Corporate IT Update articles from November 2004

Corporate IT Update archives from November 2004

Fujitsu deploys hi-tech defence system in its London Datacentre.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Managed IT services provider Fujitsu Services has deployed an intelligent physical layer management (IPLM) system as the latest defence system in its Outer London Datacentre. ...

CA launches Wireless Site Management 4.0.(Computer Associates International Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Management software company Computer Associates International, Inc (NYSE: CA) has announced general availability of CA Wireless Site Management 4.0 (CA WSM), a solution that enables...

OneSource announces new integrated business information offering.(OneSource Information Services Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business information solutions provider OneSource Information Services, Inc has announced a new Account Intelligence offering for salesforce.com users. Account Intelligence for...

AT&T announces new features of its Internet Protect.(Brief Article)
November 2, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications company AT&T (NYSE: T) has announced new features of its Internet Protect service, which will enable businesses to protect themselves from network-based worms and viruses...

Tiscali launches Business Broadband for small businesses.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Broadband solutions provider Tiscali UK yesterday (2 November) launched 'Tiscali Business Broadband', a range of three packages, designed specially for Small Businesses and Home...

Nebulas Security becomes reseller for Postini.(Nebulas Security Limited)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nebulas Security Limited, a provider of security and mobility solutions, and Postini Inc, a provider of e-mail security and management solutions, have formed a reseller agreement. ...

WStore opens WStore Scotland.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD WStore, an online supplier of business IT equipment, has opened an office in Scotland in order to meet the needs of businesses north of the border. The office will be based in...

Thales announces SafeSign.(first integrated security software)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Thales, an international electronics and systems group, has announced its ability to build the first integrated end-to-end advanced transaction authentication solution for businesses...

Witness Systems announces new functionality of its eQuality software.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Witness Systems (Nasdaq: WITS), a provider of performance optimisation software and services, has announced enhanced enterprise reporting and drill-down analysis functionality to its...

Latest Hitachi Data Systems Storage Index published.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hitachi Data Systems has published the latest edition of the Hitachi Data Systems Storage Index. The new research, which is conducted biannually among a sample of 840 IT directors...

McAfee SecurityShield verified for Microsoft ISA Server 2004.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD McAfee Inc (NYSE: MFE), a provider of intrusion prevention products, has announced that McAfee SecurityShield for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004...

Retailers fail to use opportunities of Web sales - claim.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software supplier Postcode Anywhere claims that the majority of organisations fail to make the most of the opportunities that selling on the web can provide. The company has...

ADP ships ADP Shop Reports.(Brief Article)
November 5, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ADP Claims Services Group, a provider of integrated business solutions for the property and casualty, collision repair and automotive recycling industries and a wholly owned subsidiary...

ADP partners with Microsoft to offer a payroll solution.(Automatic Data Processing Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ADP Small Business Services, part of the Employer Services division of Automatic Data Processing, Inc (NYSE: ADP), a provider of payroll and human resources services, has announced the...

O42 wins Mail Technology Award.(Optecon)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Transactional printing and mailing services supplier Optecon has announced that its O42 web-based marketing tool has won the UK Mail Technology Award. O42 enables companies to add...

SMEs' e-mail security improving - report.(small and medium-sized enterprise, Via.Net Works UK)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a report from VIA NET.WORKS, a UK-based supplier of business communications services, SMEs are improving their e-mail security. The report shows that the number of...

NetManage launches latest version of RUMBA.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Host access and integration solutions provider NetManage, Inc (Nasdaq: NETM), has announced the latest version of its RUMBA solution. According to the company, new RUMBA features...

Maconomy A/S ad IBM release new business IT solution.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Danish project and financial management systems provider Maconomy A/S said on Monday (8 November) that it had joined forces with the US IT group IBM to release a new type of IT...

TeliaSonera launches new phone conference service in Nordic countries.(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish-Swedish telecomms operator TeliaSonera AB said on Tuesday (9 November) that it was launching a new telephone conference service for companies operating in the Nordic countries....

Marconi introduces new networking device.(Marconi Corporation plc)(MPG-1000)(Brief Article)
November 9, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Telecomms equipment, services and solutions provider Marconi Corporation plc (London: MONI, Nasdaq: MRCIY) has announced a new networking device, the MPG-1000, an OC-192c Media and...

IT departments do not meet business expectations - claim.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IT management technology provider SMARTS has published findings of a survey of senior business and IT management across fifty major UK enterprises, according to which IT remains unable...

Top Layer Networks announces new adaptive threat management solution.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD US-based intrusion prevention solutions provider Top Layer Networks Inc has announced it has partnered with OpenService Inc, a provider of network security management software, to...

mi2g investigates the threat of cyber terrorism.(mi2g Intelligence Unit)(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security solutions supplier mi2g has published the results of a two-year investigation on the subject of cyber terrorism. The company claims to have tracked over 8,600 hacker groups...

