EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from August 2004

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from August 2004

Cray Inc. announces $3.5 million order for Red Storm product.(Brief Article)
August 2, 2004... Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) has announced that it has received another advance order for the company's upcoming product based on the Sandia "Red Storm" supercomputer. The order is valued at approximately $3.5 million. No...

Hitachi unveils advanced 42-inch professional plasma monitors.
August 2, 2004... The Home Electronics Division of Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), www.hitachi.us/tv, has launched its newest professional plasma monitor. The CMP4211 and CMP4212 are 42-inch 16:9 HDTV plasma monitors designed to...

Unisys leapfrogs marketplace with high-performance Linux solutions.
August 2, 2004... In a move that leapfrogs enterprise server competitors Sun Microsystems, Inc., Unisys Corporation has announced the availability of Linux on the company's ES7000 servers. Unisys, working with Novell, Inc. and Red Hat, Inc., will provide the...

Fujitsu introduces new high-sensitivity GPS/AGPS chipset for telematics and navigation applications.(global positioning system/advanced global positioning system)
August 2, 2004... Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has introduced a new chipset for the high-sensitivity GPS/AGPS receivers required in communications systems that support telematics and navigation applications for mobile location, tracking and...

Peer 1 network raises bar in network performance with launch of new GLOBAL load balancing product.
August 2, 2004... Peer 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PIX), a provider of highperformance Internet bandwidth and server colocation facilities announced recently the expansion of their product line to include GLOBAL (GLobal lOad BALancing). GLOBAL...

Acucorp announces support for 64-bit Linux on IBM's eServer zSeries.
August 2, 2004... Acucorp, Inc., an international provider of legacy application extension solutions, has announced the availability of the ACUCOBOLGT development system for 64-bit SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 on IBM eServer zSeries servers. This support will...

AMD redefines everyday computing with the AMD Sempron processor family.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)
August 2, 2004... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has announced the availability of AMD Sempron processors, a new family of processors that redefine everyday computing for value-conscious buyers of desktop and notebook PCs. The AMD Sempron and Mobile AMD Sempron processors are...

Security platform from Vernier Networks takes "guilty until proven innocent" approach to stop network threats.
August 2, 2004... Vernier Networks has announced the industry's first Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) designed to provide enterprises with the most stringent security controls for their network. By treating all devices on the network as though they are "guilty...

CMS Products ships 100GB ABSplus ultra portable backup and restore system.(new backup software)
August 9, 2004... CMS Products, Inc., the leader in backup and hard drive upgrade solutions for notebook and desktop computers, now is shipping the next generation of the ABSplus ultra portable backup and restore product line. The ABSplus features a...

Cray implements Denali's Databahn memory controller cores, uses MMAV software for memory modeling and simulation.(Denali Software Inc.)
August 9, 2004... Denali Software Inc., has announced that Cray Inc. (Nasdaq NM: CRAY) has selected its Databahn memory controller intellectual property (IP) cores and MMAV verification IP software for next-generation supercomputer product development. Cray...

AMD fortifies PC security protection for businesses and consumers.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Corp.)
August 9, 2004... Bringing a new level of security to desktop and mobile PC computing, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that with the release of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) can now be enabled on all AMD Athlon 64...

Unisys implements advanced operations systems and services for new Guangzhou Airport.
August 9, 2004... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has successfully developed and integrated the core operational systems for the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, which opened to the public on August 5, 2004. As part of this project, Unisys developed the...

Fujitsu receives Captiva's Pixel Translations Channel Partner Award for second consecutive year.(Fujitsu Computer Products of America Inc., Captiva Software Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 9, 2004... Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA) has announced it has received the Pixel Translations Channel Partner of the Year Award for 2004 from Captiva Software Corporation. Pixel Translations, a division of Captiva, is a leading...

Decru partners with Oracle to lock down database security.(Brief Article)
August 9, 2004... Decru, Inc. recently announced it has joined the Oracle PartnerNetwork, and Decru DataFort storage security appliances have completed interoperability testing with Oracle Database 10g, resulting in seamless integration and security for...

Adobe helps AstraZeneca streamline global document processes.(Adobe Systems Inc., AstraZeneca PLC)(Brief Article)
August 9, 2004... Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced that AstraZeneca will adopt Adobe Acrobat software to streamline and standardize its global internal and external communications. AstraZeneca, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical...

