Corporate IT Update articles from November 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from November 2003

Monarch WorkStore now available from Datawatch Europe.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Datawatch Europe, a provider of business intelligence, data transformation and IT support solutions, has introduced the Monarch WorkStore add-on utility. Monarch WorkStore is...

New UMTS network testing products available from NetTest.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NetTest, a provider of network testing, monitoring and management solutions, has introduced a new suite of monitoring and testing products for wireless operators. The suite - which...

Small UK employers offered incentive for online filing of tax returns.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The UK Government is offering small employers an incentive for sending in their employer end of year tax returns online. Large employers in the UK (with 250 or more employees) must...

Interceptor Version 2.5 ships from Applinet.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and network solutions provider Applinet plc has released version 2.5 of its Interceptor e-mail security and management solution for Lotus Domino users. The solution...

New version of 4D Business Kit released by 4D UK.(4D Business Kit 2.1)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software products developer 4D UK has released version 2.1 of its 4D Business Kit. 4D Business Kit is designed for building web-based stores and the new release includes an...

Newly designed VeriSign Trust Mark unveiled.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Infrastructure services provider VeriSign Inc has introduced a newly designed security trust mark for commercial web sites. The new VeriSign Trust Mark is available now for...

New Secure Computing Sidewinder G2 Firewall available now.(Sidewinder G2 Firewall 6.1)(Brief Article)
November 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security company Secure Computing Corp has introduced a new version of its Sidewinder G2 Firewall appliance. The Sidewinder G2 Firewall 6.1 protects against both inbound...

Free Outlook 2003 utility available from Aelita Software.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management solutions provider Aelita Software has made available a free utility to help administrators update their Exchange servers in preparation for Microsoft Outlook 2003....

TrueSync Server 4.0 ships from Pumatech.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Synchronization software and services provider Pumatech Inc has introduced version 4.0 of its TrueSync Server software for the wireless carrier market. TrueSync Server 4.0 is a...

SurfControl survey reveals apathy about spam among UK workers.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK workers are not concerned about receiving unsolicited e-mails, according to a survey conducted by web and e-mail filtering company SurfControl plc. The survey of white-collar...

CC Data ships windream in the UK.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document management solutions provider CC Data has launched its windream Microsoft Windows-based document management system in the UK. The product integrates a document management...

Spam caused USD10.4bn of economic damage in October, claims mi2g.(Brief Article)
November 7, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The mi2g Intelligence Unit, a security intelligence provider, has said that October was one of the worst months on record for the proliferation of spam e-mails. According to mi2g...

New authentication server products ship from Network Utilities.(Steel-Belted Radius/Enterprise Edition 4.5 and Steel-Belted Radius/Global Enterprise Edition 4.5)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network administration and communications tools provider Network Utilities has launched two new versions of its Steel-Belted Radius server for the authentication and management of...

New security solution revealed by NetScreen.(NetScreen Technologies NetScreen-5GT )(Brief Article)
November 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security solutions provider NetScreen Technologies Inc has introduced its NetScreen-5GT appliance with antivirus functionality. The new offering is intended to provide...

New security products released by ActivCard.(Keychain Token and ActivReader Solo )(Brief Article)
November 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Secure digital identity and authentication solutions supplier ActivCard has launched its Keychain Token and ActivReader Solo products for secure remote access. The new solutions...

New data integration solution available soon from Informatica.(PowerCenter 7.0)(Brief Article)
November 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data integration and business intelligence software provider Informatica Corp has revealed version 7 of its PowerCenter data integration platform. The new offering provides...

Mobile employee management system available now from Telepartner.(ServiceNet)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile business systems provider Telepartner Systems has launched ServiceNet, a web-based field service system for connecting smartphones and PDAs. The new offering is designed to...

CRM installation roadmap released by Microsoft Business Solutions.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Microsoft Business Solutions has launched an implementation toolkit for businesses wanting to install a CRM system. The new product includes the methodology required for deploying a...

IDC warns of Internet abuse by UK employees.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new report has been released by market intelligence and advisory firm IDC showing that businesses in the UK need to control what content is accessed by their employees in working...

New e-mail storage solution available now from Datum Consulting.(KnowledgeWorker 3.0)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software development company Datum Consulting has launched version 3.0 of its KnowledgeWorker e-mail management tool. The new release is designed to help companies keep track of...

New version of its supply chain management software released by PeopleSoft.(Supply Chain Management 8.8)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise application software provider PeopleSoft has launched version 8.8 of its Supply Chain Management product for helping companies to manage their supply chain. The new...

New security solution available now from Novell.(BorderManager 3.8)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information security company Novell Inc has released BorderManager 3.8, a product that provides mobile employees with a secure method of accessing corporate data and applications. ...

Release 8 ships from Tenrox.(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Control and compliance software supplier Tenrox has announced the immediate availability of its Release 8 modular operational control and compliance software solution. The new...

Risk management tool ships from TruSecure.(Risk Commander)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Risk management products and services supplier TruSecure Corp has released Risk Commander, a risk management software application for companies. The new offering lets businesses...

