Software World back issues from September 2006:
What is ITIL?(IT Infrastructure Library)
Sep 01, 2006; ... ITIL, the IT Infrastructure Library, describes the best way of operating an IT infrastructure that will deliver the services required by users. To use an analogy, it is the IT equivalent of a power station's operating manual. The station's manual defines what services (power outputs) are ...
O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference opens call for participation--ETech 2007 to explore "Sufficiently Advanced Technology".
Sep 01, 2006 ... The call for participation for ETech 2007 has opened, and O'Reilly Media invites technologists and strategists, CTOs and chief scientists, researchers, programmers, hackers, and standards workers, business developers, and entrepreneurs to lead conference sessions and tutorials. ETech takes ...
Spyware--the hidden threat to business security.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The explosion in spyware has presented businesses with increasing concerns about security issues, from data theft and network damage to reputation loss and exposure to potential litigation. This paper examines how spyware infiltrates and affects organizations and describes how to protect ...
The case for Revenue-Based Licensing.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Understanding the value of software is complex. So is the matter of the price the supplier charges and the one the customer is willing to pay for. There are many kinds of software products, which are licensed and used in different ways. Software is rarely sold outright, instead ...
Bug hunters turn the tables on software makers.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
Sep 01, 2006 ... In recent years, software companies have hammered out rules on disclosure, which cover how and when vulnerabilities are made public. Now flaw finders want something in return: more information from software providers on what they are doing to tackle the holes the researchers have reported ....
Encryption: an alien concept? Aston Fallen, CEO of Steganos, explains how you can protect your privacy by hiding your secrets in pictures and music.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
Sep 01, 2006; ... There's a scene in the film ET when Elliot's mother is tidying his room. All the while, the alien he has rescued and hidden there watches her from inside a cupboard. When Elliot's mother approach the cupboard, ET shuffles to the back and stands there in fear. If he's discovered, he'll most ...
Viewpoint--networks first.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)(Viewpoint essay)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Convergence -- Regaining the Faith Is the take-up of voice and data convergence little more than an example of fashion winning out over function? Too many organisations have invested in expensive new networks simply to run IPT, fearing that the inherent instability of the ...
Application performance slowdowns result in lost business.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Symantec Corp. have announced the findings of a survey conducted in July 2006 indicating that business application slowdowns affect business productivity, customer loyalty, and employee morale. Common impacts of business application performance slowdowns include sluggish response to user ...
jCOM1 introduces subject-oriented Business Process Management tools for American businesses.(IT News and Products)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... jCOM1, provider of subject-oriented Business Process Management (BPM) software for modeling, automating, integrating and improving both human- and system-based processes, has announced its expansion into the US marketplace. German-based jCOM1's decision to expand comes following successful ...
UK Comms Channel.(telecommunications industry)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... A comprehensive report of the UK reseller market profiles the top 200 companies in the ICT market which between them totalled communications services sales in excess of $2.5 billion in 2005 has been released. The report claims to be a vital tool for all sales and marketing ...
Leading technology vendors extend collaboration on SOA technologies.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Signifying the growing interest in and adoption of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOAs), several leading technology vendors, who have been working together to create Service Component Architecture (SCA) and Service Data Objects (SDO) specifications recently announced key achievements, ...
Sun Microsystems To release significant open-source Java components this year.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... By the end of 2006 Sun will release the JavaC compiler and the Hotspot virtual machine, two key technology elements to run programs written in the Java programming language. The components are part of Java Standard Edition (SE), which runs on servers and desktop computers. In ...
Atlantic Link redefines the "Rapid" in rapid authoring.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Atlantic Link's new "Content Point" rapid e-learning authoring tools contains a Course Creation wizard which can build a complete course in less than 30 seconds and less than ten user clicks it is claimed. Atlantic Link's MD, Mike Alcock explains, "Rapid e-learning used to mean the ...
