Archive for May 22nd, 2005
Vendors Partner On Data Encryption
Information Week - May 9, 2005 Vontu provides content filtering and monitoring, and PGP provides encryption to make it easier to set up policies to automatically protect data.
Missing Backup Tapes Spur Encryption at Time Warner
ComputerWorld - May 9, 2005 MAY 09, 2005 (COMPUTERWORLD) - Time Warner Inc. last week said it will "quickly" begin encrypting all data saved to backup tapes
MediaCrypt Unveils Newest Encryption Algorithm: IDEA NXT
Yahoo News (press release) - May 9, 2005 Based on the strengths and foundation of MediaCrypt's IDEA encryption algorithm, which has secured millions of transactions, documents and communications
Encryption Startup Gets $15M
Red Herring, CA - May 17, 2005 Voltage Security said Tuesday it has raised a $15-million third round of funding to support its efforts to develop identity-based encryption.
PGP: Extended Encryption For Compliance
Enterprise IT Planet, CT - May 11, 2005 has unveiled new security products with an extensive layer of encryption covering the whole enterprise, built to keep up with growing demands for regulatory
TowerGroup - Quantum Encryption: Future-Proof IT
Bobsguide, UK - May 9, 2005 For years, the Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman (RSA) security protocol has been the primary public key distribution (PKD) system for encryption in the financial
May 22nd, 2005
TowerGroup - Quantum Encryption: Future-Proof IT
Bobsguide, UK - May 9, 2005 For years, the Rivest, Shamir, & Adleman (RSA) security protocol has been the primary public key distribution (PKD) system for encryption in the financial
Vendors Partner On Data Encryption
Information Week - May 9, 2005 Vontu provides content filtering and monitoring, and PGP provides encryption to make it easier to set up policies to automatically protect data.
PGP Ships Updated Encryption Products
ENT News - May 12, 2005 is shipping updates to both its desktop and server encryption products aimed at centralizing policy management and expanding enterprise management features.
PGP: Extended Encryption For Compliance
InternetNews.com - May 10, 2005 products built to keep up with the growing demands for regulatory compliance and information privacy, with an extensive layer of encryption covering the whole
May 22nd, 2005
Webcams Keep the Mystery Alive
The internet may have created a culture of full exposure, but the mysterious still retains its allure. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
Gear and Fragging in Los Angeles
Was the big games conference all sound and fury, signifying nothing? Lore Sjöberg wraps it up from Los Angeles.
May 22nd, 2005
Poll: Adobe Macromedia deal spells death to GoLive (Macworld UK)
The majority of Macworld Online readers voting in a recent poll think that the Adobe's buyout of Macromedia spells death to GoLive. Of 1,528 votes, over half, 54 per cent voted that the Dreamweaver Web editor would survive at the expense of GoLive.
Adobe Systems upgraded to "outperform" (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, May 16 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Robert W Baird upgrade Adobe Systems Inc (ADBE.NAS) from "neutral" to "outperform." The target price has been raised from $67 to $70.
May 22nd, 2005
Updated Version of Personal Encryption Software for Windows XP is
PR Leap (press release), CA - May 8, 2005 Sauritus Computing has released v1.2 of CryptoSystem Personal, an encryption suite for everyday home use. CryptoSystem Personal
MediaCrypt Unveils Newest Encryption Algorithm: IDEA NXT
Yahoo News (press release) - May 9, 2005 Based on the strengths and foundation of MediaCrypt's IDEA encryption algorithm, which has secured millions of transactions, documents and communications
Data encryption
Hindu Business Line, India - May 8, 2005 Encryption is the process by which the data to be sent is encoded or restructured so that it cannot be read by any others, only by the computer or person it is
Vontu and PGP Partner to Deliver Content-aware Email Encryption
SAP INFO, Germany - May 10, 2005 Data loss prevention provider Vontu has partnered with encryption specialist PGP Corporation to offer what they claim is the industry’s first content-aware
May 22nd, 2005
Feds Widen LexisNexis Probe
The FBI and Secret Service carry out searches in California and Minnesota trying to find the hackers who stole information from the large database company.
Horse Clones May Save Bloodlines
What's a breeder to do with a famous steed that can't be a stud? Cloning could be the answer to passing on prized DNA, but the horse-racing industry insists on natural methods.
Gear and Fragging in Los Angeles
Was the big games conference all sound and fury, signifying nothing? Lore Sjöberg wraps it up from Los Angeles.
NASA Unveils Lunar O2 Challenge
The space agency will award $250,000 for the first device that turns moon dirt into sweet, sweet oxygen. By Amit Asaravala.