VIACK lands $50 million contract with FedSource.(United States. Department of the Treasury)
August 9, 2004... VIACK Corporation, an authority on private online business meetings and communications, has announced it was awarded a contract issued by the Department of the Treasury's Administrative Resource Center on behalf of FedSource. The contract, with...

ATI ships one millionth PCI Express graphics card.(introduces PCI Express graphics cards)(Brief Article)
August 16, 2004... ATI (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY) has shipped its one millionth native PCI Express visual processing unit (VPU), speeding the industry transition to PCI Express. ATI and its board partners continue to be the consumers' only source for PCI Express...

Agilent and Link Evolution develop IrFM-compliant smart dongle.(Agilent Technologies Inc., Link Evolution Corp.)
August 16, 2004... Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Link Evolution Corp., a wireless communications software development company, has announced an agreement to collaborate on the development of an IrFM-compliant (infrared financial messaging) smart dongle...

Blu-ray Disc Founders approve version 1.0 of BD-ROM physical specification.
August 16, 2004... The Blu-ray Disc Founders approved the BD-ROM physical specification within the general timeframe originally outlined in the BD-ROM development roadmap. The completion of the physical specification is an important step because it provides disc...

Renesas' SH7780 microprocessor incorporates SH-4A CPU core and PCI bus controller.(Renesas Technology America Inc., peripheral component interconnect)
August 16, 2004... Renesas Technology America, Inc. has announced the SH7780, a microprocessor incorporating the high end SuperH SH-4A CPU core and a PCI (peripheral component interconnect) bus controller (PCIC). The device features a dedicated 3-bus architecture...

Xerox offers HP customers new economical, high-quality choices in toner cartridges.(Hewlett-Packard Co., Xerox Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 16, 2004... Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) has launched two replacement toner cartridges for use in Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers, providing customers with a high-quality alternative at a lower cost than toner cartridges offered directly by...

Intuit offers new network management product; identifies potential network problems before they occur.(Brief Article)
August 16, 2004... Intuit Inc.'s (Nasdaq:INTU) Information Technology Solutions division announced recently that it has expanded its product line with Intuit Network Monitor. This new offering, from the maker of the Intuit Track-It! help desk and asset management...

St. Bernard announces Open File Manager 9.3.
August 16, 2004... St. Bernard Software Inc., a global provider of security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats, Internet abuse and unsolicited e-mail, today announced the availability of Open File Manager 9.3 with support for 64-bit computer...

Stalker Software named Best Messaging Solution at LinuxWorld 2004.
August 16, 2004... Stalker Software, Inc., a leader in messaging solutions, has announced that its flagship product, CommuniGate Pro v4.2 Real-Time Communications, was named Best Messaging Solution at LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2004 held in San Francisco,...

CGI banks on VERITAS Software for J2EE application performance management.(VERITAS Software Corp., CGI Group Inc.)
August 16, 2004... VERITAS Software Corporation (Nasdaq:VRTS) recently announced that CGI Group, Canada's largest independent IT services firm, has helped one of its leading banking clients cut response time in half for a Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition...

Sony chooses ATI's RADEON 'R' X600 XT graphics for eight PCS.(ATI Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY) furthers its leadership of the PCI Express graphics market with the announcement that Sony has selected the RADEON X600 XT for eight PC Models within North America and Japan. With advanced...

Colubris and i-Hotel team to provide wireless guest access for 7,500 hotel rooms in Canada.(Colubris Networks)(i-Hotel International Inc)
August 23, 2004... Wireless Guest Internet Access, Telephone, Other Services Provide Hotels Competitive and Cost Advantages; Colubris Passes 30% Worldwide WiFi Market Share For Hospitality Industry Colubris Networks announced recently that i-Hotel...

IBM, EMC, HP, CA, Oracle and Iron MTN executives gather to define lifecycle MGMT.(Computer Associates)(EMC Software Group)(management)
August 23, 2004... Industry Luminaries Will Meet at ILM Solutions Conference to Foster Understanding and Utilization of Next Generation ILM Capabilities Senior executives from industry leading companies IBM, EMC, HP, Computer Associates, Oracle and Iron...

