Software Applications
Mathematica goes parallel
Divvy up your large number crunching across multiple processors.
Linux gets Common Criteria certs
Oracle's Linux OS meets Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4+ and complies with the Controlled Access, Role-Based Access Control and Labeled Security protection profiles.
GCN Lab Review: Norton Internet Security 2009
GCN Lab Review: Norton Internet Security 2009 is speedier than previous versions and fights malware, viruses and phishing attempts with a broad array of security features.
Office Web apps to be iPhone-friendly
Lightweight versions of Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint and Word will be accessible by multiple Web browsers, including Safari. The iPhone uses MobileSafari, a version of Apple's Web browser.
VMware Fusion 2.0.1 gets performance boost
VMware releases update to its desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X that includes performance enhancements and other improvements.
MIR3 adds response to notification app
MIR3 Intelligent Notification Inc. has added response recording capability to its line of enterprise notification features.
Unisys' Stealth Solution
Unisys Corp. has announced a new technology method for safeguarding the flow of sensitive data across shared information networks.
Integrity OS awarded first high-robustness evaluation
The National Information Assurance Partnership has awarded the highest level of assurance yet for an operating system to Green Hills Softwares Integrity.
Free packet capture and analysis software
NetWitness Corp. is making a version of its Investigator packet capture and analysis tool available as a free download.
GCN Lab: Suite treats
The GCN Lab compares different office suite packages at different price levels.
GCN Lab Review: ThinkFree Office 3
ThinkFree Office 3 is designed specifically to emulate Microsoft Office 2003 applications, and the retail price of ThinkFree Office is one of its best features.
GCN Lab Review: Corel WordPerfect Office X4
WORDPERFECT OFFICE X4 from Corel has come a long way it has loads of extra features and takes compatibility to a high level.
GCN Lab Review: Microsoft Office Standard 2007
Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is definitely Microsofts best yet, with smart, accessible interfaces and the powerful functions we have come to expect from the Office suite.
GCN Lab Review: Sun StarOffice 9
StarOffice 9 from Sun Microsystems is a good solid office suite that works well with OpenDocument Format and Microsoft Office 2003 formats alike.
GCN Lab Review: IBM Lotus Symphony 1.1
Symphony can go toe-to-toe with its more costly office suite software competition most of the time, but there are times when it doesnt quite have the power to do what is needed.





