Corporate IT Update articles from April 2008

Corporate IT Update archives from April 2008

Radiant Systems Inc's Point of Sale Solution chosen by Batteries Plus for 300 stores.
April 2, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Radiant Systems Inc (Nasdaq:RADS), a developer, installer and deliverer of solutions for managing site operations in the hospitality and retail industries, revealed on 1 April that it...

Alcatel-Lucent selected by Craig Wireless for Palm Springs WiMAX network deployment.
April 2, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris:ALU) (NYSE:ALU), a voice, data and video communication services delivery solutions provider, has been selected by Craig Wireless (TSX:CWG), a telecomms...

Anam selected by TELUS to deliver messaging control.
April 3, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Provider of revenue generating SMS applications, Anam, has announced that TELUS (NYSE:TU), a Canada based telecomms company, has selected SMART Services Messaging Control for its...

Licensing deal with multi-national consulting firm signed by Copernic Inc.
April 4, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Copernic Inc (NasdaqCM:CNIC), which provides search technology for web, desktop and mobile spaces, said on 3 April that for 4,100 licenses of its Copernic Desktop Search Corporate...

Cray's new MPP supercomputer to be provided to University of Tennessee.
April 4, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cray Inc (NasdaqGM:CRAY), a super computer company, announced on Thursday (3 April) that the company will be providing the University of Tennessee in the US with a next-generation...

Taylor Woodrow implements Open Text EDRMS solution.
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX)(TSX: OTC), an independent provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, has announced that Taylor Woodrow, a UK provider of construction...

Aladdin introduces Aladdin eToken NG-FLASH 72K.
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aladdin Knowledge Systems (Nasdaq:ALDN), a provider of Software DRM, USB-based authentication and enterprise secure content management solutions, announced on Monday (7 April) the...

TelePacific selects Alcatel-Lucent's optical solution for network expansion.
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An optical solution from communications solutions provider Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE:ALU) has been selected for the expansion of the existing network of TelePacific Communications...

Cisco technology selected for Honolulu network upgrade.(Brief article)
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Networking solutions provider Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) has revealed that its channel partners enVision Networked Solutions and Hawaiian Telcom worked with the city of Honolulu to help deploy...

Google unveils preview release of Google App Engine.
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A preview release of Google App Engine has been unveiled by Internet search engine company Google, providing an application-hosting tool which can be used by developers to build...

Logility Inc forms partnership with Npo Business Solutions SpA.
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Logility Inc (Nasdaq:LGTY), a supplier of collaborative solutions to optimise the supply chain, reported yesterday (7 April) that it has signed a partnership deal with consulting...

Information Technology Inc's Premier software suite chosen by Nuestro Banco.
April 8, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fiserv Inc (NASDAQ:FISV), a provider of information management systems and services, announced on 7 April that its business unit, Information Technology Inc (ITI), has signed a...

Barracuda Web Site Firewall introduced by Barracuda Networks.(Website overview)
April 9, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Barracuda Networks Inc, a provider of application security appliances, launched on Tuesday (8 April) the Barracuda Web Site Firewall product line, a web application security appliance....

Highdeal chosen by Hub telecom.
April 9, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Highdeal, a provider of pricing and rating solutions, has deployed its solution at Hub telecom, a subsidiary of Aeroports de Paris group and a designer of solutions for mobility and...

Finjan introduces Vital Security Web appliances v9.0.
April 9, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web security solutions provider Finjan Inc announced on Tuesday (8 April) the release of version 9.0 of its Vital Security Web appliances. According to the company, Vital Security...

Vision Solutions collaborates with IBM and Arrow on business continuity offering.
April 9, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vision Solutions, a provider of high availability (HA) and disaster recovery solutions in IBM's Power Systems markets, introduced on Tuesday (8 April) an express offering targeting...

Hornbill's Supportworks Essentials selected by Dogs Trust.
April 9, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Supportworks Essentials help desk management software from Hornbill Systems (Hornbill), which provides service management solutions, has been selected by Dogs Trust, a UK dog...

Metia selected as Capital ID's first UK solution partner.(Brief article)
April 9, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Metia, an integrated marketing services company which delivers solutions, services and tools and has developed a wide range of enterprise-wide marketing applications and collaborative...

Majority of UK websites contain vulnerabilities - report.
April 10, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web application tests performed for UK organisations showed that the websites of 70% of then contain weak encryption or cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, according to Annual...

