Security

Dojo Hits 1.0

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:45:00 EST

The three-year-old Dojo Foundation has put out version 1.0 of Dojo, an open source JavaScript toolkit for AJAX development meant for building rich Web 2.0 applications without proprietary plug-ins or single-vendor solutions. The widgetry makes use of Google Gears, Google's solution for making applications work both on- and offline. What Dojo calls Dojo Offline is based on it. The toolkit is all of 25K in size and supports progressive enhancement and animations and is supposed to open the door to a wealth of high-quality widgets and extension modules. Dojo also supports the Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer and Opera browsers and the OpenAjax Alliance Hub 1.0 to guarantee interoperability with other toolkits IBM, Sun, BEA and AOL are Dojo backers.

Back by Popular Demand, AJAX Bootcamp in Santa Clara, California!

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:00:00 EDT

I will be teaching a one day Bootcamp course on Ajax at the AJAXWorld Conference in Santa Clara, California on September 23, 2007. Details are at http://ajaxbootcamp.sys-con.com I will be expanding the Ajax construction tools section from the Ajax Bootcamp I taught in New York at the SOA World conference. I am very impressed with TIBCO GI and Sun jMaki

Quest's New IT Program Offers Single Sign-On for Applications

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 13:15:00 EST

Quest Software announced today the availability of Vintela Authentication Services 3.0. The new version advances cross-platform integration in several key areas. Vintela Authentication Services 3.0 provides native single sign-on for packaged and custom applications, as well as enhanced reporting on access to system resources. The product also eases migration off NIS or other Unix authentication mechanisms by eliminating the requirement to reconcile multiple user identities when moving to Active Directory.

Ransom Hackers

Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:15:00 EST

The next heist/ransom movie isn't likely to be about jewels or someone descending upside down on a cable from the ceiling to avoid setting off alarms. And it's unlikely that anyone will be secretly rooting for the villains - certainly not anyone who uses a computer.

"Software Quality Is Finally Going Mainstream," Says Parasoft CEO

Wed, 13 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

'Compliance and security are the new Software Quality drivers,' said Dr Adam Kolawa, cofounder and CEO of Parasoft Corporation, talking live on SYS-CON.TV to Sean Rhody, editor-in-chief of Web Services Journal and Yakov Fain, Enterprise Editor of JDJ.

Security, Firewalls, and Keeping the Door Locked

Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:00:00 EST

As the world becomes progressively more comfortable with e-business as a business model for the 21st century, criminals are also gaining a level of comfort in stealing information at a progressively alarming rate. Information theft is a global problem that will continue to grow as criminals become more adept at using technology as a tool to a achieve their goals.