Software World back issues from November 2000:
Memo to the readers.(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Software Thirty Years On When some thirty one years ago Software World and Database & Network Journal were founded as subscription publications, it was against the publishing background of free editorial information sponsored by advertising, a new idea at the time, similar to ...
Release 12 from Mathworks.(new software introduction)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... MathWorks upgrades wide range of mathmatical tools The MathWorks, previously Cambridge Control Ltd. is introducing a major new release of its entire portfolio of industry-leading technical computing software for engineers and scientists. Release 12 includes important new ...
(CFD) Solution using CFX Software on Intel Itanium Computers.(AEA Technology and SGI product development)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... AEA Technology and SGI are cooperating to provide best-in-class solutions for fluid flow analysis, compatible with the new 64-bit Itanium processor, on the latest generation of SGI computers. AEA Technology's CFX suite of software products for CED (Computational Fluid Dynamics) ...
S-PLUS(r) 6 For UNIX.(product introduction from Mathsoft Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... MathSoft, Inc Data Analysis Division, bye introduced S-PLUS 6 for UNIX, an enhancement to the company's statistical data mining software. The release features a new Java-based point-and-click user interface to simplify access, analysis, and visualization of technical and ...
CRM Services Using WAP.(CMG contracts with update.com)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... CMG, has joined forces with update.com the European e-CRM software supplier, to provide a service that will allow companies to expand their markets, sales and customer services activities through the use of mobile phones with Internet access by making use of WAP. (Wireless Application ...
Easier Modelling of Hardware Platforms.(Simulus Ltd.'s SIMperformer support products)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Simulus Ltd. the developer of Predictive Performance Management (PPM) solutions, has launched a new range of target system support packs for users of its SIMperformer products. These support packs will provide configuration information on leading hardware platforms from suppliers such as ...
CRM Research Reveals High Level of Understanding.(Customer Relationship Management)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Companies across all business sectors are experiencing increased profitability through employing CRM solutions and they are using CRM to stay ahead of the competition according to an independent qualitative CRM research report, 'The Truth about CRM'. The report commissioned by ...
Staffware 8.1 Workflow for eBusiness.(new software introduction)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Staffware 2000 version 8.1. is highly scaleable, with the ability to support in excess of 10,000 cancurrent clients on a single server. In addition enterprise solutions are able to support tens of thousands of users and process millions of business process transactions per day. A new ...
"No Wait Response" Support Tool.(from Mapics Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... MAPICS, Inc have introduced a new "No Wait Response" service tool, which allows customers of its XA extended enterprise solution to directly access a broad knowledge base of information via the Internet, as well as a network of new Customer Care Centres world-wide. Using the "No Wait ...
Solidworks Supports Windows Millennium Edition.(from Microsoft Corp.)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... SolidWorks Corp provider of 3D CAD software for the mainstream market, today announced its support for Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Microsoft Corp.'s most recent Windows operating system designed specifically with the home user in mind. The successor ...
Dispatcher- TMSLink.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Dispatcher-TMSLink is a transport integration module that manages the communication between LIS' Dispatcher - WMS warehouse management system and vehicle routing, scheduling and optimisation systems. It can be used to improve operational efficiency by integrating order ...
AlphaLAW - debt collector.(legal software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... AlphaLAW - debt is a 32 bit windows based system, that can handle an unlimited number of clients, each with a virtually unlimited number of debts, either single or multi-invoice. MSS has integrated the Everyform forms system, automated by HotDocs document assembly software, into the ...
Q1 Analyst 4.1 Statistical Process Control.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Q1 Analyst 4.1 is a complete SPS software system designed to tell users what their process can do using real-time factory floor information. Analyst 4.1 consists of: * Analyst 4.1 Controller -- a full configuration version of the software, with complete functionality ...
DocMaster.
Nov 01, 2000 ... DocMaster-document management software now available in the UK from debis IT Services is capable of integrating a wide variety of electronic and paper-based data - from hand-format engineering drawings. The software incorporates a graphical workflow designer to allow business ...
Meridio Version 2.2 for NT/2000.(TeamWare)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Teamware, has announced the latest version of its content management solution, Meridio. A high performance, highly scalable e-Content Engine, version 2.2 replaces Meridio 2.1 for NT, which the company will continue to support until 31.3.2001 for existing customers. * A document ...
ClickPlan of attack.(ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Field service managers can now optimise forecasted workload using ClickPlan, an intelligent Web-based planning tool from ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. ClickPlan creates optimised service schedules for future workflow by analysing forecasted variables such as skill requirements, increased ...
