EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from August 2002

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from August 2002

ATI's revolutionary RADEON 9700 fully validated with upcoming and platform.
August 5, 2002... ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY; NASDAQ:ATYT) has announced the full validation of its revolutionary RADEON 9700 graphics chip with the upcoming AMD Athlon and AMD Opteron processors based on Hammer Technology. The RADEON 9700 chip, which...

AMD, Fujitsu and Saifun announce collaboration.
August 5, 2002... AMD (NYSE:AMD), Fujitsu and Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. have announced a comprehensive collaboration under which the three companies have agreed to cross-license patents and technology, settle all pending litigation and collaborate in the...

IBM and VMware simplify consolidation of Intel processor-based servers.
August 5, 2002... IBM and VMware have announced an expansion of their relationship designed to make it easier for customers to reduce cost and complexity by consolidating workloads onto powerful IBM eServer Intel processor-based systems. Building on a joint...

M-Systems' flash disk products designed onto development platforms for Au1 core products from AMD.
August 5, 2002... M-Systems (Nasdaq:FLSH) has announced that DiskOnChip Millennium Plus has been designed onto the Alchemy Pb1500 and the newly introduced Alchemy Pb1100 development boards from AMD (NYSE:AMD). With up to 64MB of persistent storage for the...

Asia's 1st multivendor NAS-SAN integration project goes live.(Auspe Systems NSc3000)
August 5, 2002... Auspex Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASPX), a leading provider of enterprise storage solutions, and CVSI, Auspex's distributor in Singapore, recently announced the successful completion of Asia's first multivendor Network Attached Storage (NAS) and...

Dataram offers memory upgrades for Compaq ProLiant ML530 G2 memory.(Dataram DRQ530/1024 and Datrum DRQ530/2048)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM), a provider of server, workstation, and PC memory, has announced the immediate availability of memory upgrades for HP's Compaq ProLiant ML530 (G2) second-generation server. The ML530 G2, designed with more...

Interphase: new network processor card purpose-built for 3G wireless.(Interphase iNAV 4000)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:INPH), an international supplier of next-generation networking technologies, recently announced the iNAV 4000 CompactPCI Network Processor Card, the first product in a new line of network processor cards from...

SANgate Systems: availability of first dedicated data migration appliance for open systems.(SANgate Systems SANblaster S1000)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... SANgate Systems, a developer of intelligent data movers, announced recently the availability of the SANblaster S1000 solution for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Solaris systems. The SANblaster S1000 is a portable data migration solution that...

JNI FCX2-6562 dual-port PCI HBA qualified by EMC as E-Lab tested for enterprise storage networks.
August 5, 2002... JNI Corporation (Nasdaq:JNIC) has announced that EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) has qualified JNI's FCX2-6562, a 2Gb dual-port Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) for PCI slots, as E-Lab Tested. The designation enables the new JNI HBA to be...

New resilience VPN/firewall APP delivers great performance.(Resilience DX4000 bundled with Check Point Software Technologies' VPN-1/FireWall-1 Next Generation)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... Resilience Corporation, a provider of Integrated High Availability security solutions and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) recently set a new industry benchmark in gigabit firewalls with the introduction of the Resilience...

IBM 3270 and 5250 browser based screen rejuvenation software release.(Ericom Software's PowerTerm HostView)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... Ericom Software, a provider of enterprise connectivity and e-Business solutions, announced recently that it has released and made commercially available PowerTerm HostView. The addition of PowerTerm HostView--to an already robust portfolio...

Blue Pumpkin launches industry's first workforce optimization suite.(Workforce Optimization Suite)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... New Performance & Productivity Management Applications Complete Solution Suite To Help Enterprises Maximize Human Resources Blue Pumpkin, an industry leader in enterprise workforce optimization solutions, recently introduced its complete...

DMOD delivers the DMOD WorkSpace Gateway 2.0.(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... DMOD, Inc., a leading provider of secure digital media workflow and distribution solutions for the media and communications industry, has announced the availability of the client/server version of its flagship product, the DMOD WorkSpace...

Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05 automates hard drive installation.(from Kroll Ontrack Inc.)(Product Announcement)
August 5, 2002... Kroll Ontrack Inc., a provider of data availability software and services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroll Inc. (Nasdaq:KROL), a global risk consulting company, recently announced the release of Ontrack Disk Manager 4.05, a new version of...

