Corporate IT Update articles from February 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from February 2003

GoldMine Business Content Manager 6.0 ships from FrontRange.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer relationship software and solutions developer FrontRange Solutions Inc has launched version 6.0 of GoldMine Business Content Manager. The contact management solution is...

New CRM product for commercial banking launched by Pivotal.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CRM software provider Pivotal Corp has launched a CRM product that is designed specifically for the commercial banking market sector. The new offering uses Pivotal's architecture...

StorageTek reveals the LTO-2 tape drive for its tape library products.(HP LTO-2 drive)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tape storage solutions supplier StorageTek has announced HP's LTO Ultrium Generation 2 tape drive for StorageTek L180 and L700 tape libraries. The LTO-2 drive offers 400GB capacity...

IDC reports a fall in IT investment by European manufacturers.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has observed that IT spending in the European manufacturing industry is falling. The company found that while IT investment is still...

Aventail ships EX-1500 clientless SSL VPN appliance.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SSL VPN company Aventail has announced the immediate availability of its EX-1500 clientless SSL VPN appliance. The new offering makes it possible for remote users to connect to a...

StorageTek to cut the cost of L-Series Performance Tape Libraries in the UK.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tape automation company StorageTek has announced that it is to reduce the list prices for its L-Series Performance Tape Libraries in the UK. The products - including drives and...

MicroStrategy Transactor available now.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD MicroStrategy Inc, a provider of e-business software, has announced the immediate availability of the MicroStrategy Transactor platform. The new offering enables companies to build...

VMware GSX Server ships from Unisys.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT services and solutions company Unisys Corp has launched its VMware GSX Server for the Unisys Enterprise Server ES7000 product line. The new offering features virtual partitioning...

New Data Mediation and Kenan Rating Server products ship from CSG.(CSG Systems)(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer care and billing solutions provider CSG Systems has released updated versions of its Data Mediation and Kenan Rating Server products. Both of the new offerings are used in...

Symantec finds decrease in cyber attacks but increase in reported vulnerabilities.(Brief Article)
February 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec has published a report on Internet security threats that shows a decrease in attacks. The company observed a 6% decrease in the number of cyber...

DB2 Information Integrator ships from IBM.(Brief Article)
February 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has launched its DB2 Information Integrator software that is designed to access, integrate and analyse information. According to the company this could lead to shorter...

Tiscali and IoD survey finds UK companies would like government grants for broadband.(Institute of Directors)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new broadband survey has been carried out in the UK by Internet communication company Tiscali UK Business Services and the Institute of Directors (IoD). The results showed that...

MarkzTools 5 ships from Markzware.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Netherlands-based quality control solutions developer Markzware has announced the immediate availability of version 5 of MarkzTools. The new product is designed to be used to...

NEC Computers ships new server product.(NEC Express5800/120Mf )(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Computer manufacturer NEC Computers (UK) Ltd has announced the immediate availability of the NEC Express5800/120Mf two-way server. The new offering features two Intel Xeon...

Selling Solutions Software ships its solutionfinder pro product.(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sales interface systems company Selling Solutions Software Ltd has released its solutionfinder pro software. The sales decision assistance solution is designed to support the sales...

Masternaut launches vehicle tracking system in the UK.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD French fleet management company Masternaut has launched a fleet information service in the UK that uses GPRS mobile communications to track vehicles. The service utilises satellite...

Macromedia introduces developer subscription service.(Macromedia DevNet Professional )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet tool developer Macromedia Inc has launched the Macromedia DevNet Subscriptions service for developers. The aim of the service is to provide developers and enterprises with...

WebCritique relaunches its online services web site.(http://www.WebCritique.co.uk )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based web analysis company WebCritique has relaunched its web site. The site - located at http://www.WebCritique.co.uk - offers usability, copywriting, content and marketing...

Vignette launches new suites for V7 product family.(Vignette Portal Group Suite, Vignette Portal Business Suite and Vignette Portal Enterprise Suite)(Brief Article)
February 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise web applications provider Vignette Corp has added a number of new Vignette Portal Suites to its V7 product range. The Vignette Portal Group Suite, Vignette Portal...

VIA NET.WORKS UK finds one in 145 e-mails is a virus.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed Internet services provider VIA NET.WORKS UK has made the claim that one out of every 145 e-mails is a virus. The recording was made in January 2003 and observed all of the...

Trivnet launches new e-payment platform.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Payment platform provider Trivnet has released an e-payment platform based on its Feature Framework Technology. The platform can be used to manage transactions between merchants or...

Symantec ships Internet attack early warning system.(Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System 4.0 )(Brief Article)
February 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has released its Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System 4.0. The new product is designed to be used as an early warning system, capable...

RSA Security warns London businesses to protect their wireless networks.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company RSA Security Inc has warned business in London, UK that their wireless networks may be vulnerable to 'drive-by' hacking. The company goes on to state that...

Hotcourses launches Enquiry Manager for universities.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK technology company Hotcourses Systems has launched an Internet-based customer relationship system for managing online enquiries. Enquiry Manager is designed specifically for...

ClearCommerce Engine 5.1 available now.(Brief Article)
February 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Risk management and payment processing software provider ClearCommerce has launched version 5.1 of its ClearCommerce Engine. The new product offering includes an automated order...

Music industry organisation warns companies of dangers of file-sharing.(International Federation of the Phonographic Industry)(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), a trade group that represents record labels, has warned companies that their employees are illegally downloading music...

Interliant launches managed firewall service.(Brief Article)
February 17, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed infrastructure service provider Interliant UK has begun offering a managed firewall solution. The service utilises Nokia IP30 hardware together with SofaWare's Safe@Office...

