Corporate IT Update articles from July 2005

Corporate IT Update archives from July 2005

CallXpress 7.7 unified messaging solution released by Avanquest UK.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The AVST CallXpress 7.7 unified messaging solution has been released by Avanquest UK, a Business Process Management solutions provider. Avanquest said the new solution is intended...

New mobile service offering real-time instant messaging launched by Digital Rum.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital Rum has launched an extended Mobile Service that will be offered to all industry segments with immediate application in the retail, utilities, wireless operator and leisure...

Trend Micro unveils new virus, content and spam protection solutions.(Brief Article)
July 5, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD New antivirus, content security and spam protection products have been unveiled by Trend Micro Inc (TSE:4704, NASDAQ:TMIC), a provider of network antivirus and Internet content security...

ASG releases Version 8.2 of ASG-Safari suite.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The release of ASG-Safari suite Version 8.2 has been announced by ASG, an enterprise software and professional services provider. According to ASG the new version, available now,...

Desktop SMS "plug-in" messaging application unveiled by Mobile 365.(short messaging service)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Desktop SMS, a "plug-in" messaging application, has been unveiled by Mobile 365, a mobile messaging and data services provider. Mobile 365 said the application was developed in...

Voice-based identity checking solution unveiled by 192.com.(Brief Article)
July 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A voice-based identity checking solution developed for the financial sector has been unveiled by 192.com Business Services. The solution, called 192 SafeBank, is claimed to be the...

Eurostop introduces new ADSL services for fashion, footwear and general merchandise sectors.(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new range of managed ADSL services has been launched by Eurostop, a provider of retail systems for the fashion, footwear and general merchandise sectors. According to Eurostop, a...

Project to develop e-fire, the UK's first online Fire and Rescue Service portal, unveiled by Parity.(Parity Business Solutions)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A project to develop e-fire, the UK's first online Fire and Rescue Service portal, has been unveiled by Parity Business Solutions, an IT services company. The contract is reported...

PowerDsine launches power over Gigabit Ethernet Midspan for VoIP and WLAN environments.(voice over internet protocol, wireless local area networks)(Brief Article)
July 8, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PowerDsine Ltd (Nasdaq:PDSN), a provider of Power over Ethernet (PoE) solutions, has announced its new line of Power over Gigabit Ethernet Midspans, including the 24-port 6024G model,...

Sunbelt poll reveals firms' concern about spyware.(Brief Article)
July 8, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sunbelt System Software, a provider of Windows system administration tools and enterprise security solutions, has found that although companies perceive spyware as the most prevalent...

New version of ViewDirect TCI to be unveiled by Mobius Management Systems.(total content integrator)(Brief Article)
July 8, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new version of ViewDirect Total Content Integrator (TCI) is to be unveiled by Mobius Management Systems, a content management solutions provider. The ViewDirect TCI from Mobius...

Sunbelt's SunPoll has found that companies see spyware as the biggest network threat.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A poll has found that 68% of companies see spyware as the biggest security threat to their networks, according to Sunbelt System Software, a Windows system administration tools and...

Intentia International AB releases Intentia Application Suite 5.1.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish enterprise solutions provider Intentia International AB announced on Monday (11 July) the release of Intentia Application Suite 5.1, a full integration of Intentia's entire...

Intentia International AB releases stock build optimisation solution.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish enterprise solutions provider Intentia International AB announced on Monday (11 July) the release of a stock build optimisation solution that is designed to maximise food and...

UK's first online factoring service launched by Click4cashflow.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK's first online factoring service to enable companies to access money owed to them has been launched by Click4cashflow, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO, a global banking group. ...

New Management Suite for servers and desktops introduced by AppSense Ltd.(AppSense Technologies Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new Management Suite for servers and desktops has been introduced by AppSense Ltd, a system performance and security specialist. AppSense Management Suite is described as a...

Carnival Cruise Lines awards USD15m networking contract to AT&T.(Brief Article)
July 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A USD15m networking contract has been awarded to AT&T, a communications provider, to monitor network and applications through its secure customer portal. AT&T was selected by...

Vircom releases new Windows-based e-mail security appliance.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vircom Inc, a developer of secure e-mail management solutions, has introduced a new Windows-based e-mail security appliance called ModusGate. The new ModusGate appliance offers...

Joint Genesys-Microsoft solution deployed by Microsoft at its US headquarters.(Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 12, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc, an Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) company, has said that Microsoft has deployed a joint telephony-enabling collaboration solution that utilises Genesys...