Flowfinity wireless: availability of Thinflow multi-tasking wireless APP technology in Europe.
August 5, 2002... Flowfinity's patent-pending Thinflow technology for always available multi-tasking wireless applications is now available in Europe for BlackBerry, an end-to-end wireless solution for business. Thinflow technology enables ISVs and...

Claritas partners with microsoft to expand the iXPRESS suite of products.
August 5, 2002... Claritas Inc., a provider of intelligent marketing information and target marketing services, announced recently that it has partnered with Microsoft to expand its iXPRESS product line with the introduction of iXPRESS for MapPoint, Microsoft's...

Adobe teams with MediaBin to deliver dynamic imaging capabilities to digital asset management.
August 5, 2002... Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE), a leader in network publishing, has announced that MediaBin Inc., a leading provider of enterprise brand asset management software, has completed an agreement to include Adobe AlterCast software within...

ATI intros RADEON 9700 PRO graphics board based on newly introd VPU architecture.(ATI Technologies Inc's graphics board)(Product Announcement)
August 12, 2002... ATI Technologies, Inc. has announced the addition of the RADEON 9700 PRO graphics board, featuring the RADEON 9700 PRO visual processing unit (VPU), to its successful retail lineup. Based on the RADEON 9700 series VPUs introduced in July, the...

AMD intros the lowest power flash memory device for high-end cellular phones.(AMD's Am29BDS640G flash memory unit)(Product Announcement)
August 12, 2002... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has announced the immediate availability of a 64Megabit Flash memory device optimized for the needs of the hand-held portable and cellular markets. This device supports industry-leading levels of data throughput while consuming...

MIPS technologies licenses 32-BIT processor cores to Zoran for next-gen consumer ELECS products.(low-power MIPS324KEfamily of cores)
August 12, 2002... MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS, MIPSB), a provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for digital consumer and business applications, has announced that Zoran Corp., a supplier of high-performance digital...

Juniper Networks delivers T320 router enabling comprehensive deployment of T-series technology.(Product Announcement)
August 12, 2002... Juniper Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR), a provider of trusted infrastructures for the New Public Network, has announced the latest addition to the T-series routing family, the Juniper Networks T320 Router. The T320 router allows network service...

ITE joins Phoenix post 2.0 trusted device initiative to bring integrated security to their existing and new silicon.
August 12, 2002... Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTEC), a global provider of device-enabling and management software products for connected digital devices, has announced that Integrated Technology Express, Inc. (ITE), a provider of I/O controllers and other...

Sunplus selects Verplex to verify all chip designs.(deploys Conformal Logic Equivalence Checker)
August 12, 2002... Sunplus of Taiwan recently said it has deployed Conformal Logic Equivalence Checker (LEC) from Verplex Systems Inc. throughout its integrated circuit (IC) design flow. In addition, Sunplus is using Conformal LEC as its final standard...

Embedded sys developer survey uncovers spike in Java Virtual Machine use.
August 12, 2002... While embedded systems developers have traditionally been slow and cautious about the adoption of new technologies, a new survey finds a sharp increase in their use of Java Virtual Machines in the last six months. The newest installment in...

IBM researching low-power initiatives.
August 12, 2002... Projects To Reduce Cooling And Power Supply Costs And Address Technological And Environmental Concerns IBM has announced a research program to develop technologies that could help solve continually escalating power consumption issues and...

Macrovision awarded CD copy protection patent.
August 12, 2002... Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN), a developer and supplier of copy protection, electronic licensing and digital rights management (DRM) technologies, has announced that it has been awarded U.S. Patent #6,353,890 for a method of copy...

Lockheed Martin buys new visualization tech for Joint Strike Fighter program.(Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has purchased SGI)
August 12, 2002... Continuing its role in helping Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to reduce the costs, minimize the risks and maximize the performance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, SGI Federal recently announced that Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co....

Anteon awarded multiple military contracts.(five-year contract, valued at $24.5 million, to provide engineering services for the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command)
August 12, 2002... Anteon International Corporation (NYSE: ANT), an information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced recently that it has been awarded a five-year contract, valued at $24.5 million, to provide engineering services...

EPA awards national Environmental Info Exchange Network grants to six states in the southeast.
August 12, 2002... The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that six states in the southeast have been awarded environmental information grants to work with EPA in developing the National Environmental Information Exchange Network. The Exchange...

PAR technology subsidiary awarded $8.2 m air force I/T communications support contract.(Rome Research)
August 12, 2002... Rome Research Corporation (RRC), a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC), has been awarded an $8.2 million contract to provide information management, operations and other support services to the 15th Communications Squadron,...

