TechCheck: XBRL made easy, DNS highjack made harder; plus other product news

JAN 27, 2010

Sungard and EDGAR team up to streamline XBRL filings

SunGard Global Services, a Fortune 500 business consulting and IT company, is collaborating with EDGAR Online to develop an end-to-end service process to help businesses create XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) files complying with Securities and Exchange Commission standards. This year, publicly held securities and banking firms are required to file SEC documents in the XBRL format. SunGard will export the BPO services to its centers in India, where IT workers document the XBRL files electronically using software developed by UBmatrix, Inc., an EDGAR Online-owned subsidiary. Global regulators, the FDIC, Banque de France, and Keane Federal Systems already use EDGAR's business solutions, which it delivers via Oracle and SAP, among others. To learn more, visit www.edgar-online.com or www.sungard.com.

Mailshell promises military-grade protection against DNS hijacking

Mailshell, a developer of Internet security engines, introduced its Mailshell DNS service on Monday. The security engine boasts military-grade encryption that closes security gaps on all visited websites, online banks and e-shops. “Personal data and financial information are at a greater risk from DNS hijacking and ‘man-in-the-middle' attacks than ever before,” warned Mailshell CEO Tonny Yu. The Mailshell DNS SDK relies on an AES 265-bit encryption that, according to Verisign Authentication Services, requires “trillions” of years to break. The software is backed up by a real-time LiveFeed watchdog, spread like a virtual fortress over 34 secured data centers in 12 countries on 5 continents. It also promises an ever-evolving security net based on LiveFeed feedback data provided by data shared by its OEM partners, a list that includes McAfee, CA, Check Point, ESET AVG, Avast, and NETGEAR, as well as from Mailshell's LiveReport. The data is checked daily to sniff out new attack vectors, security threats and suspicious online reputations. Mailshell DNS SDK is now available for OEM licensing. For more information on the company and this product, visit http://www.mailshell.com or the vendor's Twitter feed at http://twitter.com/mailshell.

Banner year for Bonaire Software Solutions billing software

Bonaire Software Solutions, LLC, of Boston, M.A., announced that 2010 was the best year for sales of its Revport™ Revenue Management and Fee Billing software suite. The Revport tool is marketed towards CFOs at asset management companies who want to streamline their fee calculations and invoicing process and reduce operational costs by efficiently stymieing fee leakage. It features a multi-currency conversion feature and supports operations in multiple languages. The software contains a billing platform that automates fee billing and calculation; revenue management, sharing and recognition; commissions and accounts receivable; accruals; G/L postings and reversals. In a press release, Bonaire stated that retail sales of the “intuitive” Revport have helped the company break its record for annual sales. For more information on Revport and Bonaire's other products, visit http://www.bonairesoft.com/default.aspx.

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