Jtest 8 passes with honors: Contributing Editor Rick Grehan has tracked the evolution of Parasoft's Java testing tool Jtest for some time now, and he's pleased to discover that it keeps getting better. "Version 8 adds more preloaded rules and the new BugDetective analysis module for locating problems and identifying their origin," and that's just the beginning. Java developers, rejoice. MS Antigen nails viruses, Jtest 8 passes with honors: Contributing Editor Rick Grehan has tracked the evolution of Parasoft’s Java testing tool Jtest for some time now, and he’s pleased to discover that it keeps getting better. “Version 8 adds more preloaded rules and the new BugDetective analysis module for locating problems and identifying their origin,” and that’s just the beginning. Java developers, rejoice.MS Antigen nails viruses, chokes on spam: Spam and viruses continue to flood users’ mailboxes. Vendors of all sizes offer an array of products to battle the onslaught, and with varying success. Consider Microsoft Anti-gen for SMTP Gateways Version 9.0, with Antigen Spam Manager. Antigen for SMTP Gateway is a well-designed virus slayer that nailed every bugger analyst Logan Harbaugh threw at it. But the optional Spam Manager add-on fared worse than just about any anti-spam tool he’s seen.Virtualization Forum reloaded: A couple of weeks ago, InfoWorld Editor in Chief wrote a column singing the praises of Executive Test Center Editor Doug Dineley — and deservedly so. Doug knows enterprise technology like Bo knows knew football. So if you were one of the unlucky individuals who missed out on our Virtualization Executive Forum in New York, or if you want a recap, check into the InfoWorld IT Exec-Connect Virtualization Chat Room today (Friday) at 11:00 a.m. Pacific. Sad state of security: Sometime the first step to solving a problem is recognizing it — and Security Adviser Roger A. Grimes sees a doozy. Make that many doozies. “The world of computer security is so much worse than the average Internet user or politician believes… . The people who make a living at closing tens to hundreds of thousands of bot-infected computers a day readily admit that they are not making a dent in the bad guy’s ability to use bots for crime. … Sadly, the world has decided that real computer security doesn’t mat-ter any more than real terrorist security. It’s all lip service. We are, and apparently choose to be, reactive sheep.” It may not be uplifting reading. It may not even be heeded. But it’s important. Technology Industry