Monumental mission
In the year since Sept. 11, government CTOs have been put to the task — cutting red tape to reinvent fed systems and the definition of a secure enterprise IN THE YEAR SINCE Sept. 11, the federal government has launched…
Token security
iGate’s key-based approach to security works well — in theory THE CONCEPT BEHIND the NetSwift iGate is a good one: Provide an appliance with SSL acceleration and security that resides in front of your Web servers. That way, you can…
Putting security first
Anteon IT executive ponders dilemmas raised while searching for national technology security solutions SECURITY HAS BEEN the watchword in government since Sept. 11, and in his role as chief scientist at government contractor Anteon, Robert Manchise has watched the federal…
Bug-free dreams
Developers say that software bugs are hard to eradicate, and it’s often difficult to say who is responsible for them anyway YOU’VE ENCOUNTERED A bug, but where does the responsibility for it lie? Software developers say that’s a question that…
Netegrity marks new era of access control
CEO Barry Bycoff and CTO Deepak Taneja discuss enterprise portals and the impact of Web services LEVERAGING ITS TRADITIONAL expertise in security and authentication, Netegrity has quickly gained a leadership position in the emerging identity management space. Test Center Director…
Don’t be strung along
The String class’s strange behavior explained September 6, 2002 Q: I’ve received quite a collection of string questions in my JavaWorld Java Q&A mailbox. Here is just a sampling: “If I create two strings the following way: String string1 =…
Product Snapshot: J#
J# provides Java developers a key for entering the .Net platform September 6, 2002 — So you’ve got a handle on the various languages in the .Net platform: C# .Net, Visual Basic .Net, C++ .Net with managed extensions, but chances…
IBM’s grid conversion
New distributed resource management standard comes to J2EE About a year ago, IBM Fellow Jeff Nick received an email that changed his life. Deep within IBM’s server group, Nick was doing advanced work, attempting to develop a distributed systems integration…
Java 101: Packages organize classes and interfaces
Create packages, import packaged classes and interfaces into your programs, move packages, and encapsulate them in jar files Why reinvent the wheel? That cliche applies to software development where some developers frequently rewrite the same code for different programs. Two…
Study guide: Packages organize classes and interfaces
Brush up on Java terms, learn tips and cautions, review homework assignments, and read Jeff’s answers to student questions Glossary of terms library One or more files that contain frequently used code for use in various programs. metadata Data that…
