Corporate IT Update articles from April 2005

Corporate IT Update archives from April 2005

Pronexus VeoDesign certified for Microsoft Speech Server.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Computer telephony and speech software solutions provider Pronexus Inc has announced that its VeoDesign development and testing suite for Microsoft Speech Server has received server...

Square7 launches Ethernet and PSTN VoIP handset.(Cordless DualPhone2)(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VoIP, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology company, Square7, has launched what it claims is the first cordless Internet telephone with both Ethernet and PSTN connectivity - the Cordless...

Agere Systems launches TrueAdvantage access solutions.(Brief Article)
April 4, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage and network semiconductor company, Agere Systems, has announced the availability of its new portfolio of access solutions, which includes two new processor chips. The...

SonicWall joins VoIP Security Alliance.(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Integrated network security company, SonicWALL, has joined the Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA), a group formed to promote awareness of the security and privacy issues created...

IBM and Chordiant working towards service policy for Enterprise Workload Manager.(Chordiant Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business processes solutions provider, Chordiant Software (NASDAQ: CHRDE), has announced that it will be working with IT company, IBM, to provide IBM's Enterprise Workload Manager...

NEC and Sun expand strategic alliance.(Brief Article)
April 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT technology companies, NEC and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW), have extended their strategic alliance to create new system solutions, that will incorporate technology from both...

Imation Disc Stakka finds discs in seconds.(Brief Article)
April 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Imation (UK) has launched the Disc Stakka, an automated device that stores, protects and retrieves optical media such as CDs, DVDs, music or games discs. The device holds up to one...

NetManage releases RUMBA 7.4.(Brief Article)
April 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NetManage, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETM), a software company, has announced the general availability of RUMBA 7.4 for secure, multi-host access for terminal emulation. The product offers...

Juniper to deliver daily IPS signature updates.(Juniper Networks Inc.)(Intrusion Detection and Prevention products)(Brief Article)
April 7, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IP communications security company Juniper Networks (NASDAQ: JNPR) has announced that its Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) products are to receive daily signature updates as...

IDC survey indicates that "good enough computing" culture contributes to buyer caution in Europe.(market intelligence firm)(Brief Article)
April 8, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new survey from market intelligence firm IDC has demonstrated that the single greatest inhibitor of IT spending increases in Europe is the growing culture of "good-enough computing."...

NetManage ships OnWeb 7.2.(Brief Article)
April 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NetManage, Inc. (Nasdaq:NETM), a software company, has announced the general availability of OnWeb 7.2. Offering extending data access and integration capabilities for enterprise...

TallyGenicom announces new 'Care for Life' initiative.(Brief Article)
April 12, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TallyGenicom, a provider of business printers, has announced 'Care for Life', an initiative designed to reduce ongoing printer costs. The programme will be offered on all colour...

Mamut ASA, Microsoft and Dell sign business administrative solutions cooperation in the Netherlands.(Brief Article)
April 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Norwegian business solutions supplier Mamut ASA said on Wednesday (13 April) that it had launched a cooperation with Microsoft and the computer maker Dell to offer complete business...

Alt-N Technologies launch new MDaemon 8.0.(Brief Article)
April 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail, groupware and fax software publisher, Alt-N Technologies, has announced the launch of the latest version of its MDaemon e-mail product - MDaemon 8.0. The company said that...

'The Linux Enterprise Cluster' published by No Starch Press.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology publisher No Starch Press has released 'The Linux Enterprise Cluster' by Karl Kopper. The book describes how in 2003 Kopper put several inexpensive computers on a...

COLT launches flat rate European IP telephony service.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business communications company, COLT, has announced the launch of COLT IP Voice - a Europe-wide IP service for businesses with a flat rate pricing structure. The company said that...

Tiscali launches new teleworking solution.(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband ISP, Tiscali, has launched its new 'Home&Away' teleworker solution set aimed at home and teleworkers, and designed to be easily integrated with a telecomms technology vendor...

AMD reveals Mobile AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ for full-size notebooks.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Computer chip and processor manufacturer, AMD (NYSE: AMD), has announced the launch of its latest 64-bit mobile computing product - the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3700+ - designed...

New network box with fingerprint ID launched by Fujitsu.(Fujitsu Europe Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 15, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fujitsu Europe Limited has announced the launch of the fi-5000N, a new network adapter for document scanners. The product allows up to 32 employees to share each scanner. ...

Secure Internet video system offered by Macromedia and Speedera.(Speedera Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Macromedia Inc (Nasdaq: MACR) has joined forces with Speedera, an Internet content delivery firm, to offer a secure delivery system for Internet video. The secure...

Checkbridge survey reveals attitudes towards e-mail security.(Brief Article)
April 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Consumers are not sufficiently protected from spam, key logging and phishing attacks, according to a survey from e-mail filtering managed service provider Checkbridge. The survey...

Stand-alone Wi-Fi access point solution offered by Wireless Consulting.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless networking company Wireless Consulting has introduced a new stand-alone Wi-Fi access point product, called MeetingSpot. The product integrates complete access control...

