Corporate IT Update articles from September 2003

Corporate IT Update archives from September 2003

IDC claims security companies need to inform end users of potential threats.
September 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has conducted a survey of European businesses and found that 80% of all those questioned were not able to name a security services brand. ...

Managed services offering launched by Dell.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet and IT infrastructure provider Dell Computer Corp has launched a managed services offering in the UK that provides managed lifecycle services for Dell and other computing...

GFI DownloadSecurity for ISA Server 6 available now.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security, content security and messaging software supplier GFI has launched version 6 of its GFI DownloadSecurity for ISA Server content security product. The new release...

Aspect and 3Com team for new product offering.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business communications solutions provider Aspect Communications has entered into a development, sales and marketing agreement with 3Com Corp, a voice and data networking solutions...

Managed services suite released by Unipalm.(SafeAnet security services)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Security company Unipalm has launched its SafeAnet suite of managed services designed to provide security for SMEs and home workers. The new offering is based on SofaWare technology...

Altamedius ships online entertainment billing product.(iCon Micro-Bill )(Brief Article)
September 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Payment and micro-billing technology provider Altamedius has launched its iCon Micro-Bill product for online content and entertainment. The new offering features rules-based...

Public sector organisations carrying out IT transformations claims IDC.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Market intelligence and advisory firm IDC has completed a piece of research that shows Western European public sector organisations are undergoing IT transformations in a bid to provide...

UK business broadband adoption increasing.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new survey from the British Chambers of Commerce has revealed that business broadband take-up has doubled over the past year yet 60% still do not have high-speed Internet access. ...

Infortrend launches its EonStar range.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RAID controller and subsystem manufacturer Infortrend Europe Ltd has announced the immediate availability of its EonStar product range. The new products are aimed at companies in...

Cast Iron Systems' Application Router 1000 released.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application integration company Cast Iron Systems has launched the Application Router 1000 device for business integration operations. The new product is designed to reduce the...

Chordiant Straight Through Processing available now.(Chordiant Software's Straight Through Service Processing )(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business process automation and management solutions provider Chordiant Software Inc has launched its Straight Through Service Processing solution for use in business process management...

Hummingbird Connectivity 9.0 available now.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise information management systems provider Hummingbird Ltd has announced the immediate availability of version 9.0 of its Connectivity security suite. Companies adopting...

WhatsUp Gold Failover Package ships from Ipswitch.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet productivity software provider Ipswitch Inc has released its WhatsUp Gold Failover Package network performance solution. The new product is designed to minimise the amount...

Matrix V2 ships from Enterasys.(Brief Article)
September 4, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business networks provider Enterasys Networks Inc has launched the Matrix V2 switch for delivering enhanced networking capabilities. The new product features convergence-ready...

MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 9 ships from GFI.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network security, content security and messaging software provider GFI has added a new anti-spam filter to its MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP 9 product. The addition is a...

The NCC Group claims home PCs may lead to corporate attacks.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A recent survey from IT assurance company The NCC Group has found that home PC users could be giving hackers a back door into their employer's IT systems. The company observed that...

HL-4200CN workgroup laser printer ships from Brother.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Printer manufacturer Brother has launched a workgroup laser printer that is capable of 24 ppm in either colour or mono. The HL-4200CN includes Pantone stable output and true Adobe...

Two new HP printers available soon.(Color LaserJet 9500n and 9500hdn )(Brief Article)
September 9, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Technology provider HP has revealed its Colour LaserJet 9500 printer for small and medium sized enterprises. The new offering is capable of printing in colour at 24 pages per...

Embarcadero Job Scheduler available now.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application and database lifecycle management solutions Embarcadero Technologies Inc has announced the immediate availability of version 3.0 of its Embarcadero Job Scheduler software....

LEGATO ships new backup and restore products.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise storage management software supplier LEGATO Systems has launched two new releases designed for information recovery operations. The first release is version 7.1 of the...

FrontRange introduces new mobile connection product.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Customer management solutions provider FrontRange Solutions has launched mGoldMine, a mobile connection solution. The new offering lets wireless PDA or WAP/GPRS-enabled mobile phone...

Vital Signs VisionNet IP Monitor ships from SDS.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise software provider Software Diversified Services (SDS) has launched its Vital Signs VisionNet IP Monitor software for monitoring TCP/IP networks on z/OS or OS/390 mainframe...

Allot upgrades its products for peer-to-peer management.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Traffic management company Allot Communications has upgraded its NetEnforcer AC-1000 product line to offer support for peer-to-peer traffic management. The enhanced versions of...

SAND Analytic Server 3.1 available now.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD CRM analytics, web analytics and business intelligence applications provider SAND Technology Inc has announced the immediate availability of version 3.1 of its SAND Analytic Server. ...

Upgraded Snap Server 14000 available now.(Brief Article)
September 11, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network-attached storage solutions provider Snap Appliance has launched a version of its Snap Server 14000 with 3TB of capacity. The company claims that the new release can help...

Media Mogul RNE ships from Picdar.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital asset management company Picdar has launched the regional newspaper edition of its Media Mogul digital asset management solution, the Media Mogul RNE. Companies using the...

Internet Exchange offers free IT training to London businesses.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet store network Internet Exchange has announced that it is offering free IT training to all London, UK businesses that employ under 250 staff. The initiative comes after the...

Address capture solution ships from QAS.(Brief Article)
September 12, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Address management technology provider QAS has announced the immediate availability of its QuickAddress for Sage SalesLogix product. The new offering lets companies obtain postal...

Virtual System Administrator ships from 9380 Systems.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Support services company 9380 Systems has launched Virtual System Administrator, a remote PC systems administration solution in the UK. The new service is designed to be used by IT...

