Corporate IT Update articles from May 2005

Corporate IT Update archives from May 2005

BlackSpider Technologies finds majority of corporate e-mail open to security breach.(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-mail security solutions provider BlackSpider Technologies has revealed that according to a recent survey 82% of companies have no means of securing their e-mail. Of the 400 IT...

Interactive Intelligence enhances its CIC contact centre suite.(customer interaction center)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business communications software developer Interactive Intelligence Inc (Nasdaq: ININ) has upgraded its Customer Interaction Center (CIC), a contact centre suite. The enhancements...

CA ships Unicenter Database Management r11 for IMS for z/OS.(Computer Associates International Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Management software company Computer Associates International Inc (NYSE: CA) has released the latest version of its Unicenter Database Management offering. Unicenter Database...

New all-in-one security appliance available soon from CyberGuard.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security solutions provider CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq: CGFW) has released details of its CyberGuard SG565, a new all-in-one wireless workgroup security and data access appliance....

High availability option for service desk products announced by Live Time.(LiveTime Software)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LiveTime Software, has announced the launch of LiveTime High Availability for LiveTime Support Desk and LiveTime Help Desk. Designed for companies that require high throughput and fault...

Symantec LiveState Client Management Suite launched by Symantec Corp.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Symantec Corp (Nasdaq:SYMC), a provider of information security, has announced the launch of a configuration and lifecycle management solution for client devices, called the Symantec...

New World Cup e-mail worm threat on the increase.(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new widespread e-mail worm, posing as tickets for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, is on the increase, according to experts at SophosLabs. In the last 24 hours the worm has accounted...

New wireless print server introduced by Axis.(Axis Communications Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Axis Communications, a network connectivity specialist, has announced the launch of its 802.11g wireless print server for small businesses and home offices called the AXIS OfficeBasic...

ScanSafe announce findings of survey of IT professionals.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a recent survey conducted by Scansafe, a provider of managed web security, nearly 40% of survey participants admitted they would rather get ill by contracting a virus...

Sygate Technologies extend Sygate Secure Enterprise software to Macintosh computers.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sygate Technologies, a provider of Network Access Control solutions, has announced that it has extended its Sygate Secure Enterprise software to Macintosh computers, offering the first...

Aladdin HASP announces software protection support for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.(Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq:ALDN), has announced that full support for Microsoft's Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, is now offered by...

Kodak imaging technology to be integrated with ABELSoft dental practice software.(ABELSoft Corp., Eastman Kodak Co.)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Imaging company Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) has said that its KODAK Digital Imaging Systems will be integrated with software for dental practices. ABELSoft Corp, a Canadian...

CA announces increased virtual volume size for BrightStor CA-Vtape.(Computer Associates International Inc., virtual tape system)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Management software company Computer Associates International Inc (NYSE:CA) has said that it is increasing the maximum virtual volume size for the BrightStor CA-Vtape virtual tape...

FrontBridge reports high levels of spam and viruses in April.(FrontBridge Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secure managed messaging services provider FrontBridge Technologies Inc has reported indications of a flood of spam and viruses aimed at corporate desktops. The company said that...

New Manufacturing & Distribution Search Solutions announced by Endeca.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Endeca, a provider of online guided navigation, search and analysis solutions, has announced the availability of a new combination of information retrieval applications and services...

DataCore launches SANmelody 2.0.(DataCore Software)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD DataCore Software, has announced the launch of SANmelody 2.0 disk server software. Aimed at small-to-midsized businesses, the software offers a virtual infrastructure delivering...

SecureCOMMAND+ threat management solution launched by Top Layer Networks.(Brief Article)
May 9, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Top Layer Networks, a provider of intrusion prevention solutions, has announced the launch of its SecureCOMMAND+ adaptive threat management solution. SecureCOMMAND+ is a centralised IPS...

Brocade Communications Systems announce upgrade of SAN health analysis tool.(storage area networks)(Brief Article)
May 9, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.(Nasdaq: BRCD), a provider of infrastructure solutions for Storage Area Networks, has announced that it has upgraded the free SAN Health software...

Maxtor launches new server back up solution for small business market.(Brief Article)
May 9, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Maxtor Corporation (NYSE:MXO), has announced that it has launched a new server backup solution for small businesses, the Maxtor OneTouch II Small Business Edition drive. The product...