Open source software being widely adopted by European companies, says IDC.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Western European companies have a high adoption rate of open source software, according to a recent survey from market intelligence and advisory firm IDC. Use of open source...

New version of McAfee Desktop Firewall now available.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intrusion prevention solutions provider McAfee Inc (NYSE: MFE) has released an enhanced version of its distributed software firewall for small to large enterprises. McAfee Desktop...

Study shows voice over broadband market in Europe is growing fast.(Brief Article)
April 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Voice over broadband connections grew significantly in Western Europe during 2004, according to a study from market intelligence and advisory firm IDC. The study - which looked at...

MessageLabs introduces new Anti-Spam Service Level Agreement.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail security and management services provider MessageLabs has announcing a new Service Level Agreement (SLA) for customers of its MessageLabs Anti-Spam service. The new...

Unipier technology incorporated into Starhome's Roaming Mate service.(Brief Article)
April 20, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile service delivery products supplier Unipier has entered into an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with Starhome, a provider of mobile roaming technology and...

Wi-Fi hotzone network established across eight cities in Finland.(Brief Article)
April 21, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD One of the largest wireless hotzone networks in the world has reportedly been established in Finland. The ZONET network was set up by Radionet Ltd, a supplier of wireless hotzone...

SurfControl finds 62% of UK company networks hit by spyware.(Brief Article)
April 22, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new survey by Internet security company SurfControl has found that some 62% of corporate networks are known to have been infected by spyware. The survey of 500 UK IT departments...

Web server attacks and website defacements up 36% in 2004, survey shows.(Brief Article)
April 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Server-side cybercrime observatory Zone-H and information security event Infosecurity Europe have jointly released the findings of a survey on web server security. The survey...

BT to provide broadband in rural Scotland.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
April 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms group BT is to provide broadband connectivity to remote and rural communities in Scotland under an agreement with the Scottish Executive. As part of the Executive's...

McAfee announces availability of Virex 7.6 for Macintosh.(Network Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), a provider of intrusion prevention and risk management solutions, has announced the availability of McAfee Virex 7.6 for Macintosh. The product offers small to...

New X64 operating systems offered support by Symantec.(Brief Article)
April 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), an information security provider, has announced that Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 10.0 will support Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows...

Advanced security capabilities and support for Microsoft operating systems announced by HP.(Hewlett-Packard Co.)(Brief Article)
April 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD HP has announced the introduction of what the company claims is the first business desktop system to meet future Microsoft security requirements and support for Microsoft Windows x64...

Email Systems unveils email management suite update V3.(Brief Article)
April 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Email Systems, an email systems specialist, has launched a third version of its suite of services. In addition to services such as anti-spam and anti-virus management along with...

Polycom announces availability of new Polycom QSX.(Brief Article)
April 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Polycom , Inc. (Nasdaq:PLCM), a provider of unified collaborative communications solutions, has announced the availability of Polycom QSX, a new Voice+Content solution that allows...

New Ethernet connectivity device ships from RAD Data Communications.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Access equipment supplier RAD Data Communications has introduced the TinyBridge-100, a remote, self-learning Ethernet bridge. The company claims that the product is the first on the...

ScanSafe offers Spyware Screening service.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed web security company ScanSafe is now offering a fully-managed screening service to protect networks against spyware. The Spyware Screening service works alongside ScanSafe...

SealedMedia announce the launch of Sealed Email for Blackberry.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SealedMedia has announced its Sealed Email for BlackBerry solution that enables sealed files to be accessed securely on an authorised user's BlackBerry. The software integrates...

SurfControl launches Enterprise Threat Shield to provide advanced spyware prevention.(Brief Article)
April 27, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SurfControl (LSE:SRF), a provider of multi-layered Internet security solutions for enterprises, has launched the SurfControl Enterprise Threat Shield. The product enables enterprises...

Fortinet and Equinux reveal product compatibility.(Equinux USA Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Unified Threat Management (UTM) company Fortinet has said that its FortiGate Antivirus Firewalls are compatible with the VPN Tracker from equinux, a provider of software for the Mac OS...

Thales UK releases entry-level IP encryptor.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronics and systems group Thales UK has unveiled its new Datacryptor AP (Advanced Performance) wire-speed 10MB/s IP Network Encryptor. The product, which is being marketed as...

Rogers Wireless and Visto launch MyMail.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Rogers Wireless Inc. (NYSE:RG) and Visto Corporation, has announced the launch of Mymail, a new wireless service providing two-way push e-mail, calendar and contacts to a customer's...

Saffron Technology releases SaffronWeb 2.0.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Saffron Technology, Inc., a developer of real-time associative memory systems, has announced the release of its new intelligence discovery software, SaffronWeb Version 2.0. ...

RimApp integrates SurfControl Web Filter with RoadBLOCK security appliance.(RimApp Technologies Ltd.)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company SurfControl plc (London:SRF) has said that its Web Filter tool has been integrated with the new RoadBLOCK range from RimApp Technologies Ltd, a Microsoft...