During an event of the regional security initiative called KA-IT-SI I gave a presentation about why and how DE-CIX started the ISO 27001 on basis of BSI IT Grundschutz certification process. As project leader and a former security officer of DE-CIX I gave insights into the lessons the project team learned during the nearly two years I drove this project. After I finished my talk a security consultant who was also part of the project team talked about how he as a third-party perceived the endeavor. His talk was followed by a presentation given by the leader of the auditor team that conducted the audit which lead to the certificate. Finally, the ISO 27001 on basis of IT Grundschutz certificate was handed over from a representative of the BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) to Arnold Nipper (COO, CTO DE-CIX Management GmbH).
The event took place in the beautiful panorama room in the building of the camber of commerce in Karlsruhe. After the certificate was handed over the less formal part of the event started with champaign and delicious food. I left nearly two hours later after I have talked to many of the 50 people who attended this event.
This is probably my last posting in this area of my blog as I left DE-CIX a couple of month ago. The past two years with the DE-CIX crew were just wonderful! I learned a lot! I am sure my team and I, we made DE-CIX a safer place. I really enjoyed working with so skilled and professional people as the DE-CIX crew. All the best for DE-CIX and its employees.
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 16:51 2010-05-13 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
PingPong Topped 1000 Downloads (Android)
After I released PingPong into the free applications world the download rates just sky-rocketed. Two days ago the download meter showed 1000 downloads are crossed. Currently, more than 50 downloads can be counted a day. Based on this huge user base I am highly motivated to support and expand the features of PingPong. What are the features you are missing? What are the features you are looking for? Stay tuned to get the latest news about PingPong. ;-)
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 16:49 2010-05-13 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
PingPong for Free (Android)
Unfortunately, PingPong was not a real success so far. I just sold 85 units. Hence I decided to give it away for free and see how the download numbers develop. If it does well I will think about adding some advertisements. However, so far, PingPong comes just for free without any advertisements.
Enjoy using PingPong.
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 01:14 2010-03-30 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
New Versions of NATnIP and PingPong (Android)
I just released improved versions of NATnIP and PingPong. These versions contain only minor changes. The biggest change is that I fixed a bug in PingPong that caused some problems on Motorola Droid / Milestone phones. Additionally, I added up-to-date screenshots of PingPong to the Android Market. These screenhots are also shown in the following two pictures:
Have fun using NATnIP and PingPong.
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 17:48 2010-02-07 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
MobileKnox for Blackberry (MobileKnox / Safe)
Hi all,
I am currently working on a release of MobileKnox for RIM Blackberry. Nearly all changes are implemented and I am currently in the process of testing. Furthermore, I am waiting to get my account for the Blackberry App World activated so that I can upload MobileKnox.
Unfortunately, MobileKnox for Blackberry will not be able to support ServerSync as mode of synchronization. Only DirectSync will be available. The reason for this is that Blackberry devices close the TCP connection after a web service request is transmitted. I am working on a fix, however, the fix will take some time.
More updates will come soon.
Best regards,
Thomas
Posted by Thomas King at 13:23 2010-01-03 | Trackbacks (0) | Comments (0)
