EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from August 2005

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from August 2005

LISTSERV for Mac OS X released.(new product from L-Soft International Inc.)
August 1, 2005... LISTSERV, the product that launched the email list management industry in 1986, is being released today for Mac OS X. In a market segment currently dominated by Linux, LISTSERV for Mac OS X offers an alternative for organizations that want to...

Leading background search company to incorporate Labwire Platform.(Arrin Systems, Labwire Inc., contract)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Labwire Inc. has announced that the Company has reached an agreement with Arrin Systems, one of America's leading background search companies, to provide comprehensive drug testing solutions to Arrin's clients via Labwire's leading edge...

Modern Technology Corp. update for H-NET subsidiary.(plannings)
August 1, 2005... Modern Technology Corp., a rapidly growing diversified technology development and acquisition company, released initial plans and update on its newly acquired subsidiary, H-NET. The H-NET acquisition is complete as evidenced by the...

Axis intros world's smallest MPEG-4 Network Camera.(Axis Communications Inc., AXIS 207)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Axis Communications, a leader in the network video market, launched recently the AXIS 207 Network Camera, a true bandwidth-efficient network camera that utilizes MPEG-4 image compression to provide the best image quality of any camera in its...

Analytical CRM gaining gravitas with enterprises across the globe.(customer relationship management)
August 1, 2005... North America and Europe lead the way in adoption of customer analytics, however fastest growth will be exhibited by the Caribbean and Latin America, followed by Asia Pacific A new report by independent market analyst Datamonitor reveals...

Indosat uses Intec's InterconnecT v7 to enhance growth and profitability.(Intec Telecom Systems PLC, Indonesian Satellite Corporation Tbk P.T.)
August 1, 2005... Intec, a global provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS), announced today that Indosat (PT Indosat), a fully integrated communications service provider and the second largest operator in Indonesia in both wireless and...

OPM awards contract to Monster Government Solutions.(Office of Personnel Management)
August 1, 2005... The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has awarded a contract to Monster Government Solutions to maintain the agency's popular USAJOBS website, the federal government's premier, online job-search site for college students and busy...

U.S. Army awards CODE Plus Blanket Purchasing Agreement.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Agreement Provides U.S. Army a Contract Vehicle to Leverage CODE plus' Expertise as a Leading RFID Solutions and Service Provider to the Logistics Community As part of the United State Government's and in particular the Department of...

Gateway secures a $2.7m contract from the U.S. Navy to provide products and services to personnel worldwide.(Gateway Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Gateway to Provide Desktop, Notebooks, Servers and Other Products For Naval Ships and Submarines Gateway, the nation's third-largest PC vendor, was awarded a $2.7 million contract to provide products and services to the United States...

Area launches platform for quad-processor 64GB server with built-in six terabyte raid storage.(Area Electronics Systems Inc., Areasys 3400)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... At the LinuxWorld Expo in San Francisco, Area Electronics Systems, Inc. has announced its most powerful server platform to date. Designed for enterprise-critical database, high-performance computing, and high-definition video rendering...

Wireless networks: untangled but still tied in knots.(forecast)
August 8, 2005... Wireless is clearly the future in computing. As industry giants, such as Intel, Cisco, Nortel, Apple and Proxim all compete for the wireless business, the industry has been left in turmoil of ever-shifting standards and manufacturing...

Toshiba TEC Europe and TAGSYS collaborate as leaders in RFID-bar code printing.(radio frequency identification)
August 8, 2005... TOSHIBA TEC Europe, a retail and industrial automation solutions provider, has announced it has entered into an agreement with TAGSYS, the global leader in item-level RFID infrastructure, to integrate TAGSYS' MEDIOT S003 RFID readers into...

NEC selects Emulex InSpeed for enterprise-level storage solutions.
August 8, 2005... Emulex Corporation, the industry's preeminent source for a broad range of advanced storage networking infrastructure solutions announced recently that NEC Corporation has implemented the award-winning Emulex InSpeed embedded storage switching...

ISA Hardware starts distribution of Newisys[R] server products.
August 8, 2005... ISA Hardware, one of the most dynamic computer component distributors operating in the emerging markets of Eastern Europe, Middle East, and North Africa has signed an authorized distribution agreement with Newisys, a Sanmina-SCI Company and...

