Corporate IT Update articles from May 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from May 2003

New spam prevention product ships from Sunbelt.(Sunbelt Software's iHateSpam Server )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Windows system administration tools provider Sunbelt Software has launched its iHateSpam Server product for spam filtering functionality. The new release can be used with Exchange...

Rainbow survey reveals the majority of users write their password down.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information security solutions provider Rainbow Technologies Inc has completed a survey showing that the majority of PC users are required to change their password every 13 weeks. ...

Intuwave ships m-Network 2.2.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Smartphone company Intuwave has launched version 2.2 of its m-Network product, a wireless network operating system for Smartphones. The new release is designed to be used with the...

Websense Explorer available now.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Employee Internet management solutions provider Websense Inc has launched its Explorer product for Internet use reporting. Companies can utilise Websense Explorer to monitor their...

O2 introduces e-mail service for the xda.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile operator O2 has announced the immediate availability of its xmail e-mail service for the xda handset. The new offering will enable xda users to access their business e-mail,...

Altiris launches IT management solution for handheld devices.(Inventory Solution for Handhelds )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management solutions company Altiris Inc has launched its Inventory Solution for Handhelds for tracking mobile devices. The new product offering is capable of tracking...

New security solution launched by Candle.(PathWAI Secure for WebSphere MQ )(Brief Article)
May 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Infrastructure management provider Candle Corp has announced the immediate availability of its PathWAI Secure for WebSphere MQ information protection solution. The new offering is...

Tridion and Conchango team for product integration.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise content management software company Tridion and business solutions supplier Conchango have joined forces to offer an online content solution. Tridion will now combine...

Plumtree introduces document management solution.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document lifecycle solutions provider Plumtree Group Ltd has launched a management solution that covers the creation, communication, availability and archiving of documents. The...

Net to Net introduces new ADSL technology.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ethernet-based DSL broadband access solutions provider Net to Net Technologies has launched an ADSL Loop Bonding technology for telecomms companies. The new offering operates by...

InCharge 6.0 available now.(from SMARTS)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Automated real-time business assurance solutions provider SMARTS has launched version 6.0 of its InCharge product suite. The new release is designed to manage business...

New search registration services available from Shopcreator.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new range of search engine registration services has been unveiled by portal and e-business solutions provider Shopcreator. Packages to address an organisation's Internet...

ICS launches software licence monitoring tool.(Integrated Communications Software's ICS Software Licences )(Brief Article)
May 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based business solutions company Integrated Communications Software (ICS) has launched its ICS Software Licences product for licence tracking and management. The new product...

Yosemite and Tandberg work together to combine products.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Backup and recovery software developer Yosemite Technologies has teamed with tape information storage products provider Tandberg Data Asia Pte Ltd to produce a new backup and recovery...

New server ships from IBM.(eServer p690 )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has launched its eServer p690 UNIX server for delivering computing capacity on demand via POWER4+ processors. Included with the server are POWER4+ processors running at 1.7GHz,...

DART Enterprise 5.1 ships from DoubleClick.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Advertising tools provider DoubleClick Inc has launched version 5.1 of its DART Enterprise ad management and delivery software. Companies using the new release will receive faster...

ExoServer 4.1 ships from intY.(Brief Article)
May 8, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based Internet services vendor intY Ltd has launched version 4.1 of its ExoServer for small or medium businesses wanting to get online. The new server solution contains e-mail,...

New broadband service launched by Asuk Creative.(FibreConnect)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed server, connectivity and e-commerce products provider Asuk Creative has introduced FibreConnect, a broadband Internet access service for businesses in the Reading area of the...

ClearCommerce launches anti-fraud tool.(ClearCommerce Engine 5.2)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Risk management and payment processing software provider ClearCommerce has launched version 5.2 of its ClearCommerce Engine solution for the prevention of online fraud. The new...

ITVerify Release 2.3.1 available soon from Innovative Systems Design.(business intelligence and analysis software)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT solutions provider Innovative Systems Design has revealed its ITVerify Release 2.3.1 product for delivering business intelligence and analysis. The new offering can extract,...

