Database and Network Journal articles from October 2001

Database and Network Journal archives from October 2001

A profile of adaptive addressing: a CopperEye technical white paper.
October 1, 2001... Introduction CopperEye's Adaptive Addressing is a new general-purpose data indexing technology that out-performs conventional indexing techniques. CopperEye positions this technology as "quantum leap" in the data indexing marketplace. This...

Data protection report.
October 1, 2001... "All organisations must make themselves and their employees aware of data protection and its related legislation. If not, they face potential compensation payouts, fines and, in certain circumstances, even imprisonment, according to `Data...

VizServer navigate and understand data.(Inxight VizServer introduced by Inxight Software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Inxight Software, Inc., have launched Inxight VizServer a`n enterprise application designed to offer methods for visualizing and exploring huge amounts of data stored in relational databases. These included databases used for Enterprise...

Connect ODBC 4.0.(from MERANT)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Connect ODBC 4.0 is claimed to be the industry's first and only suite of Wire Protocol Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers for access to all major databases. With Connect ODBC 4.0, DataDirect have designed an ODBC driver architecture that...

Sentences V.4.0 includes Business Rules. (Database & Network News and Products).(Lazy Software)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Lazy Software have announced the development of `Business Rule Automation' for release in Sentences Version 4.0. Business Rule Automation is designed to enable business managers to define and effect changes to business processes within...

Companies losing faith in data warehouses. (Database & Network News and Products).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Businesses confess that they do not get accurate answers from information held within their own databases. According to the joint research from Ascential Software and Rosetta Stone, the majority of respondents (94%) blame the growth in the...

Red Hat Linux for Oracle. (Database & Network News and Products).(completion of the validation of Red Hat Linux 7.1 for Oracle 9i Database)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Red Hat, Inc., has announced completion of the validation of Red Hat Linux 7.1 for Oracle 9i Database and Oracle 9i Application Server. In addition, the validation of Red Hat Linux with other versions of Oracle software products completed by...

Aruna Companion application of Human Genome Project. (Database & Network News and Products).(from Aruna Software)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Aruna Companion is designed to enable business and none IT literate users to analyse data, and extract answers, to the most complex business queries tens to hundreds of times faster than conventional technologies. It is claimed to be the first...

Reality v 9.0. (Database & Network News and Products).(bvrp.co.uk)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Reality V9.0. is a MultiValue database with a range of integrated utilities for building, managing and accessing the database. One of a number of enhancements that Reality V9.0 offers customers is RealWeb - a web-based solution that provides...

FileMaker Developer 5.5. (Database & Network News and Products).(from FileMaker Inc)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... FileMaker Developer 5.5 (worldwide English version only), is for developers creating custom FileMaker Pro solutions to be used on the Web, across workgroups or as runtime applications. Redesigned as an integrated FileMaker Pro application,...

NuSphere PHPED Advantage. (Database & Network News and Products).
October 1, 2001... NuSphere Corporation has a new product NuSphere PHPEd Advantage, which is a comprehensive set of editing tools to assist development of database-driven web applications using PHP. Comment: According to a recent Netcraft survey, PHP is...

Pervasive.SQL 2000i. (Database & Network News and Products).(DBMS from Pervasive Software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Pervasive.SQL 2000i can drive both traditional and interact-based applications across a spectrum of hardware and software platforms. It provides backward compatibility with existing Btrieve API-based applications on various currently supported...

European Enterprises to go mobile. (Network News and Products).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... European companies are increasingly looking for ways to mobile-enable their core business applications, according to a recent survey of medium-to-large enterprises by SAP. The research also revealed that 98% of companies intend to implement...

UK businesses prefers ISDN to XDSL. (Network News and Products).(Research by Rhetorik)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Research by Rhetorik, the market consultants for the network industry, shows that XDSI broadband has yet to make any significant impact on the UK business market. In-depth telephone interviews with IT decision-makers at 361 key UK companies...

Service providers reduce costs using Lightworks. (Network News and Products).(CIENA's LightWorks architecture)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... CIENA, a global provider of intelligent optical networking systems, claim that analysis demonstrates the large savings that service providers can achieve by migrating their networks to CIENA's LightWorks architecture, rather than using legacy...

VALIDY - Smartcard plus software. (Network News and Products).(VALIDY WEB BUSINESS SUITE)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... The VALIDY WEB BUSINESS suite is a comprehensive solution which consists of a smartcard and a software suite designed to secure, customise access to information distributed over an Intranet or on the Internet The V-CARD: a smartcard and reader...