BACSTEL-IP can reduce cost and risk of payment processing - claim.(network software)(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Validation and payment solutions developer Eiger Systems has launched a nationwide campaign - "BACSTEL-IP: planning your migration strategy" - to raise awareness of BACSTEL-IP, the new...

Exabyte announces release of Magnum 1x7 LTO Autoloader.(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Tape backup systems solutions provider Exabyte Corp (OTCBB: EXBT) has announced the release of the Magnum 1x7 LTO Autoloader, a 2u, rack-mountable, automated backup and restore product...

CommerceQuest announces enhancements to its TRAXION EnterpriseBPMS.(Business Process Management Suite)(Brief Article)
November 11, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise solutions provider CommerceQuest Inc has announced the release of product enhancements to its TRAXION Enterprise Business Process Management Suite (TRAXION EnterpriseBPMS)....

Watson Wyatt finds UK companies are experiencing increasing problems finding IT staff.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Consultants Watson Wyatt have found, according to a recent survey, that a half of UK companies say they are experiencing difficulties in recruiting IT staff. Watson Wyatt has...

SurfControl says few UK businesses plan protection against content from laptops of mobile workers.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SurfControl (London: SRF), a provider of enterprise web and e-mail filtering, has found that almost 60% of UK businesses have no plans to protect themselves against the threat of...

CipherTrust publishes study on Sender ID Framework adoption.(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Messaging security company CipherTrust Inc has released data on the adoption of Sender ID Framework and the implementation of Sender Policy Framework (SPF) text record. The...

Belhaven implements web-based management information and financial system.(Belhaven Group)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Scottish regional brewer Belhaven Group plc has implemented a new web-based management information and financial system from CES, an Edinburgh-based IT consultancy. The solution is...

Mitel launches new IP Telephony platform.(3300 ICP 5)(Brief Article)
November 12, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IP communications solutions provider Mitel has announced the general availability of the 3300 ICP, Release 5. The latest version of the Mitel IP-PBX features new options for...

Portable devices are a threat for companies' security - report.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD McAfee Inc (NYSE: MFE), a provider of intrusion prevention products, has announced findings from research which shows that European businesses are leaving themselves open to net threats...

CRYPTOCard launches CRYPTO-Server 6.2.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CRYPTOCard, a provider of authentication technology, has launched CRYPTO-Server 6.2. According to the company, the product is the world's first browser-integrated two-factor...

NumeriX and Tamesis sign partnership agreement.(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NumeriX LLC, a provider of multi-platform, cross-asset derivatives pricing and risk management software, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Tamesis, a supplier of...

Free online learning for small businesses developed by Acas.(Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The United Kingdom government has said that the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has developed a free online learning package to help small businesses and...

Sterling Commerce reveals Multi-Enterprise Services Architecture (MESA).(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sterling Commerce (NYSE:SBC), a provider of business integration products, has launched a Multi-Enterprise Services Architecture (MESA) in support of its new Multi-Enterprise...

RSA Security announces availability of RSA Sign-On Manager.(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Identity management solutions supplier RSA Security Inc (NASDAQ: RSAS) has announced availability of the RSA Sign-On Manager secure enterprise access solution that combines RSA...

ILOG launches ILOG Rules for .NET.(application development software)(Brief Article)
November 16, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ILOG (Nasdaq: ILOG), a provider of enterprise-class software components and services, has launched ILOG Rules for .NET. According to the company, ILOG Rules for .NET is a new...

Niku releases version 7.5 of Claritya.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Niku Corporation (Nasdaq: NIKU) has released version 7.5 of Claritya, the newest version of its product for IT Management and Governance (IT-MG). The company said that the product...

Top Layer Networks to provide on-call Doomsday DDoS Disaster Recovery Service.(Distributed Denial of Service)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Top Layer Networks, a provider of intrusion prevention products, has signed an agreement with mnet Internet, a corporate-only ISP and co-location company, to deliver an on-call Doomsday...

Perforce announces Perforce 2004.2.(Perforce Software Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 17, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Perforce Software Inc, has announced the latest release of its software configuration management system, Perforce 2004.2. According to the company, the software now includes new...

Hitachi Data Systems announces virtualisation connectivity support for IBM Enterprise Storage Server.(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd (NYSE: HIT), has announced the completion of interoperability tests between IBM's TotalStorage Enterprise...

SunSystems introduces Internet Purchase Ordering System.(Systems Union Holdings Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business and software house SunSystems has added Internet Purchase Ordering System (iPOS), an e-enabled procurement solution, to its suite of order fulfilment products. iPOS,...

Aladdin announces HASP SL Version 6.4.(Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 18, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital security solutions provider Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd (NASDAQ: ALDN) has announced general availability of Aladdin HASP SL Version 6.4 (formerly called 'Privilege'), a...