Wavelink advances wireless LAN security.
August 12, 2002... wavelink Corporation, a provider of mobile infrastructure software for the enterprise, has announced two solutions that dramatically improve the security of wireless local area networks (WLANs) and handheld devices. The solutions provide for...

DynCorp Technical Services. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).(awarded a $7,931,134 contract to provide for aircraft maintenance, munitions, and equipment support, and Air Armament Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence Systems testing)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... DynCorp Technical Services, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $7,931,134 contract to provide for aircraft maintenance, munitions, and equipment support, and Air Armament Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence Systems...

Radian Inc. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).($7,568,236 contract modification)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Radian Inc., Alexandria, Va., is being awarded a $7,568,236 contract modification to provide for various Hardware Components of the Deployable Power Generator Distribution System. Total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete...

SierraTech Inc. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).($6,000,000 indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity with cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders contract)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... SierraTech Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., was awarded on July 18, 2002, a $6,000,000 indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity with cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders contract for a wideband wireless network for UAV applications. Work will be performed in...

Raytheon Co. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Raytheon Co., Tucson, Ariz., is being awarded a firm-fixed price $39,559,555 contract to provide for MAU-169H/B, Computer Control Group, 2865 each; MXU-650 and B AirFoil Group, 2497 each; related data, one LO. Above items applicable to GBU-12,...

Northrop Grumman Information Technology Inc. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).(6,271,677 contract to provide for intelligence products and services for the North American Aerospace Defense Command)
August 12, 2002... Northrop Grumman Information Technology Inc., McLean, Va., is being awarded a $6,271,677 contract to provide for intelligence products and services for the North American Aerospace Defense Command Warning and Assessment, Air Defense, and Air...

General Dynamics Government Systems Corp. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... General Dynamics Government Systems Corp., Taunton, Mass., is being awarded a $6,548,478.99 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for common hardware and software items for the project manager, Army Technical Command and Control Systems...

ITCN, Inc. *.(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... ITCN, Inc. *, Miamisburg, Ohio, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $10,000,000 indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract for a Phase III Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program under Topic No. N98-160 entitled Instrumenting...

Harris Technical Services Corp. (Contract Awards Vendor Briefs).(43,062,041 cost-plus-award-fee contract to provide for communications, operations, and maintenance services to be provided to the Air Force Space Command's 50th Space Wing)
August 12, 2002... Harris Technical Services Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a $43,062,041 cost-plus-award-fee contract to provide for communications, operations, and maintenance services to be provided to the Air Force Space Command's 50th Space...

Corning Inc.(Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract)(Brief Article)
August 12, 2002... Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y., is being awarded a $600,000 increment of a $10,400,000 other transaction (technology investment agreement) to develop high power fiber lasers. Work will be performed in Corning and is to be completed by July 29,...

Hitachi receives order from KDDI for CDMA2000 1XEV-DO radio access network systems.
August 12, 2002... Hitachi has announced that it has received an order for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO radio access network systems for both 2GHz band and 800MHz band. KDDI will launch test service in April 2003 for 2GHz band systems and commercial service in autumn 2003...

SteelEye works with HP to deliver HP ProLiant DL380 Packaged Clusters to Linux customers.(SteelEye LifeKeeper for Linux 4.1.1)
August 19, 2002... SteelEye Technology has announced its collaboration with HP to deliver a "no single point of failure" Linux cluster system. Comprising SteelEye's LifeKeeper for Linux Version 4.1.1 integrated with industry- standard next-generation HP ProLiant...

Dataram: first to expand HP/Compaq AlphaServer DS10L TO 2GB.(Dataram's DRQDS10LP/1024 1GB memory upgrade)(Product Announcement)
August 19, 2002... Dataram Corporation (NASDAQ:DRAM), a provider of server, workstation, and PC memory, recently announced the industry's first low-profile 1GB memory upgrade for Hewlett-Packard's Compaq AlphaServer DS10L. This unique memory offering allows...

SAIC extends global relationship with BP.(Brief Article)
August 19, 2002... Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced an extension of its current portfolio of contracts with BP valued at more than $750M. Under the terms of the new agreement, SAIC will provide BP with efficient and...

Opal-RT unveils RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator at NI Week 2002.(Product Announcement)
August 19, 2002... Opal-RT Technologies Inc. (www.opal-rt.com) has unveiled the RT-LAB Electric Drive Simulator--the company's most advanced real-time engineering simulator to date. The announcement occurred as Opal-RT unveiled a demonstration model of the...

