| McAfee, Inc. Offers First Virtual Trial of Security Appliance
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) today announced a virtual machine trial of the McAfee Secure Internet Gateway appliance. The free 30-day software trial is designed to help mid-sized businesses evaluate McAfee Secure Internet Gateway, an integrated Web and e-mail security appliance that helps businesses defend their networks from spam, viruses, spyware and malicious Web sites. "For the first time, customers can try a spam-filtering appliance through the download of a virtual software file, to see how it performs relative to their current anti-spam solution," said Jack Marsal, director of product marketing for McAfee. "We're giving customers the opportunity to experience the benefits of McAfee Secure Internet Gateway on their own server, before making an investment in an appliance." The VMware trial has the same features and effectiveness of the physical Secure Internet Gateway appliance.
Government review of 'suicide websites'
A total of 13 teenagers are known to have hanged themselves in the past year in a series of apparent copycat suicides. South Wales police said they would be revisiting a number of the case files as part of renewed investigations into the deaths. The number of young people who have taken their lives in the South Wales town of Bridgend is twice as many as previously thought, according to the local coroner. South Wales Valley coroner Philip Walters, has previously said that in an 11-month period in 2006 he was seeing one case of suicide a week. At Ynysawdre Comprehensive School in the town, an offer of confidential help led to 12 girls coming forward to say they were considering killing themselves. A task force, made up of the deputy head teacher, police, the local authority's child protection officer, an education psychiatrist and a specialist in dealing with suicidal young people, will be convened at the school.
Outdoors notebook
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will meet Wednesday and Thursday in St. Petersburg, with reef fishing and marine protected areas on the agenda.Commissioners are expected to consider lowering the total allowable catch for gag grouper, adjusting the allocation between commercial and recreational sectors and restricted fishing areas.They might decide to implement individual fishing quotas in the commercial grouper and tilefish fisheries.Commissioners also are expected to vote on reducing the recreational bag limit on amberjack to one fish; increasing the minimum size to 31 inches (fork length); and eliminating charter captains and crews from the bag limit.An annual commercial quota might be set. Anglers will have an opportunity to comment on the issues at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center.On Thursday, Billy Causey, southeast regional director for NOAA Fisheries' National Marine Sanctuary Program, is expected to present a draft proposal to create what he calls ''Islands in the Stream'' in the Gulf of Mexico -- a network of marine protected areas where fishing would be restricted or banned.Among the proposed ''islands'' is Florida Middle Ground -- a 348-square-nautical-mile area off the Big Bend from 60 to 360 feet deep lined with reefs, ledges and paleo shoreline.For more information, go to www.gulfcouncil.org.• A fleet of more than 200 sailboats from 33 nations will assemble in Miami on Sunday for the 2008 Rolex Miami Olympic Classes Regatta.Racing begins Monday and runs through Feb.2 on Biscayne Bay.
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