EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from August 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from August 2003

U.S. District Court issues $4.26 billion judgment against Uzan family of Turkey for perpetrating massive global fraud, according to Motorola.
August 4, 2003... Landmark Decision Supports Motorola Claim That Defendants 'Perpetrated a Huge Fraud' Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) has announced that the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York issued a $4.26...

U.S. Cellular and AT&T Wireless complete initial exchange of wireless assets.
August 4, 2003... United States Cellular Corporation (AMEX:USM) announced recently that it has completed the initial exchange with AT&T Wireless (NYSE:AWE) of certain wireless properties that will enhance U.S. Cellular's position in several of its existing...

Simtek offers lead-free nvSRAM packaging.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2003... Simtek Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: SRAM), a developer of next-generation nonvolatile memory products, announced recently its lead-free package offerings. Simtek now supplies lead-free packages for its entire family of nonvolatile Static RAM...

Casio introduces a new 4.0 megapixel Digital Camera with fast power up time and release time lag.(Casio QV-R40)
August 4, 2003... Casio, Inc., in conjunction with its parent company, Casio Computer Company Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, recently announced a new addition to the QV Digital Camera series, the new compact QV-R40, a 4.0 megapixel Digital Camera. The new QV-R40 has...

iManage offers complete collaborative content management platform for shared service and ASP models.(iManage Worksite MP)
August 4, 2003... iManage, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMAN), a provider of collaborative content management software for global enterprises, has announced that it is the only content management and collaboration platform that enables developers and independent software...

Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI) welcomes leading processor vendors as charter members of BDTI Benchmark Partner Program(SM).(Industry Overview)
August 4, 2003... Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI) welcomes industry leaders Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE:ADI), LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE:LSI), Renesas Technology America, Inc. (a joint venture of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric...

Mysticom teams with Mentor Graphics to validate compatibility and rigorous performance capabilities for Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet.
August 4, 2003... Mysticom and Mentor Graphics has announced rigorous performance capabilities and compatibility with the completion of extensive interoperability testing for both their Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet solutions. The tests confirmed that...

Delphi announces major agreement with Sears to offer SKYFi satellite audio products.
August 4, 2003... Delphi Product & Service Solutions, part of Delphi Corporation (NYSE:DPH), announces Sears, Roebuck and Co. will sell the complete line of Delphi XM SKYFi products in their 870 full-line stores in the United States next month. Delphi, a pioneer...

China's IT leader Legend Group and Extreme Networks partner to drive integrated networked solutions for enterprises.
August 4, 2003... Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXTR), a provider of infrastructure networking solutions, is partnering with China's leading IT company, Legend Group to double its presence in this fast growing region. The two technology leaders are working...

Pinnacle Systems takes Southern Cross Broadcasting tapeless with Palladium-based servers and editing systems.
August 4, 2003... Pinnacle Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLE) has announced that Southern Cross Broadcasting (SCB), Australia's leading regional free-to-air television network, selected Pinnacle to provide the server and editing infrastructure for SCB's new "tapeless"...

Microsoft announces additional improvements to Protocol Licensing Program: changes include simplified, low cost royalty structure and new license terms.
August 4, 2003... Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that improvements to its Communications Protocol Licensing Program are now available to existing and prospective licensees. In response to industry and government feedback, Microsoft has established...

Sun and SuSE Linux enter into global alliance: SuSE Linux to become a Java source licensee and distribute Sun's Java, Sun to distribute SuSE Linux Enterprise Server.
August 4, 2003... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) and SuSE Linux have announced a global alliance to expand the reach of Java technology and SuSE Linux in the rapidly growing market for open systems. Under the terms of the agreement, SuSE commits to become...

Internet virus alert: Central Command warns all email users of a fast spreading Internet worm named Worm/MiMail.A.(Brief Article)
August 4, 2003... Central Command, a provider of PC anti-virus software and services, recently warned Internet users of Worm/MiMail.A, a mass mailing Internet worm circulating worldwide. Discovered on August 1, 2003, Worm/MiMail.A attempts to use a Microsoft...

CONNX 8.9 release touts new data synchronization product for building and maintaining data warehouses.
August 4, 2003... CONNX Solutions, a provider of data access and integration software solutions, has announced the release of its latest version of its flagship product, CONNX. CONNX 8.9 includes a number of significant performance and feature enhancements,...

