Corporate IT Update articles from May 2004

Corporate IT Update archives from May 2004

Enta and D-Link provide technology for wireless networking project.(Enta Technologies Ltd., D-Link Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT systems and components distributor Enta Technologies has formed an agreement with networking systems supplier D-Link for the delivery of a wireless networking solution in the UK. ...

New Ethernet network adapter ships from Intel.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Chip maker Intel Corp has announced the immediate availability of its Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter, a new 10GB/s Ethernet adapter that is designed for use with standard servers....

New web site provides business information to UK firms.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government has launched a new web site that aims to provide businesses in the UK with access to government information, advice, funding and training. The site can be found...

New backup solution ships from Breece Hill.(Breece Hill Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tape autoloader, library and integrated information storage appliances manufacturer Breece Hill LLC has announced the immediate availability of its iStoRA 4000 combined-media data...

Upgraded application development tool ships from iAnywhere.(iAnywhere Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile databases and mobile middleware solutions provider iAnywhere Solutions Inc has released a new version of its Pylon Application Server for Lotus Domino environments - Pylon...

IDC survey finds UK IT budgets will increase over 2004.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has reported that it expects UK IT budgets to rise throughout the course of 2004. The company conducted a survey and found that 42% of all...

New network management software ships from Entuity.(Entuity Inc. introduced Storm 3.5 )(Brief Article)
May 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Holistic network management solutions provider Entuity Inc has launched its EYE of the Storm 3.5 network management software with extra reporting, latency detection and more security...

New firewall service available now from Bluewin.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband technology provider Bluewin has begun offering a network-based firewall service for broadband subscribers that use Cisco 7301 Series routers and Cisco IOS Firewall software....

Web content delivery solution launched by Venation.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content delivery company Venation has announced the immediate availability of its V-SERVE product for web content delivery. The new release is designed to optimise bandwidth usage...

Convergys technology chosen by j2 Global.(J2 Global Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Integrated billing, employee care and customer care services provider Convergys Corp (NYSE: CVG) has had its Infinys software chosen by j2 Global Communications (Nasdaq: JCOM), a...

Pacific Coast opts for technology from LEGATO.(contracts of Legato Systems Inc. and Pacific Coast Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based construction and building supplies group Pacific Coast Companies Inc has deployed the LEGATO NetWorker solution from LEGATO Software, an information management software...

New remote connection packages ship from Bintec Access Networks.(Virtual Private Network)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network access solutions provider Bintec Access Networks has announced the immediate availability of its new VPN product family for IP-based secure remote access infrastructures. ...

Utimaco releases new security solution for corporate data.(Utimaco Safeware AG)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT security solutions provider Utimaco Safeware has launched version 4.20 of its SafeGuard Advanced Security offering for implementing security guidelines on PCs and laptops. ...

New network monitoring tool available now from AdRem.(adRem Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network management solutions provider AdRem Software has launched version 3.0 of its AdRem NetCrunch solution for policy-based monitoring, alerting and troubleshooting. The network...

New security administration tool launched by ArticSoft.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Computer security company ArticSoft has released its Central Administration solution for adding encryption management controls and capabilities to its FileAssurity OpenPGP products. ...

New products available now from Exabyte.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tape backup, restore and archival systems provider Exabyte Corp has upgraded two of its LTO Automation Line products for backup and restore operations and released one new solution. ...

Avanquest launches two new corporate communications solutions.(Avanquest Kommunicate)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business process automation solutions supplier Avanquest Kommunicate has launched its CallXpress V7 and Seneca solutions in the UK. The new releases are designed to introduce...

New mobile sales solution ships from Orsus.(a new software, Orsus Mobile Sales)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile applications provider Orsus Solutions has launched its Orsus Mobile Sales product for automating a number of sales functions. The new release can be deployed on a range of...

New contact centre offering available now from beCogent.(Brief Article)
May 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK outsourced contact centre services provider beCogent has launched its beAssisted managed services offering for handling customer interactions. The new release integrates...

Fujitsu launches new RAID storage product.(Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks, Fujitsu Europe Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT and communications solutions provider Fujitsu Europe Ltd has announced the immediate availability of its imageRAID storage solution. The new release provides businesses with a...

Symantec upgrades its SMTP e-mail security product.(Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)(Brief Article)
May 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information security company Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC) has launched version 4.0 of its Symantec Mail Security for SMTP e-mail security solution with virus protection, spam prevention...