Instant messaging server for Java. (Network News and Products).(12Planet Instant Messaging Server)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... The 12Planet Instant Messaging Server, compatible with Windows Messenger enables companies to use client applications installed under Microsoft 2000/XP, while benefiting from the 12Planet solution with their Java J2EE architecture. 12Planet IMS...

NetWorker Recovery Manager 1.0 for Windows NT. (Network News and Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... In the event of hardware disaster, Recovery Manager works in conjunction with Legato NetWorker to recover the Windows NT operating system, applications, and data without needing to rebuild the operating system first. Legato NetWorker Recovery...

Security: your PDA could land your boss in court.
October 1, 2001... This article explores liability under the Data Protection Act in relation to mobile devices - particularly where company data is being used on private devices. This is no longer just a security issue - it is a legal issue with a potential...

Nimda - how it works. (VIRUS NOTES).
October 1, 2001... Nimda, a virus worm has rapidly established itself as another problem. It spreads via the Internet attached to infected e-mails, and copies itself to shared directories over a local network, and also attacks vulnerable IIS machines (Web sites)....

"Blue code": worm that fights "Code Red" and IIS-servers. (VIRUS NOTES).
October 1, 2001... "Blue Code' is a malicious program, which attacks remote Web-servers operating on Microsoft's Internet Information Server (IIS) platform. At the moment Kaspersky Labs has received several reports of infections by this worm from China. ...

Tech fixes cannot maintain information security. (VIRUS NOTES).
October 1, 2001... A national survey of information security, published jointly by certification organisation, SGS, and security consultancy, Claritas, claims that many firms wrongly assume information security to be solely an IT issue. The study reveals that...

Sofftek DR Manager new disaster recovery software. (VIRUS NOTES).(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Softek DR Manager, is a new mainframe disaster recovery software solution, designed to help global companies with large and complex data storage networks restore damaged applications to full use quickly and accurately. Softek DR Manager, it is...

The return of "Magistr." (VIRUS NOTES).(computer virus reported in Spain)
October 1, 2001... Kaspersky Labs, who warns about the detection of the new variant of the dangerous "Magistr", virus, has already received several reports regarding infection in Spain by this malicious program. This variant is characterized by exclusively...

Advanced Archive Password Recovery 2.0. (VIRUS NOTES).(Elcomsoft tool)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Advanced Archive Password Recovery (ARCHPR) is a password recovery tool for systems administrators or businesses to recover lost passwords of important data files that are compressed in ZIP (PKZip/WinZip), ARJ/WinARJ, RAR/WinRAR (2.x) and...

Lara. (VIRUS NOTES).(Lara Croft computer virus/worm)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... "Lara" spreads exclusively via Internet Relay Chat (IRC), transferring the "LaraCroft.theme" worm-carrying file to remote computers. The file name is presented to users in a deceitful way, masking itself as a Windows desktop decorating...

Encryption Plus Secure Password Recovery. (VIRUS NOTES).(from PC Guardian)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Encryption Plus Secure Password Recovery is a self-service user authentication product designed to help IT organisations reduce the number of Help Desk calls related to forgotten Windows logon passwords. It works on PCs that operate Windows NT,...

E- Commerce: using e-Business to gain advantage.
October 1, 2001... As a user, you are probably well aware of the jargon: e-Business will save you money; e-Business will create efficiencies; e-Business will streamline your supply chain. But the only really relevant point is: What can it do for you? e-Business...

Sonic Software new C/C++ Client:.(SonicMQ)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Sonic Software, has released its new SonicMQ CIC++ Client and SonicMQ Bridge for TIBCO Rendezvous, the newest member in the SonicMQ Bridges, Version 3.2 SonicMQ natively supports Interact standards TCP, SSL, HTTP, H7TPS and is based on the Java...

Visa Authenticated Payment available.(new online payment service)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Visa International has announced the worldwide rollout of Visa Authenticated Payment. This is designed to improve the payment service for e-merchants, consumers and Visa members by improving convenience, acceptance and security. Using Visa...

SonicMQ goes wireless.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... SoniCMQ. the E-Business Messaging Server, is to be delivered in the UK with a wireless messaging infrastructure. SonicAir supports multiple wireless protocols including 802.11 B, Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD), Motient (DataTac) and Bell...

Protagona Preview.(product from Protagona Worldwide manages multiple resources in thin-client)(Web interface)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Protagona Preview manages multiple data sources together with the delivery of information through a thin client Web dashboard, allowing marketers in the travel and leisure industry to: * Understand and act upon a true single view of...

