InfoWorld.com articles from November 2004

InfoWorld.com archives from November 2004

BEA touts industry-specific solutions initiative; Solution Frameworks program launched.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill BEA Systems on Monday is rolling out its BEA Enterprise Solutions program, featuring the company’s Solution Frameworks initiative to link BEA WebLogic Platform with partners’ products for deployment of SOAs...

In Brief: IBM announces family of smart card OSes; F5 Networks enables BIG-IP for MS Office Live Communications; IBM delivers application development lifecycle management offerings.
November 1, 2004... Byline: InfoWorld staff IBM on Monday will announce WebSphere Everyplace Chip Operating Systems, a new family of smart card operating systems that offers enhanced security features and faster performance on smaller, more economical...

CipherTrust takes fight to spammers; Connection Control is introduced as a new IronMail component.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis CipherTrust on Monday released Connection Control, a new component of the company's IronMail product, designed to foil spammers. Connection Control uses source filtering to examine the IP address of an e-mail server...

Ingres r3 open source database ships for Linux, Windows; Computer Associates set to battle commercial competitors.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Computer Associates International on Monday plans to widen the field for open source alternatives to commercial databases with the general release of the Ingres r3 database on the Linux and Windows platforms. ...

Proxim introduces pre-WiMax product; Outdoor bridge will let companies build apps now for WiMax later.
November 1, 2004... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Proxim announced on Monday the Tsunami MP.11 Model 5054-R, the next product in a generation of point-to-multipoint outdoor fixed wireless devices that will serve as a part of a migration platform to WiMax solutions...

Tools wrap: Java and .Net are boosted; BEA, Enerjy, MKS roll out resources, tools.
November 2, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill BEA Systems and Enerjy Software this week are expanding Java tools efforts while MKS is focusing on boosting Microsoft’s Visual Studio .Net development platform. BEA is unveiling an enhanced version of its BEA...

Salesforce.com unveils Winter '05 at user conference; Quarterly update to online SFA solution to include customization toolkit for integration with non-CRM application.
November 2, 2004... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz SAN FRANCISCO -- At the Dreamforce 2004 Salesforce.com user conference on Monday, the company that says "just say no to packaged applications" continued to expand on its strategy of tightly integrating its hosted...

In Brief: Xerox ships new network, desktop printers; Web design tool targets corporate users; IBM announces family of smart card OSes; Traffic management product enabled for MS Office Live Communications; IBM delivers application development lifecycle management offerings.
November 3, 2004... Byline: InfoWorld.com staff Xerox Corp. this week introduced new printers, including a high-speed network laser printer, a desktop laser printer, an entry-level multifunction copier/printer, and a small workgroup fax machine. The...

HP, Brocade hook up for integrated servers; New blades to integrate on switches.
November 4, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Hewlett-Packard on Thursday announced that it will integrate Brocade Communication's SAN switching capability into its HP BladeSystem architecture. By integrating Brocade's switch into its blade offerings, HP...

IBM creates SOA practice; New group supports SOAs, Web services.
November 4, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell Deepening its commitment to help corporate users create SOAs (service-oriented architectures) through the use of Web services, IBM's Global Services unit on Thursday announced the formation of an SOA Management...

Mirapoint adds spam technology; Offering also protects against viruses.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Mirapoint plans to release a new Rapid Anti-Spam technology next week that offers real-time protection against spam and many virus threats. Rapid Anti-Spam works with Mirapoint's MailHurdle edge-blocking technology...

Office by the (financial) numbers; New SMB Office adds accounting.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell Continuing its push to grab larger chunks of the SMB (small and midsize business) markets, Microsoft on Friday confirmed it will ship a low-end accounting package -- code-named Magellan -- with a new version of Office,...

Sun Services CTO talks up Next Generation Data Center; Exec also touts how group stacks up against IBM Global Services.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Hal Stern holds the titles at Sun Microsystems of vice president, Distinguished Engineer, and CTO for Sun Services. He also has co-authored technical books on networking and high-availability techniques and, prior to...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Waiting for the chips to fall; Intel's lackluster Pentium 4 Extreme Edition is good news for Microsoft's corporate customers.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Oliver Rist The moral for today concerns expectations. Intel isn't going to live up to the ones it has set, whereas Microsoft has managed to just slightly exceed mine. Sunday was a chaotic day, at once filled with voting...