Accounting Office.(Microsoft Corp.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Accounting Office is claimed to be the first low-cost accounting package designed to integrate with Microsoft Excel, Word and other VBA -enabled applications. It comprises a suite of accounting and business functions, including nominal, purchase and sales ledgers, stock control, sales and ...
ETI Accelerator for MQ Series.(IBM)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... ETI * Accelerator for MQSeries by facilitating near real-time and batch data movement between incompatible systems offers organisations increased flexibility and reduced costs when Integrating data across the enterprise to support change management and e-business: IBM's ...
Set Analyzer 2.0.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Set-based analysis, a new style of business intelligence (BI) analysis based on set. Theory, complementing traditional Boolean logic provides an intuitive way to segment data, simplifies the expression of complex queries, and enables users to track customer movement between segments. The ...
i.Decide Web Success.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... i.Decide Web Success allows companies with an Internet presence to analyse Web site activity, and develop detailed profiles of customer behaviour, product revenues, marketing campaign successes and overviews of general consumer trends. It collects data from Web site hits and matches this ...
Rogue Wave market Leader for components - IDC.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The software construction components market, is set to quadruple in size in the next four years, according to a report by International Data Corporation. The report, entitled "Application Design & Construction Tools Market Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2004, predicts that this ...
OMG to Pursue C# Inoperability.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Several member companies of the Object Management Group (OMG), announced the organisation's intent to standardise a Language Mapping from OMG Interface Definition Language (OMG IDL, currently an ISO and ITU-T International Standard) to C#, Microsoft's newly proposed development language ....
ARWeb 4.0.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Remedy Corporation, has introduced Remedy ARWeb 4.0. which provides access to Remedy applications including Remedy Help Desk, Asset Management, Change Management, and CRM applications across a company's intranet or via the Internet. It provides dynamic updating of application ...
Progress Version 9.1B.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Progress Version 9.1B, is an enhanced version of its comprehensive suite of integrated development tools, application servers and relational database products. With new thin client technology, added security features and a native adapter to the Internet messaging server, Progress SonicMQ ...
Progress Version 9.1B.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Progress Version 9.lB, is an enhanced version of its comprehensive suite of integrated development tools, application servers and relational database products. With new thin client technology, added security features, and a native adapter to the Internet messaging server, Progress SonicMQ ...
Net Marketplace Integration Framework.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Tanning Technology has announced its "net Marketplace Integration Framework" a roadmap designed for companies moving beyond first generation ecommerce to true integration and collaboration with suppliers, partners and customers through the ...
UK Companies Lack Web Testing.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Software quality specialist The Original Software Group have announced the controversial results from a survey of testing practices. The results indicate that, in the UK, e-business applications are not adequately tested threatening the e-business efforts of the entire organisation. Fifty ...
Only 14% of UK companies respond to emails.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Only 14% of British businesses even bothered to reply to customer's online emalls, according to market researh carried out by Gincom Systems. Britain is lagging behind its American counterparts in online customer service, reveals a comparative US study into 1,000 e-commerce operations also ...
UK E-Business neglects testing.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... In a new survey undertaken by Benchmark Research, sponsored by Mercury Interactive and ratified by Ovum, a number of alarming facts have been revealed about the state of Web performance management in the UK. Only a quarter of managers responsible for E-Business applications were using an ...
Bundled Web Content Management.(Documentum bundles new software with products from BEA Systems)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Documentum has announced that a limited licence version of the newly launched Documentum 4i Web Content Management (WCM) Edition will come bundled with BEA WebLogic Commerce Server 3.1 and BEA WebLogic Personalizatian Server 3.1 from BEA Systems, Inc. This edition is available ...
B2B E-Commerce Solution.(Infobank Inc., Requisite Technology Inc. in partnership)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Infobank, Inc., and Requisite Technology, Inc., have a strategic partnership under which Infobank will integrate Requisite's catalogue finding technology, BugsEye with Infobank's In Trade solution, and resell Requisite's e-content management tool, eMerge. The combined offering ...
E-procurement solution.(Fourth Shift Europe joins forces with Biomni)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Fourth Shift Europe has added e-procurement to its range of e-business and ERP solutions for the manufacturing industry. The company has joined forces with Europe's e-procurement solutions provider, Biomni, to offer customers cost savings in buying and selling products and services via the ...
UCITA: What it means for corporate UK.(Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000; ... On 29 July 1999 new draft legislation was approved by the US National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL), designed to unify commercial laws governing the licensing of software. The hotly debated Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act (UCITA), which has been ...