British Computer Society Kitemark. (IT News).(ne IT accreditation)
October 1, 2001... The British Computer Society (BCS) has launched Information Systems Quality at Work - a new Kitemark designed to promote training and development standards within the IT industry. The new Kitemark is being introduced in response to a...

The economics of information - Knowledge Capital. (IT News).
October 1, 2001... Knowledge management must become a priority on companies' executive agenda according to `The Economics of Knowledge Capital the latest Concept Report from Buffer Group associate, Paul Strassmann. Knowledge Capital, is the original metrics...

New alliance for SME market. (IT News).(Small Enterprise Software Alliance includes software)(companies focusing on smaller businesses in UK)
October 1, 2001... The Small Enterprise Software Alliance (SESA) formed by BVRP UK, Intuit, OneClickHR plc and quoVISTA is a line-up of software companies to provide innovative software solutions for of the small business community. The benefits of enterprise...

Electronics design cannot cope with pace of market change. (IT News).
October 1, 2001... Improvements in the use of traditional electronics design automation (EDA) techniques will not address the problem of shrinking windows of market opportunity, according to the findings of a new user survey. Over 74 per cent of the survey...

Linx make 2m [pounds sterling] upgrade to Internet infrastructure. (IT News).(London Interact Exchange)
October 1, 2001... The London Interact Exchange (LINX), which handles around 95 per cent of UK Internet traffic, is investing almost 2 [pounds sterling] million in further equipment upgrades as the volume of transmissions hits a record rune gigabits per second -...

Golf instruction software uses 3D. (IT News).(ShadowChaser 3D)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... A new software program called ShadowChaser 3D is designed to teach the basics of the golf swing as well as help current golfers improve their fundamental skills in the privacy of their own home. Using interactive, 3D modeling technology,...

Rail Planner update. (IT News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... The recent move of RailPlanner to a 32-bit platform has allowed Travel InfoSystems to add radical new functionality to the software. With the latest version, users can locate a station by postcode or town name for their starting point and...

IT Training Shop. (IT News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... TG Interactive, an e-learning company has announced the launch of The IT Training Shop at www.IT TrainingShop.com The IT Training Shop, offers a range of technical computer based training courses from NET.g. The site allows visitors to order...

Latest edition of DemoShield 7.0. (IT News).(from InstallShield)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... InstallShield has announced the latest version of its multimedia authoring solution, DemoShield 7.0. which includes new features and functionality, for creating Computer Based Training (CBT) courses. The new CBT-focused capabilities include:...

ZyWeb update. (Internet Focus).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... ZyWeb the Web Page Builder has a new version designed to enable Business and Personal web publishers to create their own web sites more quickly, using the new fast customise page with an inbuilt quick editor. ZyWeb is a full-featured, browser...

IAnywhere adds wireless e-mail. (Internet Focus).(iAnywhere Mobile Mail)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... iAnywhere Solutions, has introduced iAnywhere Mobile Mail, an out-of-the-box solution for enabling "always available" access to enterprise e-mail, calendar and contact, and task information from Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange, using...

Mark IT Manager. (Internet Focus).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... MarkIT Information Services Limited, a marketing services company specialising in developing and maintaining solutions and services for marketing campaigns, has launched MarkIT Manager, an integrated campaign management and analysis system. ...

Silverbear Campaign Manager. (Internet Focus).(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Silverbear Campaign Manager is a permission-based email marketing tool for increasing response rates to marketing communications. It is designed for those with little or no technical expertise and enables marketing departments or agencies to...

QuickAddress supports global websites. (Internet Focus).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... QAS, who have launched a QuickAddress solution that accurately captures web site visitors' residential addresses across the world, will offer international organisations access to up to 226 million addresses, representing two thirds of the...

X.HLP success. (Tools).(Company Profile)
October 1, 2001... 12 months ago X.HLP operated solely out of Norway and employed less than 15 people. Today, the company has offices in eight countries across Europe and employs in excess of 100 full-time staff. Strategic partnerships have been established with...

Debugger for SybaseO Adaptive Servero. (Tools).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Embarcadero Technologies Inc. has a Sybase version of its SQL Debugger tool, for Sybase's Adaptive Server Edition 12.0 and 12.5 as a plug-in to Embarcadero's DBArtisan product. It's the first third-party debugger to use Sybase's new debugging...