Vixel enhances support for its switch products.
August 19, 2002... Vixel Corporation (Nasdaq:VIXL), a provider of storage networking products and technologies, recently announced an agreement with Anacomp, Inc. (OTCBB:ANCPA), that will expand technical support for both resellers and end users of Vixel switch...

OSDN and IBM port SourceForge.net to DB2.(SourceForge.net)
August 19, 2002... OSDN has announced SourceForge.net, the world's largest Open Source development web site, will run exclusively on IBM's DB2 database software for Linux--including SourceForge.net's 460,000 registered users and the 45,000 Open Source software...

Intelliseek's ESS 4.0 supercharge businesses' relevant information.(Enterprise Search Server)(Product Announcement)
August 19, 2002... Intelliseek recently announced the availability of Enterprise Search Server (ESS) 4.0 software, a breakthrough application that makes searching for the most comprehensive, relevant, up-to-date information and competitive intelligence more...

Workforce management market holds steady in tough economy.
August 19, 2002... The U.S. market for contact center workforce management software is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 48.3 percent through the year 2006 according to a recently published report from Saddletree Research. As contact...

OpenReach signs COOP agreement with SAIC.
August 19, 2002... OpenReach, Inc. a provider of networking and security overlay services, recently announced the OpenReach Business Protection Program, the industry's first practical solution for enterprises affected by the current telecom industry crisis. The...

Concerto Software launches enhanced Channel Partner Initiative.
August 19, 2002... Concerto Software (NASDAQ:CRTO), a proven provider of customer interaction management (CIM) solutions, recently announced the launch of its enhanced Channel Partner Program. This initiative is intended to accelerate the expansion of Concerto...

Broderbund selects Conxion for software digital delivery.(Conxion's Cache-on-Demand service to deliver the soon to be released version of its popular The Print Shop Deluxe for Broadband 15.0)
August 19, 2002... Conxion Corporation has been chosen by Broderbund to provide digital delivery services for its products. Broderbund selected Conxion's Cache-on-Demand service to deliver the soon to be released version of its popular The Print Shop Deluxe...

Actify reports over 1mil software downloads.(Actify's SpinFire product suite)(Product Announcement)
August 19, 2002... Actify, Inc., a supplier of design access and visualization solutions, has reached the one million software downloads milestone. Actify's SpinFire product suite enables companies to easily and effectively access and view 3D designs and is...

Parasoft delivers Jtest to complement Sun ONE Studio IDE.(Product Announcement)
August 19, 2002... Parasoft, a provider of Automated Error Prevention software, has announced the general availability of Jtest, for integration with the Sun ONE Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Jtest automates key unit testing practices such as...

Octave Software partners with Surebridge to drive efficiencies into content management processes.
August 19, 2002... Octave Software, Inc., a provider of next generation content management solutions, recently announced a partnership with Surebridge, Inc., a provider of outsourced enterprise application solutions, to deliver superior content management...

IBM and MRO Software form strategic alliance to deliver e-business solutions.
August 19, 2002... IBM (NYSE:IBM) and MRO Software, (NASDAQ:MROI) have announced a strategic alliance that will enable customers to realize increased returns on existing and planned enterprise asset investments. The two companies will jointly market and sell...

Philips selects DiskOnChip as the onboard storage device for its Net Display Module.
August 26, 2002... M-Systems (Nasdaq:FLSH), a leader in flash disk data storage products, has announced that Royal Philips Electronics (AEX:PHI) (NYSE:PHG) has selected DiskOnChip as the onboard storage device in its Net Display Module. The Philips module is...

Emulex extends cert with Hitachi storage solutions.
August 26, 2002... Emulex Corp. (NYSE:ELX) recently announced that Hitachi Data Systems has qualified the Emulex LightPulse LP9002L HBA for use with its Hitachi Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 Series storage solutions in conjunction with Sun Microsystems'...

Eurologic: IP storage solution, allowing easy, deployment of IP-SAN technologies.(Eurologic Systems intros Elantra iCS2100 data storage device)(Product Announcement)
August 26, 2002... Eurologic Systems has announced the advancement of its IP-SAN initiative with the introduction of the Elantra iCS2100, the first member of the Eurologic Elantra IP-SAN solutions family. IP-SAN technology brings the benefits of SANs to a wider...

AMD unveils processor for desktop PCs.(AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 2600+)(Product Announcement)
August 26, 2002... AMD (NYSE:AMD) recently announced the introduction of the world's highest-performing processor for desktop PCs, the AMD Athlon XP processor 2600+. AMD also introduced the AMD Athlon XP processor 2400+. "The introduction of the...

