Database and Network Journal articles from February 2004

Database and Network Journal archives from February 2004

The data warehouse-achieving operational harmony.(Intelligence)
February 1, 2004... Burgeoning data volumes continue to place organisations' IT departments under greater strain than ever as they look to harness data effectively while overcoming a minefield of performance issues. The importance of the data warehouse in...

Web services--the new hope for EAI.(Intelligence)
February 1, 2004... Reports from Gartner and IDC say that Web Services will dominate IT market over the next 10 years. But what are 'Web Services' and do they offer the solution we had all hoped for from Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)? First, the...

"Perl template toolkit.(Book Browser)
February 1, 2004... Among the many different approaches to "templating" with Perl--such as Embperl, Mason, HTML::Template, and dozens of other lesser known systems--the Template Toolkit is widely recognized as one of the most versatile. Like other templating...

Perl.(Book Browser)
February 1, 2004... "Perl Template Toolkit" (O'Reilly) by Darren Chamberlain, David Cross, and Andy Wardley is the first book to provide detailed coverage of this popular technology. In "Perl Template Toolkit" readers learn how to build web sites and other...

"Postfix: the Definitive Guide".(Book Browser)
February 1, 2004... This new book offers both a tutorial and complete reference for Postfix for system administrators of any level. More accessible in its approach than the official documentation, "Postfix: The Definitive Guide" provides a single, comprehensive...

The hot market for SSL VPNs.(Intelligence)
February 1, 2004... The SSL VPN market has just exploded, with over 230m [pounds sterling] already invested in the sector. Infonetics Research, for example, predicts that SSL VPNs will become a 350m [pounds sterling] ($607m) market opportunity by 2006--for a...

Automated invoice processing aids ERP.(Intelligence)
February 1, 2004... ERP projects are notorious for taking too long to implement, costing a fortune and not delivering the efficiencies they were supposed to. Gartner estimates that 40% of ERP installs in 2004 will go over budget by 50% both in terms of cost and...

Customer insight cannot be outsourced.(Intelligence)
February 1, 2004... Research commissioned by Detica, has revealed an overwhelming rejection of the idea that sight--the management and exploitation of customer data--is a business capability that can be outsourced in the same way as the trend for dealing with...

XSLT--basic.(Technote)
February 1, 2004... What Is XSLT? Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations or XSLT is a language that allows you to transform XML documents into XML, HTML, XHTML, or plain text documents. It relies on a companion technology called XPath. XPath helps...

Successful identity management.(Intelligence)
February 1, 2004... Increasingly, the pressure to cut costs, conflicting with the need to tighten control of system access, means sleepless nights for CIOS. Solutions for enterprise-wide identity management and provisioning offer a realistic solution. However,...

Detox for dirty data.(Database & Network News and Products)
February 1, 2004... Datanomic claims a breakthrough in the battle against inaccurate, inconsistent and incomplete data by launching a product that provides data fidelity, included within a solution for enterprise data quality management. The four-step system...

Embarcadero DB Artisan 7.3.(Database & Network News and Products)
February 1, 2004... BDArtisan 7.3. offer enhanced support for Microsoft SQL Server professionals. This new release includes SQL Server support for the DBArtisan Analyst Series products--DBArtisan Space Analyst, Performance Analyst, and Capacity Analyst, together...

SmartDBA System Performance for DB2.(Database & Network News and Products)
February 1, 2004... BMC have announced the integration of mainframe databases into the company's SmartDBA console with the introduction of SmartDBA System Performance for DB2, enabling customers to manage mainframe and distributed enterprise databases including...

Predictive Text Analytics.(Database & Network News and Products)
February 1, 2004... Predictive Text Analytics, is a SPSS solution designed to unlock customer intelligence trapped in widely collected, but rarely used, unstructured text data. It is one of the first text mining solutions specifically designed for analytical...

Why are we still struggling with data?(Management)
February 1, 2004... The quest for the complete and dynamic 'Single customer view has been a joint crusade for both IT and marketing departments around the world for years--yet, few have managed to achieve it. There are three primary factors contributing to this...

BI Centre for Excellence.(Management)
February 1, 2004... The Actuate e.Services Business Intelligence Centre of Excellence (CoE) Service provides the tools, methodology and best practices required to centralise Business Intelligence (B1) within large enterprises. It is designed to provide customers...

