Now that you have a plan, how about putting that plan to the test? Testing
can save more than a company-wide headache. It can save you extensive troubleshooting, and is worth the time.

Don’t: Don’t be surprised when the groupware system finds quirks in your environment or when your environment creates quirks with the groupware system. A complex system such as this will sometimes react slightly differently in each environment. Most of the issues you find will be small, but you will need to be willing to work with them or work around them. Read the rest of this entry »

Groupware: More than Just an Application

Planning

involves designing the system architecture, putting the system intheright environment, setting aside enough resources, and planning for growth. You might also consider hiring an experienced professional as a consultant.

Do: Put a lot of
time and effort into designing the system architecture. Make sure
that management knows that groupware is more than an application.
It is a complex system that requires proper planning and resources. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some of the more dangerous, comic or widespread bugs affecting PCs right now, selected from among thousands of entries in the BugNet BugMaster Database.

ADOBE
FrameMaker 6
Point your browser to http://til.info.apple.com/techinfo.nsf/artnum/n5809 to find out whether or not your Macintosh computer supports the Energy Saver control panel. If it doesn’t, don’t try running Adobe FrameMaker 6.0, otherwise this message may pop up: “The application ‘FrameMaker 6.0′ could not be opened because ‘PowerMgrLib’ could not be found”. The fact of the matter: FrameMaker 6.0 doesn’t run on any Macintosh that doesn’t support the Energy Saver control panel feature. Read the rest of this entry »

Testing at KeyLabs has verified a security vulnerability that has been discovered in Network Associates PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) encryption program. Giving rise to some “I told you sos”, the vulnerability happens because of a feature added to let certain third-parties read your encrypted mail.

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The problem was found by German researcher Ralf Senderek, and has been circulated by CERT, and acknowledged by Network Associates. It affects PGP 5.5.x through PGP 6.5.3 for Windows 95, 98, NT, and 2000. Read the rest of this entry »

Netscape Navigator users were able to chuckle as they read about the large number of security problems that have recently surfaced with Microsoft products. However, now it’s their turn to worry about a security hole.

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BugNet has verified, using KeyLabs, reports of a potentially serious security hole for people who use Netscape Navigator. The problem exists in Netscape’s Java Virtual Machine, which runs Java applets found on web pages, and was reported by security researcher Dan Brumleve. The exploit could be used to reverse normal browsing – files could be sent from your computer to the web site. Read the rest of this entry »

Planning is Key to a Successful Implementation

Many of us have come to rely on and live by e-mail. What else would we do if we didn’t have to check tens or hundreds of messages daily? The applications responsible for our e-mail addictions are lumped into a category called groupware, only groupware is much more than e-mail. It is also personal calendaring, group scheduling, task management, document management, workflow, imaging, electronic forms, electronic faxing, electronic discussions and much more. Read the rest of this entry »

Secure PIX Gets Tighter Security

In a recent report, Cisco Systems, Inc. identified a vulnerability in its Secure Pix firewall that could allow a malicious user to bypass SMTP command filtering. The affected component, Mailguard, is a PIX firewall feature that helps supplement the security of SMTP mail servers. Cisco is offering free software upgrades to all affected users. Read the rest of this entry »

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