New billing and subscriber management solution ships from Martin Dawes Systems.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer management and billing solutions provider Martin Dawes Systems has announced the immediate availability of its dise application for telecomms billing and subscriber management....

New smart card reader ships from ASK.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Smart card manufacturer ASK S.A. has launched its C.scan contactless smart label reader, designed for use in library tracking and security systems. The device can reportedly be...

New IBM server holds record for transaction processing.(eServer pSeries )(Brief Article)
May 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has revealed its latest server offering - an eServer pSeries system with 32 POWER4+ processors. The company claims that the new server offering together with DB2 Universal...

Ipswitch ships its IMail Server 8.0.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Ipswitch Inc, a software developer, has launched version 8.0 of its IMail Server with anti-spam tools and a Queue Manager. The new offering can be used to automate tasks through the...

LANDesk launches new management suite for IT environments.(LANDesk Management Suite 7.0)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Desktop, server and device management solutions provider LANDesk Software Inc has announced the immediate availability of version 7 of its LANDesk Management Suite. The new...

Express Assist 7.0 ships from AJSystems.com.(Brief Article)
May 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software developer AJSystems.com Inc has launched the latest version of its backup software for Outlook Express - Express Assist 7.0. The new release enables users to search for and...

Symantec Incident Manager 2.0 available now.(Brief Article)
May 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has launched version 2.0 of its Symantec Incident Manager product for flagging and repairing security vulnerabilities on a network. The new...

Maximizer Enterprise CRM available soon in French.(from Maximizer Software EMEA )(Brief Article)
May 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CRM software solutions provider Maximizer Software EMEA has announced its intention to launch a French language version of its Maximizer Enterprise CRM software programme. The...

Symantec ships new network security tool.(Symantec Vulnerability Assessment )(Brief Article)
May 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has launched its Vulnerability Assessment product for identifying vulnerabilities on a network. The new offering is designed to monitor a...

Sterling Commerce launches new addition for its business process management and integration platform.(Sterling Integrator AS2 Edition )(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business integration solutions provider Sterling Commerce has announced the immediate availability of its Sterling Integrator AS2 Edition for the sending of business data over the...

Small Office Server and Small Office Suite ship from Trustix.(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software vendor Trustix has announced the immediate availability of its Small Office Server and Small Office Suite for small businesses. The Trustix Small Office Server is built...

Polycom's VTX 1000 conference phone available soon.(SoundStation VTX 1000 )(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Video and voice conferencing company Polycom Inc has released a wideband conference phone in the UK for voice conferencing through analogue telephone lines. The SoundStation VTX...

Usha Communications Technology enhances its business support system.(Unicorn Release 5 Business Support System )(Brief Article)
May 15, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer care and billing company Usha Communications Technology has upgraded its Unicorn Release 5 Business Support System with the addition of a number of new features. The...

Rubus ships new web site analysis and improvement product.(called Witness )(Brief Article)
May 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web site analysis and improvement product called Witness has been launched by Rubus, a technical and creative services company. The solution enables companies to obtain...

Web site content management solution ships from REDtechnology.com.(ConductIT)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet technologies provider REDtechnology.com has launched its ConductIT content management solution for business web sites. The new offering will reportedly ensure that all...

Trema launches its Pricing KIT.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Financial software provider Trema has announced the immediate availability of its Pricing KIT for carrying out corporate pricing operations. The new product is designed to be used...

Procession launches next version of its financial forecasting software.(Financial Forecasting Suite 4.0)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Procession plc, a business process management company, has launched its Financial Forecasting Suite 4.0 for forecasting sales and financial trends. The company claims that the new...

Workforce Mail launched by Intel, IBM and Sendmail.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD An agreement has been formed between chip maker Intel Corp, IBM and Sendmail Inc, a secure e-mail system provider. All three companies will now launch Workforce Mail, a hardware,...

Open Text and Guardeonic team for product development.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Knowledge management software provider Open Text Corp has formed an agreement with security technology and cryptology company Guardeonic Solutions AG to offer a range of digital...

Net Lawman service provides companies with online legal documents.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet business Net Lawman has launched a service that allows companies to receive legal documents and advice via the Internet. Visitors to the http://www.netlawman.co.uk site can...

