Database and Network Journal articles from February 2007

Database and Network Journal archives from February 2007

Privileged password management: combating the insider threat and meeting compliance regulations for the enterprise.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)(Company overview)
February 1, 2007... IDC OPINION Reports of ID fraud, ID theft, and system sabotage are all too common in the news today. Living with the threat of these attacks has IT professionals on high alert. The ability to monitor who has access to which systems, when,...

Trend micro adds spyware and rootkit protection.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
February 1, 2007... Trend Micro Incorporated have announced the latest versions of its Worry-Free Security Solutions. The newest versions build upon the success of previous versions by extending all-in-one integrated protection against malicious, emerging...

Preventing data leaks on USB ports: Pointsec device protector simply regulates access and data for any plug-and-play peripheral.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
February 1, 2007... Summary Regulating the electronic flow of information stored in digital format has never been so hard. Most organizations have attempted to reduce the risk of data leaks from servers and networks with firewall, intrusion prevention,...

Who can you trust? Trustworthiness is a precious commodity, and online criminals are expert at faking it. Aston Fallen, CEO of Steganos, highlights how cybercrime has become big business and how easy it is for consumers and businesses to fight back.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
February 1, 2007... Last year a new trojan was released into the wild that could rival commercial software in its sophistication. Dubbed 'Spamthru', the trojan ironically incorporates its own antivirus engine. When it takes ownership of a machine, it starts by...

Infosecurity Europe 2007.(DATABASE AND NETWORK INTELLIGENCE)
February 1, 2007... A selection of papers from exhibitors at Infosecurity Europe 2007, Europe's dedicated Information security event. Now in its 12th year, providing an education programme, new products & services, over 300 exhibitors and 11,600 visitors from...

New agreement for IBM and Dassault Systemes.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... IBM and Dassault Systemes have announced a expansion of their 25-year partnership. Under the terms of the new agreement, both IBM and DS increase the scope of their responsibilities, with IBM selling DS's expanded portfolio of PLM solutions,...

Atlantic Link's rapid software is Vista ready.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Atlantic Link claims to be one of the first e-learning software producers in the world to announce that its products are Microsoft Vista ready. They added "Because our development arm in Kiev is a Microsoft partner, we've had access to Vista...

Network Server Suite 4.0.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Halcyon Software has announced its latest release of Network Server Suite (NSS) 4.0, a comprehensive package of monitoring and systems management automation tools designed to provide maximum availability of an organisation's servers and network...

Unify announces NXJ Developer.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Unify Corp. have announced the availability of NXJ Developer, the latest version of the Company's flagship, award-winning application development product. Targeted at small to mid-sized corporate IT and VAR and ISV partners, NXJ Developer is...

European distribution agreement.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Ingram Micro Europe, a division of Ingram Micro Inc. and Uniwide Technologies, have announced that they have signed a pan-European distribution agreement for the full range of Uniwide UniServer and workstation solutions. The agreement...

IT standards hijack.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... A chorus of concern is growing among the European business community over the fast tracking of the approval process of a new IT standard, which will limit office software competition and saddle the European economy with increased future IT...

CheckFree successfully completes testing certification.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... CheckFree Corporation has confirmed it has successfully completed the SWIFTNet Testing and Certification Service Proof of Concept (POC) project for ISO 15022 corporate actions messages. The project tested the validity of ISO 15022 corporate...

Avanquest launches Parallels.(Avanquest UK and Parallels launched virtualization software, Parallels Workstation 2.2)
February 1, 2007... Parallels and Avanquest UK have announced that it is bringing virtualization to Windows Vista through Parallels Workstation 2.2 for Windows and Linux, the easy-to-use desktop virtualization software that enables users to simultaneously run...

Neolane to drive international expansion.(get funds from XAnge Capital, XAnge Private Equity and Auriga Partners)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Neolane have announced the closing of a second round of financing of 5 million Euros led by XAnge, through its XAnge Capital and XAnge Private Equity funds. XAnge joins Auriga Partners, the original first-round investor, in backing Neolane. Its...

IPCheck Server Monitor.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Paessler AG claim that its IPCheck Server Monitor is fast becoming one of the leading products in the industry for early detection of network and website failures. Available through interact download Paessler's Windows-based software is easy to...

Data quality dashboard.(Trillium Software launched TS Insight, data modeling software)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Trillium Software have announced the availability of TS Insight, a data quality dashboard, complete with trending and scorecards presented in a Web-based application for domestic and global enterprises. TS Insight presents enterprise-wide data...