Cisco to provide infrastructure equipment to Scripps Networks.
April 10, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cisco (NasdaqGS:CSCO), a provider of networking solutions, announced on Wednesday (9 April) that Scripps Networks, a division of The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), has selected...

Qualcomm signs agreement with S-Fone for BREW services in Vietnam.
April 10, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM), a provider of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions, announced on Thursday (9 April) that the company has signed an agreement with...

IBM to provide broadcast production system for German news channel.
April 10, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information Technology Co and IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Wednesday (9 April) that N24 Gesellschaft fr Nachrichten und Zeitgeschehen mbH (N24), a news channel based in Germany, has...

Esurance deploys Cisco's security technology.
April 10, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security technology from networking solutions provider Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) has been deployed by Esurance, a direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company and subsidiary of White...

Harris Corporation awarded contract by US Space and Missile Systems Centre.
April 11, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announced on Thursday (10 April) that the company has been awarded a 10-year contract...

IBM signs contract with ALNO AG in Germany.
April 11, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Thursday (10 April) that ALNO AG, a German kitchen manufacturer, has signed a five-year, double-digit million euro services...

Knowledge I.T awarded NHS contract.
April 11, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business solutions provider Knowledge I.T has won a new contract to provide the primary care trusts (PCT) in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland, in the UK, with IT equipment...

AT&T signs contract for network services in Florida state.
April 11, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) announced on Thursday (10 April) that the company has entered into a USD500m contract with the Florida Department of Management...

Swedish IT consulting company HiQ International AB receives new consulting contract from ACE Interactive.
April 11, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish IT and management consulting company HiQ International AB (OMX Stockholm:HIQ) said on Thursday (10 April) that it has secured a new framework contract for consulting services...

NICE announces availability of enterprise branch VoIP recording on Cisco AXP.
April 14, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Advanced solutions provider NICE Systems (Nasdaq:NICE) announced on Friday (11 April) that its enterprise branch VoIP recording is available on the Cisco Application eXtension Platform...

Kaspersky Lab releases Kasperskymail Gateway 5.6.
April 15, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kaspersky Lab, a provider of Internet security software solutions, announced on Monday (14 April) the release of KasperskyMail Gateway 5.6, a new version of its solution that protects...

MontaVista introduces MontaVista Linux Professional Edition supporting Xilinx Virtex-5 FXT FPGAs.
April 15, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Linux provider MontaVista Software Inc announced on Monday (14 April) the availability of MontaVista Linux Professional Edition to develop and run applications using the Virtex-5 FXT...

Ericsson signs GSM expansion framework agreements in China.
April 15, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile and wireless communications company Ericsson (NasdaqGS:ERIC) on Monday (14 April) announced that the company has signed GSM expansion framework agreements with China Mobile and...

TeamExpand announces beta release of TX Chrono timesheet tracking application.(Brief article)
April 16, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD TeamExpand, a developer of products complimentary to Microsoft Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), announced on Tuesday (15 April) the beta release of TX Chrono, a timesheet tracking...

Scottish Government selects exalead one:enterprise search solution.
April 16, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Exalead, a provider of search software for business and the web, announced on Tuesday (15 April) that The Scottish Government has selected its exalead one:enterprise solution to give...

IBM selected by Ballance Agri-Nutrients for business transformation.
April 16, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM) announced on Tuesday (15 April) that Ballance Agri-Nutrients, based in New Zealand, has selected IBM Global Business Services to assist...

Verizon Business selected by Aditya Birla Minacs for communication network management.
April 16, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and a provider of integrated communications and information technology (IT) solutions, announced on Tuesday (15 April) that...

Dell launches redesigned Vostro laptop range for small businesses.
April 16, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The redesigned Vostro laptop range for small businesses has been launched by computer company Dell Inc (Nasdaq:DELL), with products already available in Europe, Middle East and Africa,...

Netpresenter introduces Netpresenter Player 5.0.
April 17, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Netpresenter, a provider of communication software, has launched Netpresenter Player 5.0, its new digital signage player software. According to the company, the new release features...

VXL Instruments introduces new high-end thin client.
April 17, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VXL Instruments, a supplier of thin client hardware, has added a high-end thin client to its range, aimed at users of advanced applications that demand more power. According to the...

Coveo releases Coveo G2B for Email.
April 17, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Coveo Solutions, Inc, a provider of enterprise search solutions, unveiled on Wednesday (16 April) a limited release of Coveo G2B for Email. According to the company, Coveo G2B for...

Free online ITIL V3 assessment introduced by Axios.(Brief article)
April 17, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Axios Systems, an international IT Service Management (ITSM) company, launched on Wednesday (16 April) a free online ITIL V3 assessment to help organisations to drive IT Best Practice....

