Corporate IT Update articles from March 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from March 2003

Resilience brings DX4000 security product range to the UK.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security solutions provider Resilience Corp has launched its family of Secured by Check Point VPN/Firewall appliances in the UK. The DX4000 appliance family comes pre-installed with...

Utimaco Safeware to launch SafeGuard PDA for Enterprise soon.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology manufacturer Utimaco Safeware has introduced its SafeGuard PDA for Enterprise for protecting PDAs that are connected to a network. The new offering enables companies to...

Netlogger Cyber Threat Management available soon from Unispeed.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security company Unispeed has launched its Netlogger Cyber Threat Management (CTM) tool for increased network security. The new offering carries out network attack...

Guide Konsult AB receives framework contract from city of Gothenburg.(Brief Article)
March 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Swedish IT consulting company Guide Konsult AB said today (4 march) that it had received a framework contract for consulting services from the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. The...

Siemens launches flexible working solution for UK businesses.(Siemens Communications' Xpressions 3.0 unified messaging solution)(Brief Article)
March 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based communications company Siemens Communications has released version 3 of its Xpressions unified messaging solution. This latest edition is designed to enable a company to...

CS REMOTEmanager ships from Clearswift.(Brief Article)
March 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronic communications security software provider Clearswift has launched its CS REMOTEmanager product. The new offering is a web-based management and administration console for...

SPSS PredictiveMarketing available now.(Brief Article)
March 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Analytics and customer data services company SPSS has announced the immediate availability of its SPSS PredictiveMarketing product. The automated predictive analytics application is...

QuickAddress For PeopleSoft 8 CRM ships from QAS.(Brief Article)
March 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Address management technology company QAS has released its QuickAddress For PeopleSoft 8 CRM product. Users of both the new solution and PeopleSoft 8 CRM can carry out customer...

GFI offers free download of GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 8.(Brief Article)
March 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Anti-spam, content security, network security and messaging software provider GFI has launched a free version of its GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 8. The anti-spam solution...

Dantz Backup warns that London SMEs are not ready for terrorist attack.(Dantz Development)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Backup and disaster recovery company Dantz Development has declared that small to medium sized enterprises in London, UK do not have adequate backup plans in order to cope in the event...

NetIQ imMarshal 1.0 for MSN available now.(Brief Article)
March 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management, security management and web analytics solutions provider NetIQ has launched the NetIQ imMarshal 1.0 for MSN content security solution. The software lets...

New web site launched for female business owners.(US Small Business Administration)(Brief Article)
March 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site has been launched by the US Small Business Administration that aims to act as a resource for female business owners. The site will seek to inform women of the...

Microsoft ships Greenwich beta.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Corp has launched the beta version of its upcoming corporate server software technology for instant messaging and real-time collaboration. The new offering - codenamed...

Samsung sets up UK IT division.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronics company Samsung Electronics has announced the launch of its new UK IT division which will focus on delivering Samsung technology to businesses that are located in the UK....

Content Management Server 5.0 ships from RedDot.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content management systems provider RedDot Solutions has announced the immediate availability of its Content Management Server 5.0. The new content management solution improves over...

Audit Manager 1.3 released by eManageIT.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network management software provider eManageIT has launched version 1.3 of its Audit Manager product. The corporate software inventory management solution provides organisations...

Orange turns to NEC-Mitsubishi for ergonomic monitor project.(NEC-Mitusbishi LCD1550V)(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile operator Orange has refitted its call centre with a new LCD solution from monitor manufacturer NEC-Mitsubishi Electric Visual Systems Corp which is designed to reduce repetitive...

Microsoft to present security seminars.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Corp has announced that it will be holding a number of security seminars covering topics such as best practices for securing wireless networks, web services security and patch...

Larger Swedish businesses plan to continue investing in e-business.(study by Svenskt Naringsliv)(Brief Article)
March 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A total of 82% of Swedish businesses with more than 500 employees expect their e-business investments in 2003 to be at the same level or to increase compared to 2002. At the same...

NEC launches two new servers.(Brief Article)
March 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Server, desktop and notebook computer provider NEC Computers (UK) Ltd has released two new Intel Xeon rack-optimised servers from its Express5800 family. The 120Rd-1 and 120Rf-2...

Virus and spam prevention service launched by Advascan.(Brief Article)
March 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new software development company has been launched in the UK that aims to provide businesses with methods of stopping unwanted e-mails and spam. To coincide with its launch...

Net-Merit ships from Symponent.(Brief Article)
March 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology solutions provider Symponent has launched Net-Merit, an Internet-based marketing campaign analysis and web site monitoring tool. The new product offering is capable of...

Two new products to be launched by webwasher.com.(a spam filter and ContentReporter 4.0 reporting software )(Brief Article)
March 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security software provider webwasher.com has unveiled a number of its upcoming security solutions for corporate and public networks that will be released in the near future....

Symantec and T-Online upgrade their joint security package.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has added a firewall solution to its joint product offering in Germany with T-Online, a European ISP. The Internet security service offering...

Network Box reveals new security solution.(Brief Article)
March 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Network Box has introduced its new managed Internet threat protection appliance. The product is designed to be used by small- or medium-sized enterprises...

Swedish executives feel positive about mobile business services.(TeliaSonera survey)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish-Swedish telecomms operator TeliaSonera AB said today (18 March) that 83% of Swedish business executives felt that mobile business services could be a powerful tool in their...

Atlys 10 available soon from Convergys.(Brief Article)
March 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing, employee care and customer care services provider Convergys Corp has revealed version 10 of its Atlys product for carrying out billing and customer care operations. The...