SECURITY ADVISER: A problem technology can't fix; Lessons from spyware: Social engineering takes advantage of human nature.
November 5, 2004... Byline: P.J. Connolly As distractions go, there's nothing like the first good head cold of the season to take the wind out of one's sails. I've been huffing VapoRub for so many days that I'm approaching the point of substance dependency....

STORAGE INSIDER: The iSCSI-Fibre Channel horserace; iSCSI transport is still significantly slower than FC, but it could be making up the distance.
November 5, 2004... Byline: Mario Apicella The idea of comparing the iSCSI and FC (Fibre Channel) transport protocols as if they were opposing thoroughbreds at the Kentucky Derby may sound childish, but it's a temptation often difficult to resist. There...

IBM to commercialize Blue Gene supercomputer; Record-setter goes commercial.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell Fresh from setting a record for performance among supercomputers just a few days ago, IBM on Monday announced it is making a commercial version of its Blue Gene system available to be aimed at businesses and scientific...

In Brief: Centive unveils on-demand SPM solution; Xerox ships new network, desktop printers; Web design tool targets corporate users; IBM announces family of smart card OSes; Traffic management product enabled for MS Office Live Communications.
November 8, 2004... Byline: InfoWorld.com staff Centive on Monday launched Centive Compel, an on-demand, hosted sales performance management (SPM) solution. The application, which is designed to be affordable and easy to implement, aims to help executives...

Security stats sobering as CSI show opens; Survey finds that 81 percent of companies say attacks on their network are increasing .
November 8, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Several companies will be making product announcements at this week's Computer Security Institute (CSI) show in Washington, but the show opens on an eye-opening note with a new study indicating network attacks are on...

CA integrates PestPatrol anti-spyware; New version promises faster detection and removal of 'pests'.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Jack McCarthy Computer Associates International (CA) will announce Monday that it has integrated an anti-spyware product from its purchase of PestPatrol with its own eTrust Security Management portfolio. CA purchased PestPatrol...

Document spec for e-commerce is approved; OASIS ratifies UBL 1.0.
November 8, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Looking to provide a catalyst for e-commerce, OASIS on Monday announced ratification of Universal Business Language (UBL) Version 1.0, which defines a common XML library of business documents for use in online...

Security group sets baseline standard for firewalls; Consortium wants to establish standards for comparing application security software.
November 9, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Four security software rivals are have teamed up to set a baseline standard for application security firewalls, challenging others in the industry to join them. At the Computer Security Institute’s Annual...

Exabyte adds new tape storage; LTO technology at low price point.
November 9, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Exabyte has announced the release of the Magnum 1X7 LTO Autoloader, a 2U, rack-mountable, automated backup and restore system for less that $5,000. The new Magnum 1X7 product features a single LTO (linear tape open)...

IBM trots out new Workplace products; Web conferencing service, Workplace for SMBs introduced.
November 9, 2004... Byline: Cathleen Moore SAN FRANCISCO -- IBM on Tuesday released a series of new products and services in its Workplace productivity software lineup. IBM Workplace blends collaborative tools from Lotus Notes/Domino with WebSphere Portal and...

Sun is upgrading enterprise development tool suite; Company will also add 64-bit JVM support for AMD Opteron.
November 9, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled Version 7 of the company’s enterprise development tool suite, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and previewed a JVM that will support 64-bit AMD Opteron processors. The...

PeopleSoft board gives thumbs down to Oracle's offer; Ellison says the bid price is final.
November 10, 2004... Byline: Jack McCarthy PeopleSoft's Board of Directors voted Wednesday to recommend that its stockholders reject Oracle's takeover offer of $24 per share. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison quickly responded, saying the offer is final and that it is...

IBM readying tools for SMB; Business intelligence, legislative compliance highlighted by new technologies.
November 10, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill IBM on Wednesday announced the pre-release of several tools for SMBs (small and midsize businesses) designed to speed development of solutions built on IBM middleware. IBM business partners can try out the free tools...

Sun talks up Java advances; However, platform won’t take open source road.
November 10, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Simplifying Java programming is on the minds of Java development executives at Sun, but making the language available via an open source format remains off the table, according to executives at a...

