Database and Network Journal articles from October 2004

Database and Network Journal archives from October 2004

Impact of key locality on database performance.(Database Technique)
October 1, 2004... CopperEye Ltd CopperEye indexing is a general-purpose data indexing technology that claims to out-perform conventional indexing techniques. This paper discusses the reasons behind the superior performance of this technology over...

A resource management solution.(Network Management)
October 1, 2004... Novell Introduction The rapid rise of popularity in Linux and Open Source computing complicates resource management by introducing a new way of writing, testing, packaging and acquiring software. A solution is presented that permits...

Wrong-errors bugs: a new class of bug?(Database Technique)
October 1, 2004... Dan Tow Above all else, we count on databases to reflect the truth consistently, or at least to reflect the table data perfectly. The database cannot be blamed when an application (or the end users of an application) place inaccurate data...

New flexible computer courses.(Database Technique)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... An innovative hi-tech learning programme of computer courses aimed at both ambitious IT specialists and those wanting to enter the sector--has been successfully launched by Staffordshire University. Four part time conversion graduate courses...

Fighting spam.(Viewpoint)
October 1, 2004... IDC During the past two years, IDC has tracked huge increases in the volume and complexity of Spam. Despite the availability of many approaches to detecting Spam, it continues to plague email users. Antispam solutions that were considered...

Hostpipe.(IT News Extra)(Hostpipe Ltd)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Hostpipe Ltd launched an innovative program that claims to yields substantial savings for businesses. Working outside busy office periods, the HostPipe program automatically scans selected websites for specified data and images. It then...

ODBC and OLE DB middleware for DB2.(IT News Extra)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... HiT Software have announced new releases of its ODBC and OLE DB middleware products for IBM DB2 databases running on the midrange operating systems i5/OS and OS/400 (iSeries), DB2 Version 8 on the mainframe operatng systems z/OS and OS/390, as...

7.9% growth in W. European HR 2003 to 2008.(IT News)
October 1, 2004... Helped by increased spending on HR outsourcing and by a healthy recovery in the HR consulting markets, the Western European HR services market has witnessed a welcome return in confidence that has extended into the first half of 2004. The...

European IT forum explores impact of Linux on enterprise computing.(IT News)
October 1, 2004... With over a billion dollars being spent by CIOs per quarter on Linux hardware alone, it is of vital importance to understand the role and influence of Linux across the whole IT ecosystem. IDC's European IT Fortun, which took place on September...

CIOs must put business needs first.(IT News)(Chief information officers)
October 1, 2004... Computing Canada IT processes must be centralized because this allows companies to control costs while still heeding suggestions from staff, executives said at a recent seminar on the evolving role of the CIO. Although "it sounds somewhat...

Delay Linux migration, advise experts.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Businesses should delay switching to Linux until IT managers can give a better business case for adoption, says research. Also although Linux is still seeing double figure growth, following support by IBM, HP and Oracle, only four per cent of...

Microsoft removes key feature from Longhorn.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... VN UNet.com Microsoft has decided to remove a key feature of its next major Windows operating system, codenamed Longhorn, in order to keep its 2006 shipping deadline intact. Longhorn was expected to come with a major new file system,...

Increased productivity to lead to 13,000 job losses in UK software industry.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Setting new standards in efficiency, 664 companies have been identified in the latest Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis--Computer Software as getting the very best from their people. The consequence for companies in the rest of the industry is that...

KDE 3.3 beta 1 (classroom).(IT News)
October 1, 2004... KDE is a network transparent contemporary desktop environment for UNIX workstations, which seeks to fill the need for an easy to use desktop for Unix workstations, similar to the desktop environments found under the MacOS or Microsoft Windows....

Software turns family albums and home movies into Picasso style.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The family portrait is set to become a great work of art thanks to new computer software that can turn photographs into cubist artworks in the style of Picasso. By giving the computer an 'aesthetic sense', Dr Peter Hall and Dr John Collomosse...

"Remix" the future at the 2005 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... 'ETech', the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, brings together the hackers and lead users that futurists observe and consult, the conference puts ideas up for debate, allowing all participants to draw their own conclusions about-and...

MySQL Administrator for Linux 1.0.12.(IT News)
October 1, 2004... MYSQL Administrator is a visual administration console that enables users to administer an MYSQL environment, and gain better visibility into how the systems databases are operating. MYSQL Administrator integrates database management and...

Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Mandrakesoft has announced the release of its newest and most advanced operating system to date: Mandrakelinux 10.1 Community. The enhanced usability, hardware support and performance is claimed to make this release a milestone on the way to...

Survey on global online software purchasing.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Digital River, Inc and element 5 AG, have announced the results of a global survey they conducted on the online buying habits of software consumers. The survey reveals increasing consumer interest in software downloads, trial versions and...

BCS competitiveness survey.(IT News)
October 1, 2004... The British Computer Society (BCS) have disclosed the results of a new survey that indicates that good professional skills, security technology and strong investment are essential factors for the UK to become more competitive within the global...

