Database and Network Journal articles from October 2003

Database and Network Journal archives from October 2003

RDF and the Semantic Web.(Database And Network Journal-Intelligence)
October 1, 2003... Part 1--The Semantic Web The World Wide Web's simplicity was a key factor in its rapid adoption. But as it grows ever larger and more complex, that simplicity has begun to hinder our ability to make intelligent use of the vast store of...

RDF: an introduction.(Part 2-RDF)
October 1, 2003... The Resource Description Framework (RDF) is an extremely flexible technology, capable of addressing a wide variety of problems. Because of its enormous breadth, people often come to RDF thinking that it's one thing and find later that it's much...

The RDF triple.(Database And Network Journal-Intelligence)
October 1, 2003... RDF is based on the principle that three is a magic number. In this particular situation three pieces of information are all that's needed in order to fully define a single bit of knowledge. Within the RDF specification, an RDF triple documents...

First principles ... XML.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... What is a Document? Outside the IT world, we encounter all sorts of hard-copy documents: letters, forms, books, newspapers, magazines, invoices, maps, birthday cards, leaflets, posters, sticky notes, and many others. The concept of the...

HansaWorld Version 4.1.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... Hansa Business Solutions, has launched HansaWorld Version 4.1, its latest suite of business software which extends its functionality to include more than 40 integrated modules. Hansa provides an integrated suite of inter-related CRM,...

Sterling integrator security.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... Sterling Commerce is adding a contingency business process to its Sterling Integrator AS2 Edition Drummond Group certified software to enable trading partners to set up an automatic re-transmission of their transactions via a non-Interact route...

An overview of iterative development.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... The Rational Unified Process (RUP) is a widely used framework for defining and managing the development process. The RUP process framework provides some key terms that will he used when process phases and lifecycle stages are discussed, in...

Intelliden's on-demand networking architecture.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... Intelliden Corp, the intelligent networking company, has unveiled its on-demand networking reference architecture built on industry standards, open technologies and best practices from customers, partners and standards bodies. Intelliden's...

Unprotected wireless--a new threat.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... Wireless PCs and wireless laptops are being increasingly used in both business and the home as they are easy to deploy, cheap and usually simpler to manage than standard wired connections. In the business world, smaller companies with two...

A new generation of security solutions.(Teach-In)
October 1, 2003... Over the last few years, the nature of security solutions has been evolving to meet the growing and increasing nature of the IT security threat. We've seen a move away from server based security software and we're now entering a new era in...

Is your site being hacked without your knowledge?(Viewpoint)
October 1, 2003... Hackers manage to successfully break into systems much more often than you might realise. Just ask any member of a penetration testing team. These people hack for a living, with the explicit permission of the companies whose systems they are...

WebFOCUS Balanced Scorecard.(Viewpoint)
October 1, 2003... Information Builders' newly-certified WebFOCUS Balanced Scorecard (BSC) has has passed rigorous certification testing and is now named Balanced Scorecard Collaborative Certified. Customers are also using the data visualisation functionality...

Express Thumbnail Creator 1.6.(Viewpoint)
October 1, 2003... ExpressSofts latest release of Express Thumbnail Creator, image utility lets users create professional looking online image galleries including thumbnails, even if they have no idea about HTML and graphics. The utility uses a wizard-style...

iScala Collaborative ERP system.(Viewpoint)
October 1, 2003... The new version of the iScala Collaborative ERP system includes a range of new functionality--including service management, CRM (customer relationship management), SCM (supply chain management), asset management, contract management, resource...

IBM and Microsoft Benchmark.(IT News)
October 1, 2003... According to the latest Buffer Group Workgroup and Enterprise Collaboration Lifecycle Positions Report, as the collaboration market reaches maturity in 2007, the outperforming vendors will be those that are capable of delivering solutions that...

Slow take-up of iSCSI.(IT News)
October 1, 2003... The adoption of iSCSI products is proving to be slow, according to storage distributors. There are several reasons for this, including a lack of available products, a perception of performance limitations, concerns over interoperability, and a...

NetWorker PowerSnap with NetWorker 7.1 provides open architecture.(Management)
October 1, 2003... LEGATO Systems new release of NetWorker PowerSnap and NetWorker 7.1. integrates backup and recovery using third-party snapshots with NetWorker. NetWorker PowerSnap provides policy-based snapshot management, integrating and orchestrating...

