ACT raises curtain on e-mail client
ACT SOFTWARE ROLLED out the newest version of its contact management Tuesday featuring a new e-mail client with advanced integration to Microsoft Outlook. Users can use Version 6.0 e-mail as a standalone client or integrate with and view Outlook, Outlook…
Check Point secures Web services
President Jerry Ungerman talks about how firewalls, VPNs are evolving WITH THE ADVENT of Web services, many folks think that the firewall has begun to outlive its usefulness. Jerry Ungerman, president of Check Point Software Technologies, firmly disagrees. In an…
WebSpy aims to analyze enterprise Web data
INTERNET MONITORING AND management tools vendor WebSpy on Tuesday rolled out a Web-based reporting and analysis solution aimed at large-scale enterprise users. WebSpy Analyzer Giga is designed to handle high-gigabyte volumes of data contained in Web log files to perform…
Paul Graham provides stunning answer to spam e-mails
Probability theory shows impressive results Paul Graham, the co-creator of what is now the Yahoo Store, has published a strikingly effective new method of filtering spam. I myself have long been critical of anti-spam and “family” filters, most of which…
Scrutinizing the numbers
BI vendors strive to offer execs greater visibility into accounting RISING TO AID C-level executives under accountability pressure, BI (business intelligence) and enterprise application vendors are stepping up to the plate with offerings designed to improve financial visibility. New federal…
Creo acquires ScenicSoft
GRAPHICS TECHNOLOGY VENDOR Creo this week announced plans to acquire ScenicSoft, a maker of publishing and printing software. The deal, valued at approximately $9.5 million, will give Creo access to ScenicSoft’s page layout software and a customer base of more…
Secrets and spies
More WorldCom worries SO FAR, I’M still in the clear. Amber never found out about the lone plane ticket to Hawaii I purchased, so she is on board for the trip after all. “I cannot wait for our vacation, Bobby,”…
License to hide
UCITA «reforms» would still keep consumers in the dark about the terms of their software licenses until after they pay UCITA’S (Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act) proponents have long hawked it as the law for the digital age, but it’s…
Web services are delivering savings
Upcoming InfoWorld conference to explore next-generation capabilities WITH ANY NEW technology, it becomes fashionable in some quarters to counter the hype and hyperbole surrounding it with an equal amount of disdain when that technology fails to change every aspect of…
Corruption? Absolutely
Ethical business leaders should welcome efficient regulation, but beware of those that add encumbrances MANAGEMENTSPEAK: I am confident our company will be exonerated of all charges. TRANSLATION: We can afford better lawyers and more of them. — This week’s contributor…
