Databased Web Advisor articles from March 1998

Databased Web Advisor archives from March 1998

Next month: e-Business Advisor Magazine.(Editorial)
March 1, 1998... Plus, an update on cable modem service, and a search for good ISPs. Attention Earth: Next month is the dawn of a new era for mankind! Oops, too much Babylon 5. Actually, next month is the premiere of the magazine our readers have been asking...

Ask Databased Web Advisor. (Question and Answer)(Column)
March 1, 1998... Novell Remote Access Issues Q: I have a small data center with one Novell NetWare Server 3.12 and four terminals. I developed our program in Clipper 5.3 and R&R 6.0 to create invoices, checks, payroll inventories, account payables,...

Build secure electronic commerce sites with Windows NT and Site Server. (Microsoft tools) (Technology Tutorial)(Cover Story)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1998... Follow this security outline to create a secure e-commerce application based on Microsoft technologies. To create business opportunities beyond static marketing web sites, discussion areas, etc., money has to flow across the wire. In this...

Using Informix DataBlades to facilitate E-commerce.(includes related article on executive summary) (Product Support)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1998... Orchestrate all the capabilities an e-commerce site requires into a single, coherent, manageable system. Industry visionaries have heralded e-commerce for several years, yet, until recently, few established companies have committed the...

Component architecture to assemble and deploy intranet functions. (Infoscape Fresco 3.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... Fresco 3.0 is a Java-based product line that includes network application servers and enterprise development tools to let developers assemble and deploy Intranet business applications using an openstandards-based component architecture. Fresco...

JavaBean component overlay charts. (Rogue Wave Software JChart 2.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... JChart 2.1 is a Java charting tool with a palette of overlay charts built from JavaBeans components, which can be combined to make custom overlay charts. JChart 2.1 offers 39 JavaBeans charting components letting characteristics be set and...

Data manipulation tool. (SyncSort)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... SyncSort is designed to exploit distributed network architectures. It sorts, selects, reformats, summarizes, and groups data, and supports a variety of data and file types including disk files, named pipes, user programs, and more. SyncSort is...

Borland does Java right. (JBuilder) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1998... Before you buy a Java tool, check out JBuilder, a powerful component-based environment. Developers benefit more and more from today's increasingly competitive Java tools market. Tools are getting more visual with drag-and-drop GUI building...

Bug-tracking system. (Elsinore Technologies Visual Intercept)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... Visual Intercept is a scalable bug-tracking system for Microsoft development tool users that integrates with Visual SourceSafe, Visual Basic, Exchange, and Visual Studio. Visual Intercept is an ODBC, three-tiered application with an API that...

Automated fixed asset tracking. (Best Software FASTrack 3.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... FASTrack 3.0 is a standalone fixed asset tracking and inventory solution that can also be combined with FAS Encore or FAS for Windows to provide an integrated asset tracking and depreciation solution. FASTrack 3.0 lets users verify information...

Develop multi-tiered Web applications. (SilverStream Software SilverStream) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1998... SilverStream has raised the standards for integrated web-enabled application development and deployment. Today, you can build sophisticated, web-enabled, multi-tiered applications with unprecedented ease and efficiency. The recent release...

Internet Information Server 4.0 - security for the Web-enabled enterprise. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1998... The evolution of Internet Information Server brings finer-grained security, improved administration, and certificate server to version 4.0. PRODUCT Internet Information Sever 4.0, beta 3 Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way Redmond,...

IBM's age of Java. (VisualAge for Java) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1998... VisualAge for Java may help move Java into a new age where it's accepted for mission-critical and legacy conversions in an enterprise environment. My past experiences with IBM's VisualAge products have been less than satisfying. They've...

Data warehousing hits the books. (University of Southern California implements data warehouse) (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)
March 1, 1998... The University of Southern California learns lessons in connecting users with the data they need. Imagine, if you will, the Information Systems department of the University of Southern California when it was established in 1880: One might...

How Pacific Bell migrates client-server apps to the Web.(includes related article on Allaire Cold Fusion source code) (Company Operations)
March 1, 1998... Using a combination of tools, this company is converting its applications in stages, stating with the Account Information Management application. The marketing sales group at Pacific Bell wanted to automate the way the sales teams gathered...

Analyst desktop tool. (Visible Analyst 6.3)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... Visible Analyst 6.3 lets you create enterprise applications by storing and documenting data, processes, and objects that can be shared for real-time, multi-user application development, and now supports the UML standard and the IDEFlX data...

Route Java applets to servers outside the firewall. (CAGE 2.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... CAGE 2.0 now offers increased policy-based routing which lets network administrators route Java applets to multiple CageServers located outside the firewall, based on the Internet URL of the Java applet, browser IP address, browser types...

Web site activity tracking.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... ARIA 2.5 is a scalable, automated data collection, processing, and reporting solution which includes network-level monitoring, dynamic web site tracking, trend analysis, and data mining capabilities, as well as real-time FTP download tracking....

Collect data from instruments and serial devices. (WinWedge 32 Pro)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... WinWedge 32 Pro adds serial data acquisition and instrument control to any Windows 95 or NT application. It collects data from laboratory instruments, pH meters, balances, bar code readers and scanners, moisture analyzers, titrators,...

Development toolkit. (Visual Internet Toolkit 3.0)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... Visual Internet Toolkit (VIT) 3.0 helps make your applications Intranet and Internet aware with a set of ActiveX controls, DLLs, and the Distinct Network Monitor (DNM), a software sniffer that lets you debug network-related problems in your...

Cosmo Code 3.5. (Cosmo Software visual tools for Java development)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... Cosmo Code 2.5 is an integrated set of visual tools for creating Java applications, applets, and classes. Cosmo Code 2.5 includes: multi-threaded development and debugging support, scalability for large application support, and 100% Pure Java...

