EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from December 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from December 2003

Array Networks enhances traffic manager product line.(Array TM 5.7)
December 8, 2003... Array Networks announced recently significant enhancements to its integrated traffic management product lines, Array TM and Array TM-C. New features to Array TM give enterprises an even easier plug-and-play implementation and management of a...

Xilinx uses Virtual Silicon IP for 90 NM Spartan-3 FPGA.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2003... Virtual Silicon, Inc. recently announced that Xilinx, Inc. has successfully used Virtual Silicon standard cell SIP products in their Spartan-3 Platform FPGA, the world's first 90nm programmable chips. The Spartan-3 device is targeted for...

LGP Allgon announces completion of Network Operation Center for the Americas.
December 8, 2003... LGP Allgon has announced it has concluded the development of its Network Operation Center (NOC) within its Fort Worth, Texas facility. It is already being utilized to support several LGP Allgon customer installations. In addition to...

IDC reveals fastest growth for IT outsourcing services.
December 8, 2003... The market opportunity for IT outsourcing services can differ significantly depending on the vertical industry, a new report from IDC reveals. The new report, which presents the five-year forecast for the U.S. IT outsourcing market within 16...

Nazomi and XCE supply industry's highest performing Java Platform to SK Telecom's Wireless handsets.
December 8, 2003... Nazomi Communications, Inc. and XCE Co., Ltd. recently announced that Nazomi's JA108 Multimedia Application Processor was selected to accelerate the performance of SKT's SKVM based GIGA Platform. After extensive evaluation XCE and SKT have...

InfiniCon Systems announces next gen 30Gbps InfiniBand switches for high performance computing fabrics.(InfinIO 9024)
December 8, 2003... InfiniCon Systems, a provider of shared I/O and switching solutions for next-generation server networks, recently announced the InfinIO 9000 Switching Series. Supporting 30Gbps links, the 9000 Series is the highest bandwidth switching solution...

SI International wins $11 M Air Force Space Command contract; company to provide command and control modernization systems engineerin and technical services.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2003... SI International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SINT), an information technology and network solutions (IT) company, announced recently that it has been awarded a contract to provide command and control (C2) modernization engineering and technical services...

TSA awards Airport Access Control Pilot Program (AACPP) to Unisys.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2003... Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) announced that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) awarded the company a 20-month, cost-plus, fixed-fee contract with a ceiling of approximately $17 million. The initial task order placed under the...

SAIC wins DEA contract.
December 8, 2003... Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) recently announced a contract win from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). SAIC's Enterprise Security Solutions Group (ESSG) will continue providing the DEA with information security...

Military Communications Technologies--Spectrucell and PC4 now support 4G Wireless applications.(Military SDR Technologies)
December 8, 2003... Military Communications Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:MLTA), a provider of leading-edge wireless technologies for homeland defense, military, and commercial telecommunications applications, announced recently that its Australian-based affiliate,...

Air Force Air Combat Command installs SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive overlays.
December 8, 2003... SMART Technologies Inc. has announced the recent installation of SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive overlays at several United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) bases located throughout the U.S. The interactive overlays...

Wizzard Software awarded GSA Schedule for government technology procurements.
December 8, 2003... Wizzard Software Corporation (OTCBB:WIZD) has announced it has been awarded a GSA Schedule by the General Services Administrations (GSA) for its Voice Tools software products and professional services. GSA Schedules are contract instruments...

MediaTek and DivXNetworks announce partnership and DivX Certified MT1389 chip solutions.
December 15, 2003... DivXNetworks, Inc. and MediaTek, Inc. have announced a partnership and that several versions of MediaTek's MT1389 chip solution--the MT1389DE, MT1389EE, MT1389FE, and MT1389SE models--are now official DivX Certified hardware components. The...

Cisco scales the IP/MPLS core and speeds service delivery at the network edge.
December 15, 2003... New Enhancements to Cisco 12000 Router Double the Capacity of the World's Largest Core Networks; Additions to Cisco 7600 Series Enable New Edge Services for Comcast and More Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CSCO) has announced significant...

Unisys selects Denali for PCI Express interface development.
December 15, 2003... Denali Software, Inc., a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) tools and intellectual property (IP) for chip interface design and verification, recently announced that Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has licensed Denali's PCI Express...

Hitachi Data Systems deploys Changepoint to support Global Solution Services Business.
December 15, 2003... Changepoint Enables Proactive Management of Worldwide Services Business Ensuring Customer Satisfaction Changepoint Corporation, a provider of business process automation software for services organizations and corporate IT departments, has...

Xilinx Spartan-3 devices enable high performance DSP functions at breakthrough low cost price points.
December 15, 2003... Representing a major milestone in the FPGA-based DSP space, Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) recently announced revolutionary low cost price points for high performance DSP functions. DSP functions used in communications subsystems such a FEC...

Alpine Communications selects Copper Mountain's VantEdge Access BRAS.
December 15, 2003... Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTN), a provider of intelligent broadband access solutions, today announced that Alpine Communications, a Elkader, Iowa-based Independent Operating Company (IOC) and provider of local, long distance and...

SlipStream technology helps major ISP achieve success with accelerated dial-up Internet access.
December 15, 2003... More than 400,000 paying subscribers at September 30, 2003 now using United Online's accelerated dial-up services SlipStream Data Inc. recently announced that more than 400,000 paying subscribers from United Online Inc.'s (Nasdaq:UNTD)...