LOG-NET Version 5.0 available now.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web-based supply chain execution solutions provider LOG-NET has launched LOG-NET Version 5.0, a collaborative logistics solution. The software lets users worldwide view summaries of...

New expense management product ships from 170 Systems.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Document management and business process management software provider 170 Systems Inc has launched its 170 MarkView Expense Management solution for expense management operations. ...

Halcyon upgrades its Systems Operations Suite.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Systems management software provider Halcyon Software has launched a new version of its Systems Operations Suite for systems management operations. The new product has a set of...

Thales e-Security reports laptop vulnerabilities in new survey.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cryptographic security products and solutions company Thales e-Security has completed a survey showing that one out of every 17 employees in the public sector has reported a lost or...

Direct mail printing and management system launched by Oki.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business printed communications company Oki Systems (UK) Ltd has announced the immediate availability of its Oki Desktop Mailer for preparing documents for posting. The device...

Dominion KSX ships from Raritan Computer.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Keyboard/video/mouse and remote management solutions provider Raritan Computer has launched a hardware-based plug-and-play appliance that lets users perform IT maintenance tasks...

Optigo Enterprise Optimizer ships from Bytemobile.(Brief Article)
September 18, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile data company Bytemobile Inc has announced the immediate availability of its Optigo Enterprise Optimizer for improving the productivity of remote workers. The new offering...

Chevin survey finds IT departments worry more about network performance than virus attack.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new survey from network management company Chevin has revealed that the majority of IT departments feel that network performance is a major concern. In total, 70% of all...

New supply management solution ships from FreeMarkets.(Brief Article)
September 19, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Supply management solutions provider FreeMarkets Inc has launched version 2.0 of its FreeMarkets Supplier Implementation product for managing supplier implementation projects. The...

Swen worm spotted by Aladdin Knowledge Systems.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Digital security company Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd has issued a warning over the new Win32.Swen.A Internet worm that has been spotted replicating in the wild. The virus is...

PSINet and Pan Security show European web sites need more protection.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Infrastructure solutions provider for e-business companies PSINet Europe has completed a survey in conjunction with IT risk assessment services provider Pan Security International that...

Syntegra offers free trial of its anti-spam software to UK businesses.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business transformation and change management company Syntegra is offering financial firms based in the UK the chance to try out its anti-spam service. Companies taking up the...

Stellent Content Management 7.0 available now.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Content management solutions provider Stellent Inc has launched version 7.0 of its Stellent Content Management product. The new release features a number of tools for document...

PowerQuest V2i Protector 2.0 Management Console available now.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Deployment and recovery solutions provider PowerQuest Corp has released its PowerQuest V2i Protector 2.0 Management Console for protecting a corporate system. The new offering is...

Netegrity releases TransactionMinder 5.6.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Identity and access management solutions provider Netegrity Inc has launched version 5.6 of its TransactionMinder product for the secure deployment of web services. Companies using...

Nortel introduces Media Application Server.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications and information exchange company Nortel Networks has announced the immediate availability of a new product for companies wanting to deploy multimedia services. The...

Security management continuity solution ships from GE Interlogix.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications and IT solutions provider GE Interlogix Inc has launched version 5.0 of its Secure Perfect product. The new offering lets companies use Microsoft cluster technology...

New customer interaction products available soon from RightNow.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hosted customer service and support solutions provider RightNow Technologies has introduced its RightNow 6.0 offering that includes RightNow Service and RightNow Outbound modules. ...

Clearswift launches spamActive.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Electronic communications management and security company Clearswift has launched spamActive, a service that is intended to block spam at the e-mail gateway. The new service...

O2 offers the BlackBerry 7230 device to its customers.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mobile operator O2 has announced the availability of the BlackBerry 7230 handheld device from handheld developer Research In Motion for its business customers. Companies can now...

Enterprise Learning Management 8.8 ships from PeopleSoft.(Brief Article)
September 25, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise application software provider PeopleSoft Inc has launched version 8.8 of its Enterprise Learning Management product for delivering learning applications across a business....

Quest Management Suite for Windows available now.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application management solutions provider Quest Software Inc has launched its Quest Management Suite for Windows for automating Active Directory environments. The new offering is a...

New French business to business web site launched.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A new French business to business site has been launched that offers visitors the chance to develop international trade between their company and other organisations. The web site...

IBM introduces Grid computing initiative.(Brief Article)
September 26, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD IBM has introduced a number of Grid projects around the world that aim to promote the use of Grid computing as an alternative for enterprises. The company's Grid computing...

New accounting and HR solutions ship from ImageFast.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Information management company ImageFast Ltd has announced the launch of two new software packages for accounts payable and HR processes. The Simplifyap and Simplifyhr software is...

Rhetorical and Talisma team for technology integration.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Text to speech technology provider Rhetorical Systems has formed an agreement with speech recognition systems supplier Talisma to launch a set of voice services. The new offering...

New training courses available for Chordiant 5.5 users.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Business process automation solutions provider Chordiant Software Inc has launched 14 new training courses for users of its Chordiant 5.5 products and solutions. The training...

New version of iHateSpam ships from Sunbelt.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Windows system administration tools provider Sunbelt Software has upgraded its iHateSpam Server Edition product with the inclusion of a number of improvements over the previous release....

SurfControl survey finds UK businesses want the government to do more to prevent spam.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Web and e-mail filtering company SurfControl has completed a survey and found that 50% of all UK IT managers would like to receive unsolicited e-mails that are relevant to their job...

UKlocalhost offers Internet start-up packages to small businesses.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2003... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ISP UKlocalhost has released its Business-in-a-Box service which is aimed at making it easy for a small company to obtain an Internet presence. The service provides a company with...