Migrate your corporate VB applications to Enterprise Java. (TV Objects Applet Designer 1.7) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1998... If Visual Basic is your strong suit, Applet Designer can help you translate that strength to Java. Microsoft vs. Netscape. Microsoft vs. Sun. Microsoft vs. the Department of justice. In an age where the rule on the Internet is divisiveness...

Conceptual data modeling tool. (InfoModelers Inc InfoModeler 3.1)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... InfoModeler 3.1 is a data modeling tool that incorporates Object Role Modeling (ORM) and Entity Relationship modeling (ER) to provide developers both conceptual and logical modeling approaches to design new models and re-engineer existing...

Multi-level data modeling tool. (Embarcadero Technologies ER/Studio)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... ER/Studio is a visual database modeling tool that lets users create logical data models and transform them into physical database designs, and offers Validation Wizards to automate the process. The Merge utility displays differences between...

Enterprise data access middleware. (Information Builders EDA for the Networked Enterprise)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... EDA for the Networked Enterprise (ENE) is a line of middleware products that integrates new application and networking environments with existing transaction systems, applications, and databases. The ENE line includes these integrated...

Performance management for NT and Unix. (BGS Systems BEST/1 for Distributed Systems)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 1998... BEST/1 for Distributed Systems manages business application performance for companies deploying applications across UNIX, NT, or a combination of both. BEST/ 1 for Distributed Systems provides: capacity requirements of new applications before...

Use BeanInfo classes to customize design-time JavaBeans.(Java Advisor) (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1998... If you provide beans for others to develop e-business applications, use these classes to customize their appearance and behavior. BeanInfo classes let you exercise a high degree of control over how a bean appears and behaves at design time....

Databased Web Advisor tips. (News Briefs)(Column)
March 1, 1998... Use Include File Script for ASP Debugging * Internet Information Server * Active Server Pages Although IIS 4.0 includes server-side script debugging, there are techniques you can utilize to effectively debug your ASP...

We have the technology.(Security Advisor supplement) (Technology Information)(Editorial)
March 1, 1998... The problem is cost, complexity, and corporate mentality. It would also help to have more security professionals. I find myself using the above phrase frequently when talking to IT professionals about information system security. We do have...

Security solutions. (includes related article on security tips)(Security Advisor supplement) (Question and Answer)(Column)
March 1, 1998... In this issue, I look at protecting your data from power outages, and readers' interest in viruses continues with a question on how anti-virus software tries to beat thee virus authors. There's also a tip for an easy solution too an often...

Get your network ready for E-business. (security testing) (includes related article on case studies of successful attacks)(Security Advisor supplement) (Technology Information)
March 1, 1998... Test the security of your network using these controlled penetration tests. Your company is considering the benefits of electronic commerce and other online business opportunities. The idea of reaching millions of potential customers using...

7 steps to assessing your security risk.(Security Advisor supplement) (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1998... How does your security stack up againts common attacks? If you don't know, here's a plan to help you sleep a bit easier. HIGHLIGHTS Assess and test security policies, procedures, and operations Conduct open-source research Scan Internet...

Secure your distributed applications. (Microsoft Security Support Provider Interface)(Security Advisor supplement) (Technology Information)
March 1, 1998... Microsoft Security Support Provider Interface can help secure your distributed component applications, especially those based on DCOM. HIGHLIGHTS DCOM Kerberos Secure Socket Layer Security Support Provider Interface One of the...

What to look for in an enterprise anti-virus product. (Symantec Norton AntiVirus 4.0, Cheyenne InocuLAN 4.0, McAfee Associates Total Virus Defense, Dr. Solomon Management Edition, Sophos SWEEP for Windows NT 3.03)(Security Advisor supplement) (Product Information)
March 1, 1998... The latest anti-virus software packages reduce the complexity of securing your network against virus attacks. PRODUCTS Symantec Norton AntiVirus 4.0 Cheyenne InocuLAN 4.0 McAfee's Total Virus Defense Suite Dr. Solomon's Anti-Virus...

Put a finger on your security. (finger-imaging authentication)(Security Advisor supplement) (Technology Information)
March 1, 1998... Authentication by finger imaging offers speed, accuracy, and low cost, and can't be lost, forgotten, stolen, or altered. HIGHLIGHT Finger-imaging authentication HA-API specifications NRIdentity SAF/NT One of the basic methods used...

RSA SecurPC lets you safely take your business with you!(Security Advisor supplement) (Software Review)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1998... Integrated data protection doesn't come any easier than this. PRODUCT RSA SecurPC 2.0 for Windows 95 US $59 RSA Data Security, Inc. 100 Marine Parkway, Suite 500 Redwood City, CA 94065 800-782-5456, (650)595-8782 Fax (650)595-1873...

Combine user satisfaction and security. (Unicenter TNG/Single Sign-On)(Security Advisor supplement) (Product Support)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1998... Unicenter TNC/Single Sign-On: The security solution for today's distributed computing environment. PRODUCT Unicenter TNG Single Sign-On Computer Associates International, Inc. One Computer Associates Plaza Islandia, NY 11788-7000...

Build secure Web sites with IIS and VeriSign.(Security Advisor supplement) (Technology Tutorial)(Tutorial)
March 1, 1998... Ensure the security of your web site private data. HIGHLIGHTS Digital IDs Encryption Microsoft Internet Information Server Public and Private Keys Secure Sockets Layer Everyone is concerned about security on the...

Security Advisor tips.(Security Advisor supplement) (Question and Answer)(Column)
March 1, 1998... Diving right into the world of security issues can prove to be a daunting task. In this issue, we have several tips to give you some insights for working in a Windows NT environment. These keep you aware of known pitfalls in default NT...