Corporate IT Update articles from August 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from August 2003

IDC finds more companies could measure the return on investment for IT security products.
August 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has conducted a survey on risk management assessments and found that just 13% of businesses track the value of their IT security investments....

PowerQuest announces two new business IT solutions.(PowerQuest V2i Builder and PowerQuest DeployCenter Library)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage lifecycle automation provider PowerQuest Corp has launched two new solutions for enterprise deployment and systems management needs. The PowerQuest V2i Builder is designed...

Tally ships three new printers.(Sprintjet range )(Brief Article)
August 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Computer printer company Tally has launched three new production ink printers that are each designed to minimise the printing costs for organisations that carry out a lot of printing...

IDC predicts an increase in mobile workers to 2006.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has conducted a study on how business decision makers in the UK view corporate e-mail solutions. From the results the company predicted...

Riverhead ships two new network security products.(Riverhead Detector and Riverhead Guard)(Brief Article)
August 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business continuity solutions provider Riverhead Networks has launched the second versions of its Riverhead Detector and Riverhead Guard products. Both of the new releases are...

Embarcadero DT/Studio 2.0 available now.(Brief Article)
August 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions provider Embarcadero Technologies Inc has launched its Embarcadero DT/Studio 2.0 product for extraction, transformation and...

Aelita Recovery Manager for Exchange available now.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security company Aelita Software has announced the immediate availability of its Aelita Recovery Manager for Exchange solution for backup and restore operations. The new...

MindManager2Notes ships from Mindjet.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business solutions provider Mindjet UK has launched its MindManager2Notes software for brainstorming and planning on Lotus Notes or Domino applications. The company claims that the...

Upgraded Novell eDirectory available soon.(Brief Article)
August 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information solutions provider Novell Inc has upgraded its Novell eDirectory service to include support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8. The...

StorageTek ships its T9840C tape drive.(Brief Article)
August 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage services and solutions company StorageTek has launched its T9840C tape drive with fast access and improved capacity. The device is part of StorageTek's T9X40 family of tape...

New anti-spam tool available now from Clearswift.(CS MAILsweeper Anti-spam Edition)(Brief Article)
August 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronic communications management and security software provider Clearswift has announced the immediate availability of its CS MAILsweeper Anti-spam Edition. Companies adopting...

META Group survey points to more investment in intrusion detection.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT research, advisory services and strategic consulting provider META Group Inc has predicted that there will be increased spending on intrusion detection systems in the future. ...

Sagitta launches SAN monitoring service.(eXpert Support Service )(Brief Article)
August 8, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage services company Sagitta has introduced its eXpert Support Service for the remote monitoring of SAN switches from Brocade Communications Systems Inc, a storage area network...

Portal Software launches new features for its billing product.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing and subscriber management solutions provider Portal Software Inc has launched a number of new features for its convergent billing solution. The company is now offering a...

InterChange iQ 2000plus ships from Westell.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network convergence company Westell Ltd has released its InterChange iQ 2000plus product for IP convergence. The new offering is designed to provide companies with a method of...

BrightArrow and 3Com team to offer combined product.(Brief Article)
August 8, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A product integration partnership has been formed between voice and data networking company 3Com Corp and call management software provider BrightArrow Technologies Inc. Under the...

Datamonitor expects a rise in security spending.(Brief Article)
August 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market analyst Datamonitor has predicted that revenues from the global investment in security products will reach USD13.5bn by 2006. The increase will be driven by an increased...

Two new products ship from Imaje.(Mailjet Advantage and Messajer 520 )(Brief Article)
August 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Marking and coding solutions provider Imaje has launched its Mailjet Advantage and Messajer 520 systems for addressing and personalising large volumes of mail. Mailjet Advantage...

Exact Abacus reveals new order processing service.(Brief Article)
August 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT systems and services group Exact Abacus has announced its upcoming pay-as-you-go order processing service designed for the mail order and multi-channel retail sector. Companies...

LFM to resell Meticulus' Red Letter solution.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A reseller partnership has been formed between legal software provider LFM Group and Meticulus Solutions, a secure communications and document management systems developer. Under...

Staffware chosen by HDFC Standard Life Insurance to provide workflow solution.(Process Suite workflow solution )(Brief Article)
August 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Workflow and business process management software company Staffware is deploying its Process Suite workflow solution at HDFC Standard Life Insurance, a financial organisation. Once...

Safety-Kleen opts for automation system from Intermec.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Supply chain solutions provider Intermec Technologies Corp has been chosen by industrial waste management and environmental services company Safety-Kleen Corp to provide a sales and...

InMon and Enterasys team to produce new network control solution.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network infrastructure provider Enterasys Networks Inc has entered into a product integration partnership with InMon Corp, a traffic management solutions provider. Both companies...

Two new releases available from McDATA.(Brief Article)
August 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage networking solutions provider McDATA Corp has released version 4.0 of its SANavigator solution and version 8.0 of its EFCM product. Both new software offerings are designed...

Embarcadero ER/Studio 6.0 available now.(Brief Article)
August 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions provider Embarcadero Technologies Inc has launched version 6.0 of its Embarcadero ER/Studio software for security and data...

