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The Data & Analysis Center for Software (DACS) is trying something new with this “Software Tech E-News.” The purpose of this E-News is to organize and E-mail to you summaries of, and links to, recent articles that may be of interest to you, the busy software engineer and software manager, had you had time to scour the web to find these articles. These articles are all available on-line for you to read. We will try to provide you this complimentary E-News messages approximately once per month.
We will be looking for on-line articles or on-line white papers that are not product advertisements, but rather articles of general interest that may help you to be more productive. Typically, as exemplified by the articles in this issue, many of the links will be to recent articles that deal with software integration and software standards. We will also tell you of new information and happenings that are available from the DACS, either on our website or in hardcopy format.
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DACS Spotlight
Updated Topic Areas
by Lon Dean, Internet Services Manager, DACS
The DACS has over 1,500 Software Technology links and documents organized into 30 Topic Areas. Under each Topic Area the visitor will find sub-topics including: Experts, Organizations, Literature, DACS Services, Education Resources, Tools and DoD specific resources.
Additional Resources added to the DACS Website
by Lon Dean, Internet Services Manager, DACS
DoD/IT Acronym Listing - The DACS offers a free DoD/IT Acronym Listing. In October 2003, version 7.0 was made available. This version includes over 20,000 abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms. You may access it at: http://www.thedacs.com/topics/acronym/ or E-mail: [email protected] to request a CD version.
Interoperability
Leveraging IT Assets: Integrating XML and Relational Data
by Anupam Singh, Software Engineer, Sybase, Inc.
XML Journal, Volume, 04 Issue, 10, October 2003
“XML is establishing itself as the standard for exchange of information across enterprises. However, the technology that allows enterprise-class applications to deal with XML processing is still not clearly formulated. This causes most enterprise customers to implement their own architecture. Additionally, their software implementations try to deal with the same set of basic XML processing questions in different layers of the enterprise, rather than as a whole.”
Read the entire article on-line at: www.sys-con.com/xml/article.cfm?id=725
by Muhammad Taimoor Khan, XML Consultant,for Acrologix Pvt. Ltd.
XML Journal, Volume, 04 Issue, 09, September 2003
“The Web is like a huge library whose contents we can search and edit. In order to search quickly and efficiently, the contents must be organized. There are already several methodologies and techniques for searching - for example RDF (Resource Description Framework) and XML - but none fulfills all the requirements. Web Ontology Language, or OWL, is designed for applications in which content processing (content authoring) is important, rather than just presenting the content to humans. It can make searching the Web much easier, and is machine-readable as well.”
Read the entire article on-line at: www.sys-con.com/xml/article.cfm?id=704
SQL 2003 to standardize XML interfaces, improve interoperability
by Edward J. Correia
SD Times, Issue 088, October 15, 2003
“It’s been nearly four years since the last update to ISO/IEC 9075, better known as SQL 99. In that time, the wide adoption of XML as an integration method has caused the major database vendors in the absence of a standard to go their separate ways on interfacing with XML.”
Read the entire article on-line at: www.sdtimes.com/news/088/story2.htm
XMPP and SIMPLE Groups Discuss Interoperability
by Cathleen Moore, Senior Author, InfoWorld
InfoWorld, Issue 41, October 2003
“Talks are under way to bridge the gap between rival IETF instant messaging protocols, paving the way for development of new collaboration technologies.
Speaking last week at an IM Planet Show panel in San Jose, Calif., representatives from the XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) and SIMPLE (Session Initiation Protocol for IM and Presence Leveraging Extensions) standards camps said preliminary talks have begun.”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/10/24/42NNxmpp_1.html
Cybersecurity
by Lucas Mearian
Computerworld, Volume 37, Number 46, November 13, 2003
“COMPUTERWORLD - Steven Cooper, the new CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, said he has had "some pretty candid conversations" with Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and other company officials about software security concerns.”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,87098,00.html
Feds hope tech can lessen homeland security's economic impact on border communities
by Judi Hasson
Federal Computer Week, Volume 17, Number 39, November 10, 2003
“SAN YSIDRO, CALIF. - It's no longer business as usual on the busiest land border in the world. Every day, officials struggle to stem the flow of illegal activities and stop potential terrorists and weapons before they are smuggled into the United States.
But with limited money and new technologies still on the drawing board, Homeland Security Department officials are facing a Herculean challenge to protect a border that is nearly as porous as Swiss cheese. ”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2003/1110/cov-usvisit-11-10-03.asp
Sponsor challenges industry groups to find an alternative
by Dan Verton
Computerworld, Volume 37, Number 45, November 10, 2003
“WASHINGTON - Rep. Adam Putnam last week shied away from introducing legislation that would have required companies to conduct independent security audits and detail the results in their annual reports. The retreat was a result of pressure from industry groups representing large hardware and software vendors.”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,86984,00.html
by Andy Sullivan
Computerworld, October 09, 2003
“(REUTERS) - Publicly traded companies could be required to disclose whether they are doing anything to secure information on their computer systems, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said today. ”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/policy/story/0,10801,85888,00.html?SKC=cybercrime-85888
Handheld and Mobile Computing
by Ariel Pashtan, Aware Networks and Shriram Kollipara and Michael Pearce, Motorola
IEEE Internet Computing, Volume 7, Number 5, Sept/Oct, 2003
“The wireless Web promises to provide users with anytime, anywhere access to the same information they rely on in their homes or offices. Ubiquitous Web access should also facilitate greater acceptance of new services, such as location-based shopping, that are specialized for mobile use.”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://dsonline.computer.org/0309/d/w5ind.htm
by Alper Yegin, Sr Research Engineer, DoCoMo USA Labs and Carl Williams, Founder, MCSR Labs
Internet Society, ISOC Member Briefing Number 14, June 20, 2003
“Internet architecture is going through an exciting evolution with the emergence of wireless access technologies. This new Internet not only requires a larger IP address space, but also a number of fundamental features to enable wireless networking and mobility. The current state of IPv4-NAT architecture simply does not adequately serve this new Internet especially in terms of security, mobility, extensibility, and dynamic reconfigurability. IPv6 is rapidly emerging as the preferred platform to meet the many needs of the new Internet.”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.isoc.org/briefings/014/index.html
Standards
Analysis: Standards Needed for Interoperability
by William Welsh
Washington Technology, Volume 18, Number 12, October 29, 2003
“The federal government should move quickly to set interoperability standards so that emergency communications and public safety agencies can coordinate effective responses to terrorist attacks and natural disasters, according to research released this week.”
Read the entire article on-line at: http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/1_1/homeland/22034-1.html
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