Europe IP storage initiative.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The Storage Networking Industry Association Europe (SNIA Europe) today announced the formation of the IP Storage Initiative (IPSI). The SNIA Europe IPSI has been formed to evangelise, market, promote and accelerate the adoption of...

Overtrading in UK Computer Software.(IT News)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The latest Plimsoll financial analysis has some unwelcome news for those involved in the UK Computer Software industry. Overtrading appears to be affecting the industry as 737 significant players chase sales at the expense of profitability....

MyDoom creators ask for job in anti-virus industry.(Security News and Products)(MyDoom)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The creators of the latest versions of the MyDoom email worm have embedded a secret message inside their code, asking for a job in the anti virus industry. The MyDoom-V and MyDoom-U worms, spread via email in the form of an email file...

Microsoft's SP2 won't cure all security ills.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... In the escalating cybersecurity war, Windows XP Service Pack 2, or SP2, represents a small advance for the good guys. Microsoft issued its most security-focused software update Aug. 6. Experts recommend using it to enable a basic firewall and...

Microsoft plays down SP2 security glitches.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Glitches between Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) and critical applications continue to emerge, with McAfee admitting its flagship VirusScan product prior to version 7.1 requires a customised patch to be operational with Windows ' Security...

Nebulas joins Sourcefire's UK partner programme.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Nebulas Security, a specialist in next generation security and mobility solutions, today announced that it has joined Sourcefire's Business Partner Programme in order to bring its revolutionary realtime network defense solutions, including...

SAV Interface for NetWare.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Sophos, has announced the release of SAV Interface for NetWare, the application programming interface (API) that allows the integration of Sophos's virus detection and disinfection capabilities with third-party applications. GWAVA, a provider...

HASP HL.(Security News and Products)
October 1, 2004... Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd. has announced general availability of HASP HL, claimed to be the most innovative and secure software/intehectual property protection and licensing key available today. According to the IDC/BSA 2003 piracy study,...

SignADoc.(Security News and Products)
October 1, 2004... SignADoc, is a digital solution that automates the sign-off process from despatch and authorisation to archiving and storage. It is available immediately and is integrates into existing IT infrastructure via a web implementation. ...

NetSupport DNA.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... With the release of NetSupport DNA 2.0, Dynamic Network Administration software, it is claimed that IT professionals at such organizations have an affordable, system for keeping IT costs in check. With NetSupport DNA, IT departments at small...

Viruses aimed at Microsoft rise sharply.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... The number of new viruses arm worms aimed at Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system rose 400 percent between January and June from the same year-earlier period, Symantec say. Nearly 5,000 new Windows viruses and worms were documented in the...

Top ten viruses reported to Sophos in September.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Sophos has published a report revealing the top ten viruses causing problems for businesses around the world. The report, compiled from Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, shows that Zafi-B and Netsky-P are number one and two in the...

Top twenty viruses reported to Kaspersky in September.(Security News and Products)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 1, 2004... 1. I-Worm.Netsky.q 21.67% 2. I-Worm.Netsky.aa 13.79% 3. I-Worm.Zafi.b 12.70% 4. I-Worm.Netsky.b 9.73% 5. I-Worm.Mydoom.m 5.34% 6. I-Worm.Bagle.z 4.86%...

Dedicated Internet Access-Survey.(Database & Network Digest)
October 1, 2004... The 2004 Toolbox Dedicated Internet Access Survey was conducted from August 18 to August 24, 2004. IT and business professionals from around the world participated in this online survey. Participants were recruited directly from the Toolbox...

"XML Hacks": XML Secrets from the Gurus to You.(Book Review)
October 1, 2004... By no means a panacea for all the ills of data interchange, XML Defensible Markup Language is becoming an increasingly practical option for packaging and moving data. You can find it everywhere, regarded as a semi-magic technology that makes...

"IRC Racks": Making the Most of the IRC Experience.(Internet Relay Chat)
October 1, 2004... Sebastopol, CA-IRC, or Internet Relay Chat, may well turn out to be the world's most successful hack. As Paul Mutton, author of IRC Hacks (O'Reilly, US $24.95) explains, IRC started as a summer trainee's programming exercise. In 1988, Jarkko...

OpenOffice.org Writer": the Free Alternative to Microsoft Word.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... OpenOffice.org is the free, open source office suite; its word processor, Writer, has proven extremely popular with both Windows and Linux users. "I wrote this book and did the page layout entirely in Writer, the author adds. ,'I find Writer...

Datavision.(Database & Network Digest)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... Identex has launched datavision, a new suite of services to provide clients with a deeper understanding of customers and prospects. This gives access to previously untapped prospect information. Sourced in conjunction with other consultancies,...

FmProMigrator 2.24 EE for Windows.(Database & Network Digest)(.com Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 1, 2004... .com Solutions Inc., a developer of multi-platform database migration and development tools, has released FmPro Migrator 2.24 for MacOS X and Windows with a new repeating fields extraction feature for FrontBase and SQL Server migrations....