Jim Rapoza

Zeus Web Server 4.0 provides welcome new features for site administrators and Web developers, with improved management and monitoring tools and much better support for several popular dynamic Web languages. Zeus Web Server has built its reputation on blistering performance in large tests such as SpecWeb99 and on its ability to run well in large […]

There are probably as many ways to deploy content management systems as there are content management deployments, which makes the technology especially suited to Labs On-Site treatment. eWeek Labs recently visited three companies that have implemented content management systems: Otis Elevator Co., which rolled out Vignette Corp.s Content Suite to standardize the sites of more […]

IIS administrators have had a tough year. Code Red, Code Red II, Nimda and variants have been sweeping back and forth over the Internet like a reapers scythe, and all of us have had to do our share of ducking. “Right now, I barely cope,” wrote one Internet Information Services administrator. “I get the IIS […]

Earlier this year, I wrote a column lamenting the loss of the Internets collective memory and how we may never see the first Web sites or old Usenet discussions again. Several readers responded, touting the Internet Archive at www. archive.org, which only goes back to 1996. Worse, it wasnt easily accessible to the public. (Users […]

Face-to-face meetings are a thing of the past. video, audio and Web conferencing will replace them, now that travel is too expensive and too scary. Or at least, thats what everyone has been saying lately. However, Im not too sure about some of these conclusions. Im saying this as someone who does audio conferences several […]

With the current onslaught of worms that take over Windows systems to attack other systems, a little Web page graffiti may seem to be the least of IT security concerns. However, Web site vandalism—whether its obvious defacement or small but insidious changes to company information—can be a big problem for many businesses. AppLock/Web 1.01, released […]

Want to take advantage of some of the excellent open-source security tools but dont have a ready Linux system at your disposal? Well, to run Trinux, all you need is a 486 or better system, some memory and a floppy drive. Trinux, the Linux Security Toolkit, is a compact version of Linux that runs completely […]

Until now, Internet worms have put enterprise IT managers on defense: Patch systems, improve filtering and firewall rules, use monitoring tools, and pray for the best. A new tool called LaBrea, however, can help IT stop worms in their tracks. LaBrea is a free, open-source application that stops worms such as Nimda from spreading. When […]

In an Aug. 27 Pings&Packets item, I found Microsofts free Network Security Hotfix Checker to be a useful tool for finding potential security holes and missing patches for Windows 2000 and NT server systems. However, I wasnt impressed with the usability of the tool. When I ran the command-line utility against systems, it often returned […]

The anticipated follow-up to the Code Red worm attacks got under way Tuesday with a far-reaching outbreak of W32.Nimda infestations. The aggressive worm, which seeks 16 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Corp.s IIS software, is thought to have infected thousands to tens of thousands of Web servers and slowed Internet traffic for many more, according to security […]

Trying to coordinate an evaluation of corporate portals that takes a few months and involves not only eWeek Labs personnel but also employees at several businesses, colleges and government agencies can be a tall order. In fact, its the type of thing that a portal is perfect for. And thats just what we did, building […]

Trendy enterprise-class products often have very short life spans. But a year and a half after eWeek Labs last eValuation on enterprise information portals, the category has avoided the fate of past “must-haves.” If anything, enterprise information portals have become even more important. How has this happened? To a large degree, it is due to […]