Brian Prince

It’s a football fan’s nightmare—you are on the road, listening to your favorite team line up for the play that will bring the Super Bowl trophy to your hometown. And then … static. The radio station you are listening to is out of range. For those of you about to scream, remain calm. SpatialPoint has […]

For software developers, choosing the right embedded database can make all the difference when it comes to performance and reliability. As the embedded database market continues to grow, vendors are planning to leverage a combination of technology and partnerships to expand their offerings. Key users of embedded databases-database systems that are part of an application-are […]

If application security has to be baked into the development process, source code analysis tools are the technological equivalent of oven mitts—making their providers natural targets for acquisition, some analysts predicted. “Theres a lot of interest in this space because of [the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard],” said Nick Selby, an analyst with The […]

Fidelis Security Systems has unveiled a new data leak prevention product with support for Internet Protocol Version 6; however, analysts are not convinced customers outside the federal government will bite on the functionality. Fidelis is hoping the talk around the federal government’s transition to IPv6 will spur adoption by other customers. The company released Version […]

Qualys’ in-the-cloud strategy for helping businesses face compliance requirements took a new turn this week with QualysGuard PCI 2.0 and its new network scanning and reporting capabilities. With the new global scanning functionality, merchants can segment their network by business units and scan a select number of hosts at any given time or simultaneously, reducing […]

Web-based databases are slowly gathering steam in the marketplace, taking the data querying needs of organizations straight into the cloud. The latest entry into this trend is Amazon.com, which announced Dec. 13 a limited beta for its SimpleDB service. However, others, such as Dabble DB and Trackvia, have also embraced an in-the-cloud model for databases. […]

Symantec is prepping the launch of the beta version of the next Norton 360, and is arming it with a host of new features aimed at keeping users secure while allowing them to walk the tightrope between ease of use and granular control. The beta of Norton 360 Version 2.0 includes a number of changes […]

Behavioral-based detection has been a staple of anti-virus software for the past few years, but it remains absent from tests run by many labs rating the products. A group of security software providers and malware researchers are working to change that, but the question remains: Why has testing lagged so far behind the threat landscape? […]

OPSWAT is adding security certification to its resume with a new program aimed at verifying the interoperability of endpoint applications and network security products. Called the OESISOK Interoperability Certification Program, the initiative is meant as a seal of verification that the endpoint security tools you’ve deployed work with network infrastructure you have. A host of […]

Leave a backdoor in a program and it won’t be a draft coming in-it will be a hacker, who will be followed by his friends fraud and massive customer settlement. With this in mind, Veracode has expanded its on-demand scanning services to include new technology for detecting backdoors in application code. The move extends Veracode’s […]

MySQL AB has released a beta of the latest version of its MySQL Connector/ODBC that features performance enhancements and Unicode support. MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.1, available for download, works with most versions of the open-source MySQL database used today, specifically MySQL versions 4.1, 5.0, 5.1 and 6.0. MySQL Connector/ODBC, sometimes called MyODBC, allows users to connect […]

The database archiving market is set to change as the needs of users usher in an era of partnerships and a new emphasis on the technology by database vendors, industry watchers said. Currently, the database archiving market remains relatively tiny, with a small subset of players such as Solix, Neon and Applimation. But as HP’s […]