'U' system OKs data security program
The
University System of Georgia recently approved the Bachelor of Science
in Information Security and Assurance at Kennesaw State University.
Beginning in the fall semester of 2005, KSU will begin offering a
degree program designed to prepare information students for careers as
security professionals. This degree program is the first of its kind at
a public institution in the Southeastern United States.
The
degree consists of 123 hours of coursework, including over 50 credit
hours of instruction in information security and assurance specific
topics including information security foundations, network security,
incident response and disaster recovery, secure programming and
information security policy and administration. Students can then build
upon this core by selecting electives in information technology,
criminal justice, and auditing.
Dorian releases data
tool
Atlanta-based Dorian Software Creations Inc. released
Event Rover, a new tool for viewing, sorting, and mining event log
data.
A component of Dorian's security event management (SEM)
package, Event Rover simplifies event log viewing and sorting. The
product also uses a tree view structure, simplifying the sorting of log
data and grouping related events together for quick review or
reporting.
WiFi sales rise to record
rates
Worldwide sales of wireless LAN equipment revenue rose
20 percent to $767.6 million between the fourth quarter of 2004 and the
first quarter of 2005, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly
market share service.
The study also said that 12.2 million units
were shipped, the highest quarterly volume to date. Revenue is expected
to rise another 2 percent to $779.6 million by first-quarter 2006, and
will hit $3.6 billion by 2008, as wireless LAN products continue to gain
traction across most all product categories and across all geographic
regions.
The number of wireless LAN switch ports in use rose 44
percent to 112,000; revenue grew 13 percent to $52.2 million and is
expected to jump to $699.2 million by 2008.
The global broadband
boom continues to generate more and more demand for wireless broadband
routers, which saw a 34 percent increase in revenue between 4Q04 and
1Q05, topping $328 million. In 2005, new product features such as MIMO,
extended range capabilities, and Infonetics said VoIP functionality will
generate replacement purchasing, further fueling the wireless broadband
router market.
Tecnix CEO to lead Latino
Commission
Mario Martinez will chair the Latino Commission for
a New Georgia, replacing Charles Asensio, who resigned to move to
another state.
Martinez is president and CEO of Tecnix LLC, an
Atlanta technology advisory firm.
IT workers cautious,
managers optimistic
The Hudson Employment Index for IT workers
fell 21 points in May from 114.2 to 93.2, the lowest reading ever
recorded for the IT Index. This decline in confidence was due to a
significant decrease in optimism about personal finances and hiring
intentions, as well as increased concerns about job loss.
The
study found that 19 percent of the workforce expects their organizations
to lay off staff in the coming months, up from 17 percent in March and
April. Similarly, the percent of workers nervous about losing their own
jobs rose to its highest level in more than a year at 22 percent.
Despite workers' concerns, optimism continues to climb among
managers. The percent anticipating their companies will hire in the
coming months rose two points to 35 percent, while the percent expecting
layoffs dropped a point to 18 percent. Managers in the private sector
were even more bullish as the number predicting increased hiring climbed
from 44 percent last month to 48 percent in May.
Cirulnick new Infor CFO
Atlanta-based Infor
hired former Delta Air Lines Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Robert
Cirulnick as its new chief financial officer.
Prior to Delta,
Cirulnick was the CFO for a publicly traded organic and natural food
distribution and marketing company. Cirulnick will lead Infor's
worldwide finance centers in Hong Kong, Munich and Atlanta.
Infor
makes software for the manufacturing and distribution
industries.
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