StorEdge 9985 system unveiled by Sun Microsystems.(Brief Article)
July 12, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Sun StorEdge 9985 system has been unveiled by Sun Microsystems Inc (Nasdaq:SUNW), a technology developer. The new system is said to be a scaled-down version of the Sun StorEdge...

LiveTime Software reveals integration with asset management systems.(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LiveTime Software Inc, a provider of J2EE-based customer service and support software, has unveiled its new asset management integration engine (AMIE), included in LiveTime Help Desk...

Datawatch launches new Visual/Productivity Portal for Microsoft '.NET' and SharePoint.(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Datawatch Corp, a provider of report management, data transformation and service management solutions, has announced the launch of a new Visual|Productivity Portal for Microsoft '.NET'...

Philips releases new digital dictation and transcription solution.(SpeechExec from Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.)(Brief Article)
July 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Royal Philips Electronics has announced the release of SpeechExec, its new scaleable dictation and transcription software. The new software is able to deal with dictation sound files...

Sophos unveils ZombieAlert service.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An alert service to identify infected 'zombie' computers on a network has been unveiled by Sophos, a computer security specialist that protects businesses against viruses and spam. ...

Genesys unveils IP-enabled GVP.(Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc., genesys voice platform)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An IP-enabled version of the Genesys Voice Platform (GVP) has been unveiled by Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc, a software company and part of Alcatel (NYSE:ALA,...

Sprint to provide users with wider access to corporate e-mail.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sprint Corp, a supplier of voice, data and Internet services, has announced that it is to provide its customers with wider access to business-related e-mail from their mobile phones by...

Research reveals managers save employers money by working during holidays.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research has revealed that many managers work during their annual leave, despite employers encouraging them to take holiday, resulting in substantial cost savings for UK businesses. ...

BMC Software releases IT blogs.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A series of downloadable podcasts and blogs covering IT issues has been revealed by BMC Software Inc (NYSE:BMC), an enterprise management solutions provider. The new series is...

Volantis unveils service for i-mode users.(Brief Article)
July 15, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A service for content providers using the imminent i-mode platform has been unveiled by Volantis, an Intelligent Content Adaption solutions provider. According to Volantis, its...

UK businesses fail to submit websites to search engines.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey conducted in June 2005 by Fasthosts, a UK hosting company, has revealed that 68% of UK businesses fail to submit their websites to search engines. According to Fasthosts,...

ViewDirect Total Content Integrator version 2.2 introduced.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ViewDirect Total Content Integrator version 2.2 has been introduced by Mobius Management Systems Inc (Nasdaq:MOBI), a software provider for total content management (TCM). ...

Criticall introduces EmergencyCall version 2.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Version 2 of the EmergencyCall event notification system has been introduced by Criticall Limited, a notification and response solutions specialist. Following the terrorist attacks...

New version of SpheriQ unveiled by INSL.(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new version of SpheriQ, an e-mail content management service, has been unveiled by INSL, a security and network company. INSL said the new version is intended to help customers to...

Survey reveals employers value IT workers.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT and technology employees are more valued than they think, according to a survey in May 2005 that questioned 3,000 UK employees, including 258 IT workers. The research, completed...

New Content Manager solution launched by LAN 2 LAN.(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LAN 2 LAN, a network solutions consultancy, has announced that it has launched a new product that extends the application of its '.ROAM' offering and enables companies to push...

NMS unveils next-generation IP platforms.(NMS Communications Corp.)(CG6565 and CG6060)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two next-generation IP media processing platforms, CG6565 and CG6060, have been unveiled by NMS Communications, (NASDAQ:NMSS), a technologies and solutions provider for mobile...

Tandberg launches Bakstor solutions for data backup and recovery.(Tandberg Data ASA)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The release of Bakstor 1000 and Bakstor 2000 have marked the launch of a new range of intelligent backup and recovery solutions from Tandberg Data ASA, a data storage company. ...

Symbol introduces MC1000 hand-held device.(Symbol Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A Windows CE-based entry-level device aimed at retail and manufacturing companies has been introduced by Symbol Technologies. The MC1000 hand-held device is said to be most suitable...

karalon introduces security recognition solutions.(Traffic IQ Pro and Traffic IQ Basic)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Two new security and protocol recognition testing solutions have been introduced by karalon Ltd, a traffic recognition software solutions developer. According to karalon, the...

