Corporate IT Update articles from September 2004

Corporate IT Update archives from September 2004

FileMaker Server 7 Advanced available now.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Database software developer FileMaker Inc. has announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Server 7 Advanced, an enhanced version of FileMaker Server 7. FileMaker Server 7...

Corporate information is insecure on mobile devices - report.(Personal Digital Assistants)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to the Mobile Vulnerability Survey 2004, commissioned by Pointsec Mobile Technologies AB and Infosecurity Europe, two thirds of PDAs that are used to store client details and...

Receptional reveals marketing measurement tool.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Receptional, an Internet marketing specialist, has combined traditional methods of tracking with campaign monitoring to create a marketing measurement tool, called Hit-Counter.net. ...

Failure to manage e-mail is dangerous for organisations - report.(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD A report by Butler Group, an IT research and advisory organisation, shows that employees cannot be relied upon to manage e-mails and failure to implement effective e-mail management...

IT managers believe spyware is not a problem - report.(Information technology)(Brief Article)
September 2, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Provider of secure connections between people, applications and networks, Secure Computing Corp, has published the results of a survey titled "Hidden Hazards: Business Attitudes Toward...

Mercury reports 6,500 downloads of its application testing product.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Mercury Interactive Corp (Nasdaq: MERQ) has revealed that more than 6,500 downloads were made last month of its application performance testing product Mercury LoadRunner 8.0. Some...

Trainer1 releases knowledge management application.(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-learning specialist Trainer1 has released Argonaut, a knowledge management application for the search and retrieval of information contained within a corporate intranet or extranet....

Sygate warns businesses of risks of IT threats after summer holidays.(Information technology )(Brief Article)
September 6, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Sygate, an endpoint security provider, has issued a warning to businesses that they face potential IT chaos as thousands of workers log back in after the summer break. According to...

Cobweb Solutions creates free guide for selecting a partner for IT communications.(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Cobweb Solutions Limited, a provider of hosted Microsoft Exchange services, has produced a free guide to help small and medium-sized businesses select an outsourced partner for...

FACSys v4.8 available now.(The Techland Group, new product)(Brief Article)
September 7, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Voice and data comms distributor The Techland Group has announced the UK availability of FACSys v4.8, the network fax solution chosen by Microsoft Corporation. According to the...

Star suggests third-party outsourcing for e-mail.(survey)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Constant e-mail availability is thought to be "very important" by four in five businesses, according to a survey carried out for Star, a provider of technology services to mid-sized...

Forbidden Technologies ships FORscene.(Forbidden Technologies PLC)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Forbidden Technologies, a video streaming provider, has launched FORscene, a web-based editing and publishing system for production houses and professional editors. According to...

Alternative to email, dmail, launched.(Dmail Limited)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Dmail Limited has launched dmail, an alternative to e-mail. According to the company dmail is server-based, operates with a back-end SQL database and supports html text only. In...

Only 3% of SMEs take advantage of ecommerce - report.(small and medium sized companies)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Internet security testing company NTA Monitor suggests that small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should invest in ecommerce, as currently only 3% of SMEs are doing business on line....

Hitachi launches TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform.(Hitachi Data Systems Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), has announced the launch of Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform. According to the company,...

G-Log releases version 4.5 of GC3T software.(Global Logistics Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD G-Log, a provider of global logistics and transportation software, has released version 4.5 of its Global Command and Control CenterT (GC3T) software. The company said that it has...

Virage ships feature enhancements for its products.(Brief Article)
September 9, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Virage Inc, a division of Autonomy Corp (Nasdaq: AUTN) and a provider of rich media communication and content management software, has said that the company has released feature...

SurfControl ships new software products.(human resource management software)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SurfControl (London: SRF), a provider of enterprise web and e-mail filtering, has released a product that will allow corporate IT managers to filter remote workers' Internet access...

Fortinet offers education against 'grayware'.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Fortinet, a provider of ASIC-powered, network-based anti-virus firewall systems for real-time network protection, has said that the company is offering enterprise Internet users an...

Nortel launches WCSS product.(Web-Centric Self-Service, Nortel Networks Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSX: NT) has released its Web-Centric Self-Service (WCSS) product. According to the company, the product has been designed to provide a new way for...

Retailers' email systems blocked by spam - claim.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to e-mail security company BlackSpider Technologies, spam makes up 83% of e-mails received by retail companies, as compared to UK average of 63%. The e-mail systems of...

NCC Group launches 3T Remote Working Healthcheck.(Brief Article)
September 13, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD NCC Group, an independent supplier of IT assurance, security and advice, has launched 3T Remote Working Healthcheck. According to NCC Group, the aim of the 3T Remote Working...

Nortel Networks delivers new communication solutions.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Communications technology and services provider Nortel Networks (NYSE/TSX: NT) has announced new communications solutions designed to improve remote working capabilities. The...

Expand Networks presents DSL accelerator for branch offices.(Brief Article)
September 14, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Application traffic management solutions provider Expand Networks has announced its new Accelerator 1820, a WAN optimisation solution designed to improve branch office DSL performance...

