Jim Rapoza

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CMS300 2.6 For corporate Web sites that need tight content management but dont need a lot of high-end features, Ektrons CMS300 provides quick deployment and high usability at a price that wont even get you in the door at most content management companies. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USABILITY EXCELLENT CAPABILITY GOOD PERFORMANCE GOOD INTEROPERABILITY […]

You people are such idiots! Not you, of course. I mean those other people, the ones who make it so easy for every simple, standard virus to propagate across the Web. Twice in the last few weeks, Ive had the same experience. I receive a security notice on a new virus, first Fizzer and then […]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY phpESP 1.6 The open-source phpESP update is a good way for businesses to get high-quality feedback from customers, employees and other parties. Although its not as easy to use as some commercial survey software, it also doesnt carry these packages high prices. The product can be downloaded at phpesp.sourceforge.net. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS USUABILITY […]

Started in the mid-1990s as a simple scripting language for Web sites, PHP has become one of the premier languages for developing enterprise-class Web applications (see phpESP review). Some of the most popular and powerful applications have been developed in PHP, and a growing number of commercial applications and services are also starting to take […]

Is there anything more indefensible—both technically and morally—than poor customer service on e-commerce Web sites? I dont think so. An e-commerce site can have the best interfaces, great underlying technology and complete interactivity, but if it doesnt treat customers well and isnt forthcoming with information and support, nothing else will matter. Conversely, a site can […]

So youre mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. Who are you going to call? As an IT pro, there is no organization to which you can turn to represent your interests in Washington. That needs to change. We technology workers are a community facing a growing number of threats to our […]

For the most part, administrators of the open-source Apache Web server prefer that all server management be done through configuration files, which makes it more secure and less likely that something unwanted is running in the background. However, some businesses prefer an intuitive GUI to manage Web servers. On Windows and Unix platforms, businesses can […]

The word “security” is used a lot by Microsoft officials when they discuss the companys plan for Next-Generation Secure Computing Base, formerly code-named Palladium. However, if you think NGSCB has anything to do with keeping your future Windows systems more secure from viruses, worms and other security problems, think again. What Microsoft people really mean […]

During the last few years, the Mozilla Organization created the blueprint for taking a commercial product and making it open source, converting the old Netscape browser—which had been vanquished by Microsoft Corp. and Internet Explorer—into the open-source Mozilla (arguably the best browser on the market today). With this mission accomplished, The Mozilla Organization earlier this […]

For many companies, surveys are the best way to learn what customers and potential customers are thinking. Catapult Systems Inquisite 5.0 provides powerful, intuitive survey creation and management but at a high price. Using Inquisites WYSIWYG Windows-based client, I easily built complex surveys from scratch or by using one of the products many samples and […]