Amsterdam police join forces with Informatica.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Informatica Corporation have announced that Amsterdam-Amstelland Police, one of the largest metropolitan police forces in the Netherlands, has implemented the Informatica PowerCenter data integration platform. PowerCenter will power the police force's data warehouse, which serves as a ...
Emulex 4Gb/s Fibre Channel HBAs incorporated into Microsoft Technology Centers.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Emulex Corporation recently announced that the Emulex LightPulse family of 4Gb/s Fibre Channel PCI-X and PCI Express HBAs are selected for use in Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) worldwide. With centers in Boston, Chicago, Silicon Valley and the United Kingdom, among other locations, ...
LogicaCMG All Payments Solution.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... LogicaCMG have announced that its LogicaCMG All Payments Solution (LAPS) High Volume software solution can process up to 480 million payments within 24 hours. With the proven ability to handle multiple national payment schemes already and Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) payments scheme ...
Logica in takeover.(LogicaCMG PLC acquiring WM-data AB)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Anglo-Dutch IT services company LogicaCMG will spend SEK 11.9bn ([euro]1.3bn) in cash and shares to buy Swedish company WM-data, in a non-hostile offer backed by the WM-data board. The move will take LogicaCMG into fourth-place in the mature Nordic IT services market, which it estimated to ...
UK telecoms consultancy to adopt new Hosted VoIP communications solution.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... CAS Ltd (Communications Advisory Service Ltd), a UK consultancy specialising in voice and data networks has adopted Telstra Europe's new internet protocol-based Hosted PBX solution in an attempt to drive down communications costs and improve the management and quality of telecom services ...
IBM to accuire Internet Security solutions.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... IBM and Internet Security Systems, Inc. have announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire Internet Security Systems, Inc., a publicly held company based in Atlanta, Ga., in an all-cash transaction at a price of approximately $1.3 billion, or $28 ...
Acquisition to enhance Cisco's world-class "anything-on-demand" solution.(Cisco Systems Inc. acquiring Arroyo Video Solutions Inc.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Cisco Systems have agreed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Arroyo Video Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation solutions for on-demand television and related consumer services. The Arroyo solution is designed to deliver exceptional scalability, service ...
AT & T helps Novadebt streamline counseling.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... AT & T Inc. have annouced the implementation of an advanced voice and networking solution for Novadebt, a non-profit, financial management, social service agency that serves customers across the country. The AT & T solution leverages Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology to ...
Worldwide server shipments grow by 13 percent.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Worldwide server shipments for the second quarter of 2006 increased 12.8 percent over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenue for the same period climbed 2.5 percent, according to Gartner, Inc. Worldwide server revenue totaled $12.4 billion for the quarter, as worldwide ...
Live project on Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Hed Kandi/Ministry of Sound, Microsoft UK and cScape Internet Services claim to have achieved the world's first ever live implementation of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 by launching a revamped version of Hed Kandi's website. cScape has handled the technical development, while ...
France's third largest mobile phone operator with Mercury BTO offerings.(IT News and Products)(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Mercury Interactive Corporation, the global leader in business technology optimization (BTO) software, today announced that it is helping Bouygues Telecom, France's third largest mobile phone operator, improve the quality of business applications and accelerate delivery of new applications ...
Nortel to establish new R & D center in Bangalore.(Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Nortel is establishing a Nortel Technology Excellence Center (NTEC) in Bangalore, India, focused on new product design, development and testing to deliver greater cost benefits to customers worldwide. Located in Bangalore's IBC Knowledge Park, Nortel's new 35,000 square foot facility is ...
Software AG enhances ApplinX legacy modernization tool.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Software AG have announced enhancements to ApplinX, a software tool that extends valuable legacy systems to the Web and to a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Software AG's ApplinX version 5.1 has been upgraded to enable faster and easier creation of Web-based applications and Web ...
Packet transport equipment sales grow 11 percent.(IT News and Products)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Ethernet transport and services spending up 38 percent over last year. Ovum RHK has posted its analysis of global second quarter 2006 service provider packet transport equipment sales. 2Q06 grew to $2.2 billion overall, 6 percent over last quarter and 11 percent compared to one ...
