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July 29, 2006 (Nsasoft) — Major new features of Nsauditor Version 1.3.7 include firewall system that allows to stop internet threats and block unwanted network connections. With Nsauditor Network Security Auditor, Systems Administrators are able to gather a wide range of information from all the computers in the network without installing server-side applications on these computers. It is a multi-purpose tool designed to scan networks and hosts for vulnerabilities, and to provide security alerts. Nsauditor Network Security Auditor significantly reduces the total cost of network management in enterprise environments by enabling IT personnel to audit and monitor remote network computers for possible vulnerabilities. The software network auditor module checks network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it, discovers network services and checks them for vulnerabilities. Nsauditor is a complete networking utilities package ( more than 45 network tools in one ) that includes a wide range of tools for network auditing, scanning and monitoring. The product contains a built-in database of known network security vulnerabilities, which allows you to select the items for scanning and add custom entries. Nsauditor can discover NetBios names, audit MS SQL servers, scan for common Adware traces, discover services, devices, processes, installed applications, disks, shared resources, hardware resources, users, local groups and much more. Nsauditor Network Security Auditor has a centralized network monitoring interface, which allows to monitor the entire network from a single computer. Nsauditor Network Monitoring module shows you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the owning process name, remote address and state of TCP connections, country of origin and service name/description. When you start Nsauditor it will enumerate all active TCP and UDP endpoints, resolving all IP addresses to their domain name versions. You can close established TCP/IP connections by right-clicking on a connection and/or request IP address whois information or trace route. Nsauditor “Adware Scanner” tool scans network computers for common Adware traces. Adware Scanner searches system registry and gives you a quick look at the Adware, malware and spyware installed on your computer or in the range of network computers. Using colored icons Adware Scanner shows harmful objects.
Removable devices create additional challenges for network security protection. Portable storage devices can be used both to download confidential data as well as to introduce a virus into the company network. Nsauditor Network Security Auditor “Removable Explorer” tool gives IT staff more control over unauthorized and dangerous removable devices ( USB device, CD-Rom and DVD ) by allowing them to scan the network for all removable devices that are connected to any one of the network computers. Removable Explorer displays remote network computer USB devices, CD-Rom, DVD drive or other removable storage device information and state, drive type, first and last plug in time, serial number, revision, device name, device vendor and more. Nsauditor performs event log based intrusion detection, monitors the security event logs of Windows 2000/XP/2003 servers or workstations and notifies of the possible intrusions/attacks by using E-mail, Net Send, Speech Recognition method or by playing user selected voice file. In summary, Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a very complete network tools package for a surprisingly low price.

One thing I like about using Windows [copyright Microsoft, Inc.] is that you can customize and personalize your computing experience. Like adding gadgets to your desktop.

Gadgets are small programs that sit on your Windows desktop. They usually are shortcuts to perform a function, automatically access information, display some control or statistic about your computer, and on, and on , and on. There are so many Windows gadgets that the list currently fills 189 pages on the Microsoft Live Gallery site http://gallery.live.com/ . I use the following gadgets on my desktop sidebar : a news feed, Internet TV access, a monitor of my wireless network, and a set of animated gauges that show how much CPU and memory I’m using.

The gallery of gadgets covers Windows XP, Vista and 7, however, right now the vast number are written for Vista. Each gadget in the gallery contains information on what it does, it’s requirements, a rating, and review comments from users. I recommend you use all this information to choose whether you want to download a gadget. For example, pay close attention to whether a Vista gadget is written for 32 bit or 64 bit Vista. It may make a difference in whether it’ll run on your computer or not.

It’s easy to obtain the gadgets too. To begin with, your version of Vista may have been installed with a sidebar of gadgets for you to choose from. A sidebar is a portion of your desktop that can be displayed on the right or left side and contains icons for the gadgets you choose to put there.

Another way to obtain gadgets is to go to Microsoft Gallery Live as noted above where you can search for gadgets by category, the latest gadgets (What’s New), Top Downloads, or you can scan through the gallery page by page. Right now these gadgets are free…I hope they stay that way.

There are other sites such as http://addgadget.com/ that offer free gadgets for download, but I haven’t tried any of them.

As with any download from the Web, beware that an unscrupulous author could use a gadget to load malware (viruses, bots, etc.) onto your computer. Make sure your anti-virus software is up to date and that the source of the gadget is reputable…I consider Microsoft as a reputable source.

Gadgets are a good source of free applications which will save you time, entertain you, or at least make your computing environment a bit more colorful. Give them a look and see if you like any of them.

Software Industry in India uniquely identified Compare another Countries Software Industry, if we are talking about revenue concern with another domestic project then it hardly reach up to 50% of the total turnover of the software Industry, Yet now a days, there is a heavy emphasis on exports, this may sound good, It actually is also a potential source of concern.

Reason behind it is that the Software Industry is vital a support industry. The Important role of software industry is to, to improve the functionality of some form,

or solve some problem which will be hard to solve manually. The improvement may be in form of improved form or service, problem solving capability, information management, efficiency, or something else. In other words, the real success of the software industry should not be measured in terms of how much revenue they have generated, but how much enhancement they are able to induce in other industry segments. In this light, the high ratio of exports to domestic consumption of software is a disturbing trend – in exports the multiplying effect of the software goes to some other country.

