AutoProf Clarifies Government Computer News Story: 'Vendors Battle Over Airing Software Flaws'.Business Editors PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002 AutoProf, Windows desktop management specialists, acknowledges the Government Computer News article by columnist William Jackson William Jackson may refer to: Government:
The article implies that Richard Clarke Richard Clarke may be
Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States ) wants only "disinterested third parties" to find vulnerabilities. However, Richard Clarke has actually stated "And we need a national effort that involves everyone (emphasis added), to identify where these vulnerabilities are and to remediate them." (source: digitalmass.boston.com/news/tech_innovation/news/1028_clarke.html) Eric Voskuil, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of AutoProf, states "Based on my experiences in the US Navy, defense organizations and government contractors interested in the security of their networks do not care who or what entity, whether interested or disinterested, identifies security problems." The article may influence the reader into thinking that AutoProf did not give ScriptLogic adequate time to correct any security problems in it's ScriptLogic software. Court documents show that AutoProf publicly released the white paper a full thirty days after providing notice to ScriptLogic. Furthermore, AutoProf has never publicly released specific exploits. All of the above and AutoProf's notification of independent parties has been in accordance with accepted industry practice. It has now been approximately 5 months since AutoProf notified ScriptLogic of security problems and ScriptLogic has provided no public acknowledgement or effective remedy. "I believe that ScriptLogic is simply attempting to use the courts to stifle legitimate competition and a fair discussion of fundamental differences between two competing products," said Voskuil. "I am confident that, ultimately, the truth will prevail, and AutoProf will be vindicated in the lawsuit." AutoProf firmly stands by its actions thus far and believes that its actions provide an example of the approach that should be taken by software industry players interested in improving the overall quality of the products they provide to the market. ScriptLogic has attempted to paint AutoProf as opportunistic, yet it offers no solution for its customers, which include US Department of Defense and Department of Energy organizations such as the US Air Force and Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National . AutoProf's Profile Maker is an alternative to the security problems of the ScriptLogic software. In the GCN article, ScriptLogic claims that it's software cannot be exploited without violating it's End User License Agreement (EULA (End User License Agreement) The legal agreement between the manufacturer and purchaser of software. It is either printed somewhere on the packaging or displayed on screen at time of installation, the latter being the better method, because it cannot be avoided. ). Voskuil believes this claim provides little comfort to organizations that demand protection against unethical rogue users. Eric Voskuil, is a former US Naval Officer NAVAL OFFICER. The name of an officer of the United States, whose duties are prescribed by various acts of congress. 2. Naval officers are appointed for the term of four years, but are removable from office at pleasure. Act of May 15, 1820, Sec. 1, 3 Story, L. , F/A-18 (Hornet hornet: see wasp. ) pilot, TopGun graduate, and Strike Fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. Tactics Instructor. Additionally, while in the US Navy, he was a designer of a broad Secret level Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (SIPRNET) military training network. About AutoProf AutoProf, based in Portsmouth, NH, serves the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. marketplace with solutions that save time and lower the cost of desktop software configuration and management. AutoProf provides solutions to a wide range of corporations including Airbus, FleetBoston, Ford Motor Company, and PepsiCo. For more information visit AutoProf's website at www.autoprof.com or call sales at 1.603.433.5885. |
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