IBM launches new storage solutions for medium companies.(TotalStorage FAStT 900, TotalStorage Linear Tape-Open Ultrium 2, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager )(Brief Article)
February 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has revealed a number of storage solutions that are intended for use primarily for medium sized companies. The new releases include the TotalStorage FAStT 900 disk storage...

Technology spending rising faster in the US than in Europe claims Forrester.(Brief Article)
February 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology analysis company Forrester Research has predicted that the US will increase its spending on technology in 2003. Conversely, Europe is expected to reduce its rate of...

Amdocs Enabler 4.5 available now.(Brief Article)
February 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing and CRM supplier Amdocs has announced the immediate availability of version 4.5 of its Enabler product. The prepaid-postpaid platform supports voice, content, data and...

Convergys releases latest version of its rating and billing software.(Geneva 5.2)(Brief Article)
February 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing, customer care and employee care services provider Convergys Corp has launched version 5.2 of its Geneva software. The real-time, transaction-based rating and billing...

GFI releases new version of GFI MailEssentials.(GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 8.0)(Brief Article)
February 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD GFI, a provider of Windows-based content security, network security and messaging software, has announced the launch of GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 8. GFI MailEssentials 8...

New version of 4D's WebSTAR server available now.(WebSTAR 5.2.4 )(Brief Article)
February 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT products developer 4D UK has launched the most recent version of its web and mail server for the Mac OS. The 4D WebSTAR 5.2.4 features built-in support for web services, more...

Instant messaging could introduce security vulnerabilities claims ictnet.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT support company ictnet has issued a warning to businesses that have self-installed instant messaging software. The company claims that organisations could have introduced a...

EdgeXtend 2.0 ships from Persistence.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data services software provider Persistence Software Inc has launched version 2.0 of its EdgeXtend integrated data services product. The software now supports the Linux operating...

Avellino Discovery Version 3.1 available now.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data integration solutions vendor Avellino Technologies has revealed version 3.1 of its Avellino Discovery product. The data profiling and analysis solution is designed for use by...

WDS launches `Microsoft Smartphone 2002 - WDStraining Simulator`.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Provider of knowledge based services for network operators and manufacturers, Wireless Data Services (WDS), has announced the launch of the `Microsoft Smartphone 2002 - WDStraining...

Online accounting service launched in the UK.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Accounting services web site Desktop Accountant has launched an online book-keeping and accounting service. The NetAccountz service can be used by small businesses in the UK to...

PowerQuest DeployCenter 5.5 available now.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage lifecycle automation products provider PowerQuest Corp has released version 5.5 of its PowerQuest DeployCenter. The new product can be used to deploy operating systems and...

Polycom Conference Suite 5.0 available now.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Voice and video conferencing company Polycom Inc has released its Polycom Conference Suite 5.0. The new version of the software is designed to schedule and manage video or voice...

Avaya and Microsoft team to develop customer service system.
February 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications network builder Avaya Inc has entered into a development alliance with Microsoft Business Systems. Under the terms of the agreement both companies will jointly create...

TokOpen2 document management system ships from Tokairo.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document management company Tokairo has released TokOpen2, a new version of its TokOpen document management system. The company claims that a number of improvements have been made...

CWJobs observes a fall in the UK IT jobs market.(Brief Article)
February 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online employment organisation CWJobs has reported that the number of IT job vacancies in the UK fell by 38% in the final quarter of 2002. The company claims that the 38% drop is...

REVIEW: Excel Charts.(Book Review)
February 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Excel spreadsheet program has a lot to answer for. Certainly it has changed the way in which many people operate their businesses and private lives (some of us remember Lotus 1-2-3...

NTA Monitor warns UK companies of e-commerce vulnerabilities.(Brief Article)
February 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security testing company NTA Monitor has completed a piece of research that shows a number of e-commerce vulnerabilities are occurring frequently amongst UK companies. The...

SmartFilter 3.2 ships from Secure Computing.(Brief Article)
February 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security company Secure Computing Corp has announced the immediate availability of SmartFilter 3.2. The Internet access management application provides a database of...

Alcatel and Witness join forces to combine products.(Brief Article)
February 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Performance optimisation software and services supplier Witness Systems has entered into a technology partnership with Alcatel, an IP communications solutions provider. Under the...

SQL Management Suite 2.0 ships from NetIQ.(Brief Article)
February 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management, security management and web analytics solutions provider NetIQ has released version 2.0 of its SQL Management Suite. The new offering lets companies manage SQL...

Marketing Automation System ships from Unisys.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology services and solutions company Unisys Corp has launched a new sales and marketing tool for pharmaceutical companies. The Marketing Automation System synthesises data from...

Convergys Activation Manager Release 3.1 available now.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing, employee care and customer care services provider Convergys Corp has launched version 3.1 of its Activation Manager. The new offering provides subscriber service...

Lucent ships new CDMA2000 base station system.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network builder Lucent Technologies has launched a CDMA2000 base station system for increasing the capacity of Lucent base stations. The company claims that Flexent CDMA High...

Sophos research finds SMEs could be better protected.
February 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Sophos has completed research showing that 42% of all SMEs only update their antivirus software once a week or less. In comparison, 29% of all larger...

Comunica launches free IT helpline.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based connectivity, networks and support company Comunica plc has launched a telephone hotline offering guidance on corporate network management. A team has been set up on the...

Experian and ClearCommerce team to produce online fraud prevention platform.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information solutions company Experian has joined forces with risk management and payment processing software provider ClearCommerce to deliver an online fraud prevention platform. ...

Ipswitch Instant Messenger available now.(Brief Article)
February 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet messaging software provider Ipswitch Inc has launched the Ipswitch Instant Messenger for businesses. The messaging system lets a company's employees send messages to each...