Monthly Archives: November 2002
Bill to Enhance Federal Security
The proposed department of Homeland Security, which President Bush is expected to sign into law this week, is slated to enhance network security standards...
AltaVista Renews Rivalry With Google
AltaVistas namesake service, with its up-to-date and accurate results, was for years my main resource for searching the Web. But as its capabilities waned...
IBM Supercomputers Built to Order for DOE
IBM has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy to build the two fastest supercomputers in the world.Under the $290 million contract, which...
Upgraded WebSphere Portal Beefs Up Collaboration Support
IBM announced last week the next version of its WebSphere Portal software, which has more useful features built directly into the product.WebSphere Portal 4.2,...
IBM Targets Lifeboat Technology at Downtime
IBM is developing new technologies and software that it says will improve operational efficiency by reducing system downtime and simplifying management.Officials from the companys...
Crossbeam Appliance Taps Flow-Sequencing Technology
Crossbeam Systems Inc. this week will unveil the latest version, 3.5, of its X40S security appliance, which adds a slew of new features in...
Availability of Patches Stirs Controversy
An apparent delay in the availability of patches for the vulnerabilities in BIND that were disclosed earlier this month is highlighting the seemingly endless...
CA Aims Security Efforts at Access Control
Web security needs are beginning to attract the attention of larger vendors that are combining elements of traditional access control with new protection for...
IT Wants Security Plan Clarified
The IT industry last week answered the Bush administrations call for comments on its draft strategy for securing the countrys computer networks. Software and...
Groove Ups .Net Support
Groove Networks Inc. is expected to release version 2.5 of its Groove Workspace peer-to-peer collaboration software by the end of the year, offering improved...