Monthly Archives: February 2006
Liquid-Cooled Server Offerings Heat Up
With the twin burdens of power and cooling costs in the data center rising, some systems makers and users are looking to add liquid...
VSTS Team Foundation Server to Ship in March
A Microsoft executive Jan. 30 said the Team Foundation Server component of Visual Studio Team System will ship in March.Microsoft had been saying TFS...
PC Firmware: The Next Generation
PC firmware, a murky world of interwoven software code that dates back to the original IBM PC and its clones, is about to be...
Web Search Faces Privacy and Censorship Issues
In the realm of Web search, January was not a good month. We saw both disturbing government intrusions and disappointing private-sector concessions in the...
Weeks Best Weblogs: February 6, 2006
Here are Eric Lundquists picks from eWEEK blogs from the February 6 issue:
PETER COFFEE
Security exploits
"I hold no brief against Symantec, whose products Ive used...
Join the Spyware Fight
When evaluating anti-spyware solutions, administrators should strongly consider implementing a gateway detection and blocking solution in addition to host-based anti-spyware software. While gateway solutions...
Compuware Debuts New Analysis Tool
Compuware released Jan. 30 a new version of its security analysis tool, DevPartner SecurityChecker 2.0, which will support Microsofts Visual Studio 2005.Compuware also announced...
CounterAct Keeps Endpoints Honest
Forescout Technologies CounterAct 5.1 network access control appliance goes beyond simple worm detection with new rules that determine whether endpoints, including many common wireless...
Mi5 Enterprise Spygate 005
Mi5s enterprise Spygate appliances have a bit of an identity crisis: They are designed to handle enterprise-grade traffic, but they also feature overly simple...
McAfee Secure Web Gateway 3300
McAfees Secure Web Gateway 3300 provided the most comprehensive protection and most flexible management and reporting options of the three gateway anti-spyware products eWEEK...