AT&T and Oracle sign managed hosting, outsourcing contract with Michael Baker Corporation: companies deliver collaborative business application solution for leading engineering and energy firm.
August 4, 2003... AT&T and Oracle Corporation have announced a three-year, multi-million dollar managed hosting and application management outsourcing contract with Michael Baker Corporation, an engineering and energy management firm. AT&T and Oracle will...

U.S. District Court denies Uzans' motion to stay $4.26 billion judgment pending appeal: Uzans given until August 15 to post $1 billion bond.(Jed S. Rakoff)
August 11, 2003... Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) has announced that the Honorable Jed S. Rakoff of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York denied a motion by the Uzan family of Turkey to stay the Court's $4.26 billion judgment against the...

StorageTek significantly lowers prices on disk subsystems.(D-series )
August 11, 2003... The adage, "do more with less," has new meaning in the enterprise-class storage market. StorageTek, (NYSE:STK), the storage services and solutions expert, now offers significant price reductions across its entire D-series family of...

Linksys new family of unmanaged Gigabit switches feature high performance and reliability for small business networks: resellers qualify for points toward personal rewards simply by selling new linksys unmanaged switches.
August 11, 2003... Linksys(R), a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environments, today introduced a new family of compact desktop and...

Samsung and Sony strengthening cooperation through Memory Stick business: Samsung Electronics to expand line of Memory Stick compatible products and begin in-house Memory Stick media production from third quarter 2003.(Brief Article)
August 11, 2003... Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd and Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE) have announced that an agreement has been reached whereby Samsung is licensed by Sony to manufacture and sell Memory Stick media. Under this agreement, Samsung will begin in-house...

Sun Microsystems partners with AMD to provide native support for Java technology on 64-bit AMD Opteron processor for Linux and Windows: high performance computing customers to benefit from the availability of 64-bit Java-based applications on AMD Opteron-compatible platforms.
August 11, 2003... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) has announced it has teamed with AMD to provide native Java(TM) technology support for the 64-bit AMD Opteron(TM) processor. By supporting the 64-bit Linux and Windows platforms on the AMD Opteron processor,...

Sun's x86-based systems deliver faster processing power; offers price points below HP, Dell and IBM.(Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V65x)
August 11, 2003... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW) continues to champion the reduction of cost and complexity for customers by offering a price reduction on its recently announced Sun Fire(TM) V65x system. Capable of running standard Linux distributions, Red...

Panasonic propels DVD-RAM adoption in storage market with new software support for DVD back-up and restore.
August 11, 2003... Panasonic has announced another milestone in the rapid adoption of DVD-RAM technology for the storage industry, as Host Interface International launched its Double Image(R) 5.0 back-up/restore software with support for Panasonic's OEM DVD MULTI...

SGI leads effort to scale Linux to 128 processors in a single-system configuration.
August 11, 2003... SGI (NYSE:SGI) has announced plans to extend the industry-leading scalability of its SGI(R) Altix(TM) 3000 servers to encompass a record 128 processors within a single instance of the Linux(R) operating environment. SGI, which already provides...

Maxtor, VIA increase serial ATA integration options for worldwide PC market validation of Maxtor's SATA hard drives with VIA's new VT8237 South Bridge brings highest capacity, performance and added data protection to mainstream and high-end PC market.
August 11, 2003... MILPITAS, Calif., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Maxtor Corporation (NYSE:MXO), a worldwide leader in hard disk drives, today announced that the company's DiamondMax(R) and MaXLine(TM) Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives have been validated by VIA to...

StorageTek Offers next-generation fast access tape drive StorageTek T9840C tape drive delivers faster throughput and higher capacity.
August 11, 2003... LOUISVILLE, Colo., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Customers who look to StorageTek for its industry-leading automated tape storage solutions now have more reason for excitement. Fueled by popular demand and packed with enhancements, the T9840C...

REMEC announces Missile Systems subcontract modification.
August 11, 2003... SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--REMEC, Inc. (NASDAQ:REMC) today announced that it has received an add-on subcontract modification to its recent competitive award as part of the Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) System...

Engineered support receives $21.8 million contract from U.S. Air Force for Power Generation System.
August 11, 2003... ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Engineered Support Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:EASI) has been awarded a $21.8 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to provide the U.S. Air Force for various hardware components of the Deployable...

General Dynamics selected to develop Future Combat Systems autonomous navigation capability.
August 11, 2003... WESTMINSTER, Md., Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--General Dynamics Robotic Systems has been selected to enter into negotiations toward an estimated $145 million contract for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program to develop an...

CSC wins $36 million business processes & program management contract from U.S. Navy.(Computer Sciences Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 11, 2003... EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) announced today that it has won a contract to provide business and program management support to the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center...

