It was great to see so many of you at the PRISM show in Savannah and I should pass out my personal thanks to everyone who helped me get into the spirit of things on Tuesday evening.  J

The PRISM conference always creates an opportunity to show off the latest enhancements and so it was with great pleasure that we were able to give you a first look at some of the upcoming new features.  Your feedback was great and it always encourages us to keep being progressive when we hear your positive comments.

In this months "What's New" section, I focus on the upcoming security additions in RS-SQL and the rest of the newsletter features the usual hints, tips and some of the latest news.  Don't forget to check out the cool shredding calendar in our "Just for Fun" section.

As always, I hope you enjoy this edition.

Focus on Password Security in RS-SQL 3.04

With security becoming more and more of an issue, especially with internet access, a new password feature has been added to the next release of RS-SQL.  There are several system-wide options available, all of which are disabled by default, so that none of your current settings are changed. The new password policy set in Administration applies to all users, including RSWeb.NET users.  You will now be able to  set specific policies that apply to the password such as:

• Enforce Password History: Sets how frequently old passwords can be reused.

• Max Password Age: Determines how long users can keep a password before they have to change it.

• Min Password Age: Determines how long users must keep a password before they can change it.

• Min Password Length: Sets the minimum number of characters for a password.

Also, one or more of the following check boxes can be selected to require the user to create a password with at least one of the characters in the corresponding category.

• Require Alpha: Select this check box to require that at least one character in the password is an alphabetic letter (A, B, C, a, b, c, etc.)

• Require Numeric: Select this check box to require that at least one character in the password is numeric (0, 1, 2, etc.)

• Require Non-Alphanumeric: Select this check box to require that at least one character in the password is non-alphanumeric (!, $, #, %)

Lockout policies and appropriate logs are also added to ensure you always remain in control.  You can download a draft copy of the release notes, which explain this feature in detail at: http://www.oneilsoft.com/partners/pdf/NEW_PasswordPolicies.pdf

YouTube Shocker: Chase Bank Records Found In Trash  
CBS, New York - May 01 2007 - A bank error that's certainly not in your favor has found its way onto the Internet, and now officials say very personal information of thousands of Chase Bank customers could find its way into the hands of identity thieves.
 

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Waterline break closes Miami County Safety Building 
Dayton Daily News, Troy – May 15, 2007 - Most offices in the Miami County Safety Building will remain closed today while county officials, employees and contractors wade through logistical issues following a weekend waterline break. Several inches of water covered floors and flowed down stairwells and through holes in concrete floors to the first floor and into the building's basement, which houses offices and records storage.
 

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Paperless records have pros, cons
The Wall Street Journal/Baltimore Sun - May 07, 2007 - Jim Stokes's financial life is practically paperless. His portfolio, which includes a handful of bank accounts, at least 10 mutual-fund accounts with a half-dozen fund companies, an online brokerage account and a 401(k), would typically generate mail of Himalayan proportions. But Stokes handles it all electronically, managing investments, viewing statements and paying bills online..

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Iron Mountain in Metrofile bid  

FIN24.co.za, Johannesburg - May 09, 2007 - Metrofile (MFL) said on Wednesday that it had received a non-binding expression of interest from New York- listed documents storage company Iron Mountain to acquire the South African company at 140c/share.
 

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Boston firm buys ArchivesOne and Others... 

Republican American, Waterbury, CT - May 08, 2007 - ArchivesOne Inc., a Middlebury company that has acquired 34 smaller companies since its founding in 1991, has itself been acquired by a larger company.  ArchivesOne, the nation's third-largest records storage and management firm, was bought out by Boston-based Iron Mountain Inc., the world's largest information protection and storage company, in a deal that closed Friday, John Connors, president of Iron Mountain's Americas Division, said Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
 

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A Very Special Delivery: Crown Helps Pandas Reach Their New Home  

Hong Kong - May 07, 2007 - To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR Government, China recently bestowed the gift of two young pandas to Hong Kong, scheduled to be unveiled to the public on July 1, 2007
 

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There are two different types of processing that can be used with the old PDT3100 or the newer RSMobile scanners. There has always been what is referred to as legacy processing for use with the PDT3100 but when support was added for the RSMobile scanner, a different processing method was designed specifically for that device.

As of version 2.08, unified processing can be used for both the RSMobile scanner and the PDT3100. The unified processing feature allows data uploaded from the PDT3100 scanners to be managed and processed in the same manner as data uploaded from RSMobile.

If you are using both PDT3100 and RSMobile scanners, you may benefit from this feature.
 

The term legacy is used when referring to the original PDT3100 upload and processing method.   There are two system-wide RSWIN.INI settings available in Administration. The default for both settings is Yes, which means that legacy mode is in effect. To switch to unified processing, you must change the RSWIN.INI settings to No.

NOTE: All PDT3100 processing must be completed before these settings are changed.

LegacyPDT3100File
When set to Yes, which is the default setting, the behavior remains as it has previously been; tmp files are created in the common folder. When set to No, the PDT3100 files are stored in a table in the database (no tmp files are generated).

LegacyPDT3100Process
When set to No, processing is done in the RSMobile Comm Session grid along with RSMobile scanner processing.
 

NOTE: When LegacyPDT3100Process is set to No, all Datawand functionality is disabled throughout RS-SQL. Menu options are grayed out.
 

To learn more you can contact your local support desk. Click here for our contact details of the support desk closest to you.

RSWeb Best Practices

Many peopls asked us for help when configuring their new RSWeb.NET customers. The question was: "What Best Practices should I adopt?"  The training team have put together a document, which is available in the startup kit, to help you when setting up customers. 

You can view the PDF by clicking here.

Going to Sleep with Windows Mobile 5

Some customers have reported that their Windows Mobile 5 devices have occasionally experienced difficulty when attempting to re-connect to their wireless network, after the device returns from sleep mode.

Motorola/Symbol Technologies has recognized this problem and have issued a patch that should resolve the problem. If you have experienced this problem, please contact your local technical support representative who will guide you on the best course of action.  You can, click here for our support contact details.

Please note that this is ONLY FOR WINDOWS MOBILE 5 devices.

Windows Vista Update

Vista testing at O’Neil is well underway. Revisions to RS-SQL and our installation program will be required to be fully Vista compatible. Look for these changes in version 3.05, which will follow version 3.03. If you are purchasing equipment with Vista installed today, contact the O’Neil support desk. We do have RS-SQL running on Vista and will be able to work with you. The O’Neil support desk can give you the most current information on what will be required to install and run Vista with the current release of RS-SQL.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Before loading any service packs, check with your O'Neil support representative first. News on the effects of loading a service pack is received all of the time and they will be able to advise you of any issues.

Question: We have just upgraded to the latest version of RS-SQL and found that all the icons have changed.  Is there a document which shows us what all the icons mean?

Answer:  We updated the icons to give RS-SQL a more modern look. If you need to see what each icon does along with a view of the old & new versions side by side, you can download a list at: http://www.oneilsoft.com/partners/pdf/New_Icons.pdf.

Got a question for our technical specialists or want to learn more about this feature? E-mail us at one of the following addresses:

 

North & South American Customers	Support@oneilsoft.com
European Customers	EUsupport@oneilsoft.com
Australian Customers	AUsupport@oneilsoft.com

Send comments on our Quiz Us! questions to: Newsletter@oneilsoft.com

Chrono shredder calendar

Time is but a fleeting thing, and if you ever need visualization of this, here's a calendar for you. The Chrono Shredder shreds exactly one date page every 24 hours, shredding at a constant rate all day and night. If you are in the shredding business, this would be a cool gadget for you. 

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