GeoMods geotargeting platform introduced by Urban Mapping.(Brief article)
April 18, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Urban Mapping, Inc, a provider of location-rich content for interactive applications, announced on Thursday (17 April) general availability of GeoMods, a geotargeting technology...

Linksys to include IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection into Linksys by Cisco.
April 18, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Linksys, a division of VoIP, wireless and networking solutions provider Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), has entered into an agreement with information technology company IBM (NYSE:IBM), under...

RF Monolithics selected by the Chicago Metra for facilities management system.
April 18, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RF Monolithics Inc (RFM) (Nasdaq:RFMI), a provider of technology and solutions to the wireless industry, announced on Thursday (17 April) that the Chicago Metra Commuter Rail System,...

Complinet introduces TransWatch transaction monitoring solution.
April 21, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Complinet, a provider of dynamic and connected risk and compliance solutions to the financial services industry, has launched TransWatch, a transaction monitoring solution that enables...

Strategic partnership reported between eGain Communications Corporation and Consilium Software for the Asia Pacific Market.
April 21, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD eGain Communications Corporation (OTCBB:EGAN.OB), which provides customer service and contact centre software that enables companies to build customer interaction hubs, announced on 20...

Equinix chosen by Chi-X Europe.
April 22, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Equinix Inc (Nasdaq:EQIX), a provider of network-neutral data centres and Internet exchange services, announced on Monday (21 April) that it has been selected as both the primary and...

New family of analytical platforms introduced by Teradata.
April 22, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), a provider of active enterprise data warehousing solutions, introduced on Monday (21 April) a new family of platforms featuring the Teradata 12.0...

Qualys introduces QualysGuard 6.0.
April 23, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Qualys Inc, a provider of on-demand security risk and compliance management solutions, announced on Tuesday (22 April) QualysGuard 6.0, an upgrade to its solution for vulnerability and...

Veracode introduces SecurityReview service.
April 23, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Veracode, a specialist in on-demand application security testing, is launching a portfolio of subscription-based services to provide organisations with an independent view of the risks...

Yoggie introduces Gatekeeper Card Pro.
April 23, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Yoggie Security Systems (Yoggie), a hardware/software USB security appliance company, unveiled on Tuesday (22 April) at the Infosecurity Europe conference the Gatekeeper Card Pro. ...

Convergys Corporation solutions to lower IT costs and launch services for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited.
April 23, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Convergys Corporation (NYSE:CVG), which provides relationship management solutions, revealed yesterday (22 April) that a multi-year licensing, support and maintenance contract for the...

MessageLabs warns of Olympic-themed Trojans.(Brief article)
April 24, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MessageLabs, a provider of messaging and web security services, revealed on Wednesday (23 April) new research showing the frequency and locations of targeted Trojan attacks and the...

Limehouse's uengage software selected by SOLACE to create consultation portal.
April 24, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Limehouse Software, a provider of web-based document collaboration, creation, publishing and key stakeholder consultation solutions, announced on Wednesday (23 April) that SOLACE (the...

Single software stack IDTV solution unveiled by Cabot Communications.
April 24, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cabot Communications, a digital TV software supplier, has announced that it has developed a single software stack IDTV solution that supports both analogue and digital TV broadcasts....

The Institute of Cancer Research selects InterSystems Ensemble.
April 24, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD InterSystems has announced that it has been selected by The Institute of Cancer Research, a cancer research organisation, to streamline its administrative processes and increase data...

ITT Communications Systems signs new license agreement with ARC International.
April 29, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ARC International plc (LSE: ARK), a provider of configurable media subsystems and CPU/DSP processors, announced on Monday (28 April) that ITT Communications Systems, a provider of...

NetBenefit launches Windows Server 2008 hosting platform.
April 30, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NetBenefit, a web hosting company in the UK and part of Group NBT plc (LSE: NBT.), announced on Tuesday (29 April) the launch of its Windows Server 2008 hosting platform. ...

Mediasurface introduces Morello 5.7.(Brief article)
April 30, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mediasurface (AIM:MSR), a content management solution provider, launched on Tuesday (29 April) Morello 5.7, its enterprise-level solution for web content management. According to...

Nike extends IT outsourcing contract with ACS.
April 30, 2008... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Affiliated Computer Services Inc (ACS)(NYSE: ACS), a provider of business process outsourcing and information technology solutions, on Tuesday (29 April) announced that the company has...