May 22nd, 2005
PGP goes the whole hog of encryption
Register, UK - May 9, 2005 PGP Desktop 9.0, released Monday 9 May, features "automatic operation so email, instant messaging (IM), whole disk, and file encryption are secure without user
Data encryption
Hindu Business Line, India - May 8, 2005 Encryption is the process by which the data to be sent is encoded or restructured so that it cannot be read by any others, only by the computer or person it is
Encryption Startup Gets $15M
Red Herring, CA - May 17, 2005 Voltage Security said Tuesday it has raised a $15-million third round of funding to support its efforts to develop identity-based encryption.
May 22nd, 2005
PGP: Extended Encryption For Compliance
InternetNews.com - May 10, 2005 products built to keep up with the growing demands for regulatory compliance and information privacy, with an extensive layer of encryption covering the whole
PGP: Extended Encryption For Compliance
Enterprise IT Planet, CT - May 11, 2005 has unveiled new security products with an extensive layer of encryption covering the whole enterprise, built to keep up with growing demands for regulatory
Australian hardware has some byte
Sydney Morning Herald (subscription), Australia - May 19, 2005 The company owns the world's fastest data encryption hardware and, having kicked some big goals in Australia, is now making great headway in the big US market
Hackers break PSP UMD encryption
Pocket-lint.co.uk, UK - May 8, 2005 May 2005 - It’s not available in this country for another four months, but already hackers in America have worked out how to get around the encryption on Sony
MediaCrypt Unveils Newest Encryption Algorithm: IDEA NXT
Yahoo News (press release) - May 9, 2005 Based on the strengths and foundation of MediaCrypt's IDEA encryption algorithm, which has secured millions of transactions, documents and communications
May 22nd, 2005
Study: Patching Windows Costs Less than Linux (Ziff Davis)
Ziff Davis - A Microsoft-sponsored study finds that patch management of Windows clients and servers can cost less than that of comparable open-source systems.
Despite The Rumors, IBM Says No Interest In Software Mergers (Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - The software industry has entered a phase of rapid consolidation, which makes for lots of juicy gossip on Wall Street. Pundits love to guess about who will buy whom and which stocks stand to benefit most.
May 22nd, 2005
'Star Wars'Breaks Single-Day Sales Mark (AP)
AP - The last of the"Star Wars"movies has done what no movie in history has ever accomplished— sold$50 million worth of tickets in a single day.
Minogue recovering after breast cancer surgery (Reuters)
Reuters - Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue wasrecuperating on Sunday after successful breast cancer surgery,as fans wished her a speedy recovery.
Foglia's Tony Award-Nominated Staging of'On Golden Pond'Will Tour (Playbill)
Playbill - Producer Jeffrey Finn announced that the two-time 2005 Tony Award-nominated revival production of On Golden Pond will be seen on a national tour beginning September 2006.
Author Mitchard Find Success With Winfrey (AP)
AP - Jacquelyn Mitchard pressed the play button on her answering machine and heard a voice saying,"Hi. This is Oprah Winfrey. I read your book, and I'd like to talk to you about it. Would you please call me."
May 22nd, 2005
Wal-Mart, Netflix reach DVD truce (SiliconValley.com)
SiliconValley.com - Wal-Mart, the discount retailer whose relentless price cutting has crushed countless smaller competitors, Thursday surrendered its online movie-rental business to Netflix, the DVDs-by-mail upstart.
Apple sued for discrimination by former employee (MacCentral)
MacCentral - A former Apple Computer employee has filed a lawsuit charging the company with discrimination among other charges. The employee, Shaune Patterson, worked as a human resources compensation consultant. Lawyers for Patterson say this may be one of the largest discrimination lawsuits filed against Apple by a Lesbian.
May 22nd, 2005
Internet Business News - Macromedia ships Macromedia Web Publishing System, Macromedia Contribute 3 and Macromedia FlashPaper 2
August 16, 2004 — Macromedia ships Macromedia Web Publishing System, Macromedia Contribute 3 and Macromedia FlashPaper 2.(Macromedia Inc.)
PC Magazine - Macromedia Captivate 1.0
January 20, 2005 — The newly rechristened Macromedia Captivate 1.0 ($499 direct) is the result of the company's 2003 acquisition of eHelp and its long-running RoboDemo product.
PC Magazine - Macromedia's Suite Gambit Pays Off
October 14, 2003 — Not just a collection of disjointed apps in a single box, Macromedia Studio MX 2004 proves the old adage that the whole is more than the sum of its parts.
May 22nd, 2005