ServGate becomes first UTM vendor to standardize integrated HDDS to Seagate's Full Disc Encryption technology.(unified threat management, hard disc drives)(ServGate Technologies, Seagate Technology Inc.)
August 8, 2005... ServGate Technologies, a provider of best-in-class unified threat management (UTM) platforms, has announced that the company will standardize its integrated hard disc drive (HDD) to Seagate Technology's new Momentus 5400 Full Disc Encryption...

Amae Software announces free enterprise-wide, real-time Performance Console.(Amae CI Suite Performance Console)
August 8, 2005... Amae Software has announced successful deployment of the Amae CI Suite Performance Console. The Performance Console, a component of the Amae CI Suite, is easily configured to display key management metrics regarding company-wide customer...

CinTel develops a network security solution that enables content filtering proxy.
August 8, 2005... CinTel Corp., Korea's top Internet Traffic Management (ITM) solution provider, is pleased to announce that it has developed a new network security solution that enables the filtering of outgoing web traffic. Using this new technology, CinTel...

PC Cleanser now included as part of software bundle with Antivirus Email subscription.(Logical Innovations)(Brief Article)
August 8, 2005... Antivirus Email, a consumer products company offering subscription e-mail and ISP services, also offers a suite of privacy protection software that includes PC Cleanser software from Logical Innovations. The entire bundle is free to users with...

Concerto and Aspect announce new company.(Aspect Software formed with the merger of Aspect Communications Corp. and Concerto Software Inc.)
August 15, 2005... Concerto Software and Aspect Communications has announced that upon closing of their intended merger as announced on 5 July 2005, the combined company will be named Aspect Software. With this merger, Aspect--known for its quality products,...

Blueshark adds integrated thin client with 17" LCD flat panel to its Apriza family.(BlueShark Technologies, liquid crystal displays, Apriza 5800)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... BlueShark Technologies has announced the release of the sixth member of its Apriza 5000 Series family, the Apriza 5800, its third utilizing Windows Embedded technology. The Apriza 5800 is a new and exciting design that offers the integration of...

Mazu Profiler proves critical in the wake of Zotob worm.(new product from Mazu Networks Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Mazu Networks, the leading provider of behavior-based, network security solutions, today announced that Mazu Profiler(TM) enabled their customers to quickly detect and contain the Zotob worm, while significantly reduce future exposure by...

Innovative Systems expands scope of data quality assessment service.(new Data Quality Assessment service)
August 15, 2005... Innovative Systems, Inc., a global provider of data quality and regulatory compliance solutions since 1968, today introduced its newly expanded and enhanced Data Quality Assessment service. Designed for organizations that seek an expert,...

Sierra Logic ships one million SATA ports.(serial advanced technology attachment)(Brief Article)
August 15, 2005... Sierra Logic, a supplier of intelligent silicon storage solutions, announced that it shipped its one millionth SATA port this month. This milestone was reached in less than 4 years of operations, during which three storage solutions have been...

Innovativ's EdgeSAF(TM) desktop alternative increases security and reduces complexity.
August 15, 2005... Innovativ, a leading solutions integrator delivering business critical technology-based products and services, announced the availability of its EdgeSAF(TM) server-centric computing solution today. EdgeSAF (Edge Services Architecture...

MPC Computers introduces the ClientPro 375 desktop.
August 15, 2005... MPC Computers, a wholly owned subsidiary of HyperSpace Communications, Inc. (Amex: HCO), today announced the ClientPro 375 desktop computer. The new ClientPro 375 features the Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) form factor, which results in a...

NERSC launches Linux Networx supercomputer into production.(National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, contract)
August 15, 2005... Linux Networx and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science announced today that DOE's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has accepted a 722-processor Linux...

New Actel low-cost starter kit demonstrates secure in-system programmability of ProASIC3/E FPGAS.(field programmable logic arrays)
August 15, 2005... Giving developers of high-volume applications the capability to incorporate secure in-system programmability (ISP) for the first time in their products, Actel Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTL) today announced immediate availability of the ProASIC3...

FlexNet with AMDS connect promises increased productivity.(Advanced Metering Data Systems, Sensus Metering Systems, partnership)
August 22, 2005... Sensus Metering Systems (Sensus), a provider of utility metering and AMR (Automatic Meter Reading) systems and Advanced Metering Data Systems (AMDS), a wireless connectivity company, are partnering to provide utilities with a unique new AMI...