Actuate Analyics.(Management)
February 1, 2004... Actuate Analytics, is a multidimensional analytics product offering users a self-service method of extending beyond web reports and spreadsheets into multidimensional analysis. Actuate Analytics features a wizard-driven, customisable interface...

myOfficeSystem.co.uk.(Management)
February 1, 2004... Cobweb Solutions working with Microsoft UK has launched myOfficeSystem.co.uk, a portal onto hosted Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Windows SharePoint Services 2003 solutions for the UK small business community from 5 [pounds sterling] for...

Archimedia V4.3.0.(Management)
February 1, 2004... V 4.3.0 release of the Archimedia hierarchical storage management product for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP and Solaris operating system platforms. provides a software interface that enables centralised network management of CD/DVD and...

Geac Performance Management.(Management)
February 1, 2004... Geac Performance Management, is an integrated product line designed to enable companies to tighten the link between business strategy formulation and operational execution, and improve monitoring, reporting and decision making. It includes...

Training Manager.(Management)
February 1, 2004... A new software package that helps companies organise the training activities of employees-has been launched by Autoscribe. Training Manager records information such as training courses, course organisers and details of attending employees....

Zeda Knowledge Transfer.(Management)
February 1, 2004... Zeda Knowledge Transfer a new solution designed to help businesses document and centralise their critical data on IT applications, will benefit organisations concerned with business continuity, due to for example mergers, acquisitions, loss of...

Original patent data from Delphion can be analyzed In Derwent Analytics.(Management)
February 1, 2004... Thomson Scientific have released enhancements to two o f its key products, creating a solution in the specifically designed for analysing both Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI) data and original patent data. Customers can now export...

'ScreenSense'.(Management)
February 1, 2004... NICE Systems have launched ScreenSense, a stand-alone event triggered recording application aimed at contact centres, emergency services and businesses with a requirement for selective customer interaction recording or call annotation....

49% increase in spending on outsourcing in 2003.(IT News)
February 1, 2004... Outsourcing attracted a lot of negative publicity in 2003, as clients including the UK Inland Revenue and the US Internal Revenue Service ran into problems with their incumbent suppliers. However, this has not deterred organizations from...

SiteMinder 6.0.(IT News)
February 1, 2004... Netegrity, Inc. has announced the availability of Netegrity SiteMinder 6.0, the Company's Web access management solution. Netegrity SiteMinder 6.0 provides enhanced federated security capabilities that enable organisations to use open standards...

Businesses misled on email invoicing obligations.(IT News)
February 1, 2004... Over recent months some of the media has been wrongly declaring that companies must now accept invoices by email according to a new European directive. I have been alarmed at the undue concern this misunderstanding is causing my customers and...

Microsoft's plans have more virus potential than a doctor's waiting room.(Letter to the Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2004... Sir, Bill Gates' recently announced three theories on how to stop SPAM are flawed but better than nothing. However, the biggest issue is that they do not sufficiently consider e-mail marketing as a legitimate tool employed by legitimate...

Low-cost IP telephony pilot programme.(IT News)
February 1, 2004... Total Network Solutions, has launched an innovative, low-cost pilot programme that gives organisations the opportunity to evaluate the potential benefits of IP Telephony (IPT) without major capital outlay or risk. Using the latest IPT products...

Six golden rules for mobile security.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... Magnus Ahlberg, Pointsec Insuring against hardware theft is rapidly becoming pointless and expensive and few companies bother to take out policies because the premiums are now so high. Also, companies are now realising that the true cost...

Potential wi-fi security risks.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... Anixter, says that with security issues plaguing wireless local area network (WLAN) installations, organisations should be taking steps to mitigate possible threats much earlier on. Hazards include rogue access points, unauthorised...

Command Line Scriptor.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... ArticSoft has announced its new Command Line Scriptor (CLS) utility for automatically securing files, folders,documents and emails. CLS incorporates automatic linking to e-mail, integration with FTP for automated upload and download, scheduling...

New anti-spam updates every 2 hours.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... Kaspersky Labs, and "Ashmanov and Partners", linguistic analysis expert, present a new schedule for the release of anti-spam database updates. The updates will now be released 12 times a day, to increase the protection against spam and offer a...