GFI releases security event log monitor for servers.(GFI LANguard Security Event Log Monitor 5.0)(Brief Article)
November 13, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security, content security and messaging software provider GFI has announced the immediate availability of its GFI LANguard Security Event Log Monitor 5 for performing event log...

New CRM tool ships from PeopleSoft.(EnterpriseOne CRM 8.9)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise application software provider PeopleSoft Inc has announced the immediate availability of its PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne CRM 8.9 for businesses. Included in the new release...

NetDespatch launches online transport quote service.(eQuotes)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Online transport solutions provider NetDespatch has announced the immediate availability of its eQuotes pricing package for providing instant online quotes to companies for transport...

New 32/64-bit processors ship from AMD.(Opteron 148, 248 and 848 models)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Integrated circuit developer AMD has launched three new Opteron processors, the 148, 248 and 848 models. Each of the new products are designed to enable a server or workstation to...

New desktop office printer ships from TallyGenicom.(T8024)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business printer manufacturer TallyGenicom has announced the immediate availability of its T8024 desktop office colour laser printer for fast colour and mono printing. The new...

Embarcadero releases new change management solution for developers.(Change Manager 2.5)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions supplier Embarcadero Technologies Inc has launched version 2.5 of its Change Manager product for handling change management...

Mobile business process management solution available soon from CommerceQuest.(TRAXION)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise solutions provider CommerceQuest Inc has introduced its TRAXION mobile product for utilising business process management features with a mobile workforce. TRAXION mobile...

New monitoring tool launched by LANDesk.(LANDesk System Manager 8.0)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Desktop, server and device management solutions provider LANDesk Software Inc has launched version 8 of its LANDesk System Manager product for performance monitoring. Companies...

NCorp claims opt-in e-mail marketing is costing UK businesses GBP304m per year.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A survey conducted by customer profiling software supplier NCorp has found that the majority of UK companies are sending out irrelevant and inappropriate marketing e-mails. The...

New file and e-mail security solution ships from ArticSoft.(FileAssurity OpenPGP)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based computer security company ArticSoft has launched a new version of its FileAssurity OpenPGP solution for file and e-mail security. The latest release is based on version 1...

SurfControl survey shows UK workers will buy from spam.(Brief Article)
November 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web and e-mail filtering company SurfControl has completed a survey showing that one out of every ten UK workers say that they would buy either goods or services from an unsolicited...

Infonet offers two new security services.(Managed Site Protection Service and Managed Vulnerability Analysis)(Brief Article)
November 20, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications services provider Infonet Services Corp has launched its Managed Site Protection Service and Managed Vulnerability Analysis. The two new services will be sold as part...

Thunderhead launched document communications automation platform.(called Thunderhead )(Brief Article)
November 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based multi-channel document communications company Thunderhead Ltd has launched Thunderhead, a platform for multi-channel delivery and maintenance of business and customer document...

New business process management service available from SECOR Consulting.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Management consultancy SECOR Consulting Ltd has joined forces with business process management software provider Metastorm to launch a business process management service. ...

Network control product launched by Sirocom.(FlexiVision)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virtual network operator Sirocom has released FlexiVision, an online suite of network administration tools for monitoring, controlling and managing a network or remote access service....

Network monitoring tool available now in the UK from Zen.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Zen Software, a UK distributor for Alt-N Technologies products, has begun offering the Intellipool Network Monitor for sale in the UK. The newly available product can identify...

META Group reports rise in IT security spending.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT research, advisory services and consulting company META Group Inc has observed that the majority of companies increased their IT security budgets over the course of 2003. The...

New ISP arbitration service available soon.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK telecomms regulator Oftel has given its approval of a new ISP arbitration service for resolving any problems that may arise. The Internet claims resolution service from the...

Two new products ship from D-Link.(DI-804HV Broadband Router and DWL-120+ Wireless LAN USB adapter)(Brief Article)
November 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Networking solutions manufacturer D-Link has announced the immediate availability of its DI-804HV Broadband Router and DWL-120+ Wireless LAN USB adapter. The DI-804HV is a VPN...

Press site building tool ships from the WebSite Consultancy.(PressMedia)(Brief Article)
November 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web technology company WebSite Consultancy has released PressMedia, a system that is designed to create and maintain media and analyst information web sites. The new offering can...

VERITAS and Cisco team for product integration.(Brief Article)
November 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet networking company Cisco Systems has joined forces with storage software provider VERITAS Software Corp to launch a network-based volume management software solution. ...

Lucent launches network security consulting service.(Brief Article)
November 27, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Networking company Lucent Technologies has begun offering a security consulting service that aims to inform companies of how secure their networks are. Companies choosing to...

New backup service available from Computer Troubleshooters.(Brief Article)
November 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data recovery solutions provider Computer Troubleshooters has begun offering an online backup, storage and recovery solution for small businesses in the UK. Subscribers to the...

New data indexing solution ships from CopperEye.(Adaptive Addressing Custom Indexing 3.1)(Brief Article)
November 28, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Data indexing technology developer CopperEye has launched version 3.1 of its Adaptive Addressing Custom Indexing product for data management operations. The new release includes a...