Software Configuration Management for Mac OS X. (Tools).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Perforce Software has announced the availability of its Software Configuration Management (SCM) solution for Mac OS X. allowing developers to have the ability to develop programmes for the Mac on the Mac, enabling them to work on the same...

Autodesk acquires Point Gruppen. (Management News).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... Autodesk, is to acquire the core development organization and select assets of POINT Gruppen, AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CAD-Q Holding AB, a provider of building industry technology solutions in the Nordic countries and the Netherlands....

Rhapsody 4.0. (Management News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... I-Logix Inc., has launched Rhapsody 4.0, This new version of the application development platform features a new user interface to improve usability. In addition, 4.0 offers developers increased scalability and support for all Unified Modelling...

Avantis Enterprise Integration Suite. (Management News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... The Wonderware Avantis Integration Suite software, enables asset management information to support strategic business decisions. The Suite enables the integration of functional components including e-commerce, plant floor data, enterprise...

Legato AlphaStor. (Management News).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... AlphaStore, is a media management solution designed for the open systems data centre. It is claimed to simplify administration and reduce the cost of storage management by automating the media lifecycle and providing a single point of control...

Vehicle route management. (Management News).(from Vodafone)
October 1, 2001... Corporate Eye Online, the latest in Vodafone Corporate's product set, provides administrators of all types of businesses, from fleet operators through to manufacturers with instant visibility of the location of their vehicles, together with...

MathWorks Release 12.1. (Products).(and Matlab 6.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Release 12.1 of MathWorksI computing environment, includes MATLAB 6.1 and Simulink 4.1, together with two new products - The Math Works Developers Kit for Texas Instruments DSP and the Virtual Reality Toolbox. The release also includes updates...

Autodesk Inventor 5. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Autodesk Inventor is the latest version of it's 3D mechanical design software. With the ability to maximise the value of existing AutoCAD and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop data, Autodesk Inventor 5 offers manufacturing companies a path from 2D to...

VoloView 2. (Products).(from Autodesk)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... Autodesk Volo View 2 is a web-enabled application for reviewing 2D and 3D digital design. The software extends Autodesk's design process to include non-technical users and those without access to design creation software. Autodesk have also...

RedDot Content Management. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... The RedDot Content Management Server (CMS) Express 4, a solution for website and Intranet administration, management and updating is targeted at smaller projects or first-time users. Up to five authors can work simultaneously on the content of...

Workshare Synergy 2.1. (Products).(from Workshare Technology)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... The Workshare Synergy 2.1 release adds collaborative features and enhancements, to help a managing author of a document work more efficiently with a group of contributors. One of the new features in Workshare Synergy 2.1 is the ability to...

VerticalNet enhanced procurement portal. (Products).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
October 1, 2001... VerticalNet, Inc. has launched VerticalNet Extended Enterprise Management (XEM) Visibility Portal, upgrading its Content Hub procurement portal solution. The software, provides procurement professionals with access to data necessary to make...

Company performance: software sliding into recession?
October 1, 2001... A quarter of the UK Computer Software industry is showing signs of recession, according to the latest Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis: Computer Software. The analysis finds companies must be adopting one of four views on the current recession...

ACD Systems Q1 2001. (Company Reports).(Company Profile)
October 1, 2001... The following company reports indicate the somewhat volatile nature of the software industry at the moment. The long established companies with an existing ground base of clients should be able to maintain a stable situation providing costs of...

Actuate Q2. (Company Reports).(Brief Article)
October 1, 2001... The following company reports indicate the somewhat volatile nature of the software industry at the moment. The long established companies with an existing ground base of clients should be able to maintain a stable situation providing costs of...

Embarcadero Technologies Q2. (Company Reports).
October 1, 2001... The following company reports indicate the somewhat volatile nature of the software industry at the moment. The long established companies with an existing ground base of clients should be able to maintain a stable situation providing costs of...

Ipswitch progress. (Company Reports).
October 1, 2001... The following company reports indicate the somewhat volatile nature of the software industry at the moment. The long established companies with an existing ground base of clients should be able to maintain a stable situation providing costs of...

Lazy Software 6m [pounds sterling] first round funding. (Company Reports).
October 1, 2001... Lazy Software, has announced the completion of its first round of venture funding. Commerzbank and Metropolitan Venture Partners have provided 2 million and 0.5 million [pounds sterling] respectively of equity funding, completing Lazy...

MAPICS Q3. (Company Reports).
October 1, 2001... The following company reports indicate the somewhat volatile nature of the software industry at the moment. The long established companies with an existing ground base of clients should be able to maintain a stable situation providing costs of...