Battling spam at the ISP level.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... Kaspersky Labs offers a new level of anti-spare protection developed specifically to filter spam at the level of Internet providers. Anti-Spam ISP Edition allows Internet providers to solve the problem of system resources overload due to...

KeyDrive.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... The KeyDrive laptop security solution is based on two factor security--encryption and a personal key. KeyDrive Solo is an entry level, single user, two-factor, real-time encryption product which creates an encrypted virtual drive on a PC or...

Caveat.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... CEA ( Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique) in France have developed Caveat, an innovative software tool that enhances safety control in critical software in industrial applications. Caveat mainly detects errors due to the software not having the...

Euro spam confusion.(Security Viewpoint)
February 1, 2004... EEMA, the independent, European not-for-profit association for e-Business, is calling for a co-ordinated legislative and technical commitment on a global scale to eradicate both the generation end the consequences of spam, the term used to...

SmoothWall Express Version 2.0.(Security Products)
February 1, 2004... SmoothWall Express 2.0, is the latest version of the Open Source firewall designed for ease of use and requires no knowledge of Linux to install or configure. The enhancements include: * Ease of Configuration--Improvements to the...

Freeware version of GFI Network Server Monitor.(Security Products)
February 1, 2004... GFI is launching a freeware version of GFI Network Server Monitor, its new tool that automatically monitors the network and servers for failures, and allows administrators to identify and fix issues before users report them. The freeware...

Improved protection for Linux Workstations.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... Kaspersky Labs, has a new generation of and-virus protection for workstations running under Linux: KasperskyR Anti-Virus 5.0 for Linux Workstations. The program, winch replaces version 4.0, contains a range of fundamental changes and upgrades...

Kaspersky upgrades I-Worm.Bagle threat to severe.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... I-Worm.Bagle, is a new Internet worm detected in the wild. The worm spreads via email with a random sender address. Kaspersky Labs has received reports of infections from around the world; where Bagle is causing a significant outbreak. The worm...

Don't believe your browser--it could be Dumaru.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... E-mail worm pretending to be a letter from Microsoft once again Kaspersky Labs, a leading information security software developer, warns users about three new modifications of Dumaru, an email worm: versions j, .k and .l. The unusual...

Free removal tool for Mydoom.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... Kaspersky Labs offers a flee removal tool for users infected by the Mydoom internet worm. The utility detects and deletes this dangerous malicious progCLRAV scans the computer memory and hard drive of the infected machine, neutralizes the worm...

MyDoom worm spreading fast.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... A new worm called MyDoom (W32/MyDoom) also known as Novarg or Mimail-R, spreads via email, using a variety of technical-sounding subject lines and attachment names. If the attached file is launched, and the worm activated, the infected...

Proactive anti virus.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... The SoBig family of worms has been named 'epidemic of the year' for contaminating the greatest number of networks and PCs. Other familiar names that have made the top ten include the Blaster and Bugbear viruses. The continued growth and impact...

"Learning Python, Second Edition".(Digest)
February 1, 2004... "Learning Python, Second Edition" offers programmers a comprehensive learning tool for Python as well as an introduction to object-oriented programming in general. The book has been completely updated for the numerous language and class...

Automatic anti-virus updates across multiple platforms.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... Sophos unveiled its new automated virus protection tool, Enterprise Manager (EM) Library. With EM Library, Sophos users can schedule automatic updates of the very latest virus protection across multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac,...

Top ten viruses reported yo Sophos in January.(Virus Notes)
February 1, 2004... The report, which examines virus and hoax reports in the month of January 2004, reveals two new entrants--the MyDoom and Bagle worms--took the top two positions in the chart. The top ten viruses in January 2004 were as follows: 1....

"Running Mac OS X Panther.".(Book Browser)
February 1, 2004... In the rapid evolution of Mac OS X, there have been three major releases since its introduction in March 2001. Each new release challenges the power user to conquer the learning curve once more, and Mac OS X Panther is no exception. With more...

"RELAX NG.".(Book Browser)
February 1, 2004... In his new book, "RELAX NG" author Eric van der Vlist introduces the Regular Language Description for XML Core--New Generation, or RELAX NG (pronounced "relaxing"), an alternative to other schema languages that's quickly gaining momentum....