The Monthly Newsletter for Web Professionals
Volume 7 Issue 10 - October 2005
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Letter from the Executive Editor
"If we keep doing what we're doing, we're going
to keep getting what we're getting."
-- Stephen R. Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective
People”
Stephen Covey makes a good point. And when you look at it from a Web professional’s point of view, it makes even more sense. Those who favor Web standards, and all professionals should, understand that we must change our ways to get a better result. Following Web standards when designing sites makes good sense, and is something that should become, well, standardized.
For those unfamiliar with Web standards and why they are so important, I pulled the following from the Maccaw’s Web site, http://www.maccaws.org/kit/way-forward/
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The Latest Industry News
Oracle to offer free database
From CNET News.com
Oracle intends to release a free version of its database, a reaction to the growing competitive pressure from low-end open-source databases.
The database heavyweight on Tuesday is expected to announce the beta release of Oracle 10g Express Edition (Oracle Database XE), which will be generally available by the end of the year. It is targeted at students, small organizations and software vendors that could embed the Oracle database with an application.
The latest edition is the same as other databases in Oracle's lineup but is limited in usage. It can only run servers with one processor, with 4GB of disk memory and 1GB of memory.
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AIM worm plays nasty new trick
From CNET News.com
A worm found spreading via America Online's Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.
The unnamed worm delivers a cocktail of unwanted software, including a so-called rootkit, security experts at FaceTime Communications said Friday. A rootkit is a tool designed to go undetected by the security software used to lock down control of a computer after an initial hack.
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Microsoft's 'big bang' could be its last
From CNET News.com
When Microsoft releases its SQL Server 2005 database on Nov. 7, it will have been five years since the last version debuted. If Windows Vista arrives as scheduled next fall, it too will follow its predecessor by five years.
That's a pretty long time to make customers wait for a new release. Too long, concedes Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.
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Featured Article
Top 5 Strategic Email Compliance Mistakes
-By Anthony Sanchez
VP of Marketing
Waterford Technologies and
WOW Advisory Board Member
Courtesy of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Journal
If you review many of the recent business scandals in the news this last year, it is clear that something has changed regarding email and business risks. I’m not talking about spam, viruses, or even phishing. Those are annoyances, but they don’t really have the destructive power that can damage businesses as large as Enron, Arthur Andersen and Morgan Stanley. Companies that do not have a good handle on what is in their email system, what is being sent through their email, or how to retrieve historical emails when necessary, have had major financial losses.
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