Monthly Archives: November 2006
Request for Proposal: E-Mail Security Appliances
Companies looking for e-mail security solutions against inbound threats have almost limitless options, from anti-virus applications that run on a messaging server to gateway...
E-Commerce More Secure than Brick and Mortars
Despite consumer—and even some IT executive—beliefs that e-commerce poses a much greater security risk than store-based point-of-sale systems, a new Gartner report concludes that...
Gartner: $2 Billion in E-Commerce Sales Lost Because of Security Fears
In 2006 alone, retailers lost almost $2 billion because of consumer security fears, with about one-half of those losses ($913 million) coming from people...
Big Blue Averts Burdensome Litigation
At a price tag of $65 million, IBM announced Nov. 22 that it had agreed to settle all claims in an overtime pay class...
Acunetix Offers New Security Audit Service
Internet security company Acunetix is offering customers an extra set of eyes to search for vulnerabilities on their Web sites.
The company launched Acunetix SiteAudit...
Let Freedom Ring
Is your company flat? Is your company paranoid? Do your managers manage by walking around?
All those terms have always been printed in boldface type...
Readers Respond: Happy Birthday, Eclipse
In a Nov. 7 blog post, eWEEK Technology Editor Peter Coffee marked the fifth anniversary of Eclipse, saying, "With its continuous and transparent planning,...
SoundLoud.coms Digital Music Player Targets Consumers, Music Pros
In a world where downloading music is extremely popular, SoundLoud.com, a provider of digital music distribution services, has developed a device that will make...
Making Students Safe, Sound with NAC
Like many academic institutions, Southern Methodist University in Dallas had dabbled in open-source software. After all, as at most schools, IT dollars and resources...
Exanet Unveils New Intelligent Clustered NAS Manager
Network storage software maker Exanet on Nov. 27 introduced a new intelligent enterprise package that uses system virtualization to provide automated data storage and...