Corporate IT Update articles from June 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from June 2003

New online training programme launched by SoftwareByBay.(Web-based Information Security Education program)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SoftwareByBay has introduced an online training programme for teaching company employees how to prevent a security breach or attack. The Web-based Information Security Education...

Datamonitor expects an increase in IT infrastructure investment by financial companies over 2003.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market analyst Datamonitor has reported that the majority of banks and insurance companies in Western Europe intend to increase their investments in IT infrastructure throughout 2003....

Dimensions 8 ships from Merant.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software and services provider Merant has launched a new version of its Dimensions platform for managing change. Dimensions 8 is designed to deliver improved usability and...

SMS Executive+ ships from General Wireless.
June 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile messaging solutions provider General Wireless has launched its SMS Executive+ product that lets users send and receive SMS messages from their Microsoft Outlook inbox. ...

Enterprise Security Solutions available now from SchlumbergerSema.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SchlumbergerSema, the IT business segment of Schlumberger, has revealed its Enterprise Security Solutions with the company's Integrated Business Security methodology. The new...

Symantec releases new remote management product for PCs.(pcAnywhere 11.0)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has launched version 11.0 of its pcAnywhere product for providing remote control to IT administrators. The product features a number of...

IBM introduces new low-end server.(eServer p615 )(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has launched a new eServer system that features 64-bit server chip technology and is aimed at small to medium sized businesses. The eServer p615 is powered by either one or two...

SpinServer 4100 ships from Spinnaker.(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage systems developer Spinnaker Networks has announced the immediate availability of its latest NAS server, the SpinServer 4100. The new offering provides single server...

WSPS offers web site return on investment tool.(Web Site Promotion Services Ltd)(Brief Article)
June 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Search engine marketing solutions provider Web Site Promotion Services Ltd (WSPS) has launched a tool that can calculate the return on investment of a web site. WSPS claims that...

Sandvine launches P2P Policy Management 3.1.(Brief Article)
June 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network equipment supplier Sandvine Ltd has made a number of enhancements to its Peer-To-Peer Policy Management solution in version 3.1 of the product. Companies adopting the...

New authentication solution ships from ActivCard.(ActivPack for Novell eDirectory 2.0)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Identity management software provider ActivCard has launched version 2.0 of its ActivPack for Novell eDirectory, a solution for providing secure digital identity services. The new...

Sendmail introduces new spam filter.(Sendmail Advanced Anti-Spam Filter)(Brief Article)
June 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sendmail, an e-mail security company, has launched its Sendmail Advanced Anti-Spam Filter for companies wishing to cut down on the amount of unwanted e-mails they receive. ...

Total Traffic Control Version 4.0 ships from Lightspeed.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network traffic management products provider Lightspeed Systems has launched Version 4.0 of its Total Traffic Control solution for managing an organisation's network traffic. A...

Microsoft Office Project 2003 available soon.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Corp has announced its Microsoft Office Project 2003 product line for project management operations and document collaboration. The upcoming offerings will be designed to...

LoneWorker available now from Premises Networks Management.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications solutions provider Premises Networks Management has launched its LoneWorker system for ensuring the safety of company employees that work on their own. The...

Aladdin releases document security system.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital security company Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd has launched HASP DocSeal for protecting electronic documents. The new offering is a hardware-based system that is based on...

Two new conferencing solutions available now from Premier Conferencing.(VisionCast and Auditorium )(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Audio and web-based conferencing solutions provider Premier Conferencing has announced the launch of two new products for document and audio sharing over the Internet. The first...

PowerMate ML6 ships from NEC.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PC manufacturer NEC Computers (UK) has launched a new desktop PC that is aimed at corporate users. The PowerMate ML6 contains the Intel i865G chipset together with an 800MHz bus...

Apax products from Shopcreator help companies set up an online store.(Apax Enterprise and Apax Stall)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site and e-business solutions provider Shopcreator has introduced its Apex product for designing and building an e-business web site. The web site design suite is designed to...

DBArtisan Workbench ships from Embarcadero.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions provider Embarcadero Technologies Inc has released its DBArtisan Workbench database management tool. The new offering is a...

New data protection solution ships from PowerQuest.(PowerQuest V2i Protector 2.0 )(Brief Article)
June 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage lifecycle automation solutions provider PowerQuest Corp has launched version 2.0 of its V2i Protector product for data protection. Two editions of the new software are...

Symantec offers online security resources for specific industries.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has launched several online resources that are each dedicated to informing business professionals of appropriate security procedures for a...

PopWatch available now from Noetica.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer interaction management software provider Noetica has launched its PopWatch product for handling the e-mail communications in contact centres. The new offering is capable...

ILOG JRules 4.5 available now.(Brief Article)
June 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software components supplier ILOG has released its JRules 4.5 product that features a number of enhancements over the previous version. ILOG has now added support for web services...

Salespoint 1 available now from Marketpoint.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based software developer Marketpoint has launched its Salespoint 1 product for providing contact management capabilities to a company. The new release is web-based and can be...

