEWPOINT)
August 1, 2005... Desktop computer set-up and configuration times across the enterprise can it is claimed be slashed from hours to seconds with Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) software from Binary Resource who are introducing UIU 2.0 to the UK. Cloning was...

Vive la revolution ... in software design!(VIEWPOINT)
August 1, 2005... Over the last forty years, software design and development have had many evolutionary steps but no revolutions, until now. In that time we've witnessed, or driven many changes. For example from structured, procedural coding to object...

Network management for converged voice-data networks.
August 1, 2005... JJ. Roper, Entuity Inc. Historically, voice traffic was carded using time division multiplexing (TDM) on a network dedicated to its transport. Separate data-only networks were used for internet traffic, corporate data such as intranets,...

CIO survey reveals poor relationships limit outsourcing success.
August 1, 2005... A nationwide survey has identified that CIOs are in need of 'relationship counselling', to help them get the most from outsourcing. 74% of CIOs identified difficulty in managing relationships with partners as their biggest outsourcing headache....

Email retention.(STORAGE)
August 1, 2005... Data management and retention has never received a high profile within organisations until recently, particularly now in the UK we are beginning to look more closely at how we maintain our records and the ability to recall the information we...

Data management for compliance.(financial services regulations for data security and management)
August 1, 2005... Compliance, Regulation and Statutory Legislation have become increasing burdens for the long-term storage of data. Legislation operates in tandem with a fierce economic climate that is keeping a fight grip on budgets and is dictating that IT...

Component Object Model-a history.(ACTIVE X-1)
August 1, 2005... In programming, the Component Object Model (COM), so known as ActiveX, is a Microsoft technology for software componentry. It is used to enable cross-software communication. Although it has been implemented on several platforms, it is primarily...

Single image ghosting with UIU.
August 1, 2005... Desktop computer set-up and configuration times across the enterprise can it is claimed be slashed from hours to seconds with Universal Imaging Utility (UIU) software from Binary Resource who are introducing UIU 2.0 to the UK. Cloning was...

QuickHelp 2.0.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Excel Software are shipping QuickHelp 2.0 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. QuickHelp is a development tool for creating and deploying application help on Windows 95 through XP, Mac OS 9, Mac OS X and Linux. QuickHelp is unique in its ability...

Poor CIO relationships limit UK outsourcing.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... A nationwide survey has identified that CIOs are in need of 'relationship counselling', to help them get the most from outsourcing. 74% of CIOs identified difficulty in managing relationships with partners as their biggest outsourcing headache....

US v UK illicit image tolerance.(Delta Consulting )(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... Independent research firm Delta Consulting has released the results of the 2005 Computer Usage Policy Study of the 500 largest US firms, sponsored by PixAlert. This follows a recent UK survey conducted by PixAlert in the UK with the Chartered...

Net-Box ISP.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Axentra El Corp. have released the Net-Box ISP, the next generation iCPE for ISPS. Axentrals Net-Box ISP is an ultra quiet, small form factor, all-in-one broadband modem, Internet gateway, network router and digital home/SOHO server appliance...

ASG-Safari Version 8.2.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... ASG have announced the release of Version 8.2 of its ASG-Safari suite of solutions, which addresses every facet of traditional report creation. The ASG-Safari suite of solutions helps organisations execute their data out strategies by...

The Software patents directive is dead.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... The European Parliament have rejected the proposed Software Directive (officially known as the Directive on the Patentability of Computer Implemented Inventions). Marks & Clerk, one of Europe's leading firms of patent and trade mark attorneys,...

ID Cards and biometrics to be addressed at ISSE.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Following the passing of the UK Prime Minister's ID Card Bill, eema, the independent European association for e-business, have announced it would be addressing identity cards and biometrics at this year's ISSE event in Budapest, on 27th-29th...

Government IT initiatives to grow by 22% in West. Europe.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Results from IDC's 2005 Vertical Markets survey suggest that government executives will grow IS budget, but with some caution compared to the first years of the egovernment hype, and that local government executives are more optimistic...

PCG welcomes EU rejection Of software patents directive.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has welcomed the European Parliament's rejection of the directive on computer-implemented inventions, which would have made software patentable. Representing thousands of IT freelancers in the UK, PCG...

DB Ghost V 4.0.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Innovartis have announced a major change to its DB Ghost product following the release today of version 4.0. DB Ghost is now a pick-and-mix collection of six automated change management tools, which allow project teams to build and deploy...