LEGATO NetWorker 7 shipping now.(LEGATO Systems )(Brief Article)
March 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software and services provider LEGATO Systems Inc has begun offering version 7 of its LEGATO NetWorker data protection and recovery software. The new product is capable of...

Informatica sets release date for PowerAnalyzer 4.(business intelligence software)(Brief Article)
March 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business analytics software provider Informatica Corp has revealed a new release of its PowerAnalyzer product. The latest business intelligence platform includes a number of...

ORMcenter 2.0 ships from ORMvision.(Brief Article)
March 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Collaboration software provider ORMvision N.V. has launched version 2.0 of its ORMcenter software suite for business collaboration. The new offering is designed to manage quality of...

Three companies come together to offer marketing solution for mobile channels.(Starhome, 12snap, Add2Phone)(Brief Article)
March 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile applications service provider Starhome has teamed with mobile marketing and media sales company 12snap and mobile marketing software provider Add2Phone to launch a mobile...

New version of Convergys' Settlement Suite available soon.(Convergys Settlement Suite 2.0)(Brief Article)
March 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing, employee care and customer care services provider Convergys Corp has revealed version 2.0 of its Convergys Settlement Suite with a number of new features. The software is...

WebTrends Log Analyzer 8.0 available now from NetIQ.(Brief Article)
March 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management, security management and web analytics solutions provider NetIQ has released its WebTrends Log Analyzer Series 8.0 web traffic reporting solution. The new...

AdminStudio 5 available soon from InstallShield.(InstallShield Software's AdminStudio 5.0)(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software installation, packaging and deployment solutions provider InstallShield Software Corp has revealed version 5 of its AdminStudio product for application lifecycle management....

Web site creation tool launched by ZyWeb.(ZyWeb 3.0)(Brief Article)
March 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web site solutions company ZyWeb has launched its new site builder tool with a number of extra features including a photo album and photo frame capabilities. The ZyWeb 3.0 tool...

New speech recognition technology introduced from Novauris.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Speech recognition technology company Novauris has revealed a new speech technology that can confirm the details of a spoken address. The system runs on a PC and operates by having...

New services provide e-business content from e-consultancy.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A provider of information and advice for e-business, e-consultancy, has introduced a service that lets users sign up to receive access to online e-business content. Subscribers can...

NetIQ VigilEnt Password Manager 2.0 shipping now.(Brief Article)
March 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management, security management and web analytic solutions provider NetIQ has announced the immediate availability of its NetIQ VigilEnt Password Manager 2.0 for automated...

New work management system launched by Fount Solutions.(Fount Solutions' enable2 )(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Fount Solutions has announced the launch of its enable2 product for the management, storage and filtering of e-mails. The new collaborative work management system...

TDM Group finds majority of UK firms have disaster recovery system.(Brief Article)
March 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT services company TDM Group has completed a survey showing that 79% of all companies in the UK claim to have some form of disaster recovery system in place. This reportedly...

Online ticketing tool launched.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tools, training and services developer Spincycle Media Inc has launched its FullGig.com v3.0 product for selling tickets electronically. The new offering enables customers to...

Actuate 7 information application platform available now.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information application provider Actuate Corp has launched version 7 of its Actuate information application platform for building corporate applications. The new offering can be...

New version of Create!form's e-forms and output management software launched.(Create!form 2.5 for UNIX )(Brief Article)
March 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software products provider Create!form International Inc has released its Create!form v2.5 for UNIX product for e-forms and output management. The new offering is designed to...

PlanView Portfolio Management Version 7.3 shipping soon.(Brief Article)
March 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Portfolio, resource and project management solutions provider PlanView Inc has introduced version 7.3 of its PlanView Portfolio Management product for management and governance...

NEC ships new fault tolerant server.(Express5800/320Lb-R)(Brief Article)
March 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD PC manufacturer NEC Computers (UK) has introduced a new fault tolerant server with redundant CPU and I/O subsystems. The Express5800/320Lb-R server is designed to provide continuous...

MS FAST shipping from Accelrys.(Brief Article)
March 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scientific data software provider Accelrys Inc has launched its MS FAST software toolkit that is designed to support formulations development. The new release is part of the...

IBM ships Wireless Print Adapter.(Brief Article)
March 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Printing solutions for e-business supplier IBM Printing Systems has launched a Wi-Fi adapter that enables companies to carry out wireless network printing. The Wireless Print...

FAST issues guidelines for corporate e-mail use.(Federation Against Software Theft )
March 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Federation Against Software Theft (FAST) has issued a list of employee e-mail usage guidelines that should be put into place by employers. The organisation claims that every...

Websense claims that a quarter of all UK employees have games on their PC.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Employee Internet management solutions provider Websense Inc has released the results of a survey that shows one out of every four employees in the UK have gaming software installed on...

Extended Systems reveals new nursing application.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile information management solutions provider Extended Systems has released a mobile outpatient nursing application that delivers real-time patient data, schedules and other services...

GFI ships LANguard Network Security Scanner 3.2.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security, content security and messaging software provider GFI has launched version 3.2 of its LANguard Network Security Scanner for deploying patches and service packs. ...

Macromedia ships Flash Communication Server MX 1.5.(Brief Article)
March 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet tools developer Macromedia Inc has released its Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 for enabling audio and video applications. Companies adopting the server can deliver...

BT launches its Build Business service.(Brief Article)
March 31, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms company BT has launched an online collaboration solution that is tailored specifically for the construction industry. The Build Business service supplies the company...