ASG-becubic 6.5.3.(ASG Software Solutions launched IT asset management software)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... ASG has announced in the United Kingdom the release of ASG-becubic 6.5.3. The release enables ASG to provide customers with even more capabilities to manage and understand their enterprise applications assets. The new release has significant...

Kaseya managed service framework extends Microsoft OS support.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Kaseya International Ltd. have announced the availability of the latest version of its Kaseya IT managed service set, ware with extended support for Microsoft operating systems, including Microsoft Vista. In addition to Vista support, this 4.7...

Data centre outsourcing to rise.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of the UK's biggest companies will offshore their data centres to other nations in the next five years, according to new research conducted by Vanson Bourne for independent IT consultancy, the DMW Group. ...

Eclipse Foundation launches Data Tools Platform 1.0.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... The Eclipse Foundation, an open source community, committed to the implementation of a universal development platform, recently announced the release of the Eclipse Data Tools Platform (DTP) 1.0, a collection of extensible frameworks and...

Mobile initiatives to be a critical business strategy.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Aberdeen study finds 79 percent of top performing enterprises will implement or enhance mobile sales solutions in next 12 months Majority of companies consider mobile initiatives to be a critical business strategy, according to new report...

Microsoft launches Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007 to consumers worldwide.(IT News and Products)
February 1, 2007... On Jan. 30 the most significant product launch in Microsoft Corp.'s history culminated in the release to consumers of the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office 2007. These two products will be available in more than 70 countries,...

Webroot discovers potential security flaws in Vista.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Webroot Software, Inc. have unveiled evidence of potentially ineffective blocking capabilities in Windows Defender, slow definition updates, and weak anti-virus capabilities in the default anti-spyware and anti-virus components of Microsoft's...

Finjan unveils new Web Appliances.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Finjan Inc. have announced the release of its upgraded line of Vital Security Web Appliances, featuring the brand new NG-6100 appliance for enterprises with high availability requirements. Finjan also announced the availability of its RUSafe...

Pointsec expands data protection portfolio.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Pointsec Mobile Technologies have released the Pointsec Device Protector solution which extends its enterprise data protection to include complete port and storage device management, effectively preventing sensitive information from falling...

CA storage management product.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... IBM have announced that its Interact Security Systems (ISS) X-Force research and development team has discovered and pre-emptively protected customers from two similar, but distinct vulnerabilities in CA Brightstor ARCserve. This product is a...

Drive-by hacking on the rise?(corporate network security forecast)
February 1, 2007... Web-drive-by attacks--sounds like some New York gangster movie? Maybe, but attacking web users where they feel most safe for example at home on their computer, at work protected by corporate network security, can cause as much harm as getting...

Protegrity joins the PCI Security Standards Council.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Protegrity Corporation has announced that the company has been accepted as a participating member of the PCI Security Standards Council. The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council develops, maintains and oversees the adoption of...

New Sophos security report.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Sophos has published its Security Threat Report 2007, examining the threat landscape over the previous twelve months, and predicting malware and spam developments during 2007. The report reveals that the US hosts more than one third of the...

RSA announces findings of annual Consumer Online Fraud Survey.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... RSA have released the findings of its fourth annual Financial Institution Consumer Online Fraud Survey. Conducted in December 2006, the online survey asked 1,678 adults from eight countries around the world for their opinions on evolving fraud...

ScanSafe reports spyware skyrockets.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... ScanSafe has issued its Annual Global Threat Report based on an analysis of more than 60 billion Web requests processed in 2006 by the ScanSafe Threat Centre in more than 30 countries across five continents. It represents the world's largest...

Webroot releases Vista-compatible product.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Webroot Software, Inc. has released a Vista-compatible version of its award-winning Internet security solution to coincide with the public release of the Windows Vista Operating System for consumers. Users of Webroot Spy Sweeper will be offered...

Data security firms establish PCI Security Vendor Alliance.(Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance)(Brief article)
February 1, 2007... Eight leading data security companies have formed The Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance (PCI SVA). PCI SVA) www.pcalliance.org will assist members of the payment card industry and the PCI Security Standards Council--composed of...

LinuxIT Europe launches PCI Data Security Standard compliance service.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... LinuxIT Europe has today announced that its remote management and monitoring service VitalSigus24 now features a complete PCI DSS compliance service for Windows, UNIX and Linux environments. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI...

Internet Security Systems report.(Security News and Products)
February 1, 2007... Internet Security Systems (ISS), an IBM Company have releleased the highlights of its 2006 security statistics report, which describes key security findings for 2006 and predicts the nature of Internet threats expected to emerge in 2007. Based...