In Brief: Infragistics teams with Mercury to automate .Net testing; Cyclades offers secure enterprise IPMI manager; Centive unveils on-demand SPM solution; Xerox ships new network, desktop printers; Web design tool targets corporate users.
November 11, 2004... Byline: InfoWorld.com staff Infragistics is partnering with Mercury Interactive to offer a collection of custom libraries that enables automated testing of the presentation layer of Microsoft's .Net. The TestAdvantage development tool,...

Exclusive: Dell close to adopting AMD chips; CEO Rollins says PC maker is eyeing AMD processors for servers, gaming.
November 11, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Dell president and CEO Kevin Rollins indicated that the company is actively considering including AMD processors in its server roster in the foreseeable future. As of now, the PC and server maker remains as the lone...

Blue Titan adds reliable messaging to SOA tool; Network Director RM is readied as an alternative to ESB products.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Attempting to fine-tune its software for use in business-critical applications, Blue Titan Software on Monday is unveiling Network Director RM (Reliable Messaging), a tool for policy distribution and messaging in SOAs...

Interview: Dell's Rollins lays out a road map, from services to AMD; CEO also sees a bright future for storage .
November 12, 2004... Byline: Tom Sullivan, Ed Scannell, Bob Francis After eight years at the company, Kevin Rollins was appointed president and CEO of the $41.4 billion computer juggernaut Dell Computer last July. Many still think of Dell as a desktop supplier,...

VA Software adding Wiki support to collaborative tool; SourceForge improvements set for March 2005.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill VA Software in March 2005 plans to add Wiki integration to its SourceForge Enterprise Edition environment for collaborative application development, with the goal of providing more structure to Wikis. A Wiki is a Web...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Remote Desktop returns with style; More useful and more secure, RD eases server administration.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Oliver Rist Boy, sometimes I wish this was the Linux column. It would certainly be fun to write a Novell column for this week: a half billion dollars, a new desktop OS product in the same week that Microsoft attacks Intuit, and an...

SECURITY ADVISER: Practicing my holiday pontifications; P.J. prepares to spout forth on firewalls, Macs, and the weaknesses of Windows.
November 12, 2004... Byline: P.J. Connolly I love fan mail, especially when it abuses my intelligence and/or lineage. But failing entertainment, the best thing I get from fan mail is (drumroll, please) … my next column topic! This week, I have Susan...

STORAGE INSIDER: A rationale for ILM; Automated data management is a must-have to avoid a storage Pleistocene.
November 12, 2004... Byline: Mario Apicella I have been traveling more than usual lately. Although my schedule has been hectic, it has given me the opportunity to meet new people and exchange ideas. One notion I keep hearing about is how easy it has become...

.Net development gets new tools, code initiative; Avanade readies Enterprise Library, successor to Applications Blocks.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Avanade on Monday is partnering with Microsoft to release Enterprise Library, which features reusable code, tools, and guidance intended to make it easier to develop in the .Net environment. Expected to be available...

BEA adds app server support to Beehive; Open source project touted at ApacheCon.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill BEA Systems at the ApacheCon conference in Las Vegas on Monday is adding the Jonas and Geronimo application servers as platforms supporting the Project Beehive open source development initiative. The company also...

Update: Apache Geronimo readied as Java app server; Technology amenable to specialized use such as regulatory compliance plug-ins, developer says.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill LAS VEGAS -- Geronimo, the open source Java application server in development by the Apache Software Foundation, will provide a malleable technology base amenable to applications such as regulatory compliance systems,...

Liquid Machines pours out new DRM software; E-mail policy and control are the focus of new product.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Liquid Machines today announced the release of Email Control Version 6.0, an e-mail policy and security messaging software package designed for enterprise networks. Email Control 6.0 enhances Microsoft's Windows...

Dell blades cut deeper to data centers; New blade architecture supports as many as 10 servers.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell Dell Computer re-energized its enterprise-class blade server strategy on Monday, rolling out a new architecture that supports as many as 10 servers in a seven-unit chassis that can fit into a standard-size rack. ...

Symbol upgrades its wireless LAN switch; All-in-one device reduces WLAN management costs.
November 15, 2004... Byline: Ephraim Schwartz Symbol Technologies will take an important step in the evolution of the enterprise wireless LAN on Monday with the introduction of its WS 2000 Wireless Switch. The WS 2000 will include a number of capabilities...

