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Secure electronic links to cross capital
April 1996
Network Security
Netscape’s combining browser interface and server technology with GEIS’s technology for Electronic Document Interchange. The joint venture plans to develop document business a gateway to enable the exchange of electronic data between businesses and their trading partners, as well as server software to streamline sourcing, ordering, purchasing and payments. The company will target small and medium-sized businesses that do not make use of proprietary EDI services,
Net opened to British businesses has Net UK Business announced the launch of a new initiative to make use of the Internet for British businesses, The new network, The UK Business Net, will go live at the beginning of June this year. The network provides an online, centralized database, dedicated to the Internet marketing requirements of UK businesses. Organizations looking for information can use the database with a variety of filters and search such as options location, geographical industry sector and detailed specifications to locate products, services and business information quickly and easily. UK Business Net Ltd single will establish a ‘gateway’lnternet address for users looking for businessto-business products and services. For further information, contact Ahstair Wheeler, UK Business Net Ltd on: +44 1625 530003.
Secure electronic links to cross capital An ambitious plan to create an open, but secure network for organizations in London will be launched in May by an alliance of users, suppliers and collective organizations, The project is under the Geoff leadership of Doubleday as chairman of Londonlink. LondonLink aims to line up a group of users, suppliers and promotional organizations to develop technical and commercial standards to support an open but secure network able to handle everything from electronic mail, through large document transfers to The videoconferencing. companies involved include BP Barclays Bank, Lloyds of London, Nomura, Smith & Williamson and UBS. Suppliers include AT&T, BT, ICL, Mercury Communications, Microsoft, Novel, Psion, Racal Network Services and Unisys.
Unix rejected, security found wanting A survey carried out by the European Security Forum highlights that current limitations in security are a serious problem which may result in users placing restrictions on the future use of Unix. The report, Business Requiremenfs for Upgrading Unix Security, revealed that 73% of those surveyed see security branding as very important. The report quoted X/Open’s security branding process as key to the future of Unix security. The report practical provides a mechanism for encouraging suppliers to upgrade their Unix offering, highlighting the 15 key business requirements of security. Top of this list were:
secure networking, control access privileges, of simplification of installation, administration and operation, secure audit trails and single log-on. For further information, confact Alan Sfanley, The European Security Forum on: +44 177 273 7745.
COMPANY NEWS Alliance offers integrated business solution Microsoft Corp., Digital Equipment Corp. and MCI Communications Corp. have announced that they are delivering integrated intranet, electronic mail, messaging and groupware business communications services. MCI will package and deliver local and wide area managed end-to-end network servicesThe solutions will be marketed by MCI under its recently announced Enterprise Network Solutions initiative and supported by the company’s networking, Internet and communications technologies. The underlying components of the service’s first offerings will include client/server Digital’s computing and support strengths and components of the Microsoft BackOffice family of integrated server Microsoft software Exchange Server, Internet Information Server and the Windows NT Server operating system. The three companies will work together to develop solutions that help businesses increase workplace collaboration and productivity by offering a
01996
Elsevier Science Ltd
Network Security
Netscape’s combining browser interface and server technology with GEIS’s technology for Electronic Document Interchange. The joint venture plans to develop document business a gateway to enable the exchange of electronic data between businesses and their trading partners, as well as server software to streamline sourcing, ordering, purchasing and payments. The company will target small and medium-sized businesses that do not make use of proprietary EDI services,
Net opened to British businesses has Net UK Business announced the launch of a new initiative to make use of the Internet for British businesses, The new network, The UK Business Net, will go live at the beginning of June this year. The network provides an online, centralized database, dedicated to the Internet marketing requirements of UK businesses. Organizations looking for information can use the database with a variety of filters and search such as options location, geographical industry sector and detailed specifications to locate products, services and business information quickly and easily. UK Business Net Ltd single will establish a ‘gateway’lnternet address for users looking for businessto-business products and services. For further information, contact Ahstair Wheeler, UK Business Net Ltd on: +44 1625 530003.
Secure electronic links to cross capital An ambitious plan to create an open, but secure network for organizations in London will be launched in May by an alliance of users, suppliers and collective organizations, The project is under the Geoff leadership of Doubleday as chairman of Londonlink. LondonLink aims to line up a group of users, suppliers and promotional organizations to develop technical and commercial standards to support an open but secure network able to handle everything from electronic mail, through large document transfers to The videoconferencing. companies involved include BP Barclays Bank, Lloyds of London, Nomura, Smith & Williamson and UBS. Suppliers include AT&T, BT, ICL, Mercury Communications, Microsoft, Novel, Psion, Racal Network Services and Unisys.
Unix rejected, security found wanting A survey carried out by the European Security Forum highlights that current limitations in security are a serious problem which may result in users placing restrictions on the future use of Unix. The report, Business Requiremenfs for Upgrading Unix Security, revealed that 73% of those surveyed see security branding as very important. The report quoted X/Open’s security branding process as key to the future of Unix security. The report practical provides a mechanism for encouraging suppliers to upgrade their Unix offering, highlighting the 15 key business requirements of security. Top of this list were:
secure networking, control access privileges, of simplification of installation, administration and operation, secure audit trails and single log-on. For further information, confact Alan Sfanley, The European Security Forum on: +44 177 273 7745.
COMPANY NEWS Alliance offers integrated business solution Microsoft Corp., Digital Equipment Corp. and MCI Communications Corp. have announced that they are delivering integrated intranet, electronic mail, messaging and groupware business communications services. MCI will package and deliver local and wide area managed end-to-end network servicesThe solutions will be marketed by MCI under its recently announced Enterprise Network Solutions initiative and supported by the company’s networking, Internet and communications technologies. The underlying components of the service’s first offerings will include client/server Digital’s computing and support strengths and components of the Microsoft BackOffice family of integrated server Microsoft software Exchange Server, Internet Information Server and the Windows NT Server operating system. The three companies will work together to develop solutions that help businesses increase workplace collaboration and productivity by offering a
01996
Elsevier Science Ltd