Neural shows "Shakespeare did write Henry VIII".(SER Systems' intelligent learning engine, SERbrainware used in analysis of play)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... An unusual shaft of light was cast on a long-running literary debate when analysis by SER Systems' intelligent learning engine, SERbrainware, suggested, more or less conclusively, that Henry VIII was written solely by William Shakespeare and not the result of a collaborative effort-usually ...
OMG to Advance Integration Standards.(Object Management Group Technical Meeting Week)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The latest Object Management Group (OMG) Technical Meeting Week, sponsored by Fujitsu, Ltd., attracted over 500 OMG members and guests to Burlingame, California, USA from September 11 to 15, 2000 where they advanced the organisation's standards efforts and participated in many other ...
Platform Technology Committee (PTC) Standards Efforts.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... OMG's PTC works on standards that affect the CORBA infrastructure, and on object-oriented analysis and design. At this meeting, the PTC initiated work on a standard that will integrate the new protocol SOAP with OMG's CORBA architecture. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) transmits ...
World Class performance in the Computer Software industry!(Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Analysing the top echelon (12.5%) of 281,037 UK companies, Plimsoll has located 653 companies in the Computer Software industry who are currently performing to a 'world class' standard. The Plimsoll Portfolio Analysis: Computer Software, contains an ...
What does it take to be a 'world class' player?(computer software industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Sales growth 'World class' companies are growing at 64% per year. Remarkably 173 Computer Software companies are currently beating this average. This came as quite a surprise as the industry average for sales growth is 16.4%. Pre-tax profit growth 'World ...
Developers Guide to Building Software Quality.(from Reasoning Inc)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Reasoning Inc, supplier of automated software inspection services, has written a 'developer's bible' outlining common mistakes and best practice in writing business-critical applications in C and C++. Eighty per cent of the world's code is written in these two languages. The book, entitled ...
Hi-Tech Sector shows Continued Confidence in Export Markets.(industry information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Hi-tech exporters are enjoying a long period of sustained recovery according to the latest DHL Quarterly Export Indicator, which has tracked the view of the UK's leading manufacturing exporters for since 1992. Short-term export confidence has risen 9 points on last quarter - ...
Accountancy Services Criticised.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Traditional accountancy services and umbrella companies have been crticised in a recent survey of freelance IT contractors. The survey was commissioned by ContraNet, a new Birmingham-based company set up by former IT professionals to provide highly focused administration services to ...
Portal B for customised knowledge resource.(Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance website)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance has upgraded its global corporate intranet website to include a new, customised version of Portal B -- the business-to-business online search engine from the Data Downlink Corporation. Phase one of the initial development of the project, now completed, was ...
Online Order Fulfillment Process.
Nov 01, 2000 ... STC are to apply Go Figure Technology's Go Commerce sell-side services to back-end enterprise systems using STC's e*Gate Integrator. The combined operation will, it is claimed, alleviate the online suppliers' problem ...
Brio and Citrix application portal alliance.(contract agreement information)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Citrix Systems, Inc. has a licencing agreement with Brio to market and demonstrate Citrix NFuse, which provides for sales and joint enterprise marketing opportunities and channel development and training. Citrix NFuse enables Windows and UNIX applications running on a Citrix ...
SpaceIT Enables Space Management.(software product information)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... SpaceIT is a new range of software to help develop retail space management into a core business function for retailers and their suppliers. The software, developed by retail space management specialists SpaceIT, harnesses leading retail and manufacturer expertise, and comprises ...
Java Messaging Solutions.(SpiritSoft agreement information)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... SpiritSoft specialist Java Messaging Service (JMS) software, and Persistence Software, the Engine for E-commerce, have a three-year agreement for SpiritSoft to license its SpiritWAVE JMS messaging software and SpiritINTELLECT business rule engine for inclusion in future releases of the ...
PC Anywhere Supports Windows' Millenium Edition.
Nov 01, 2000 ... pcAnywhere is the first remote control software to support Microsoft's new operating system, Window ...
Open Architecture Linux Operating System.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Implemented as an enhancement to Lynux Works' BlueCatT Linux and the Linux-compatible LynxOS real-time operating system (OS), the new OS extensions will provide full support for CompactPCI hot swap operations allowing on-line repair of standard peripheral controllers as well as dynamic ...
Embedded Real Time Single Source for Development.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Mentor Graphics Corp. and Enea OSE Systems are to provide customers with a single source for best-in-class software development and debugging tools for high-availability, embedded applications. Enea OSE Systems will market and distribute an integrated ...