CableNet offers courses for using convergence technologies.(Brief Article)
June 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A number of new courses have been launched by training provider CableNet Training Services Ltd. There are three courses in total, one that lasts for five days aimed at those with...

New storage management solution ships from Softek.(Softek Storage Manager 2.1)(Brief Article)
June 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Automated storage management solutions provider Softek has launched the Softek Storage Manager 2.1, a multi-vendor storage resource management solution. The new version of the...

Embarcadero Rapid SQL 7.2 available now.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions provider Embarcadero Technologies Inc has launched its Embarcadero Rapid SQL 7.2 solution for platform management. The...

DialXpressway 2003 ships from Infonet.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications services supplier Infonet Services Corp has launched its DialXpressway 2003 product for providing a GUI to corporate mobile users with DialXpress. The new product...

Croner Consulting warns of litigation risk from 3G phones.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based business advice and support provider Croner Consulting has stated that employers could be at risk from litigation due to new 3G mobile phones being used in the workplace. ...

UK Government issues warning for employers that monitor staff e-mails.(compliance with the Employment Practices Data Protection Code and the Data Protection Act )(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government has issued a warning to employers that they could face court action if they snoop on their employees' e-mails or telephone calls without their knowledge. A...

GFI FAXmaker for Exchange 10 available now.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security, content security and messaging software provider GFI has released a new version of its GFI FAXmaker for Exchange fax server product, version 10. The new product...

New initiative launched by IBM and StreamServe.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM and business communications solutions provider StreamServe Inc have joined forces to launch the Universal Document Services for SAP initiative. The initiative is designed to...

Mistral offers backup solution for SMEs.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK business ISP Mistral Internet has introduced a new backup service that is capable of backing up a business' data files every 60 seconds. The company has launched the service...

Clearswift survey highlights high level of employee e-mail abuse.(Brief Article)
June 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new survey from communications software provider Clearswift has revealed that one out of every five companies in the US has fired an employee for misuse of e-mail facilities. A...

Red Letter dual redundant server available now from Meticulus.(Brief Article)
June 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications and document management systems supplier Meticulus Solutions has released a dual redundancy solution for its Red Letter secure e-mail server. Companies obtaining the...

Mediasurface 4.5.3 available now.(Brief Article)
June 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content management software provider Mediasurface has launched a new version of its software solution for managing an organisation's content. The product - called Mediasurface...

IBM, SAP and American Express team to offer new products.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Three companies have teamed up to supply a number of new software, hardware and financing solutions to small and medium sized companies. The initiative is comprised of SAP AG, IBM...

Continental Research observes growth in IT spending.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report from market research company Continental Research has revealed that UK companies seem to be spending more on IT and telecomms. Specifically, 25% of all UK companies...

GFI ships a new version of its e-mail protection software.(MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 8.0)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security, content security and messaging software provider GFI has launched MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 8 for protecting a company's e-mails. The new offering features...

WhosOn 2.3 web server visitor monitor solution ships from Parker Software.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Server monitoring software provider Parker Software Ltd has launched WhosOn 2.3, the latest version of its web server visitor monitoring and error reporting solution. Parker has...

New document management system ships from 170 Systems.(170 MarkView Viewer Enterprise Edition )(Brief Article)
June 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document management and business process management software provider 170 Systems Inc has launched its 170 MarkView Viewer Enterprise Edition as part of its 170 MarkView product line....

Backup and recovery service offered by Cable & Wireless and Attix5.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms group Cable & Wireless has teamed with Attix5 to begin offering a new managed service for secure online data backup and recovery. Companies signing up to the service will...

Risk Values ships new customer profiling tool.(Brief Article)
June 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Risk Values Ltd, part of The Anti Money Laundering Network, has launched RV1 v2 for obtaining the personal profiles of an organisation's potential customers. The new offering uses...

Spam becoming a problem for US companies claims new survey.(Sunbelt Software and Yankee Group survey )(Brief Article)
June 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Windows system tool supplier Sunbelt Software and technology research company Yankee Group have completed a survey showing that the main source of unwanted network intrusions is spam....

Verity K2 Enterprise version 5.0 available now.(intellectual property management)(Brief Article)
June 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software solutions provider Verity has released its Verity K2 Enterprise version 5.0 software product for handling the intellectual property of large organisations. The software is...

Performance Manager from Business Objects available soon.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business intelligence solutions provider Business Objects has revealed its Performance Manager software for enterprise performance management operations. The new offering lets...

Nedstat releases web site visitor behaviour tool.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site tracking and analysis company Nedstat is set to launch Sitestat Corporate XL, a visitor behaviour analysis solution. The new offering can be used to monitor a number of...

Red Earth ships Policy Patrol 2.5.
June 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Policy enforcement software for e-mail provider Red Earth Software has launched version 2.5 of its Policy Patrol software for securing a company's e-mail operations. The new...

BrokerMate ships from Kranos Security Technologies and Hush.
June 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Infrastructure protection products provider Kranos Security Technologies Ltd has entered into a partnership with managed security solutions supplier Hush Communications to launch a...