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NEWS YOU CAN USE FROM VANDYKE SOFTWARE® Following on the heels of last month's preview, new beta releases of the VShell® server, SecureCRT® and SecureFX® clients, and the VanDyke ClientPack tools are now available. Words can only say so much: the new client interfaces are so nice you'll want to see for yourself. Also just released are the results of the VanDyke Software fall IT survey, with interesting news on the importance of security audits, and whether outsourcing improves or degrades network security. Lastly, from our online forums, a satisfying fix for a common remote host behavior. ------------- 1. SecureFX and SecureCRT 6.5 Beta 1 – Tabs and Still Better Tabs -------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last month we gave you a preview of the upcoming SecureCRT and SecureFX beta releases -- in words. This month, since the UI upgrades are a big part of these releases, we thought we'd start with the new look and feel. Go ahead, take a quick look: SecureFX 6.5 and SecureCRT 6.5 Beta screenshots: Here is a summary of the new capabilities you'll find in the 6.5 beta releases: SecureFX 6.5 usability takes a leap forward.
SecureCRT 6.5 raises productivity across the board.
For complete information on the SecureCRT 6.5 and SecureFX 6.5 beta releases, visit our beta product section. Or, download and evaluate a copy right away. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Back-end control continues to evolve in the VShell server 3.6
beta release. The new VShell 3.6 server lets you limit access
to SSH2 commands and services by public key. To take greater
VanDyke ClientPack VRALib scripting through a Windows COM API enables these activities:
For complete information on the new VShell and VanDyke ClientPack releases, please visit the VanDyke Software website. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Since 2004, VanDyke Software has commissioned an annual survey of IT executives and network administrators. In this year's results, the most interesting responses concerned respondents' views on the value of security audits and the impact of outsourcing on network security. First, security audits. Here's the positive: 72% of respondents who used an outside firm to conduct security audits indicated that they were a worthwhile investment. Beyond that, 54% felt that outside security audits resulted in identification of significant security problems. Of the 67% of respondents who conducted internal security audits,
close to half (46%) felt these internal audits identified significant security problems. 33% felt their internal audits "don't go far enough" and 43% believed their organization should
undergo audits more often.
On the topic of outsourcing, a subject that goes hand in hand with economic belt-tightening at many companies, respondents gave clear signals of their concern.
To read the complete press releases detailing the Fall IT survey, please visit the VanDyke Software website. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forum user GKnight stated his problem this way: "When I connect to some Linux servers, the tab name automatically changes to the command prompt. This sometimes gets really annoying as I The solution may be to change a SecureCRT option, or to modify your remote initialization settings. To read the complete forum thread, visit the VanDyke Software online forums. Join the forums today! --------------------------------------- Beta 1 releases of all current products were made Oct 1st. VShell 3.6 server beta – limit access to SSH2 commands and services by public key, set environment variables via SSH2, audit vshelld events with Solaris BSM. SecureCRT 6.5 beta – tab status indicator options, real-time keyword highlighting, drag-and-drop transfers from Windows Explorer, revised button bar. SecureFX 6.5 beta – new tabbed main window, SCP transfer protocol support, parent folder ".." navigation. ClientPack 6.5 beta – VRALib, a COM API for scripting SSH2
connections in Windows. VShell 3.5.4 for Windows offers W3C log file format, a revised control panel, an internal user database for VShell-specific users, remote command execution using "RunAs" commands, and a module for FTP over SSL (FTPS) support.
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