LinuxIT in Europe.(IT News)(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... LinuxIT has announced its entry into the continental European market, by establishing a multi-lingual services and support centre based in the UK. LinuxIT Europe specializes in the provision of systems and services to companies that work with...

SME's to account for 53% of total IT spend in W. Europe in 2005.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Small and medium businesses (with 1-499 employees) will account for around 53% of total IT spending in Western Europe in 2005, according to a new IDC study. After years of slow growth, IT demand in the small business (1-99 employees) sector is...

Email analyser.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Businesses have been slow to harness and control email usage, even as data storage costs go through the roof, and the volume of sensitive material passing through email servers rises daily. AfterMail, claims to have provided an answer with the...

Computer software industry analysis.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... A new publication by industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing into the current financial state of each of the Top 2000 UK companies has revealed four distinct profiles of company behaviour. Each of the 1000 companies analysed were assessed on...

IT professionals more valued than they think.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... A new independent study carried out on behalf of global online learning provider, SkillSoft, indicates that employees working in IT and technology are more valued than they think they are. The survey also shows that IT professionals are...

Remote command.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... MythicSoft, has launched RemoteCommand, a new, remote access solution. Offering the same level of security as a virtual private network (VPN), but without the costs associated with installing such complex technology, RemoteCommand is designed...

Textease Studio CT.(educational software)(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... Textease Studio CT is what teachers have been looking for when it comes to embedding ICT into the curriculum. Designed for pupils from age five upwards, the application provides the freedom to be creative in one, integrated package. The...

Pay-as-you-go IT support service.(by Transam Microsystems Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... Transam Microsystems Ltd is introducing a new type of IT support service called flexipoints. Aimed at IT professionals who don't want to waste money paying a fixed fee for support they might not fully use, flexipoints allows customers to pay...

W. Europe government investment in IT to reach $49 billion in 2009.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... West European governments will invest $49 billion in information technologies in 2009, according to a new IDC study. This compares to $38 billion in 2004. The growth rate will continue to stay above the IT market average, with local authorities...

Portwise 4.0.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... After a false start, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is taking off-according to recent research, the global market for VoIP will reach $82 billion this year and $196.5 billion by 2007, and much of this growth is driven by the enterprise,...

Pirobase PIM.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Pironet NDH have launched Pirobase PIM in the UK. PIM enables organisations to synchronise and maintain product information across the entire content value chain, from suppliers and other trading partners, to provide media rich content direct...

Top ten email misuses.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Cryoserver, the forensic email compliance company, launched a list of the top ten misdemeanours when using email at work. The ultimate guide for anyone who uses email for business communication, the list covers everything from innocent mistakes...

IBM IT professionals fast-track to IEE.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... IBM and the lEE, the largest engineering and technology institution in Europe, have announced an agreement that will offer IBM IT professionals fast-track entry to IEE professional membership. As part of the agreement, the IEE has certified...

Targeted solutions for enhancing productivity.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... webmethods Inc's webmethods for Compliance is the first in a series of new Business Process Productivity solutions that has been designed to verify the completeness, accuracy and validity of transactions and business processes in accordance...

IDC's European IT Forum 2005.(International Data Corporation )(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... IT innovation and business transformation are the two main items of the major European IT conference organized by IDC--the European IT Forum which will take place in Paris on September 26 and 27, 2005, at Le Meridien Montpamasse. The event aims...

Surround SCM 4.0.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... Contemporary Software has announced the availability of Surround SCM 4.0 for software change management (SCM). Version 4.0 of Scapine' s cross-platform SCM solution adds advanced features such as full WebDAV and Unicode support, improved branch...

Smart backup for SME's.(IT News)
August 1, 2005... PC World Business (PCWB) announced the introduction of an affordable remote data backup service offering corporate level security similar to the remote solutions large corporations deploy. "Smart Backup' is an off-site data security service...

IntelliJ IDEA 5.0.(IT Products)
August 1, 2005... Jetbrainsym, Inc. have released IntelliJ IDEA 5.0 a tool for Java developers New Features Include: * Web and Enterprise development Enhanced JSP support (covering JSP 2.0) with high level of code understanding that IDEA users...

AlphaCAM V6.(IT Products)
August 1, 2005... AlphaCAM V6, the latest release of Licom's CAD/CAM system, was launched at the EMO International Machine Tool Exhibition at Hannover with enhanced support for' one- hit' machining operations, as well as faster and more intuitive CNC...

DLoG IM.(manufacturing software)(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... The new DLoG Intelligent Manufacturing Module enables users to streamline operations by collating and managing all types of manufacturing data from a level product assembly, through its various sub-assemblies, down to individual component...