A main cause for the domestic consumption not being high is lack of understanding of software, its processes, and its costs by the consumer organizations. For a long time consumers of IT goods thought that software is “free”, and the main thing in IT is the hardware. Little was it realized that hardware, without proper software is almost literally a piece of metal and silicon junk. This mentality, unfortunately, was also reinforced by some hardware vendors, who at the time of selling their machines, either promised to “give software for free” or convinced the buyer that software is something that the buyer can easily do himself. And this is as far from truth as it can be!

As we know, software can be broken into three categories – system software, software packages, and application software. System software comprises of operating systems compilers, editors, etc., which typically come with the machine. Software packages like DBASE, LOTUS, and ORACLE etc. are general utility programs that can be used to develop applications in some domain more easily. Application softwares are those that that are used to provide a computer based solution to some problem of an organization. Some examples of such softwares are, software for payroll processing, banking, railway/airline reservations, inventory management, decision support system, etc.

Application software that makes the IT investment useful to an organization. Generally, a typical application software depends on the needs, characteristics, and methods of the organization, and has to be developed specially for the organization and cannot be bought as an off-the-shelf product. And as things stand today, getting software developed is not cheap.

Let us see the order of software costs from the view point of a client. One way to estimate the size and complexity of an application is the function points approach. By this method, a medium sized business application requiring 10-12 reports to be printed, having 8-10 different types of input, a few interface files, and a dozen odd different types of queries, will have about 200 function points. Typical productivity in the software industry is of the order of 10 function points per person-month. This means that this application will require about 20 person-months to develop. That is, a team of 4 software engineers will develop this system in about 5 months. As many good organizations charge between Rs 6 – 10 lakhs per person-year, in terms of money such an application will cost at least Rs 12 lakhs! And it can easily run on a workstation or a system consisting of a server and a few PCs costing about 6 – 8 lakhs! So, in India also, as the hardware costs have fallen over the years and the salaries of software personnel have grown, the reversal of hardware-software cost ratio has occurred. Only, many organizations still do not seem to realize it!

Being ready to pay the cost of software is not the complete story. Another reason for organizations not getting proper returns from their automation plans is that organizations do not understand software, the process of producing software, and software quality.

It is now known that to produce quality software, the developing organization has to follow well laid out software engineering methodologies. Unfortunately, there are many software organizations who will not follow these methods and do a poor job of developing the software, but bid low for a job. Due to lack of appreciation of software quality and software development process, a consumer cannot understand why a company will charge 20 lakhs, while the team of boys out of school are willing to do it for one tenth the cost. They find out the reason the hard way – when low quality software with poor user interface and without proper documentation gets delivered, which keeps failing, loosing data and records, and is not liked by the people who have to use it. The other approach, which the more aware companies will take, is to give the contract to some well known, reputed company. They will get a good software but will probably be charged more due to their inability to distinguish good from bad and effectively use competitive forces to reduce costs.

Getting quality based application software developed is actually not an easy task. It requires sufficient knowledge about the software development process to be able to distinguish between a “mature” software organization that has reasonable software development processes in place, and an “immature” organization, which produces software in an ad-hoc manner, and is therefore more likely to produce a low quality software. Furthermore, the customer organization also has to play an active role during the development of software, if it wants the software to satisfy its objectives – even the ISO: 9000 standards for software companies specify that the customer organization play a key role during software development. Unless the customer organization analyses the capability of the software developers and plays its the proper role during software development, it is likely to end up wasting its investment in computerization and IT.

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The world of engineering is ever changing, and with new technologies adding on every day, the process of perfection is becoming more efficient. Especially in the field of mechanicals, the more testing done before launch of the product, the better it is for the company as well as for the customers. That would ensure that the claims laid down by the firm would be met, as they have done so during the testing phase. And one of the key new technologies in the offing for lubricants is the wear friction test. As the name suggests, the test is designed to make sure that the friction level offered by the oil / lubricant is of a standard that is expected by the industry. The wear friction test is done on one of the new generation friction tester machines, and comes equipped with all the necessary accessories so that the reports are well configured. There are various kinds of wear friction tests too – the wear test dry, wear tests with fluid, and the like. These tests ensure that the oils and lubricants worth is realized before they are sent out into the market.

A wear friction test also has a few more typical features. * Ability to check using a very small sample size – Unlike other tests, a wear friction test does not require a lot of product samples. Using various sample sizes would ensure that the product performs equally well even when used in a small quantity. Like for instance, when there is a bike, and a truck, the quantities of lubricants used by both is very different, but the desired effect is the same for both. So, a wear test done at various sample sizes would ensure that the sample used as wear tester is consistent across all quantities of use. * Computer controlled stroke length and frequency – Depending on the actual real world use of the fluid, the wear friction test can be conducted with a precision in stroke length. That would ensure that the sample is put to test in the exact same way as it is expected to work later. Similarly, the frequency also can be electronically adjusted so that the exact report comes out. * Test can be performed on a variety of materials – The new generation wear friction test can be performed on a variety of materials, ranging from fluids, lubricants, grease, metals, ceramics and even composites. So, whether it is a wear test of a liquid or a wear test dry, you can be assured of perfect results under all scenarios.

The biggest advantage of the wear friction test is the reporting parameters that are in place. Depending on the requirement you have of the test, the entire testing process can be calibrated to ensure that the right kind of reports are generated at the end of the wear testing. If you are an engineering firm, this should come as a big break through for you!