Outsourcing is not without risks - report.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Information Security Forum (ISF), a not-for-profit organisation of over 260 organisations, has published a new report, stressing the unique risks to information presented by...

Only 20% of companies fully understand e-mail use compliance - report.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a survey conducted by UK-based information security solutions provider Diagonal Security, Ltd, a division of Diagonal plc (UK:DIA), only 20% of companies have a full...

SwitchIP launches InPurple Procall.(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK-based telecomms systems supplier SwitchIP has announced the launch of InPurple Procall, a secure and affordable alternative to the expensive leased lines connecting company...

Pronexus announces ReadiVoIP.(Rapid Enterprise Application Development in VoIP)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Pronexus Inc, a provider of computer telephony and speech software solutions, has made available its ReadiVoIP, the `Rapid Enterprise Application Development in VoIP` starter kit. ...

Engenio and AppIQ to co-develop Storage Area Network (SAN) management solutions.(Engenio Information Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 19, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Engenio Information Technologies Inc, a provider of modular storage systems for the open enterprise and a subsidiary of LSI Logic Corp (NYSE: LSI), and AppIQ Inc, a provider of software...

Cimol launches new "Office-in-a-box" solution.(Cimol Technology, set top boxes)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cimol Technology, a supplier of products and services to Internet service providers, has announced the launch of a new "Office-in-a-box" solution. According to the company, the new...

Barracuda Networks ships Barracuda Spam Firewall 800.(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Barracuda Networks Inc, a provider of spam firewall solutions, has made available its Barracuda Spam Firewall 800. According to the company, this is the first carrier-class spam...

FileMaker Pro 7 named Best Business Software for 2004.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK magazine MacUser has named FileMaker Pro 7 as Best Business Software for 2004. The award was announced at the MacUser awards ceremony, which was held on 18 November, 2004. ...

UK web sites are not prepared for Christmas rush - report.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to the SciVisum Christmas Ecommerce Performance Study 2004, undertaken over a four-week period in October by web testing specialist SciVisum, UK web sites are not prepared to...

Signifo Expenses launches a new service.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Signifo Expenses, a provider of expense claim solutions, is launching a new service which allows travel and entertainment expense claim items to be sent quickly by SMS text message from...

Wick Hill launches Safe@Office 400W.(wireless security appliance)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Wick Hill, a VAD (value added distributor) has launched a product from Check Point, Safe@Office 400W. According to Wick Hill the product is expected to pave the way for a rapid...

First Hop ships new products.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD First Hop, a Finnish provider of mobile middleware, has released new products that allow mobile operators to drive new revenue streams and increase customer retention with value added...

Poor attitude to security is a threat to mobile working - report.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a new report from Dimension Data plc (LSE:DDT), an IT solutions provider, security is viewed as the most significant challenge to UK organisations looking to deploy a...

Tandberg launches Midrange Library 2800.(Tandberg Data GmbH)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Storage solutions provider Tandberg Data GmbH has announced the launch of its new Tandberg Midrange Library 2800. The system, targeted at the mid-range segment, can be upgraded to...

European IT directors feel isolated from the rest of their companies - report.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a recent survey by Synstar, a managed IT services and business availability provider, European IT directors are worrying about their increasing isolation from the rest of...

New publication from DTI to help businesses implement VoIP.(United Kingdom. Department of Trade and Industry, voice over internet protocol)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) Achieving best practice in your business has published a booklet called "Voice over Internet Protocol" to guide the businesses through many...

FrontRange ships IP Contact Center 3.7.(FrontRange Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD FrontRange Solutions, a provider of Service Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Customer Communications software solutions, has made available its IP Contact Center...

Expand Networks reveals RTM technology.(router transparency mode)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Expand Networks, a provider of Application Traffic Management Solutions for the branch office, has made available its RTM (router transparency mode), a patent-pending technology that...

UK IT Directors unaware of offshore alternatives - report.(Brief Article)
November 26, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to research from Interactive Objects Software GmbH, IT Directors believe there to be major obstacles in transfering IT jobs offshore. When questioned as to what these...

Outsourcing may be the end of IT departments - report.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to a poll conducted at the National Outsourcing Association's (NOA) summit, 72% of end user companies and 82% of supplier organisations believe outsourcing spells the end of...

Business executives prefer videoconferencing to travel - report.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Research undertaken by vc-net, a videoconferencing network provider, at Heathrow and London City Airports in the UK reportedly shows that executives would rather use desktop...

Acas releases new free online learning package for managing redundancies.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Acas, a UK independent statutory body, has developed a free online learning package to help businesses and organisations best manage redundancies in the workplace. The course...

Cyber-Ark Software announces European office.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cyber-Ark Software Ltd, a provider of Vaulting Technology for instant, secure enterprise connections, has announced that it has opened its first European office, based in Holland. ...