Survey shows many financial services IT directors do not know the cost of messaging technology.(Brief Article)
May 9, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey conducted by MORI on behalf of UK telecomms group BT has revealed that 77% of IT directors questioned at financial services firms do not know, or cannot calculate, the total...

NetManage announces customised adapters for enterprise applications.(Brief Article)
May 10, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NetManage, Inc. (NASDAQ:NETM), a software company providing solutions for integrating, web enabling and accessing enterprise information systems, has announced that it is now able to...

KANA releases new Agent Desktop Search solution.(Kana Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 10, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD KANA Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:KANAE), a provider of Service Resolution Management solutions, has introduced its KANA Agent Desktop Search. The new solution enables integration...

AFIANT Express launched by Modern Security Solutions.(Brief Article)
May 10, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Modern Security Solutions, a manufacturer of network digital recorders, has released AFIANT Express, an NDVR (network digital video recorder) designed to enhance the value of security...

PIKA Technologies to power Appel Elettronica's IVR system.(Brief Article)
May 10, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IKA Technologies, an emerging technologies supplier, has announced that Appel Elettronica, based in Italy, has selected PIKA building blocks to power the voice services in its new IVR...

Microsoft announces beta release of 'Maestro' server application.(Brief Article)
May 11, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Corp has announced the availability of a private beta release of a new server-based business performance management scorecard application named Maestro. The new...

Maxtor announces launch of new OneTouch II Small Business Edition drive.(Brief Article)
May 12, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Maxtor Corporation (NYSE:MXO) has announced the launch of its new Maxtor OneTouch II Small Business Edition drive, a server backup solution for small businesses. The drive provides easy...

New mortgage tracking system piloted by Nationwide.(Mortgage Application Tracking System)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new web-based software package known as The Mortgage Application Tracking System (MATS), developed by Evolving Media Ltd, has been piloted by Nationwide Building Society, producing a...

Datamonitor predicts decline of traditional IVR in new report.(interactive voice response)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Datamonitor, an independent market analyst, has revealed in a new report called "The Definitive Guide to the IVR Marketplace: North America and EMEA" that it expects revenues from...

VERIO announces launch of new range of Operating Systems Management Services.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD VERIO, a provider of global hosting solutions and managed services and a subsidiary of NTT Communications, has announced that it has introduced a range of Operating System Management...

Tokairo's TokOpen DM and workflow system to be deployed at Faccenda Group.(document management)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Faccenda Group, a UK-based poultry processor, is to implement Tokairo's TokOpen document management and workflow system. The first phase of the implementation was supplier invoice...

Google Mini to be launched in the UK.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Google Inc, a web search company, has announced that it is launching a new hardware and software Mini package, aimed at small and medium-sized businesses in the UK. According to the...

Researchers reveal security flaw in VPN technology.(Virtual private networks )(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Britain's National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre has revealed that a flaw in security technology often used to connect remote workers to corporate networks could...

Harper James reveal results of survey into IT solutions.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Harper James, a communications agency, has announced the results of a survey questioning employees' responsible for IT solutions across multiple sectors. The survey revealed that the...

Sun and Sybase agree to extend alliance to include support for Solaris for the x64 Platform.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW) and Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY) have announced that they have extended their alliance to include Sybase support for the Solaris Operating System on the...

TeraStation network range expanded by Buffalo Technology.(Brief Article)
May 13, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Buffalo Technology, has announced the launch of the 0.6 TB TeraStation, with four 160GB drives and 1.6TB TeraStation, with four 400GB drives. The products enable users to distribute...

Secure Computing Corp. reveal findings of survey of IT managers.(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secure Computing Corporation, has announced the results of an independent survey conducted by TheInfoPro, Inc. an independent research firm. The survey, titled "Year of Living...

Sun and Microsoft announce new measures to improve product interoperability.(Sun Microsystems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp., has announced a series of measures to improve product interoperability, including the development of new specifications that enable web single...

Demise of legacy networks revealed in new survey.(survey of Information technology directors)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Viatel has announced the results of an independent survey revealing that 70% of IT directors questioned felt that organisations are looking at alternative technologies for the wide area...