SurfControl E-mail Filter 4.7 available now.(Brief Article)
August 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web and e-mail filtering company SurfControl has launched its SurfControl E-mail Filter 4.7 software for detecting spam and preventing it from reaching the inbox. Companies using...

Serena ships ChangeMan DS 5.6 product.(Brief Article)
August 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise chain management solutions supplier Serena Software Inc has announced the immediate availability of version 5.6 of its ChangeMan DS chain management solution. The new...

MEDIACONTACT V2 ships from Telelogos.(Brief Article)
August 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD French telecomms software publishing company Telelogos has announced the immediate availability of its MEDIACONTACT V2 management and synchronisation software. The new offering is...

InterXion advises companies to ensure their IT systems will run in the event of a blackout.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data centre management company InterXion has claimed that the downtime that was experienced by many companies on 14 August 2003 in the US could have been avoided if they had backed up...

SuperGlue ships from Informatica.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data integration and business intelligence software provider Informatica Corp has launched its SuperGlue web-based metadata management solution. Companies adopting the new product...

EDS ships new desktop service management product.(myCOE)(Brief Article)
August 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Global services company EDS has released its myCOE utility-based desktop solution for desktop services management. Companies adopting the new solution can control their costs and...

BMC ships new IT management solutions.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise management company BMC Software Inc has launched its Service Impact Manager and Event Manager products for IT management operations. Once the business service management...

Internet Gateway Solution ships from Scalable Networks.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network consultancy Scalable Networks has launched its Internet Gateway Solution for delivering services and managing electronic transactions. Scalable Networks has combined a...

Swiftwriter available now from Omtool.(Brief Article)
August 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document messaging applications provider Omtool Ltd has launched its Swiftwriter product for saving PDF files into a range of document management systems. Using the new release...

Rainbow report finds password authentication can be costly.(Brief Article)
August 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information security solutions provider Rainbow Technologies Inc has conducted a survey and found that the use of passwords and user names is a costly and insecure means of preventing...

Embarcadero Extreme Test available now.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions provider Embarcadero Technologies Inc has launched its Embarcadero Extreme Test product for testing enterprise systems. The...

Software Claims Management ships from Staffware.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business process management software supplier Staffware has released its Staffware Claims Management business solution for the property and casualty insurance industry. Companies...

Rohde & Schwarz uses LOGINventory to manage worldwide PC network inventory.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software and consulting company LOGIN has provided its inventory management product LOGINventory to test and measurement equipment maker Rohde & Schwarz. Rohde & Schwarz is using...

Waterford Technologies offers Email Audit service.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail management solutions provider Waterford Technologies has introduced a new service for businesses which aims to highlight the risks, issues and cost of e-mail use. The Email...

Computer Associates advises businesses to follow best practice security guidelines.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Computer Associates International Inc has issued a statement advising IT managers to adhere to updated security guidelines and ensure that all operational procedures...

KBX4000 revealed by Kashya.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data protection solutions provider Kashya has announced the upcoming release of its KBX4000 product for disaster recovery. The offering will ensure that data centres can have their...

Marconi offers security services to businesses.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms equipment, services and solutions company Marconi Corp plc has launched a new range of services that are designed to provide secure network management and information...

IPReplicator 2.0 ships from LinkPro.(Brief Article)
August 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data availability and protection software provider LinkPro Technologies Inc has launched version 2.0 of its IPReplicator product for replication and backup. The new offering lets...

New businesses want to set up online, shows Actinic survey.(Brief Article)
August 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online commerce software developer Actinic Software has completed research showing that some businesses are setting up online because they are scared of starting a business on the high...

MPC5/110 ships from DLoG.(Brief Article)
August 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Touch-screen data solutions provider DLoG (UK) Ltd has launched an industrial PC that has been designed for mobile operation. The company says that the MPC5/110 can be placed into...

THUS offers new IP VPN service.(Brief Article)
August 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based voice, data, Internet and contact centre services company THUS plc has launched a new version of its FlexiVPN IP-based VPN service that is aimed at smaller companies. THUS...

August 2003 sees rise in virus activity.(Brief Article)
August 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital risk management company mi2g has reported that the month of August 2003 has seen an increase in the damage caused by worms and viruses. The company claims that the increase...

HSO Vault ships from HighSpeed Office.(Brief Article)
August 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Integrated communications provider HighSpeed Office has introduced a new managed online remote backup service called HSO Vault. The product backs up data and makes it available...

META Group sees increase in BPM projects.(Brief Article)
August 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT research company META Group Inc has found that the majority of businesses are expecting to have some form of business performance management (BPM) initiative underway by 2004. A...

SafeGuard LAN Crypt 3.0 ships from Utimaco Safeware.(Brief Article)
August 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security solutions provider Utimaco Safeware AG has introduced a new version of its SafeGuard LAN Crypt solution. SafeGuard LAN Crypt 3.0 offers enhanced data security and access...

New version of CouponVault system ships from Straight Banana Software.(Brief Article)
August 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems developer Straight Banana Software has unveiled a new version of its CouponVault document management solution for the airline passenger revenue accounting environment. ...

NTA Monitor warns of poor IT security in UK legal sector.(Vertical Market Security Report 2003 )(Brief Article)
August 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The level of IT security among legal firms in the UK is poor, according to Internet security testing company NTA Monitor. The company's Vertical Market Security Report 2003 states...