New content filtering service introduced by Fortinet.(Brief Article)
May 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Firewall systems provider Fortinet has launched its FortiGuard Web Filtering service to be used in conjunction with Fortinet's family of FortiGate and FortiWiFi Antivirus Firewall...

Brocade launches SAN solution for IBM's eServer BladeCenter.(Storage area networks)(Brief Article)
May 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage area networks (SAN) infrastructure solutions provider Brocade Communications Systems Inc (Nasdaq: BRCD) has announced that it is supplying new SAN Switch Modules for the IBM...

New Linux and Windows workgroup solution ships from Novell.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information services company Novell Inc has launched version 2.0 of its Evolution e-mail and workgroup product for Linux systems. The new release will include Novell's Connector for...

Upgraded transaction accelerator available now from Radware.(CertainT 100)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intelligent application switching solutions provider Radware has upgraded its CertainT 100 transaction accelerator product for improving transaction speeds. The new release...

InstallShield launches patch impact analysis tool.(Patch Impact Manager, InstallShield Software Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software installation, deployment packaging and updating solutions provider InstallShield Software Corp has released its Patch Impact Manager to enable systems administrators to...

Secure IM service launched by Kranos.(Kranos Security Technologies Ltd, internet messaging)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Encryption and digital signature technology provider Kranos Security Technologies Ltd has announced the immediate availability of its MessageMate enterprise IM service with digital...

New business information dashboard ships from SMARTS.(InCharge 6.2)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT management solutions provider SMARTS has launched version 6.2 of its InCharge product with correlation and analysis functionality. The new business dashboard provides business...

Educational organisations in Western Europe to invest less in IT over 2004 predicts IDC.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has claimed that the education sector in Western Europe will not increase its existing IT budgets. The company found that 53% of all the...

Symantec introduces its latest firewall offering.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information security company Symantec Corp (Nasdaq: SYMC) has released its Symantec Enterprise Firewall 8.0 for Windows and Solaris platforms. The new offering is designed to...

New virtual collaboration tool ships from Virtual Global Technologies.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Team working software developer Virtual Global Technologies has launched its TeamIntel 2004i software product for team collaboration. The new release enables members of a team that...

New customer enquiry resolution service available now from KANA.(Service Resolution Management, Kana Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Knowledge powered customer service applications provider KANA (Nasdaq: KANA) has revealed its KANA OnDemand offering with flexible pricing and delivery models. The new service...

New e-commerce software available soon from Actinic.(Actinic Software Ltd.)(Actinic Catalog, Actinic Business and Actinic Developer)(Brief Article)
May 14, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Shopping cart software developer Actinic Software has announced the upcoming release of new versions of its e-commerce software. An upgraded version of the company's Actinic...

NTL report shows broadband saves time for UK companies.(NTL Communications Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 14, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications firm NTL has found that UK companies that adopt broadband networking are able to recover 52 days per year in lost productivity. A recent survey carried out by NTL...

UK employers warned they face prosecution over their workers' illegal Internet use.(Brief Article)
May 17, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Legal professionals in the UK have warned business owners to be wary over the illegal use of their networks by employees. According to the industry, UK bosses that do not do enough...

New telematics solution available soon from Masternaut.(Brief Article)
May 18, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile resource management company Masternaut has announced the upcoming availability of its Mobile Communication Unit with GPS satellite tracking, GPRS mobile communication and...

New resource management solution ships from Intelliden.(Brief Article)
May 18, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intelligent networking company Intelliden Corp has launched its Intelliden Resource Manager for synchronising network hardware resources. The new release can reportedly integrate...

Azure upgrades its call accounting solution.(Azure Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 18, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms revenue assurance company Azure has launched version 8.0 of its Azure Interconnect product for inter-network call accounting. Companies deploying the new release can...

New voice-enabled management software ships from Vocollect.(Brief Article)
May 19, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Voice-directed distribution systems provider Vocollect has announced the immediate availability of its Vocollect VoiceManager product for voice system management. The new...

TIBCO reveals its latest business monitoring tool.(TIBCO Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Real-time business solutions provider TIBCO Software Inc (Nasdaq: TIBX) has launched version 1.0 of its TIBCO OpsFactor solution for business activity monitoring. The product is...