FORTINET to launch FortiGate 5000.(Brief Article)
September 15, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Firewall systems provider FORTINET has announced the launch of FortiGate 5000 - a unified threat management solution for carriers, service providers and large enterprises. ...

Getronics launches new solutions and services.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK information and communication technology company Getronics announced yesterday (16 September) the launch of its portfolio of solutions and services across all major geographies. ...

Kasten Chase ships Assurency SnapShot.(Kasten Chase Applied Research Ltd)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Kasten Chase (TSX: KCA), a provider of secure information management products, has launched a business service called Assurency SnapShot. According to the company, the offering...

SAVVIS announces new IT services delivery platform.(Savvis Communications Corp)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD SAVVIS Communications (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global IT utility, has released its virtualised IT services delivery platform in the United Kingdom. The company has said that it is using a...

Siemens reveals plans for new carrier-grade Ethernet product.(Siemens Information and Communication Networks)(Brief Article)
September 20, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN), a provider of communication solutions for enterprises and carriers, has said that the company intends to report on a new...

hSo to provide managed IT services to SMEs.(Small, medium sized enterprises)(information technology)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD UK integrated communications provider hSo has decided to provide its managed IT services to SMEs across the UK. The company aims to offer affordable, managed end-to-end IT...

WebEx introduces WebEx Sales Center.(WebEx Communications)(Brief Article)
September 21, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD On-demand collaborative applications provider WebEx Communications Inc (Nasdaq: WEBX) has launched WebEx Sales Center, a new service for sales organisations. According to the...

Igentica announces new Autobatch services.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Software solutions and services company Igentica Ltd has announced its new Autobatch services. According to the company, Autobatch services for price tracking and optimisation...

Verity announces the availability of Verity Extractor 1.0.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise software provider Verity, has announces the availability of Verity Extractor 1.0. According to the company, Verity Extractor 1.0 identifies and extracts concepts,...

BMC Software upgrades its service management solutions.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Enterprise management solutions provider BMC Software Inc (NYSE: BMC) has introduced new versions of its BMC Event Manager and SLM Express service management solutions. The latest...

Blue Coat recommends virus scanning of all web images.(Blue Coat Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Proxy appliances supplier Blue Coat Systems Inc has advised organisations to begin scanning all web images for viruses at the Internet gateway. The recommendation follows the...

Volantis ships new version of MPS.(Message Preparation Server, Volantis Systems Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Intelligent content adaptation solutions supplier Volantis has released version 3 of its Message Preparation Server (MPS). MPS allows mobile network operators and content providers...

IT experts do not believe e-mail authentication will stop spam.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Black Spider Technologies, an e-mail security services company, has carried out a survey of IT security experts. According to the results of the survey, IT experts believe that...

Ipswitch announces upgrade program for WhatsUp Professional.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD File transfer, messaging and network monitoring solutions provider Ipswitch Inc has announced that customers owning an active Service Agreement for its network monitoring tool, WhatsUp...

Ipswitch announces upgrade program for WhatsUp Professional.(Brief Article)
September 23, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD File transfer, messaging and network monitoring solutions provider Ipswitch Inc has announced that customers owning an active Service Agreement for its network monitoring tool, WhatsUp...

WildPackets releases EtherPeek VX.(network analyzer)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network services fault analysis specialist WildPackets Inc has announced the release of EtherPeek VX VoIP network analyzer. According to the company, EtherPeek VX combines...

Federation Against Software Theft warns against ignoring font licensing.(font software)(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Federation Against Software Theft's (the Federation) Font Software Group has issued a statement stressing the importance of including fonts in a company's software audit. Companies...

ScanSafe issues warning against continued threat from "Image of Death".(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD ScanSafe, a provider of managed web security, has warned businesses that the threat from the Microsoft Exploit-MS04-028, dubbed as the "Image of Death", is not yet over. According...

NEON Systems launches Shadow z/Services.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD E-business integration systems provider NEON Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: NEON) has announced the availability of Shadow z/Services, a SOAP-based mainframe integration solution. ...

FortiGate-5000 network security platform ships from Fortinet.(Brief Article)
September 27, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Network-based antivirus firewall systems provider Fortinet has introduced a new network security platform as part of its FortiGate product family. The FortiGate-5000 series of...

BeCrypt offers protection against unauthorised mobile devices.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD BeCrypt, a UK-based encryption security company, has released Connect Protect, a security product aimed at giving organisations protection against the threat of unauthorised connection...

nCipher ships TimeSource Master Clock.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD nCipher plc (LSE: NCH), a provider of IT cryptographic security, has released TimeSource Master Clock (TMC200), a network appliance containing a Rubidium atomic clock that can securely...

Sandvine's Attack Traffic Mitigation reduces malicious traffic in Internet - report.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD According to customer metrics released by Sandvine Ltd, a network equipment provider, its Attack Traffic Mitigation solution is reducing the amount of malicious traffic on broadband ISP...

JC Couriers choose NetDespatch.(Brief Article)
September 30, 2004... CORPORATE IT UPDATE-(C)1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD JC Couriers, a courier company, has chosen NetDespatch for providing on-line services as an integral part of the company's website. According to JC Couriers, these services will...