GSA Technology Council

“The major issue US manufacturers are dealing with today is how to stay competitive in the global economy…”  Contributor Brad Cunningham sounds off on the what it takes to stay competitive in the global market. (Read It)
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On Wednesday, November 5, 2003 @ 8:30 AM, the first quarterly meeting of the Computer Crime Center , a designated U.S. Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force (SCETF), will convene at the Sheraton Hotel, Columbia, SC.  Security experts, including chief information officers, chief security officers, law enforcement professionals, academicians and government leaders from the federal, state, and local levels will attend the half-day meeting. (Full Story)

TiBA Solutions, formerly Integrys Solutions LLC, has hired Elaine Newman, as a Senior Developer.  Ms. Newman will be joining a software development team at a South Carolina state agency in Columbia.  Elaine lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, and previously work for MeadWestvaco.

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Jeff Papenfus has been appointed to serve a multi-year term on the Greenville County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), representing the Private Sector.  The Greenville County WIB, certified by the governor, benefits the entire community by providing oversight into public policy and driving economic and social growth .  The Greenville County WIB also provides direction and leadership for the One-Stop system.  Jeff is a Senior Director at TiBA Solutions (Formally Integrys Solutions), and is an active contributor to a variety of economic development initiatives.

Verisign Sells Network Solutions in a deal valued at $100 million.  It’s interesting to note that they chose to keep control of the lucrative .com and .net registries.  Read more at internetnews.com
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EWeek reports that Siebel has bought yet another CRM application.  This time it’s Upshot, another hosted CRM provider.  See EWeek for the details.
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The Upstate Women In Technology have joined with Bella Magazine and a host of other women’s organizations to sponsor an after hours networking event at South City Grill.  The Bella Hour Drop-In will be on Tuesday, October 14 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM and will include Light Hors D’oeuvres, Displays, Door prizes, and featured speaker Marianne Frederick. RSVP to 864.233.2589 or info@bellathemagazine.com with name, company, and phone number. [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "adrSiteRootTable" hasn't been defined.]
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IBM has announced one of the information technology industry’s first comprehensive intrusion detection services designed to help customers protect against security breaches on wireless local area networks.

IBM’s wireless intrusion detection service is a managed security service that combines the security and business continuity capabilities of IBM Global Services with a “sniffing” technology from IBM’s Research Division. Specialized IBM Tivoli software detects security events passing alerts to IBM’s Boulder, Colorado facility.

Wireless networks, built on the 802.11 networking protocol, provide instant, high-speed access to the Internet without physical cabling and wiring. However, due to the incredible explosion of these networks in public “hot spots,” homes and enterprises, potential new security threats have arisen such as unsecured, open access points to internal networks and the potential to expose the information the networks carry. IBM’s new wireless intrusion detection service is aimed at plugging the many security holes that have arisen with the adoption of open Wi-Fi networks.

The new services was announced at an IBM security briefing in New York City, is available today, and is part of IBM’s Security and Privacy Services portfolio.