QuickAddress for SalesLogix.(Management)
October 1, 2003... QAS, has launched QuickAddress for Sage SalesLogix designed to provide international rapid and accurate postal address capture and validation for users of Sage SalesLogix CRM product. With over 5,000 installations worldwide, SalesLogix is a...

Sand Analytic Server version 3.1.(Management)
October 1, 2003... SAND Technology Inc. has released V3.1 of SAND Analytic Server which is an optimised platform for both business intelligence (BI) systems integration, and building and deploying large-scale analytic applications. Release 3.1 improves the...

FreeMarkets Supplier Implementation 2.0.(Management)
October 1, 2003... FreeMarkets, Inc. provider of global supply management (GSM) solutions, have released FreeMarkets Supplier Implementation 2.0, the latest version of its integrated solution designed to help companies adopt suppliers for new and existing...

IBM new Linux database clusters.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... IBM have announced new Linux database clusters designed to help businesses of any size implement a data centre based on IBM DB2 Universal Database for Linux and the IBM eServer 325 systems that IBM has also introduced. The new IBM DB2...

File Signature Database.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... The File Signature Database (FSDB) from Tripwire Inc. is designed to bring to market a heterogeneous collection of known-good file data. Charter members HP, IBM, InstallShielid Software Corporation, RSA Security and Sun Microsystems, Inc. join...

Embarcadero DT/Studio 2.0.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... Embarcadero DT/Studio 2.0, is an extraction, transformation, and loading application that transforms raw data into useful business information. Embarcadero DT/Studio 2.0 offers an easy-to-use visual development experience, scales to fit unique...

Aelita Recovery Manager for Exchange.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... Aelita Recovery Manager (ARM) for Exchange allows individual message-level items--such as e-mail messages, contacts, public folder contents, notes, calendar entries and attachments--to be located and restored from existing Exchange backups and...

ER/Studio 6.0 collaberation enhancements.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... Embarcadero ER/StudioC 6.0. uses data models as the common language to enable disparate teams to work together to deliver projects more quickly. At the collaboration-server level, team-based modelling capabilities, combined with a new change...

Roving wireless wide area and LAN.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... Intermec say that users of its 700 Series mobile computers can now stay connected to applications as they move between wide area and local area wireless networks. IBMs WebSphere Everyplace Connection Manager (WECM) software supports Intermecs...

SANavigator 4.0, EFCM 8.0 available with a common platform.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... MEDATA Corp provider of multi-capable storage networking solutions, have announced the release of SANavigator 4.0 together with the OEM qualification beginning this quarter of EFCM 8.0. McDATAs OEM product. The upgraded storage network...

Content management products.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... Tridion has launched a range of products designed to aid companies manage content. These include: Tridion R5 version 5.I., which includes the creation of 'Virtual Folders', to allow users to save and store the results of their searches in...

MEDIACONTACT V 2.0.(News and Products)
October 1, 2003... MEDIACONTACT V2 provides all the management functions for the remote administration from the centre of all of a company's portable PCs. These include management of hardware and software inventories, system monitoring, alarms reporting, software...

Legal liability for internal emails overlooked.(Internet Focus)
October 1, 2003... Red Earth Software, warns that many companies are not filtering their internal emails, hence making their organization vulnerable to harassment, racist and sexual discrimination lawsuits. Although many organizations filter their external mails...

Software update service.(Internet Focus)
October 1, 2003... Intraware, Inc. and InstallShield Software announced the availability of a combined, outsourced solution for fast,web-based software update and patch distribution. Comment: Software publishers and their customers understand the...

Plumtree supports WSRP and proposed JSR 168 portlet standards.(Internet Focus)
October 1, 2003... Plumtree Softwares' new software supports Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) from OASIS and the proposed final draft, of the Java Specification Request 168 (JSR 168) portlet standard. For both standards implementations, Plumtree's support...

Free SQL anywhere Studio 9 Developer Edition.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... ianywhere Solutions, has announced that developers who join the iAnywhere Solutions Developer Community can register to receive a free Developer Edition copy of SQL Anywhere Studio 9, the database for mobile, embedded and small to medium sized...

WebFOCUS Supports WebLogic 8.1.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Information Builders are to support the BEA WebLogic Enterprise Platform through WebFOCUS for BEA Weblogic and WebFOCUS Open Portal Services for BEA WebLogic Portal. This supports the recent availability of BEA Weblogic Platform 8.1--a unified...