Raytheon, IBM sign contract to collaborate on aerospace & defense.(Brief Article)
August 11, 2003... LEXINGTON, Mass. and ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Raytheon Company and IBM today announced plans to work together to design custom semiconductors and systems for customers in the aerospace and defense industry. The two...

RGII Technologies wins $1.4 million Federal IT contract expands relationship with NOAA; builds Computer Horizons' presence in Federal IT market.(Satellite Operations Control Center of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration )
August 11, 2003... ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/--RGII Technologies, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Computer Horizons Corp. (NASDAQ:CHRZ) that provides information technology solutions to the Federal government market, announced today that the...

IDC finds that Pentium M and HT-enabled platforms help Intel grow processor share in 2Q03.(HyperThreading)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... Intel increased its x86 PC processor market share in the second quarter of 2003 according to IDC's latest quarterly processor market share report, Worldwide x86 PC Microprocessor Competitive Analysis, 2Q03 (IDC #29943). Most notably, the report...

Lexar Media expands product line with newly introduced Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo.
August 18, 2003... Lexar Media a designer, developer and marketer of high-performance digital media and accessories, has announced plans to manufacture and distribute Memory Stick Duo. The newly introduced Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick PRO Duo are one-third...

Blackout damages unprotected companies.(Main Exchange data center in Califonria could protect West coast companies)
August 18, 2003... Those Storing Data in Protected Facilities Maintain Connectivity During the Outage The August 14-15 blackout "knocked tens of millions of people back to the pre-digital age," said the The Globe And Mail. The blackout of the East...

Visual Frontier announces major new contract to supply optical storage products to industry leader.
August 18, 2003... Visual Frontier, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: VFTR) announced that it has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Japanese electronics manufacturer TEAC Corporation. Signed at TEAC's Taipei office, the contract lays the groundwork for what is...

Infinium Labs selects Gigex as exclusive distribution partner for unveiling of the Phantom Game Console.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... Infinium Labs has announced that Gigex, the leading promotion and marketing service for interactive entertainment, will be the exclusive distribution partner for the online video unveiling of the Phantom Game Console. "We are extremely...

Back to school: Microportals allow educators to turn traditional classroom into interactive research and collaboration center.(Alfa-XP Web Software Company's Virtual Classroom System)
August 18, 2003... Making Learning Process More Productive, More Practical and Fun College professors are getting ready for the fall semester, and will appreciate the new Virtual Classroom System, the latest offering from the Alfa-XP Web Software Company, LLC...

Linux Networx opens state-of-the-art Solutions Center and cluster manufacturing facility.
August 18, 2003... Solutions Center to be Used by Customers and Partners for Education and Validation At a grand opening event, Linux Networx announced recently the opening of the Linux Networx Solutions Center and state-of-the-art computer integration and...

Microsoft certifies SecuGen Hamster III as 'Designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003' and 'Designed for Microsoft Windows XP'.
August 18, 2003... SecuGen's Hamster III USB Fingerprint Scanner is the First Biometric Device to Receive Microsoft 'Designed for Microsoft Windows Server 2003' logo SecuGen Corporation, one of the world's leading providers of biometric fingerprint...

Parasoft SOAPtest 2.1 supports WS-I Basic Profile 1.0.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... Automated Error Prevention product for Web Services operates in conformation with new set of specifications and guidelines for Web Services interoperability Parasoft, provider of Automated Error Prevention software solutions announced...

Federal judge defers decision until Aug. 25 on injunction sought by intellectual property suit.(Westbourne International Inc against Arrowhead General Insurance Agency)(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... A federal judge has deferred until Aug. 25 a decision on whether to issue an injunction against Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc.'s use of certain computer software. The deferral of Southern District Chief Judge Marilyn Huff's ruling...

RCN launches ESPN Broadband for its high speed modem customers.(Brief Article)
August 18, 2003... RCN Corporation (NASDAQ:RCNC) announced recently the launch of ESPN Broadband for its high-speed cable modem customers. New and existing subscribers can now watch their favorite sports highlights, commentary, analysis, behind-the-scenes...

Full-motion video and audio CD-ROM training for SQL Server 2000.
August 18, 2003... SMI Corp. has released a full-motion video and audio CD-ROM training course for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Administration With the "Practical Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Administration on 21 CD-ROMs" training course from SMI Corp., database...

