Computer security firm offers $50,000 to crack system
OpenHack III is a competition sponsored by eWeek magazine and has a computer security firm involved in challenging hackers to attack their security system which they claim to be virtually impenetrable.The security product called PitBull will have hackers attempting to try and break into it and if successful, win a $50,000 prize, supplied by Argus […]
What has Microsoft in store for Internet Explorer?
With the rapid expansion of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer to the number 1 browser on the Market brought about by its price tag of free, it appears as though there is not a clear vision as to the next major update to this application.Even though Microsoft are continuing to add new features and functions to Internet […]
Worm virus, Little Davinia caused catastrophic loss of data
A worm called Little Davinia has created havoc by burrowing its way into networks and tricking victims into downloading an executable file through a web page which then overwrites all locally stored data as well as files on network drives.This worm used a sophisticated combination of HTML, Visual Basic, Macros and e-mail to initiate the […]
Latest hints and tips from Microsoft
Within this article are a few useful links to appropriate websites and forthcoming events with Microsoft. Office websiteOffice Gyms for IT TrainersAre you a Microsoft Office Trainer? Microsoft are running two days; the Nuggets Special day on the 26th January will be packed with help and resources on those difficult-to-train topics in Word, Excel, PowerPoint […]
What’s the future for ‘m-learning’?
USA online magazine Line Zine has been reporting over the last few months on the growing possibilities for learning to be delivered ‘any time, any place’.Writing for the publication Clark Quinn, Director of Cognitive Systems Software provider KnowledgePlanet.com predicts that ‘m-learning’, accessing learning materials through mobile ‘phones or personal computers such as Palm Pilots will […]
Sun Microsystems challenge Microsoft .Net strategy
Sun Microsystems are expected to announce in the near future information about a range of web-based software systems they have developed intended to challenge Microsoft’s .Net strategy.One of these systems is a software toolkit called Brazil, that intends to simplify the development of web-enabled applications and along with Sun’s iPlanet software, is part of a […]
Dot.coms face difficulty attractiing investment in 2001
Many dot.com companies will find it harder to obtain financial backing than they did this time last year, however, money will be available for those better internet companies.Investors will be demanding more proven success from a company before they are prepared to release their funds and that retail sites are the ones that are going […]
Macromedia software flaw could allow access for hackers
A user of the Macromedia Flash Player plugin for internet browsers reported a flaw in this application that could enable unauthorised and potentially malicious access to code that could be executed on a PC.The software has a buffer overflow vulnerability that gets around the programs built-in security which could be exploited by uploading viruses, Trojan […]
Latest version, Linux 2.4 now released
It has been a long time coming, but the next version of the Linux operating system is now ready. The final release was delivered last thursday by Linus Torvald and his team of programmers and the code is now available for download.This version is about a year behind schedule, as Torvalds did state that it […]
Excel Resource Centre
A number of TrainingZONE members make extensive use of Microsoft Excel for spreadsheets, budgeting, graphs and display graphics. It’s a very powerful programme and the majority of users become conversant with only around 10% of its capabilities. This Excel Resource Centre aims to show you some of the other functions as well as a range […]
Product Review: CorelDRAW 10
Corel started life as a standalone vector drawing package but has developed over the years into a comprehensive graphics package. This version now includes PhotoPaint for image editing and Real Animated Vector Effects (RAVE) for creating animations.CorelDRAW’s interface has improved across the whole suite and some subtle changes have been added that do increase productivity, […]
IBM release computers that sort own problems
IBM have recently announced that they are to equip their future products with software that will identify and be able to correct problems by automatically carrying out diagnostics to existing software configurations and applications.IBM are hoping that by including this automated troubleshooting system that this will significantly reduce the amount of problems that the customer […]
How to spot hoax e-mails
Are you regularly receiving hoax e-mails? If so, you are not alone, they are becoming so common nowadays that they can almost be classed as viruses, states Gavin Sinclair, senior information technology office at Glasgow University.Signs to look for, he warns, are phrases such as It just went into circulation yesterday and This information was […]
Product Review: Macromedia Fireworks 4
Fireworks was one of the first dedicated web graphics program on the market. Its great strength being that it combines vector, bitmap and text-editing tools into a single program; no other product does this.Fireworks 4 has received an interface overhaul, also increasing its use of tabbed palettes to provide easy access to most of its […]
Overview of the BETT 2001 show
Each year the BETT show is steadily growing in recognition and becoming established as a leading exhibition and conference for Information and Communications Technology in education.This year there are a host of new features that are joining exhibitors that also attend regularly, thus resulting in an expansion of the show into a new hall at […]
Are you considering upgrading to Windows 2000?
TrainingZONE recently published an article reporting that sales of Windows 2000 have not taken off as much as Microsoft had hoped. One of the reasons for this quoted was that users had encountered problems when upgrading their existing PC’s from Windows ’95 and ’98 to Windows 2000. Below are some guidelines, but real-life experience is […]
IBM Watch – December
This is a series of pages devoted to breaking news and updates from IBM. We’ll summarise announcements from IBM and add links to our own comments. So, if you need to keep on top of relevant IT announcements from IBM, you can do so by regularly visiting this page. The page will be replaced each […]
More people suspended following e-mail misuse
41 members of staff at Royal & Sun Alliance have been suspended after an e-mail containing the cartoon character Bart Simpson was circulated around the company’s Liverpool offices.They have been suspended for breaching the company guidelines on ‘misuse of the Internet’ but the exact nature of the e-mail was not confirmed. This move was taken […]
E-trainers have doubts over own e-skills
An online survey carried out by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), highlighted that only 30% of the 562 respondents rated their own ability to write an e-learning programme as very good or excellent. More than 50% described their technical skills as poor or fair and the same percentage again said […]
Slower than anticipated uptake to Office 2000
The recent profit warning announcement by Microsoft last week highlights that the sales of Office 2000 have not taken off as they they had expected. This could be a result of the slower-than-anticipated adoption of Windows 2000.Microsoft had predicted at the beginning of the year before Windows 2000 was launched that 15% to 20% of […]