ARMS Multi-Site.(ECR Retail Systems introduced Advanced Retail Management System )
August 1, 2005... ECR Retail Systems has the launched the Multi-Site Advanced Retail Management System (ARMS), a scalable EpoS solution that delivers a wide range of business enhancing features for all sizes of organisation. Client-Server Model One of...

42% of users admit spyware not under control.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Sunbelt System Software has found that while companies perceive spyware as the most prevalent threat to their network, most find managing it overwhelming. In a monthly poll of systems administrators, IT managers, consultants and home users,...

Teenager admits to writing Sasser.(Sven Jaschan )(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... On the first day of his trial in Verden, Germany, Sven Jaschan admitted writing the Sasser worm which infected millions of computers around the world. Katharina Kruetzfeldt, a spokesperson for the tribunal, said that 19-year-old Jaschan...

China to fight spam.(Security)
August 1, 2005... The Beijing goverment has joined the international efforts to fight spam, by adopting the London Action Plan on Spam Enforcement Collaboration. Following months of discussions, China has agreed to sign up to the plan which will mean...

Sarbanes-Oxley at cost of other security spending.(Security)(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... A new report published by the Information Security Forum (ISF) warns that the cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation is diverting spending away from addressing other security threats. The global not-for-profit organisation with...

Virus kidnaps user data.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Kaspersky Lab have warned of the continuing trend of virus writers moving away from global epidemics towards localised attacks, often spammed directly to the targets. A point in case is Virus.Win32.GPcode, a virus that encrypts the infected...

Security top on W. Europe SMB's agendas for 2005.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Of all solution areas, security and collaborative solutions are currently the most adopted among SMBs, according to a recent study by IDC. Supply chain management remains the least adopted. The adoption of security technologies is high in every...

Kaspersky Malware report--April to June 2005.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Changing trends in network attacks, cyber blackmailers on the increase and adware going 'deep' are some of the highlights in the April-June 2005 Malware report from Kaspersky Lab. The complete report can be found at www.viruslist.com Serious IT...

Kashya KBX5000 CDP.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Kashya, supplier of data replication appliances for disaster recovery, has released its KBX5000 CDP, an end-to-end solution that provides Continuous Data Protection (CDP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) for the enterprise. The KBX5000 is claimed to...

July virus top 20: old timer NetSky squeezes out Mytob.(Security)
August 1, 2005... 1. Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.q 14.67% 2. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.c 13.58% 3. Email-Worm.Win32.Zafi.b 8.01% 4. Email-Worm.Win32.Zafi.d 6.54% 5. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.be ...

Top ten viruses from Sophos July 2005.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Mytob worms dominate the charts as more variants join the army Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and spam, has revealed the top ten viruses and hoaxes causing problems for businesses around the world...

Internet criminals change tactics.(Security)
August 1, 2005... Kaspersky Lab say that a new analysis of trends in malware evolution shows that cyber criminals are changing tactics to improve their return on investment. A study of the changes in the numbers of malicious programs that have been added to the...

ModusGate- email security appliance.(Security Products)
August 1, 2005... The ModusGate appliance offers the best integration with Microsoft's Exchange Server through its early threat defence technology that shields the Exchange servers from external attacks, rejecting, or quarantining undeliverable and unwanted...

SpheriQ update.(email security software)(Brief article)
August 1, 2005... SpheriQ's new features enable organisations both to enforce internal policies and meet external regulatory demands. It pre-filters and sorts inbound and outbound emails before archiving; applies selective policies for specific groups and...

Identity Management 8.5.(Security Products)
August 1, 2005... Thor Technologies has launched Xellerate Identity Manager 8.5, the latest version the software suite for identity management across the enterprise. New features include; Deployment Manager this enables intuitive change management of high-value...

ZoneAlarm 6.0.(Security Products)
August 1, 2005... Zone Labs, have announced ZoneAlarm 6.0 designed to offer consumers multi-layered protection against spyware, viruses and other insidious Internet security threats. ZoneAlarm 6.0 utilizes a unique new behavior-based strategy to block...

NOD 32.(Security Products)
August 1, 2005... ESET say that NOD32, their antii-virus system now offers malware protection for x64 versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. NOD32 for 64-bit systems utilizes ThreatSense technology, a detection system based on advanced heuristics,...

Malware: Wikipedia.(Security Products)
August 1, 2005... Malware (a portmanteau of "malicious software") is any software program developed for the purpose of causing harm to a computer system, similar to a virus or trojan horse. Malware can be classified based on how it is executed, how it...