Alteon, Intel and Sun Join Content Bridge Alliance.(to form Technical Advisory Membership)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Content Bridge, an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, have announced the formation of the Technical Advisory Membership. This group is designed to allow technology vendors, service providers and content providers to participate in the standards initiatives of the ...
Free Railplanner.(Travel InfoSystems contract with Association of Train Operating Companies)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Travel InfoSystems, the UK travel software developer, has today announced a new deal with ATOC (the Association of Train Operating Companies), to supply complimentary copies of its RailPlanner Software to UK travel agencies. Application forms for the offer were sent out in the third week ...
Palm Virus not to spread.(says Sophos Anti-virus)(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Sophos Anti-Virus have said that the first virus for Palm handheld computers was probably written by a virus author as proof of concept and is not likely to spread. The virus, capable of infecting Palm applications, is not in the wild and is considered to be a low risk. Media interest in ...
Symantec Support for Windows.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... With the new operating system focusing heavily on the connected consumer experience, many of Symantec's best-of-breed solutions will provide users the safety and protection they require while surfing the Internet. The following solutions are Windows Me compatible: ...
Top ten viruses reported to Sophos Anti-Virus in September 2000.
Nov 01, 2000 ... For September 2000, the list is as follows, with the most frequently occurring virus at number one: 1. VBS/Kakworm. 18.3% 2. VBS/Lovelet-G 7.3% 3. W32/Apology 6.6% 4. WM97/Metys-F 6.2% 5.=Troj/Qaz 4.4% 5.=XM97/Jini-A-4.4% ...
Porn out of the Office.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Unipalm has announced the release of PORNsweeper from Content Technologies, claimed to be the first solution for organisations seeking to prevent unacceptable images including pornography, entering or leaving their e-inail network. The image analysis software is the first to allow ...
Computer Programme Developed to Attack Fraud.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The working of the human immune. system is being copied to develop a computer system to detect fraud. Once developed this could help to fight cheque and credit card fraud, and has potential for combating internet fraud. The Computational Immunology Fraud Detection (CEID) system ...
Claims abuse in dentistry.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... The Dental Practice Board (DPB) is cutting the potential for fraud and error amongst dental practitioners by using and analysing data more intelligently. The organisation, which handles payment for dentists in England and Wales, has implemented an anti-fraud solution, designed ...
First Anti-Virus Residing on Palm.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Symantec, have announced the release of public beta for the world's first anti-virus technology for the Palm OS platform that spans applications locally on the Palm device. This new security technology can be downloaded at Symantec's website http://www.symantec.com/aventer/palmscanner.html ...
Kaspersky Launches New Version of AntiViral Toolkit Pro (AVP).(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... From a technical point of view, the changes involve three main program components: a redesigned user interface, implementation of new anti-virus defence methods and advanced features for centralised deployment and management of anti-virus protection across a corporate network. ...
Panda Solution for KakWorm.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... Panda Software's Service Pack 1 update for its antivirus solutions is the first, it is claimed, to fully tackle the threat posed by KakWorm and its different variants. The remedy offered for KakWorm consists, on the one hand, of an update of the antivirus engine that detects and eliminates ...
KakWorm.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... 'The importance of this worm lies in the fact that it was the first to use the automatic signature feature of Outlook Express to propagate. This has meant that at an international level, it is present in almost 22% of computers infected by some type of harmful code," So far this ...
Mail essentials for Exchange/SMTP 3.5.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... GFIs' new version of Mail essentials for Exchange/SMTP 3.5, its email security, content checking and anti-virus gateway, is designed to guard email servers from present and future macro viruses and HTML viruses. This increases email server security, while ensuring that users are protected ...
Starlord, Firewall, for High-Bandwidth ISP and ASP Market.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... CyberGuard Corp has released STARLord-, a high-end firewall product created to serve the security needs of Internet service providers (ISPs), application service providers (ASPs), large data centres and telecommunications providers. The new product is designed: for users with both very ...
New SCADAlarm Software.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... SCADAlarm 5.0 is a Windows-based telecommunications link to industrial automation software systems that provides real-time intelligent alarm notification, data acquisition and remote control from a number of telecommunication devices. The new version includes more than 25 new ...
M[greater than] Tunnel version 2.0, VPN solution that inter-operates with PKIS.(Brief Article)
Nov 01, 2000 ... M[greater than]Tunnel 2.0, the latest version of MATRAnet encryption software for Virtual Private Networks combines two methods of encryption to ensure total data integrity. First, asymmetric encryption authenticates both ends of the transmission and provides a secure system for the ...