Data management, tools wrap: Systinet hails UDDI; ANTs, Sleepycat tout database wares; Klocwork offers Java code analysis .
November 15, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Systinet on Monday is releasing an upgrade of its UDDI-based business services registry that adds a configurable services console, advanced classification management, and publishing wizards for mapping and publishing of...

ADIC combines disk, tape in new storage appliance; Pathlight VX offers 3,000TB of backup.
November 16, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Advanced Digital Information (ADIC) has announced a mid-level storage system that combines disk and tape in a single appliance, the Pathlight VX 2.0. The Pathlight VX 2.0 uses policy-based data management technology...

In brief: Bowstreet unveils pre-packaged portal offerings; Enterprise Portal Solutions aimed at employees, customers.
November 16, 2004... Byline: Cathleen Moore Bowstreet this week launched its Enterprise Portal Solutions, a set of portal-based composite applications designed to bolster employee, partner, and customer productivity. The Enterprise Portal Solutions deliver...

eXo adds portal software to ObjectWeb; Platform fills out open source solution.
November 16, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell ObjectWeb, a consortium focused on delivery of open source infrastructure technologies, announced Tuesday that eXo Platform SARL has joined the consortium and that its Enterprise Portal Solution (EPS) will be hosted by...

SDForum: Open source becoming first option; Panelists ponder user acceptance, business models.
November 16, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill SANTA CLARA, CALIF. – Enterprises that in the past may have been leery of open source alternatives to commercial software have opened up to the concept, panelists said here Tuesday at an SDForum conference entitled...

Sun previews next version of Java; 'Mustang' release to feature Web services, performance, ease-of-development.
November 16, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Monday night posted a prerelease, "snapshot" version of Java 2 Standard Edition 6.0, code-named Mustang, which represents the next generation of the Java platform. Accessible at...

LANDesk adds security component; Company broadens system management scope.
November 17, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis LANDesk Software has introduced the LANDesk Security Suite that integrates device-level security features into the company's systems management software. LANDesk Security Suite is designed to help both corporate...

Update: Linux keeper, SpikeSource CEO talk up open source; Andrew Morton says that to accommodate changes, forking of platform anticipated.
November 17, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill SANTA CLARA, CALIF. -- Accommodating large patch sets in Linux is expected to mean forking off of the 2.7 version of the platform to accommodate these changes, according to Andrew Morton, lead maintainer of the Linux...

Nortel certifies new VoIP partners; Program aims for interoperability.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Nortel Networks is expanding the compatibility of its VoIP (Voice over IP) and multimedia solutions through completion of interoperability testing with new, third-party products and the addition of new industry leaders...

Oracle readies integration splash; Product to tout SOA and back Web services, EDI, BPEL.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Oracle at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco the week of Dec. 5 plans to unveil Oracle Integration, a product that combines the company’s application server with several other technologies for...

Sybari offers security for IM, SharePoint; New products aimed at collaboration environments.
November 18, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Sybari Software today added Antigen 8.0 for Microsoft SharePoint and Antigen 8.0 for Instant Messaging, two antivirus, antispam, and content-filtering security software products for enterprise environments. "Both...

E-mail gains new armor against spam, virus attacks; IronPort, MailFrontier, Symantec unleash security offerings.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Cathleen Moore Enterprises seeking relief from the rising volume of spam and viruses got more help this week as several vendors rolled out tools and services designed to thwart e-mail-based attacks. To that end, MailFrontier...

Tools wrap: Sybase, Cape Clear eye data modeling, BPEL; Java, Web services also focus of new wares from multiple vendors.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Sybase later this year will ship PowerDesigner 11.0, an enterprise data modeling tool for building or re-engineering business processes and aligning business and IT goals, according to the company. The tool...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: Noteworthy competition; OneNote has some rivals, whether or not Microsoft cares to acknowledge them.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Oliver Rist I panned OneNote upon its initial release in Microsoft Office 2003. "Beyond the tablet, what was the point of this thing?" I asked acerbically. The folks in Redmond, of course, attempted to "re-educate" me. But even...