Microsoft announces final results of tender offer.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Microsoft Corp. announced on August 24th the final results of its modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer which expired at 12:00 midnight, Eastern Time, on Thursday, August 17, 2006. Microsoft has accepted for purchase 154,517,593 shares of its common stock at a price of $24.75 ...
T-mobile and RIM launch the new BlackBerry 7130g.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Recently released, the new BlackBerry 7130g provides an exceptional balance of performance, design and function for users that prefer a narrower phone-style design. It offers a premium phone experience with dedicated phone keys, speakerphone, polyphonic and MP3 ringtones, Bluetooth ...
Informatica sets world record in data integration performance.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Informatica Corporation provider of data integration software, announced recently that the latest version of its PowerCenter data integration platform running on HP Integrity Superdome servers has achieved the highest throughput results ever recorded in a published benchmark study of a ...
Diskeeper software bundled with select Intel desktop boards to system builders.(IT News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Diskeeper announced that Intel will ship a full version of Diskeeper's flagship automatic defragmenter on their next-generation motherboard CDs to an estimated 4-6 million system builders worldwide. Bobby Johnson, Diskeeper Vice President of Strategic Alliances, notes that the ...
Secure Computing buys messaging Trust.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Secure Computing agreed to acquire messaging security appliance leader CipherTrust for $273.6 million in cash and stock. CipherTrust's IronMail appliances and TrustedSource firewall software stop inbound messaging threats over e-mail, instant messaging and Web-based mail. These ...
Avanquest UK Launches desktop for Mac.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Avanquest UK has launched its industry-leading virtual desktop product created by Parallels Inc. to enable users to run different operating systems and applications alongside Mac OS. Parallels' Desktop for Mac is the first solution that allows Intel processor-based Apple Macs to run ...
Internet Security Systems forms alliance with BitDefender to expand desktop protection.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS) have announced an alliance with BitDefender, an award-winning provider of antivirus software and data security solutions, to integrate new antivirus and anti-spyware features into the ISS Proventia Desktop Endpoint Security product. The new features ...
Married couple charged with $1 million stock spam scam.(Jeffrey Stone and Janette Diller Stone )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sophos have warned users to be wary of emails offering unsolicited financial advice as a married couple are charged by federal regulators with making $1 million through a stock market pump-and-dump scam. 42-year-old Jeffrey Stone and his wife Janette Diller Stone of Greenwich, Connecticut ...
Pretty girls try to hook victims via spam email.(Security News and Products)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sophos have also warned computer users to take greater care online, following an increase in the amount of spam email seen offering romantic contact. Sophos warns that such emails can have a number of purposes, including confirming that an email address is active--and thus more ...
Kaspersky engine integrates with Tall Emu security solution.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Online Armor Antivirus+ is a data security solution produced by Tall Emu, an Australian security software company. The solution provides users with protection against spam, viruses, Trojans, worms and various blended Internet threats. Integration of the Kaspersky Anti-Virus engine into ...
TBSC launches 'rented' Business Software Suite for small businesses.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Business Software Centre (TBSC) has released its rentable Business Software Suite. Business Software Suite is a new service that allows users to rent business software applications and services, including business planning and financial forecasting, staff scheduling, HR, ...
NTA monitor warns companies of new security threats.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Internet security tests, conducted by NTA Monitor during 2005, showed that many web servers and web-based applications were vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks. Now a concerning new cross site scripting method is beginning to appear that could allow attackers to monitor visitors' ...
CipherTrust records 20% rise in July email volume.(Security News and Products)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... CipherTrust today announces statistics revealing a sharp rise in malicious message volumes, accounting for a 20 per cent increase in the number of emails sent globally in July. Cipher Trust's research lab has also identified that image-based spam, which has increased by 200 per ...
8el expands ISP offering due to customer demand.(partnering with BlackSpider Technologies)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Next Generation Network operator 8el plan to increase their portfolio of ISP products and services in conjunction with BlackSpider Technologies, the on-demand security service of SurfControl plc, following demand for fully managed, highly secure solutions from their growing customer base. ...
