Resent articles by the "Database and Network Journal" from The Free Libraryhttp://www.thefreelibrary.comen-usFarlex, Inc.Thu, 7 Jan 2010 06:48:10 GMT360http://www.thefreelibrary.comhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif17565Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Websense+Security+Labs+report.-a0209618374
Websense, Inc. has revealed the findings from its bi-annual research report "Websense Security Labs, State of Internet Security, Q1-Q2 2009." The full report can be downloaded at http://www.websense.com/threatreport. Major findings from the report, include: Websense(R) Security Labs(TM) identified a 233 percent growth in the number of malicious sites in the last six months and 671...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/One+in+eight+Brits+fall+victim+to+online+ID+fraud.-a0209618373
A YouGov survey commissioned by VeriSign Inc. has revealed that 12 percent of the UK population has been a victim of online ID fraud within the last 12 months. The research found that these fraud victims have had on average 463 [pounds sterling] stolen, with a quarter claiming to still be in dispute over compensation for the money that was stolen from them.

The survey found that...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sourcefire+and+Crossbeam+certified.-a0209618372
Sourcefire, Inc. and Crossbeam Systems, Inc recently announced that Sourcefire 3D[R] Sensor software is now available for Crossbeam's XOS 8.5 and its newest Application Processor Module, APM 8650. This configuration was recently certified by Miercom, a leading provider of independent test services, to support network speeds up to 40 gigabits per second (Gbps), enabling...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Top+ten+threats+from+Sunbelt.-a0209618371
Sunbelt Software have released the top ten most prevalent malware threats for the month of August 2009. The report, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sanbelt's award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy[TM], and its anti-malware solution, VIPRE[R]Antivirus + Antispyware[TM], is a service of SunbeltLabs[TM].

For August, SunbeltLabs reports that password-stealing...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Domain+malicious+threats.-a0209618370
PCs are under attack each day by infected weblinks/URLs, and there are not many security vendors that can protect against this ongoing threat.

The research team at cloud security and SaaS provider, Zscaler, uncovered statistics that prove each PC user faces daily attacks via infected web pages. According to Zscaler research, each day, the average large U.S.-based company...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Pitney+Bowes+Spectrum%5bTM%5d+Technology+Platform.-a0209618369
Pitney Bowes Business Insight have announced the release of the Pitney Bowes Spectrum[TM] Technology Platform which claims to be the first enterprise data quality platform to integrate Location Intelligence and Data Governance capabilities.

Pitney Bowes Spectrum Technology Platform is a next generation enterprise solution family that supersedes the customer data...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CA+to+acquire+NetQoS%2c+Inc.-a0209618368
CA, Inc., the independent IT management software company, have announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held NetQoS[R] Inc., a provider of network performance management and service delivery solutions, for $200 million. www.ca.com]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/New+SaaS+for+ITSM+upgrade.-a0209618367
Service-now.com have announced details of the Service-now.com Fall 2009 release scheduled for Sept. The new features are designed to help IT service management (ITSM) organizations improve IT service quality based on immediate customer feedback gained through interactive knowledge management and customer satisfaction surveys.

The new release will help ITSM organizations better...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SuccessCloud%5bTM%5d.-a0209618366
SuccessFactors, Inc. have announced SuccessCloud[TM], which claims to be the first-of-its-kind Technology Partner Program for its Cloud-based Business Execution Software. SuccessCloud allows third-party applications and data from other business systems to connect and integrate with the SuccessFactors Business Execution Software Suite. This enables businesses to gain meaningful insights...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ScriptLogic+Version+8.0.-a0209618365
ScriptLogic[R] Corporation have announced the availability of Desktop Authority[R] 8.0. With new desktop management capabilities including scheduling and Wake-On-LAN, ScriptLogic's comprehensive desktop lifecycle management solution delivers flexibility in managing Windows desktops, and now servers, across networks of any size.

Desktop Authority 8.0 reduces the cost of managing...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mauritius+Data+Centre+conference.-a0209618364
An international conference and exhibition taking place in Mauritius at the end of September will profile a new sea water cooling system for data centres. The conference which has as it patron the Board of Investment Mauritius, is bringing together enterprise CIOs, IT Directors and Data Centre Owners and Investors from overseas, to promote the island as a new opportunity for secure...]]>Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Organisations+adopt+Lean+IT+strategy.-a0209618363
A survey commissioned by CA reveals that organisations in EMEA are adopting a Lean IT strategy to intelligently address the currently difficult economic environment, while positioning the enterprise to thrive in the up markets to come. The survey of 562 IT Directors and Senior IT Managers in 14 countries indicates they intend to invest in software over the next 12 months which...]]>