Oracle and sun target resellers with validated infrastructure solutions.
August 22, 2005... Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) today announced Database Packs from Sun and Oracle; new infrastructure solutions incorporating Oracle Database 10g with SunStorEdge 3310 arrays and Sun Fire x64 servers (x86,...

STMicroelectronics announces SPI serial flash compatible with the leading chipset family.
August 22, 2005... STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leader in Serial Flash, has introduced the new 8-Mbit M25PE80Serial Flash memory for increased network management capabilities. The Serial Flash also provides designers of chipset-based systems that use the...

Hitachi data systems adds new Brocade 4 Gbit/sec SAN director and departmental switch to storage portfolio.
August 22, 2005... Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade) (Nasdaq: BRCDE) today announced that Hitachi DataSystems Corporation now offers its customers access to the industry's only complete family of 4 Gbit/sec Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure...

Fujitsu revamps flagship convertible and slate Tablet PCS.
August 22, 2005... Fujitsu Computer Systems has updated its mobile product portfolio with the enhanced LifeBook T4000 and Stylistic ST5000 Tablet PCs. These innovative Tablet PCs have been redesigned to even better meet the needs of mobile professionals with...

BEA supports Intel multi-core processor roadmap.
August 22, 2005... BEA Systems, Inc.(Nasdaq: BEAS) has announced it is supporting the Intel roadmap for multi-core server platforms and that BEA is eliminating any premium pricing for dual core processors for its entire software product portfolio. Effective...

Maxtor Corporation dons Blue Coat for Web security.
August 22, 2005... Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a provider of proxy appliances, today announced that Maxtor Corporation (Nasdaq: MXO), one of the world's top suppliers of hard disk drives and storage solutions, has deployed Blue Coat proxy appliances...

Emulex works with HP to deliver SAN connectivity for HP BladeSystem.
August 29, 2005... Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) has announced technology developed with HP to enable deployment of an Emulex-based storage networking connectivity solution helping customers improve performance, achieve cost efficiencies and simplify their...

Optimal Solutions and Technologies assessed at CMMI Level 3.(Capability Maturity Model Integration)(a standard developed by Software Engineering Institute)
August 29, 2005... Optimal Solutions and Technologies (OST) has announced that the company has been assessed at Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) across its entire organization. OST achieved this milestone after a rigorous assessment by...

CyberScrub releases KeyChain password manager/auto form filler.
August 29, 2005... CyberScrub LLC, an Atlanta based developer of computer security tools has released CyberScrub KeyChain, an advanced password management and auto form filler utility. The program will be available with a limited number of password accounts at no...

Kamatoz.Computing announces PassMonster 2.25.
August 29, 2005... Kamatoz.Computing has announced version 2.25 of its multi-functional passwords storing and management software suite. PassMonster is a feature packed passwords management software that offers strong 256 bit passwords data encryption never seen...

Spyware Defense[TM] introduces next generation Spyware protection.
August 29, 2005... Ashantiplc Ltd., provider of software development and proprietary technology to individuals and businesses worldwide, has announced the launch of its Spyware Defense application. Spyware Defense is an efficient software program driving even...

EDGE Tech Corp releases highest capacity 2.5" external hard drive.
August 29, 2005... EDGE Tech Corp, a leading supplier of DRAM and Flash memory upgrades, portable computing products, storage devices, and other experience-enhancing technology solutions announced recently the introduction of the 100GB DiskGO![TM] 2.5" Ultra...

New "Keys-U-See" large print keyboard is easy to see, easy to read.(new product from The Key Connection)
August 29, 2005... One in twenty Americans experience some level of visual impairment due to low vision, eye disease, or advancing age. For these people, using a computer is just one of the many activities that can become frustrating, because the print on a...

DBxtra 6.0: enhanced data reporting at your fingertips.
August 29, 2005... Quanticus has announced the release of version 6.0 of DBxtra, a stand alone query and reporting tool for the Windows platforms. Designed with an ordinary user in mind, this application enables you to connect to various data sources, create ad...

Winternals Defrag Manager 4.0 features comprehensive enterprise defragmentation capabilities.
August 29, 2005... Winternals Software, a provider of Microsoft systems recovery and data protection solutions, has announced the release of Defrag Manager 4.0, the latest version of the company's Windows enterprise defragmentation solution. Version 4.0 retains...