IDC releases study on IT spending.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A study has revealed that around 53% of IT spending in Western Europe in 2005 will come from small and medium sized businesses (with 1-499 employees). The study, Western European...

NetApp storage solutions added to Mistral Internet product portfolio.(Network Appliance)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mistral Internet, a UK-based Internet service provider, has announced that it has integrated a network-based storage solution from Network Appliance (NetApp) into its existing product...

Entanet discounts SDSL lines.(Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A discount on sales of SDSL lines in July and August is being offered by Entanet, a business ISP in the UK. Entanet is reported to be offering a 512KB/s SDSL connection for GBP175...

Alliance formed to offer service management tool.(Sidewinder Europe Ltd and CS Group offers new software )(Brief Article)
July 21, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An alliance to provide an end-to-end service management solution for the service sector, to include an optimised scheduling tool, has been announced. Computer Software Group plc...

SonicWALL unveils SSL-VPN solutions.(secure sockets layer - virtual private network)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new range of SSL-VPN solutions has been unveiled by SonicWALL Inc (NASDAQ:SNWL), an integrated network security, mobility and productivity solutions provider. According to...

SEH integrates PoE into new product line.(SEH Computertechnik GmbH, Power over Ethernet)(Brief Article)
July 22, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SEH Computertechnik GmbH (SEH), a network printing solutions provider, has claimed that it is the first vendor to integrate Power over Ethernet (PoE) into print servers and a dedicated...

Mobile broadband service from Dawson supplies temporary connectivity for events and emergency recovery.(Brief Article)
July 22, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dawson, a provider of satellite communication services to the broadcast, telecomms, military and emergency services sectors, has announced the launch of its Dawson Interconnect mobile...

Networks First unveils new mobile application.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new mobile application has been unveiled by Networks First, a provider of support services for network infrastructures, which is designed to log and track call-out progress by...

OfficeTalk now available direct from its developer.(Softalk Inc. releases customer relationship software)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD OfficeTalk, a customer relationship management solution aimed at small businesses, is now available directly from its original developer, Softalk. The solution enables businesses...

Entanet offers free migration.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Free migration from other service providers has been offered by Entanet, a business-to-business Internet solutions provider. Entanet said that new migrations, which require an...

AirPatrol Mobile 2.0 available in UK.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD AirPatrol Mobile v2.0, a solution to detect and locate rogue wireless networks, has been introduced to the UK by Network Utilities (Systems) Ltd, a network access security solutions...

ScanSafe reveals pilot spyware test.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A ten-week pilot test of the new Spyware Screening service from ScanSafe, a managed web security company, is said to have revealed the full scope of outbound spyware transmissions on...

Encryption to take central role in enterprise security, claims nCipher.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Encryption will play an increasingly central part in the future of mainstream enterprise security, according to nCipher plc (LSE: NCH), a cryptographic IT security solutions provider....

InTouch version 8 released by Computer 2000.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The latest version of InTouch, an e-commerce tool for resellers, has been introduced by Computer 2000, the UK unit of Tech Data. InTouch version 8 is said to provide customers with...

SANS reveals vulnerability of flawed backup software.(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey has revealed that flawed backup software is the current target for hackers seeking to access confidential corporate data. The survey, conducted by cybersecurity research...

Arbor releases new enterprise security technology.(Peakflow X User Tracking)(Brief Article)
July 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise security technology to track those spreading or involved in attacks on corporate networks has been introduced by Arbor Networks Inc, a network security company. Arbor's...

SonicWALL ships new Content Security Manager.(Brief Article)
July 27, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A fully integrated security and content management appliance has been introduced by SonicWALL Inc (NASDAQ: SNWL), a integrated network security provider. SonicWALL's new Content...

Kodak introduces cheque scanning solution.(Eastman Kodak Co.)(Brief Article)
July 28, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A solution to convert paper cheques to digital images and speed up the clearance process has been introduced by Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK), a document imaging business. Kodak...

Online ID verification solution released by 192.com.(Brief Article)
July 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An international online ID verification solution has been released by 192.com Business Services, an identity authentication company, in an effort to deal with the increasing fraud in...

Steelhead 2.0 WDS solution unveiled by Riverbed.(wide area data services solution from Riverbed Technology)(Brief Article)
July 29, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The release of Steelhead 2.0, a Wide-area Data Services (WDS) solution, has been unveiled by Riverbed Technology, a provider of products for application acceleration on wide area...