ADIC solutions support Cisco MDS 9000 Switch Family.(Advanced Digital Information Corp)
August 26, 2002... Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC), a supplier of Intelligent Storage solutions to the open system marketplace, announced recently its support for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Intelligent Storage Switches. ...

New Nokia IP350 and IP380 network security appliances.(Product Announcement)
August 26, 2002... Focusing on the requirements of small- to medium-sized enterprise offices, the Nokia IP350 and IP380 offer a single rack unit system with greatly improved VPN, firewall, and intrusion protection performance, as well as increased ease of...

IC Media: new integrated, color VGA, single-chip camera.(IC Media's ICM-205B)(Product Announcement)
August 26, 2002... IC Media Corporation has announced it has expanded its single-chip camera portfolio with the addition of a new single-chip camera, targeted at the video cellular phone and personal digital assistant (PDA) markets. The new single-chip camera...

Qualstar ships Quantum SDLT 320 drives in TLS-6000 tape libraries.
August 26, 2002... Qualstar Corporation (Nasdaq:QBAK), a manufacturer of automated tape storage solutions, has announced that it has begun shipments of Quantum's new SDLT 320 tape drive in its widely-regarded TLS-6000 Series automated tape library family. ...

Cisco continues to help channel partners accelerate the adoption of converged networks.(Converged Network Investment Calculator software from Cisco Systems)(Product Announcement)
August 26, 2002... Building on its global channels strategy to provide channel partners with the resources, tools and programs to help increase profitability, Cisco Systems, Inc., has announced the availability of its Converged Network Investment Calculator...

TSA awards Unisys Major Homeland Security Program.(United States Transportation Security Administration)
August 26, 2002... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) was awarded an unprecedented, multi-year task order to build an advanced information technology infrastructure for the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The initiative will help to secure...

U.S. Army awards Microvision $1.1 million addition to $3.3 million contract.($3.3 million development contract from the U.S. Army's Medical Research and Material Command)
August 26, 2002... Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MVIS), a leader in light scanning technologies for personal displays and imaging solutions, has announced that it has been awarded a $1.1 million addition to an existing $3.3 million development contract from the U.S....

Dynamics research wins $26 million USAF global command and control system contract.(U.S. Air Force's Global Command and Control System)
August 26, 2002... Dynamics Research Corporation (Nasdaq:DRCO) has announced that it won a five-year prime contract with an estimated value of $26 million to provide technical and acquisition support services to the U.S. Air Force's Global Command and Control...

U.S. House Financial Services Committee selects Akamai for delivery of hearings.
August 26, 2002... House Financial Services Committee utilizes Akamai's streaming services to enhance quality and availability of financial information for online audiences Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:AKAM), a provider of edge computing solutions...

Anteon awarded $10.8m contract with Army Signal Command.(U.S. Army Network Engineering and Telecommunications Activity)(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... Anteon International Corporation (NYSE: ANT), an information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced recently that it has been awarded a five-year contract, valued at $10.8 million, to provide information...

SI International awarded USDA training contract.(Brief Article)
August 26, 2002... SI International has been awarded a contract valued at $1.4 million to support the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) transition to their Common Computing Environment (CCE). SI International will provide instructor-led training to...

Perfect Commerce wins GSA supply management software contract.
August 26, 2002... Perfect Commerce was awarded a contract to provide supply management and reverse auction solutions targeted at the $220 billion in non-defense spending, supporting government-wide acquisition contracts (GWACs), multi-agency contracts for...

EDO Corporation receives U.S. Navy contract valued up to $50 million.(contract for the production of Cluster Snoop Systems)
August 26, 2002... EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO) announced recently the receipt of an IDIQ (Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity) contract for the production of Cluster Snoop Systems and spares from the U.S. Navy. The initial Delivery Order is for twelve systems...

U.S. Army Signal Command to deploy Managed Objects' Formula software.
August 26, 2002... Managed Objects, a Business Service Management company, has announced that the U.S. Army Signal Command (USASC) has selected Formula software after an extensive, yearlong evaluation of several potential solutions. Formula enables organizations...

Wyse expands GOV initiative by adding its secure, managed Winterm thin clients to GSA schedule.
August 26, 2002... Wyse Technology has announced its complete line of Wyse Winterm products has been approved for inclusion on the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule. More than a dozen Federal agencies including the IRS, as well as major branches of...