Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today announced that its web security appliance, WS1000 has been reviewed by Network Testing Labs and received nearly a perfect score across six categories. The most important criteria in the review was the ability to identify and thwart all or virtually all spyware, followed by reporting capabilities, timely alerts, ease- of- use and ease of deployment. The WS1000 protects against the full range of web threats, providing a complete infrastructure for secure browsing and eliminating the complexity of administering effective web security. As a managed appliance, WS1000 features automatic updates every five minutes, remote "heartbeat" monitoring and on-demand remote assistance, ensuring it delivers the most dependable web security in the industry. Network Testing Labs used a grading scale of 1 through 5, with 1 = Failing and 5 = Perfect. The WS1000 was tested in the following categories: identifying and thwarting malware (5), performance (5), ease of use (5), reporting (4), deployment (5) and documentation (5). Sophos WS1000 received an overall score of 4.9 on the Security Report Card. According to Barry Nance at Network Testing Labs, "Sophos' WS1000 is exactly what companies have been looking for - a high-performance, reliable, effective and easy-to-use answer to keeping malware off their networks. It thwarts virtually all malware without hindering or slowing clients' web access. The WS1000 proved to be an accurate, quick and easy- to- use device. It turned aside virtually all spyware, and its effect on the responsiveness of our clients' web experience was nil." Read the full review Find out more about the Sophos WS1000 Web Security Appliance About Network Testing Labs Network Testing Labs performs independent technology research and product evaluations. Its network laboratory connects myriads of types of computers and virtually every kind of network device in an ever-changing variety of ways. Its authors are netwo
Redwood Shores, Calif. 12-FEB-2007 05:00 AM Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle® WebCenter Suite, a new component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. Oracle WebCenter Suite represents a step forward in increasing information worker productivity by integrating the latest Web 2.0 technologies with business processes and data sources to improve the way users work. Oracle WebCenter Suite helps developers create more effective solutions that meld transactional processes, business intelligence, structured and unstructured content, communication and Web 2.0 services into a rich on-line work environment. In doing this, it enables a new generation of standards based applications that are interactive, customizable, extensible and integrated. Furthermore, Oracle WebCenter Suite is the foundation for the user interface of Oracle Fusion Applications. Today's announcement is a both key step in the evolution of Oracle Fusion Architecture and an immediate tool for use with existing versions of Oracle Applications. "Oracle WebCenter Suite is the first environment to provide a revolutionary approach to deploying the new wave of Web 2.0 technologies across the enterprise," said Rahul B. Patel, vice president, Oracle Server Technologies. "Because Oracle WebCenter Suite will provide a comprehensive set of enterprise-class capabilities and rapid integration with Oracle and third party infrastructure, our customers can realize both an immediate boost to productivity and continuing long term savings." Oracle WebCenter Suite OverviewThe following key feature areas are included in this release of Oracle WebCenter Suite: Oracle WebCenter Framework is a J2EE development framework that adds rapid modular content creation and role based personalization into J2EE and Java Server Faces (JSF) based Web applications. It provides an optimized, declarative development environment for building highly interactive, customizable applications that can host standards-based components such as
REDMOND, Wash., and WALTHAM, Mass. - Feb. 12, 2007 - Microsoft Corp. and Novell today unveiled more details about their joint technical road map and the benefits customers can expect from the collaboration. Microsoft and Novell are engaged in development on four areas of technology that address significant problems faced by enterprise customers today: virtualization, Web services for managing physical and virtual servers, directory and identity interoperability, and document format compatibility. "With this first installment of the Microsoft-Novell development road map, we see that both companies are building on this relationship to develop real, product-specific solutions to deliver on the promises made to customers," said Al Gillen, research vice president, System Software, for IDC. "The great potential of the November announcement between Microsoft and Novell could have been disappointing without a product-specific road map to execute against. With the road map, the technology benefits customers can expect will be tangible and delivered on a predictable basis." Virtualization Microsoft and Novell are developing a compelling virtualization offering for Novell's SUSE Linux* Enterprise Server and Windows Server® to consolidate server workloads in heterogeneous data centers. The virtualization collaboration agreement between Novell and Microsoft is designed to allow customers to do the following: • Host SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server 10 from Novell® as a virtualized guest on an upcoming service pack of Microsoft® Virtual Server 2005 R2, to be available in the second quarter. • Host SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 as an enlightened guest on the next version of Microsoft Windows Server, code-named "Longhorn," using the Windows Server virtualization technology, which is scheduled to be available within 180 days of the release of Windows Server "Longhorn." • Host Windows Server "Longhorn" as a paravirtualized guest on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, using the
3GSM congress started today. This explains all the mobiles oriented news items. Here is another one. Neonode launched N2 mobile. Here is the photo You can read more about it on the product page: http://www.neonode.com/en-gb/Products/Neonode-N2/N...facts/
3GSM World Congress 2007, Barcelona, Spain/Espoo, Finland - Nokia (NYSE:NOK) today introduced the second wave of the Nokia Eseries portfolio with a trio of feature-packed, design-rich devices - the all-inclusive Nokia E90 Communicator, the stylish slider Nokia E65 device, and the slim email-optimized Nokia E61i device. Each new Nokia Eseries device features a combination of advanced technologies that will enhance the way people experience work in a mobile world, by allowing faster and better quality access to important information for greater collaboration and productivity. The Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia E65, and Nokia E61i support the most popular email and business voice and other productivity and leisure time solutions, operate across different continents using the quadband GSM and 3G network frequencies, provide fast broadband data connectivity with 3G WCDMA and WLAN. In addition, Nokia E90 Communicator is now High Speed Download Packet Access (HSDPA) enabled and can reach data transfer speeds comparable to those traditionally achieved only in the office. The speed, processing power, and superb screens of the devices coupled with the flexibility of the S60 software open up opportunities for completely new mobile experiences in and out of the office. With the introduction of the new Nokia Eseries devices, Nokia continues to knock down the barriers to widespread adoption and unleash the true potential of business mobility for business customers and operators. "The tipping point for widespread adoption of business mobility is upon us, and it will take new levels of performance, greater functionality and interoperability, and broad access to mobility solutions beyond the executive suite for customers and operators to realize the benefits of anytime, anywhere productivity and collaboration," said Antti Vasara, senior vice president, Mobile Devices Unit, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia. "Now business users, and the operators and carriers that serve them, can demand a