LuxSci’s WebAide Blogs, Notes, and Links have been updated to support importing of entries from RSS 2.0 files and from CSV files (i.e. files exportable from spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel).  It is now very easy to both export and import data from all of these types of collaborative tools.

LuxSci users with Blogs, Links, Notes and Documents WebAides can publish the information in these tools as a public RSS 2.0 feed.  Similarly, LuxSci users can publish their Calendars as a public iCal file.  These public files can be password protected.

However, it is often the case that when automating data transfer (i.e. having your Blog show up as a page in your internal Wiki) the programs that read the RSS and/or iCal feed might not support password protection. So, how can you ensure privacy and security without using password protection?

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If you have the need for a personal diary or journal, or an internal corporate blog or FAQ, LuxSci’s Blogs WebAide is an ideal solution.  Blogs WebAides allow you to create any number of personal or collaborative Blogs with zero setup and zero software installation.  Blogs are accessible via LuxSci’s WebMail interface or using RSS feeds.

LuxSci’s Blogs WebAide were previously called “eJournals”.  The new name better represents the many features associated with a blog.

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LuxSci has completed the major re-design of its WebAides collaboration tools; a final installment brings all WebAides up-to-date in terms of functionality and the user interface in both the Full and Xpress WebMail portals.  The project to modernize our collaboration suite began more than one year ago.  Of course, “final installment” is a misnomer as the job is never done — periodic feature updates are scheduled.

Significant updates include:

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Anyone using a LuxSci Calendar WebAide can now “publish” their calendar and make it available as iCal file accessible via a public Internet address (URL).  Now, any program that can display the contents of an iCal file can display your LuxSci Calendar directly.  I.e. Mozilla Sunbird, Thunderbird Lightning, Mac iCal, and PHP iCalendar are a few programs that can display calendars loaded from remote iCal files.  Many other programs and systems, including those that support CalDAV, can also display iCal calendar files or synchronize with them.

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The situation: your organization needs to collect information from clients through from(s) on your web site, but that information is sensitive. So, you need to be absolutely sure that the information is transferred from the users of your web site to you in as secure a fashion as possible. This means that

1. no one but you (or optionally your authorized staff) can intercept or read the information,
2. the information is never stored insecurely anywhere
3. the information cannot be modified without your knowledge

Why would this high level of security and privacy be necessary? There are many cases where they are essential; some of these include:

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See also: Video: HIPAA-Compliant Email Services at LuxSci

Performing daily business transactions through electronic technologies is an accepted, reliable and necessary tool across the nation’s healthcare sectors. Therefore, electronic communications have become a standard in the healthcare industry as a way to conduct business activities that commonly include:

• Interacting with web-savvy patients;
• Real time authorizations for medical services;
• Transcribing, accessing and storing health records;
• Appointment scheduling; and
• Submitting claims to health plan payers for payment of the services provided.

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LuxSci has updated its tracking, analysis, and logging of SMTP outbound email traffic to include:

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You thought email was a simple concept, but you are at once confronted with a plethora of acronyms and jargon like POP, IMAP, WebMail, Aliases, Forwards, SMTP, IMAP, POP, Quota, SPAM, TLS, SSL, Archival, and more! This article describes the ins and outs of email, explains these terms, and helps you figure out what services and features you need from your personal or business email service provider.

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Section 1: Introduction to Email Security

You may already know that email is insecure; however, it may surprise you to learn just how insecure it really is. For example, did you know that messages which you thought were deleted years ago may be sitting on servers half-way around the world? Or that your messages can be read and modified in transit, even before they reach their destination? Or even that the username and password that you use to login to your email servers can be stolen and used by hackers?

This article is designed to teach you about how email really works, what the real security issues are, what solutions exist, and how you can avoid security risks.

Information Security and integrity are becoming more important as we use email for personal communication and business. While you are reading this article imagine how security problems can affect your business or personal life…. if they have not already.

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