CommonTime announced support for the Apple iPhone following the announcement by Steve Jobs co-founder and CEO of Apple that "we want native third party applications on the iPhone, and we plan to have a Software Development Kit in developers’ hands in February." Celebrating over a decade delivering Lotus Notes Mobility software designed exclusively for IBM lotus Notes/Domino, CommonTime continues to deliver simplicity, data integrity and functionality with the launch of their latest Beta software mNotes5.

mNotes 5 Beta brings information and communication to your fingertips, with enterprise strength security and device management features designed specifically for individual users. mNotes5 is the software for the next generation of Lotus Notes users.

Prevx announced the results from checks for active spyware and malware on nearly 300,000 PCs during the last 30 days. The scans were performed by users downloading its free Prevx Computer Security Investigator. The results show that of 290,647 PCs scanned a staggering 45,251 (15.6 percent) had one or more active spyware or malware infections.

GFI Software announced it is tracking a new method through which spammers send messages with MP3 attachments that contain the latest pump-and-dump stock scams. The spam is a short, 30-second MP3 file recorded at low bit-rate with a synthetic female voice promoting a particular stock; the voice heavily distorted to avoid signature-based anti-spam approaches.

Spammers are taking advantage of the fact that the MP3 format is one of the most common in use today and that most anti-spam solutions do not handle attachments very well because they do not actually analyze the attachment content. To address the MP3 spam threat administrators need to deploy as many anti-spam techniques as possible, including Bayesian filtering, while at the same time maintaining a very low level of false positives. Additionally, administrators can block attachments or place restrictions on allowable sizes to weed out unwanted material.

Server upgrades, you gotta love ’em. It doesn’t matter if you’re upgrading the hardware, the operating system, or a major application like Domino. If everything goes smoothly, it’s just because you haven’t identified the problem yet.

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Learn how to combine multiple Lotus Notes applications and other technologies to produce a unified interface in which users can conduct their business more effectively and supply innovative business solutions.

IBM Lotus Notes V8 brings the power and benefits of composite applications to the Lotus Notes user community. These composite applications, called business style mashups by some, can be accessed from the local Lotus Notes data directory, the IBM Lotus Domino V8 server, or even a server running IBM WebSphere Portal, allowing users to work anywhere, anytime. Using new functionality and runtime capabilities, you can combine multiple Lotus Notes applications and other technologies giving users a unified interface in which to conduct their business more effectively and to supply innovative business solutions.

Learn how to integrate IBM WebSphere Portal and IBM Lotus Connections to enhance the extensibility of Lotus Connections and the flexibility of WebSphere Portal.

Much of the talk at this year’s Information On Demand conference in Las Vegas has centered on IBM’s belief in optimizing data in real time to add business value. But underlying IBM’s strategy is a focus on security, illustrated by the acquisition of Princeton Softech and now the deepening of a partnership with encryption specialist Vormetric.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Vormetric has joined with IBM to deliver database encryption across Windows, Linux and Unix platforms through IBM Database Encryption Expert, a stand-alone product that works with DB2 versions 9 and above and protects data in both online and offline storage DB2 accesses. The product will also work with Informix in a future release slated for the first half of 2008, Vormetric officials said. The partnership between the two companies began more than 18 months ago when IBM, of Armonk, N.Y., selected Vormetric technology to be the core encryption component for DB2 on Linux, Unix and Windows.

Offshore IT outsourcing is no longer just about saving money. The focus is now on value and risk assessment. Consulting this Executive Guide can help you decide if it’s better to send your call center to India or Indiana. This guide is part of the SearchCIO.com Executive Guide series, which is designed to give IT leaders strategic guidance and advice that addresses the management and decision-making aspects of timely topics.

The total contract value of outsourcing contracts signed in the third quarter of 2007 was down 16 percent, with the actual value of the contracts signed shrinking as well, according to outsourcing adviser TPI. At the heart of the decline: the slowing pace of contract awards in the U.S. TPI’s numbers show that U.S. companies are also keeping a lid on outsourcing growth, with new scope down 50 percent from last year.

Conversely, Europe and Asia are showing growth in outsourcing deals year over year, with Europe accounting for more than a 50 percent share of global market deals. New scope is up 36 percent in Europe and 72 percent in Asia Pacific, according to TPI. Competitor EquaTerra also found that outsourcing growth was strongest in the Europe/Middle East/Africa geography.

IBM announced new and enhanced tools, programs, and incentives to support and accelerate the success of its Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Business Partner community of consultants, integrators, and resellers.

Since the introduction of its SOA Business Partner programs in June 2005, IBM has also realized significant milestones in the growth and success of its community of SOA Business Partners. The IBM SOA Community, which began with 50 Business Partners, has grown to more than 4,200 members. Additionally, the SOA Business Catalog, which initially included less than 300 reusable Web services in June 2006, now features more than 4,600 services, over 74 percent of which are contributed by IBM Business Partners. The SOA Business Catalog is a comprehensive online directory featuring a combination of software code, intellectual property and best practices that solve specific business problems. The IBM SOA Business Partner offerings provide partners with the tools and resources to further develop the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience that will contribute to the success of their customers on their SOA journey.