Sane picks scientific computers to deliver NetTracker Web analytics to the UK.(Scientific Computers Limited)
August 23, 2004... Sane Solutions, developers of the NetTracker line of Web analytics solutions, has announced Scientific Computers Limited (SCL) as the exclusive software distributor for the NetTracker line in the UK. SCL will apply its Web-business consulting...

Strong success of Altec Lansing's inMotion spawns new IM3 for Apple iPod family.(Altec Lansing Technologies )
August 23, 2004... A short ten months ago, Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc., the leader in the design and manufacture of Powered Audio products, redefined portable sound with the debut of the inMotion audio system for the Apple iPod. Now Altec Lansing does high...

IBM DB2 UDB 8.2 gets powerful data persistence from CocoBase Enterprise.
August 23, 2004... THOUGHT Inc. announces the integration of the newly released CocoBase Enterprise O/R, Version 4.5--Service Release 6, the market leader and award winning Dynamic Object to Relational Mapping tool with IBM's DB2 UDB Version 8.2 relational...

ATI selects Cadence incisive palladium system for verification of complex multimedia SOCS.(Cadence Design Systems)(ATI Technologies)
August 23, 2004... Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NYSE:CDN)(Nasdaq:CDN) has announced that ATI Technologies Inc. has selected the Cadence Incisive Palladium acceleration and emulation system to verify some of its highly complex designs. The Palladium...

NCI Awarded $7m DRMS contract.(NCI Information Systems)(Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... NCI Information Systems, Inc. (NCI), a leading information technology, enterprise management, systems engineering and integration corporation, announced today that it has been awarded a time and material task order contract under NCI's GSA...

Think Computer Products releases the latest AMD Opteron based ThinkTank Q-Stations with 'most power PSI'.(power per square inch)
August 30, 2004... Think Computer Products has announced the release of their latest AMD Opteron Series Multi-Processor based 1U servers and cluster nodes that provide "the most power per square inch of footprint space," according to Think Computer Products'...

Matrix Semiconductor first to receive Rom Card certification from the MultiMediaCard Association.(Read Only Memory)
August 30, 2004... Matrix Semiconductor, Inc.--a developer of high-density, three-dimensional semiconductors--has announced that the Company's Matrix 3-D Memory technology (3DM) has received the MultiMediaCard Association's (MMCA) first ROM (Read Only Memory)...

Xilinx ships 90-nanometer devices in volume production--addresses record demand for its low cost Spartan-3 FPGAs.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) has announced it is shipping five members of its Spartan-3 family in volume production to over 1200 customers worldwide, including the XC3S50, XC3S200, XC3S400, XC3S1000 and XC3S1500 devices. The Spartan-3 family is...

Fujifilm intros DVD 1X-16X media with new, proprietary dye.(Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc)
August 30, 2004... Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. has announced that the Fujifilm DVD+R 1X-16X optical media would be available in the U.S. market in September. The media is among the industry's first optical technologies to offer a disc capable of recording...

Forgent Networks sues an additional 11 companies for patent infringement.(United States Patent No. 4,698,672)
August 30, 2004... Forgent Networks (Nasdaq:FORG) announced recently that its wholly owned subsidiary, Compression Labs, Inc., has initiated litigation against 11 companies for infringement of United States Patent No. 4,698,672 (the '672 Patent) in the United...

Microchip Technology announces two new entry-level development tools.(Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board, part # AC164120)(Baseline Flash Microcontroller Programmer (BFMP), part # PG164101)
August 30, 2004... Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP), a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, has announced the Signal Analysis PICtail Daughter Board, part # AC164120, and the Baseline Flash Microcontroller Programmer (BFMP), part #...

Glaring Microsoft security hole exposed by KMGI.(KMGI Group)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... The online passwords of hundreds of millions of Microsoft Windows users are exposed and vulnerable. This fact will be revealed to the public on September 1 when New York-based KMGI Group releases its new SeePassword software. Masterfully...

Scansoft ships Dragon NaturallySpeaking SDK server edition.(Software Development Kit )
August 30, 2004... ScanSoft, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSFT), the global leader of speech and imaging solutions, has announced the immediate availability of the Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7 Software Development Kit (SDK) Server Edition, the latest release of the world's leading...

Panda Software launches new TruPrevent technologies.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... IT threats are becoming increasingly fast and sophisticated. IT managers have been calling on the industry to battle threats as they happen and to be able to detect the actions of viruses as they appear. The recent Sasser epidemic is just one...