Netezza Corporation introduces the NPS 10000 Series.(Netezza Performance Server system)(Brief Article)
May 16, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Netezza Corporation has announced that it has expanded the Netezza Performance Server system family of products. The company has introduced the NPS 10000 Series, meaning their product...

SOA Path launched by Sun.(Sun Microsystems Inc., service oriented architecture)(Brief Article)
May 18, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sun Microsystems, Inc., (Nasdaq:SUNW), has announced the availability of SOA Path, a new Service Oriented Architecture practice. The new offering enables customers to access Sun's Java...

System Care service for SMEs launched by TSG.(small and medium sized enterprises, Technology Service Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology Services Group, an IT service and support group, has announced the launch of System Care, a new service aimed at providing small and medium sized enterprises with care for...

Setting up your own ISP made simple by Entanet.(internet service provider)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Entanet, a supplier of business-to-business Internet services, has announced that it is to offer a 'Virtual Pipe' option that takes advantage of a company's infrastructure. The Virtual...

New migration tool set for Legacy HP e3000 users launched by Transoft.(Transoft Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 20, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Transoft, a provider of application migration solutions, has announced that its Transoft Legacy Liberator tool set is now available as a complete Windows-based migration solution for HP...

UK business losing more than GBP1bn per year due to e-mail failure.(Brief Article)
May 20, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research commissioned by CipherTrust has revealed that e-mail failure is costing business in the UK more than GBP1bn a year and impacting on reputation and profits. The survey...

BT announces launch of iBridge, offering extended convergence on existing voice and data infrastructures.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
May 23, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BT has announced the launch of a new platform called BT iBridge that enables organisations to gain productivity benefits from converged applications without abandoning existing voice...

InternetPerils launch new technology to track and pinpoints phishing websites.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD InternetPerils Inc, a provider of automated products for Internet Business Risk Management, has announced that using its PerilScope visualization technology it is now able to identify...

Sandvine reveals DNS attacks are on the rise.(Domain Name Server)(Brief Article)
May 24, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sandvine, a provider of broadband management solutions for Internet service providers, has announced that it has recorded an increase in server attacks, particularly DNS attacks on...

Funkwerk Enterprise Communications launches the bintech X2250.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Funkwerk Enterprise Communications has announced the launch of its new bintech X2250 which combines routing functionality with wireless network access. The high-speed router supports...

Cyclades announces launch of new out-of-band infrastructure appliance.(Brief Article)
May 24, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cyclades Corporation, a provider of IT infrastructure management, has announced the launch of the AlterPath OnSite, an Out-of-Band Infrastructure appliance providing remote access to IT...

Cisco IP phones vulnerable to attacks by hackers.(Cisco Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 25, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A software flaw in Cisco voice over IP phones has been reported by the UK's National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre that could allow hackers to crash them. A domain...

Large UK companies prefer Microsoft '.NET', survey shows.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft '.NET' is the preferred development platform for two-thirds of large companies in the UK, according to a survey by FastNET ASP, a new trading division in the SoftSols Group of...

Cincom announces release of Synchrony Desktop.(enhanced product from Cincom Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cincom Systems has announced the release of the latest version of its Synchrony customer experience management software. The new 6.1 release extends the flexibility of the Synchrony...

Staff stubbornness causes problems for IT professionals.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research from Ontrack Data Recovery, a provider of data recovery services, has revealed that attempts from employees to remedy computer problems are causing delays to professional...

Toyota GB and IS Solutions launch GetMeThere.co.uk.(Brief Article)
May 27, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Toyota GB and IS Solutions Plc has announced the launch of GetMeThere.co.uk, a joint venture between the companies providing route planning and mapping technologies to help small...

New security management solution ships from Altiris.(Brief Article)
May 30, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Altiris Inc, a provider of IT lifecycle management software, has introduced the Altiris Security Management Suite. The new offering combines a seven-point system security...

Survey reveals IT departments losing money through poor print management.(Brief Article)
May 31, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Recent research by Macro 4, a document and systems management software provider, has revealed that ignorance of printing costs is rife throughout IT departments, as 42% of UK IT...

NTA Monitor reveal router malformed packet DoS vulnerability in Nortel VPN.(denial of service, virtual private network, Northern Telecom Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 31, 2005... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NTA Monitor has revealed that it has discovered a denial of service vulnerability in the Nortel VPN Router products, whilst performing a VPN security test. According to the company...