Analysis tools for decision making.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... LIBRA Software Systems have launched two new software products, DECISION TREE and EVALUATE designed to bring a new perspective to the decision making process. The analysis tools have been developed to bring out the best value proposal from a...

MindManager2Notes.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Mindjet UK has announced the availability of MindManager2Notes, a 'visual' software product that allows business users and teams using Lotus Notes and Domino applications to enhance their performance. MindManager2Notes enables Mindjets...

Fast Software Configuration Management System V2003.1.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Perforce Software Inc. have released version 2003.1 of its Fast Software Configuration Management (SCM) System which features a new P4 Monitor utility, providing administrators with greater visibility and control over the SCM processes running...

vBuild 2.0.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... InstallShield Software and Red Bend Software have available vBuild 2.0, the latest version of the solution software downloads. Comment: Software developers are often startled by production cost increases for software that grows to span...

Personal Backup X 10.3.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... The latest version of Intego Personal Backup X, is a synchronisation and volume cloning solution for Mac OS X, incorporating updates designed to add a range of personalised features. Personal Backup X 10.3 can manually or automatically back up...

VCOM SystemSuite V5.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Guildsoft Ltd has released version 5 o f SystemSuite the PC security, maintenance and performance suite from VCOM. System Suite contains over 50 tools to enable users to tune-up, protect, diagnose, fix, clean recover, and manage a PC. New...

Embarcadero 'Extreme Test'.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Embarcadero Extreme Test is a goals-based performance testing solution for enterprise systems, allowing finance managers and quality assurance (QA) professionals both to test the load on a given application, and set thresholds and parameters on...

O'Reilly releases "Essential CVS--book.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... One of the greatest frustrations of most software projects is version control. The increasingly fast pace of version revision has only heightened the problem; consecutive work on code or single-programmer software is a rare sight these days....

Macromedia Flash MX 2004.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Macromedia Flash MX 2004, enables designers and developers to accelerate projects, increase creative control and extend their workspace with new functionality. Macromedia have also announced Flash Player 7, a new high performance rich client...

Surround SCM 2.0.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Contemporary Software has released 'Surround SCM 2.0'from Seapine Software. Version 2 of this cross-platform software change management (SCM) tool includes integration with Borland JBuilder and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX; enhanced expendability...

TestTrack Pro 6.0.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Seapine Software's TestTrack Pro 6.0. management tool includes new features such as fully customisable workflows, multiple user assignments, enhanced email notifications, increased custom field support and an improved licensing model. New...

Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Mobile.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Mobile a new release of the speech recognition solution for Microsoft Windows, is specifically designed to offer dictation in any location and increase the productivity of mobile professionals in all organisations....

DeviceLock 5.5.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... SmartLine Inc has released the new version of DeviceLock, a powerful tool that restricts access to local devices running Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows Server 2003. Comment Preventing the introduction of in appropriate software and...

New XSL-FO rendering tool.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... Advent 3B2, has a new Extensible Stylesheet Language Formatting Object (XSL-FO) rendering engine called 3B2-FO. Advent 3B2-FO software supports flexible document production workflows for adding composition and page formatting information to...

MKS Toolkit V 8.6.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... The MKS Toolkit products provide scripting and porting tools to automate tasks and aid in migrating UNIX applications to Windows. MKS Toolkit 8.6 includes enhancements to its user productivity, platform interoperability and application...

DataDirect Connect for SQL/XML.(Tools)
October 1, 2003... DataDirect Connect for SQL/XML, is a standards-based software tool that allows SQL queries to create any desired XML structure using the SQL/XML extensions that are part of SQL 2003. Comment: Many applications exchange data as XML, but...

Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in September 2003.(Security)
October 1, 2003... For September 2003, the chart is as follows, with the most frequently occurring virus at number one: 1. W32/Gibe-F (Gibe variant) 23.5% New Entry 2. W32/Dumaru-A (Dumaru virus) 18.1% 3. W32/Mimail-A (Mimail worm)...

Book browser.(Database And Network Journal-Digest)
October 1, 2003... Red Hat Linux Internet Server Sery, Paul G. and Beale, Jay Wiley 2003 ISBN 0-7645-4788-7 "... This in-depth guide delivers all the know-how you need to set up and manage ' a state-of-the-art Linux Internet Server... ' (from the back...