SECURITY ADVISER: Dumping Microsoft isn't always practical; ActiveX, IE, and Outlook aren't easy to do without.
November 19, 2004... Byline: P.J. Connolly November reminds us that reality is a cold and windy state. Earlier this month, I discussed the links between social engineering and spyware. Peter Jespersen, technology architect at Nike, wrote in to advocate his...

STORAGE INSIDER: Sun strengthens OS and storage offerings; Solaris' ZFS and storage management features stand out in an exceptionally rich Q4 announcement.
November 19, 2004... Byline: Mario Apicella It was difficult to miss the important announcements that Sun Microsystems made Monday, Nov. 15. The company announced a new OS, Solaris 10; a new file system, ZFS (zettabyte file system); plus a handful of...

In Brief: Nextance launches Intellectual Property Optimization Suite; Citadel announces product to help combat spyware; Infragistics teams with Mercury to automate .Net testing; Cyclades offers secure enterprise IPMI manager; Centive unveils on-demand SPM solution;.
November 22, 2004... Byline: InfoWorld.com staff Nextance last week announced its Intellectual Property Optimization Suite, which enables users to manage valuable intellectual property (IP) assets and associated contractual agreements in order to more...

Enterprise grid group adds Dell, two others; Investment bank, value-added reseller also participating.
November 23, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill The Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA) on Nov. 30 plans to announce the addition of Dell, UBS Investment Bank, and value-added reseller Avarsys to its fold. These organizations join current members such as...

IBM introduces Workplace Resource Center; New online site gives programmers links to articles, whitepapers, code.
November 23, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell IBM filled out its Workplace platform strategy on Tuesday, launching an online developer resource center that will give corporate and third-party developers access to tools to help develop products and services for the...

Phishing on the increase, group says; Financial services is primary target.
November 24, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Online phishing schemes increased significantly in October as financial institutions struggled to combat attempts to steal private account information from online consumers, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group...

Microsoft, Sun to talk about cooperation; Companies collaborating as part of April agreement.
November 24, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Microsoft and Sun Microsystems on December 1 will deliver a joint update on their collaborations pursuant to an April 2004 technology-sharing agreement to boost interoperability between the two vendors’ products,...

ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: TechNet Plus 2.0 gives Windows shops cause to perk up; Enhanced services offer admins access to Microsoft's OSes, apps, and servers.
November 26, 2004... Byline: Oliver Rist Being tech geek press may not be as glamorous as writing for Rolling Stone, but it's still got a few perks. That's why we journalist types tend to whine louder than most when those perks get taken away. I don't get to...

IBM opens on demand tech center; New center focuses on Tivoli strategies.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Ed Scannell Hoping literally to bring users more in touch with its on demand technologies, IBM on Monday announced the opening of a new technology center in Gaithersburg, Md., to help users implement a number of different...

STORAGE INSIDER: Emulex unleashes a FibreSpy; New FC switch-on-a-chip family will spread pervasively among devices and controllers.
November 29, 2004... Byline: Mario Apicella I have to confess one of my weaknesses: Small, compact products based on advanced technologies fascinate me. A good example of this is the Inspeed SOC (switch on a chip) that squeezes FC (Fibre Channel) switching...

Cisco switches add 10GigE features; Even phones join high bandwidth trend.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Bob Francis Cisco Systems on Tuesday beefed up its switching portfolio with several new and upgraded switches and systems designed to make 10GigE more affordable, increase availability, boost security, and add power over Ethernet...

HP fine-tunes security management; OpenView Select Federation focuses on identity .
November 30, 2004... Byline: Jack McCarthy Hewlett-Packard bolstered its security portfolio Tuesday, announcing availability of an identity management product for enterprises and a security management initiative for small and midsize businesses. For...

Sun: 1.9 million downloads of Java fix; No actual attacks reported based on security vulnerability.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill Sun Microsystems on Tuesday said there have been 1.9 million downloads of an upgraded version of J2SE to correct a possible security vulnerability in the JVM, although there have been no attacks reported based on the...

Q&A: OMG member talks up UML 2.0; Brian Selic of IBM and OMG touts first major revision of model-driven development standard.
November 30, 2004... Byline: Paul Krill The Object Management Group (OMG) is in the process of voting on whether to approve Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.0, the latest version of this specification for model-driven development. InfoWorld Editor at Large...