Jim Rapoza

In my Aug. 23 column, I stated that Windows XP Service Pack 2 was improving security for only 10 percent of Windows users while leaving the vast majority out in the cold. I urged Microsoft to step up and serve the majority of its users, as well as improve overall Internet security, by offering a […]

In my review last year of Tenon Intersystems iTools 7 for Mac OS X, I found the product had some value for Mac OS X users, with its ability to ease management of the Apache Web server and its inclusion of useful server add-ons such as DNS, an e-mail server, an FTP server and secure […]

In eWEEK Labs—as in any IT environment where systems need to be constantly copied, upgraded and repaired—any tool that makes these tasks easier is greatly appreciated. Recently, when attempting to resize partitions on a Labs system and not being able to find any of our commercial products for doing so, I came across SystemRescueCD, a […]

In some of my previous columns, I was hard on enterprise software vendors, bashing them for everything from poorly designed, bug-ridden code to unfair licensing contracts and activation schemes to misleading pricing plans. But theres a new development for which Id like to praise some of these vendors. Im talking about the increasing availability of […]

Art Technology Group Inc.s ATG Commerce 6.4 may not be the first name that comes to mind when thinking of high-end e-commerce platforms, but the product provides all the capabilities required to operate any companys online commerce presence—whether its for business-to-business needs or business-to-consumer tasks or for both categories. Click here to read the full […]

The recent release of Netscape 7.2 contains some welcome improvements that will please users who prefer the Netscape browser. The latest Netscape browser is based on the Mozilla browser suite. The Netscape and Mozilla browsers are nearly identical in many respects. /zimages/5/28571.gifClick here to read eWEEK Labs Mozilla review. However, there are differences in Netscape […]

IT security. Could there be a better field to be in? I mean, do IT security problems ever stop? In recent weeks, weve seen a report stating that it takes more time to patch a system than it does for a system to become infected with a worm or virus; seemingly impenetrable encryption systems have […]

With the release of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, Microsoft has taken a significant step toward removing the security holes and insecure configurations that have made Windows such an easy target for malicious hackers and scammers—but only for 10 percent of Windows users. /zimages/4/28571.gifClick here to read eWEEK Labs review of Service Pack 2. […]

One of the more confusing areas in technology today is business process and Web services integration. Companies looking for a solution must sort through products touting a veritable alphabet soup of acronyms such as SOA (service-oriented architecture), EAI (enterprise application integration), BPM (business process management) and ESB (Enterprise Service Bus). Click here to read the […]

Keynote Systems Inc.s WebIntegrity 3.0 suite can scan even the largest Web sites and provide reports that help administrators find the root causes of poor performance or limited accessibility for site visitors, determine why pages fail to follow proper security or privacy guidelines, and even check for improper use of words or terminology in Web […]