Jim Rapoza

Integrating directory services with a Web-based portal is helping the state of South Carolinas Department of Health and Human Services deliver a variety of information in a timely, convenient and secure manner. Work is under way at the department to build portal and other Web service applications that leverage Java, LDAP, XML and other open […]

OpenHack 4 suffered its first crack only a few hours after it opened for business Oct. 22, but the applications at the heart of eWeek Labs interactive online security test stood strong throughout the following week, withstanding more than 300,000 visitors and 10,000 attempted cracks. The most common alerts sounded by the intrusion detection system […]

Recently, my colleague Peter Coffee wrote a column discussing how e-mail is often misused in areas such as discussions and collaboration, where dedicated systems would work much better. However, Im starting to see even bigger problems with e-mail. Namely, given the constant progression of spam, viruses and other problems, e-mail is quickly approaching the point […]

Centric 2000 Solutions Groups Wincrypt 2.0 is a simple, easy-to-use Windows-based encryption tool that takes advantage of AES to provide extremely strong protection for vital documents and files. To encrypt files using Wincrypt, I could take advantage of an integrated right-mouse-button menu or use the main Wincrypt interface. In tests, files were encrypted and decrypted […]

With its release of Content Management Server 2002, Microsoft Corp. has taken the previous version, which is essentially a re-branding of acquired technology suited mainly to departments and intranets, and transformed it into a platform that can easily manage large, complex Web sites. eWeek Labs tests show that Microsofts Content Management Server 2002, which shipped […]

When it comes to open source and content management, the focus tends to be on popular publishing systems for creating community portals. But when it comes to serious content management for large, complex Web sites, open source doesnt do as well, with most products still incomplete and less-than-stellar lists of users. However, an open-source content […]

When youre giving a presentation in front of a group, you usually have two options: Walk back and forth to your laptop to move the slides along or hope that the projector has remote control capabilities. However, the Tote-Remote from Atek Electronics provides another option: a remote control combined with a USB dongle that makes […]

After eWeek Labs recent reviews of Netscape 7.0 and Mozilla 1.0, we received a lot of e-mail from users of the two browsers. Many Netscape users complained about the lack of the pop-up ad-blocking feature found in Mozilla, while many Mozilla users wished the Mozilla mail client had the same spelling checker capabilities as the […]

In my years of writing reviews, Ive used a lot of different criteria to judge products, from features to capability to performance. But when it comes to my personal use of software, one criterion is starting to outweigh all others. All I want is a program that doesnt annoy me. You know what I mean. […]

The real question for it organizations isnt whether open-source software is more secure than proprietary software but which type of software is fixed fastest. Humans code both open-source and proprietary software, which means that mistakes will be made, and the resulting holes need to be reported and closed. Right now, open source has it all […]

Despite all the attention given to Web services applications that will make life easier for general consumers, business-to-business applications have always been at the forefront of Web services development. After all, the difference between a Web service and two applications exchanging data over EDI is largely semantic. However, while there are some B2B Web services […]

The state of New Mexico is harnessing the power of portal technology and Web services to transform a loosely related collection of government sites into an integrated portal that is organized by communities of interest rather than agency focus. Because the states Web sites differ not only in content but also in the technology behind […]