Jim Rapoza

Testing company systems for vulnerabilities to known security problems and for regulatory compliance can be a daunting task for small companies with limited resources. Large server-based solutions are often beyond their means, and inexpensive or free client-based tools are usually not up to the task of testing all their systems. An interesting option for these […]

Many companies have been searching for the perfect platform to deliver highly interactive Web-based applications that work well with Web services, but theyve had a hard time finding something that fits the bill. Java applets provide a capable application platform but can be difficult to develop. Web applications based on scripting languages lack the interactivity […]

Although XML and Web services have gotten a lot of attention as core technologies for the Internet and for enterprises, good tools for creating and editing XML-based content are still scarce. But there are some exceptional ones among the few that are available, and eWEEK Labs found that the latest version of Sonic Software Corp.s […]

Its funny. Most of us spend a lot of time worrying about things that are highly unlikely to happen. In contrast, we often spend little or no time worrying about things that almost certainly will happen. How do you explain the guy who breaks into a sweat thinking about his upcoming air travel, yet when […]

In many ways, the new Mozilla 1.6 is a minor upgrade, making the previous 1.5 release look like a major revision. But among the new features are some key improvements that will continue to make the free Mozilla, already the best browser available, even more attractive to businesses looking for more capabilities in their browser. […]

What if you could instantly build categorized search results from multiple content sources as searches were performed? That is the challenge Vivisimo Inc. has taken on with its Clustering Engine 4.0. Vivisimos solution isnt perfect, but Clustering Engines ability to create on-the-fly categories is so impressive that we gave it an eWEEK Labs Analysts Choice […]

As a resident of Massachusetts, its not often that I feel enthusiasm for a policy created by the commonwealth bureaucrats. However, I greatly admire the IT acquisition policy recently enacted by the states Information Technology Division, and I strongly recommend that corporations consider it as a model for their IT purchases. Sure, there are big […]

Poor Web site search capabilities are an annoyance for most users, but for some, a sites inability to return effective search results can be a severe impediment to doing their jobs. For users who do research and investigation across multiple Web sites and data sources, for example, most engines on the Web wont cut it. […]

The Web has improved in many ways: Web pages and applications do a much better job now of handling live data; rich applications and streaming media are now of much higher quality; and modern browsers such as Mozilla and Opera provide users with a significant amount of control over their browsing experience. However, there is […]

I hope this column turns out ok. Im rushed and will file it late to my editor. But its not my fault. First, it took me forever to get to work today. I drove my new car, which is equipped with controls that prevent me from driving over the speed limit. Then, as I am […]