Sophos offers free rootkit detection and removal tool.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sophos announced the availability of a new free-of-charge, standalone tool offering comprehensive rootkit detection and removal capabilities. Sophos Anti-Rootkit complements Sophos Anti-Virus 6.0 and other vendors' anti-virus solutions by providing an additional layer of ...
Kaspersky Lab clinches strategic partnership deal with AOL.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... AOL Premium Services will offer its online-users a new product Active Virus Shield, a free anti-virus solution with core, entry level, antivirus functionality and access to antivirus database updates. "We hope that by offering Active Virus Shield in a joint initiative with AOL we will ...
US consumers losing billions in cyber attacks.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... A report out in the US has put a figure on losses suffered by Americans due to computer malware and cybercrime, and this figure is staggering. According to Consumer Reports' State of the Internet survey, last year Americans lost $7.9 billion because of computer viruses, spyware and online ...
Secure Computing warns of serious BlackBerry hack threat.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Secure Computing Corporation warns that organizations that have installed their BlackBerry server behind their gateway security devices could be subject to a hacking attack when security researcher Jesse D'Aguanno is scheduled to release the code for his BlackBerry hack next week. ...
New login process Powered by RSA security.(ING DIRECT)
Sep 01, 2006 ... ING DIRECT have launched a new login process using a new security solution for online banking Customers. Powered by RSA Security's proven, risk-based authentication and site-to-user authentication solutions, it's designed to protect consumers while they log in to their ING DIRECT ...
Spyware infection rates return to peak 2004 levels.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Spyware infection rates have risen to the highest levels since 2004 when the Internet security scourge was at its supposed peak, according to latest State of Spyware report issued today by Webroot Software. During the second quarter of 2006, Webroot researchers found that 89 ...
All-in-one-secure appliance.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Trend Micro Incorporated have released InterScan Gateway Security Appliance, which is designed for mid-sized organisations looking for an easy to install, easy to maintain content security solution. While protecting corporate and personal data, the appliance supports employee productivity ...
ScanSafe provides Web security for ship management service.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... V.Ships the world's largest provider of independent ship management and related marine services, is using ScanSafe to protect its corporate network from the increase in Web-based malware. A complete range of Web security and control tools including Web Virus Scanning, Spwyare Screening and ...
Multi-defense-resistant spam.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Over the past few months, Network Box Security Response has been closely monitoring, and responding to, the emergence of a new type of spam email They have named this "MDR Spam" (multi-defense-resistant spam). While, at first glance, all samples of such messages look identical, an in-depth ...
Four out of five firms fear security breach.(Security News and Products)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The vast majority of IT and security professionals admit that their network is potentially open to attack, a new survey shows. A poll of 1,200 IT professionals by security firm SafeNet found that more than 80 per cent of respondents believed that their network was vulnerable to ...
Virus alert at MySpace.(Security News and Products)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Users of social networking website MySpace are being warned about an infected banner advertisement that may have affected thousands of people. The deckoutyourdeck.com advertisement exploits a flaw in the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser to bombard victims with pop-up adverts ...
Top ten spyware threats for July.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sunbelt Software have announced the top ten most prevalent spyware threats for the month of July. The results are based on the monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware product CounterSpy. The Trojan. WinlogonHook. Delf.A threat appears for the first time in the top ...
Device identification could prevent majority of network attacks.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Phoenix Technologies Ltd. have announced the findings of a landmark study on Department of Justice network crime prosecutions that reveals most attacks used stolen IDs and passwords, resulting in far greater damages to affected organizations than previously thought: up to $10 million per ...
Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.5 for Check Point FireWall-1.(Security News and Products)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Kaspersky Anti-Virus 5.5 for Check Point Firewall-1 offers protection from malicious programs, spyware, adware, joke programs and other current threats. The application benefits from a range of optimization technologies that enable it to meet the demands of large organizations that have ...