CIENA begins its LightWorks Services initiative.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network solutions provider CIENA Corp has launched its LightWorks Services initiative, a programme that will see the company introducing more data-focused features and products. ...

Convergys combines two of its business modules.(Geneva rating and billing module and Cygent customer order management module)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Billing, employee care and customer care services supplier Convergys Corp has combined its Geneva rating and billing module with its Cygent customer order management module. The...

UK Government releases new guidelines for metadata creation.(e-Government Metadata Standard)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government has published the second version of its e-Government Metadata Standard which sets out the industry standards for the use of metadata. The standards that have been...

Openwave launches software for multimedia messaging phones.(Openwave Mobile Messaging Client 6.0)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Open software products provider Openwave Systems has announced the immediate availability of version 6.0 of its Openwave Mobile Messaging Client for multimedia messaging phones. ...

Red:Ambergreen available now.(from Ambergreen)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Search marketing company Ambergreen has launched its Red:Ambergreen real time event tracking service for e-business web sites. The new offering provides companies with a method of...

Sterling Integrator AS2 Edition ships from Sterling Commerce.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business integration solutions provider Sterling Commerce has released its Sterling Integrator AS2 Edition for transmitting business information. The new offering is a modular part...

Symantec offers new firewall for IBM servers.(Symantec Enterprise Firewall for IBM eServer iSeries 270 )(Brief Article)
May 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security company Symantec Corp has released a new firewall for use with the eServer iSeries product family from IBM. The Symantec Enterprise Firewall for IBM eServer...

VeriSecurePayment available now from Protx.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online payment and e-mail solutions provider Protx has launched its VeriSecurePayment online payments solution for companies wanting to carry out e-commerce operations. The new...

New integration product suite ships from iWay Software.(iWay Software 5.5)(Brief Article)
May 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business integration and adapter software provider iWay Software has launched its latest suite of integration products - called iWay Software 5.5. The new product family is capable...

Afaria 5.0 ships from XcelleNet.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Management solutions provider XcelleNet Inc has launched version 5.0 of its Afaria management software suite for Microsoft's '.NET' technology. The new release lets companies...

WebFOCUS Autonomic Server available soon from Information Builders.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise business intelligence and web reporting company Information Builders has revealed its WebFOCUS Autonomic Server for building enterprise business intelligence structures. ...

CSG ICMS shipping now.(CSG Systems )(Brief Article)
May 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer care and billing solutions provider CSG Systems has launched its CSG ICMS product for carrying out billing and customer care operations in the telecomms sector. The new...

C O R R E C T I O N -- VeriSecurePayment available now from Protx.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
May 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD (Corrects pricing details in final sentence.) Online payment and e-mail solutions provider Protx has launched its VeriSecurePayment online payments solution for companies wanting to...

CoreMedia ships tool for web site design.(Brief Article)
May 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content and document management solutions provider CoreMedia has launched a content management tool that is designed to speed up web site and content production. The product can...

Content management is big challenge for UK businesses, survey shows.(Macromedia survey)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK businesses cite content management as one of their biggest challenges when maintaining and updating their web sites, according to a new survey from software provider Macromedia Inc....

Remedy ships IT Service Management suite version 5.5.(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Service management software solutions provider Remedy has launched a number of new products as part of version 5.5 of its IT Service Management suite of applications. Remedy is now...

New backup solution ships from Computer Associates.(BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5)(Brief Article)
May 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software company Computer Associates International Inc has launched version 10.5 of its BrightStor Enterprise Backup product for backup and restore operations. The new release is...

Fibernet deploys broadband network in Liverpool, UK.(Brief Article)
May 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications solutions company Fibernet Group plc has announced its plans to roll out a broadband initiative in Liverpool, UK. Fibernet will now deploy Symmetric DSL services in a...

J-Protect security product available now from Juniper Networks.(Brief Article)
May 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Networking company Juniper Networks Inc has launched its J-Protect solution for enhancing the security of a network. The new offering provides an adaptive services physical...

Revolution 2.0 ships from Runtime Revolution.(Brief Article)
May 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Multi-platform development tools provider Runtime Revolution has launched a new product that provides customers with a user-friendly interface and an object-based programming language....