Dell selects Altiris Recovery Solution to provide desktop and notebook customers with integrated backup and disaster recovery.
August 18, 2003... Local Backup Capabilities to Be Available to Dell Customers, Providing Critical Data Protection to Mobile and Remote Users Altiris, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRS) has announced that Altiris Recovery Solution has been selected by Dell for integrated...

Sun continues to grow its leadership position as top traditional workstation vendor.(Q2 2003)(Brief Article)
August 25, 2003... Sun: Only Workstation Vendor to Post Worldwide Revenue and Unit Shipment Increases in the Second Quarter of 2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. announced that the company grew its share of the worldwide traditional workstation (TWS) market, showing...

Viaero Wireless picks Nokia to be sole supplier of its GSM Network.
August 25, 2003... Nokia's GSM Network to Overlay Viaero Wireless' Existing Networks in Northeast Colorado and Western/Central Nebraska Viaero Wireless will enhance its current cellular offering by introducing GSM/GPRS/EDGE service for its customers in...

AVL and SiS announce memory validation program for new SiS648FX based systems.(Advanced Validation Labs and Silicon Integrated Systems Corp.)
August 25, 2003... In Conjunction With Advanced Validation Labs, SiS Launches System Validation Program for DDR400 Memory Modules Advanced Validation Labs(R) (AVL), a leading validation and testing service company and Silicon Integrated Systems Corporation(R)...

New Gateway 960X server maximizes uptime and IT managers' peace of mind.(Brief Article)
August 25, 2003... Redundant Power Supplies, Hard Drives and Xeon Processors Protect Organizations' Data and Applications Redundancy may be akin to inefficiency in some business leaders' minds, but when it comes to servers, it's a good thing. Take the...

ZNYX Networks Gigabit Ethernet switches now shipping.
August 25, 2003... OpenArchitect(TM) and OpenArchitect/HA(TM) Now Available on the Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) ZT 8102 and the ZNYX(R) ZX4800P SWITCHES ZNYX Networks, a provider of embedded high-availability Ethernet for CarrierClass(TM) systems, announced...

Panasonic accelerates DVD-RAM adoption for UNIX/Linux platforms.
August 25, 2003... OEM Drives Gain Widespread Industry Ground As Three New Customers Join UNIX/Linux Support Roster Panasonic today announced that it will expand its SW-9571-CYY DVD MULTI Drive support for the UNIX/Linux platforms through a set of new...

Naval Undersea Warfare Center awards Titan two services contracts having a combined value of $34 million.
August 25, 2003... The Titan Corporation (NYSE:TTN) announced recently that it has been awarded two separate contracts from the U.S. Navy Naval Undersea Warfare Center, headquartered in Newport, Rhode Island, having a combined potential value in excess of $34...

INNOLOG wins contract award providing integrated logistics support for the Product Manager for Force Sustainment Systems at Natick, MA.
August 25, 2003... U.S. Army Combat Service Support Systems recently awarded INNOLOG a contract valued at $187 thousand to provide Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for the Product Manager (PM) for Force Sustainment Systems (FSS) at Natick, MA over the next...

Small Business Administration selects Corio for enterprise financial application Corio applications on demand(TM) named "best-value" for government agency.
August 25, 2003... Corio, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRIO), an enterprise application service provider, has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide infrastructure, applications management and system...

Los Alamos National Laboratory selects Linux Networx to build ASCI Computer System Linux Networx System to be largest Opteron(TM) System delivered this year.
August 25, 2003... Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Linux Networx to design, integrate and deliver one of the largest Linux clusters ever built, with a theoretical peak of 11.26 teraops. Called Lightning, the computer supports the Advanced...

CSC awarded six-year information technology contract from Boeing.(Computer Sciences Corp.)
August 25, 2003... Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC), one of the world's leading information technology (IT) services firms, announced today that the company has been awarded a six-year contract to provide mainframe computing operations services to The...

Lockheed Martin awarded $82.2 million CNATRA classroom and simulator services contract.
August 25, 2003... The U.S. Naval Air Training Command (NATRACOM) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) Classroom and Simulator Services contract valued at $82.2 million. The five-year contract, with one-year base and...

Integrated Defense Technologies Subsidiary, Metric Systems, awarded $3.2M contract by TAMSCO.(Technical and Management Systems Corp.)
August 25, 2003... Integrated Defense Technologies, Inc.'s (NYSE:IDE) subsidiary, Metric Systems, has been awarded a $3.2M Firm Fixed Price contract by Technical and Management Systems Corporation (TAMSCO), Calverton, Maryland, a subsidiary of Engineered Support...