STFB releases latest accounting software.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Accounting systems technology provider STFB Inc has launched its Integral Accounting Enterprise solution for managing a company's accounting and business processes. The new...

New video communications system ships from Polycom and IVCi.(Brief Article)
May 21, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Collaborative communications solutions supplier Polycom Inc (Nasdaq: PLCM) has worked with managed conferencing solutions provider IVCi to launch the Free Every 3 program for video...

New remote access server launched in Europe by Multi-Tech Systems.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wireless access network technology provider Multi-Tech Systems has announced the immediate availability of its MultiAccess Digital Remote Access Server in Europe. The new product...

New network management tool ships from Ipswitch.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network management, messaging and file transfer solutions provider Ipswitch Inc has released its WhatsUp Small Business 2004 product for core network monitoring operations. The...

New network management product family revealed by FrontRange.(FrontRange Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Service management and CRM solutions supplier FrontRange Solutions has launched a suite of integrated network management applications. The new offerings are designed to enable a...

New Ethernet switch launched by 3Com.(Brief Article)
May 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Voice and data networking products provider 3Com Corp (Nasdaq: COMS) has released the IntelliJack Switch NJ225 four-port Ethernet switch. Companies installing the new product can...

New server software ships from FileMaker.(Brief Article)
May 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Database software provider FileMaker Inc has launched version 7 of its FileMaker Server software for hosting FileMaker Pro 7 database files. The new offering is designed to enable...

News monitoring service available from Solcara.(Brief Article)
May 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based information management software and solutions supplier Solcara has launched its SolcaraInTheNews (LexisNexis) online news monitoring service. The new offering is designed...

Intellectual property theft could increase following web e-mail storage limit increases claims ibas.(Brief Article)
May 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data recovery, data erasure and computer forensics company ibas has warned companies that the increased storage limits that are being offered by a number of web e-mail companies could...

Upgraded customer interaction tool launched by Talisma.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CRM solutions provider Talisma has announced the immediate availability of version 6.0 of its Talisma Customer Interaction Suite. The new release features collaborative browsing,...

New anti-spam product ships from BitDefender.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security solutions provider BitDefender has launched its AntiSpam for Mail Servers solution for reducing the level of spam received by an organisation. The new release features a...

New entry-level server available now from NEC.(NEC Computers (UK) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Server, desktop and notebook computers provider NEC Computers (UK) Ltd has released its NEC Express5800/110Eh server for small and medium enterprises. The new server solution is...

Small business accounting software available soon from Intuit.(Intuit UK Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business and financial management solutions provider Intuit UK Ltd has revealed its QuickBooks SimpleStart product for entry-level business accounting. The solution provides small...

Freeware e-mail security solution available now from TFS.(TFS Technology AB)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Identity and access management solutions provider TFS Technology has launched version 5.1 of its TFS Secure Messaging Server e-mail security software. The new release is available...

New server monitoring tool released by Sunbelt.(Sunbelt Software Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise system infrastructure and security provider Sunbelt Software has launched its ServerVision server monitoring solution. The new release is designed to reduce the amount of...

Bluestreak releases IonView marketing analytics solution.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online marketing company Bluestreak has introduced its IonView marketing and web analytics solution. IonView, part of Bluestreak's Ion (Integrated online) Marketing Suite, is...

NetBoost available now from Ivis.(Ivis Technologies LLC)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application development efficiency solutions provider Ivis Technologies LLC has introduced its NetBoost product. NetBoost provides the same functionality as the existing JBoost for...

BMC Software forms partnership with Packeteer.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise management solutions provider BMC Software Inc (NYSE: BMC) is to expand its network offering and has formed a partnership with Packeteer (Nasdaq: PKTR), a provider of...

Dell and EMC launch new AX100 storage device.(network storage system)(Brief Article)
May 27, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT manufacturers Dell and EMC have announced the launch of a new network storage system aimed at small businesses. The AX100 is designed to be easy to use and inexpensive to install...

Redwood Software ships Cronacle version 6.0.1.(Brief Article)
May 31, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software solutions provider Redwood Software has released version 6.0.1 of Cronacle, its event driven business process automation and job scheduling platform. According to Redwood,...

Clicktools v1.2 feedback management product available now.(Brief Article)
May 31, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Feedback management solutions provider Clicktools has introduced version 1.2 of the Clicktools product. Clicktools v1.2 is an on-demand feedback management solution that is...