Arkeia announces certifications for major Linux platforms.
December 15, 2003... Arkeia Corporation, a pioneer in professional Linux backup solutions for heterogeneous networks, announced recently that the just-released version 5.2 of its flagship enterprise software program has passed certification processes for the most...

CineForm announces Connect HD for high-performance HD video editing.(with Sony Media Software's Vegas 4.0)
December 15, 2003... CineForm, Inc. has announced Connect HD, a high-performance high-definition (HD) accelerator for Microsoft Windows-based video-editing applications. CineForm is also announcing that the first video editing application to be bundled with Connect...

Actuate outperforms Crystal for Enterprise reporting on clustered hardware.
December 15, 2003... Actuate Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTU), the world leader in scalable Business Intelligence Applications, recently announced that third-party interactive reporting tests have confirmed that Actuate 7 running on a server cluster of three machines...

RADVISION announces new H.323 toolkit V4.2, supporting advanced features found in latest ITU-T H.323 standards.(H.323 Protocol Toolkit 4.2)(Brief Article)
December 15, 2003... RADVISION (Nasdaq:RVSN), an industry leader in providing a wide range of development solutions for voice, video, and data collaboration over IP and 3G, recently announced the general availability of its new H.323 Protocol Toolkit version 4.2....

TranSwitch Corporation Introduces TEPro-Fx28 for Channelized T1/E1 Access Systems.
December 22, 2003... Complete System-on-Chip Solution Offers Outstanding Functionality and Flexibility for Next Generation Access TranSwitch Corporation has announced the introduction of TEPro-Fx28, a complete single chip and software solution for next...

Hitachi Demonstrates 3Gbit/s SAS Data Transfer Using Fully Integrated Hard Disk Controller.
December 22, 2003... Company Reaffirms Commitment to Open Standards and Accelerates SAS Testing Schedule with Development Partners Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) recently announced that it has completed a successful 3Gbit/s data transfer...

FirewireDirect: New 2Gb Fibre Channel RAID Storage Solutions.(FirewireDirect Vanguard Ultra Elite Fibre System)
December 22, 2003... FirewireDirect.com Inc. has announced an enterprise level 2Gb Fibre Channel RAID solution. For demanding enterprise applications, professional digital content creation applications, and ideal for Storage Area Networks (SAN), the new Vanguard...

Nortel CHOOSES RENDITION to Provide TrueControl Network Configuration Control Solution.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2003... Rendition Networks, a provider of network configuration control solutions, including the TrueControl family of products, today announced it has been selected by Nortel Networks as a "Select Product" in the category of network configuration...

ADIC Ships Innovative Disk-Based Backup Solution.(Advanced Digital Information Pathlight VX)
December 22, 2003... Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) announced recently that it has begun shipping production units of its integrated disk-to-tape backup solution, the ADIC Pathlight VX. "We're pleased to be shipping the first product in...

Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs Are 38% Faster Than Competitive Offerings Using ISE 6.1i Design Tools.
December 22, 2003... Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) has announced new performance numbers for its leading-edge Virtex-II Pro family using Xilinx ISE 6.1i design tools. Recent benchmark tests confirm that designs using ISE 6.1i with Synplicity v7.3 Synplify on Virtex-II...

Homeland Orders $2.6 M of LaserCard Optical Memory Cards for Use as "Green Cards".
December 22, 2003... Drexler Technology Corporation (Nasdaq:DRXR) has received a $2.6 million LaserCard order for newly enhanced Permanent Resident Cards ("Green Cards") for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The order calls for deliveries from December...

Agency Engaged in National Security Awards $5.2 Million Contract To Convera.(for RetrievalWare 8.0)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2003... Convera (Nasdaq:CNVR), a provider of search and categorization software for enterprises and government agencies, has announced the company has been awarded a $5.2 million contract for RetrievalWare 8.0 by a U.S. Government Agency in support of...

Homeland Security Chooses Atomz Search to Power Its Terrorism Readiness Web Sites.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2003... Atomz, a provider of enterprise Web site management software delivered as an online service, today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Ruder Finn Interactive selected Atomz Search to aid citizens who visit...

New Federal Government Scorecard: Fs, Ds AND As.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2003... The Federal Government released its annual scorecard of agency security performance and, like last year, most agencies did poorly, getting Ds and Fs. "The choice before us is a clear one: Inaction resulting in eventual economic...

AHIOS Wins Significant Increase in U.S. Government's Photocopying Reimbursement Rate.(Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services )
December 22, 2003... The Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) has played a key role in persuading the federal government to increase its reimbursement rate for photocopying Medicare recipients' medical records. Effective January 5, 2004,...

EDO Receives $33.5 Million Contract for F/A-22 Weapon Release System.
December 22, 2003... EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO) has been awarded a $33.5 million contract from Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (NYSE:LMT) for continued production of its weapons-delivery system on the F/A-22 Raptor. This latest order covers production lots...

Raytheon Awarded IDIQ Contract for Special Operations Forces Demolition Kits.(indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity )
December 22, 2003... Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) U. S. Army contract to develop and supply the Special Operations Forces...

AMD Opteron processors power new high-end workstation from Fujitsu Siemens Computers.
December 29, 2003... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has announced that Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering the CELSIUS V810 high-end workstation based on the AMD Opteron processor 200 Series. The new workstation is targeted at customers who use compute-intensive applications...

Teja Technologies and Motorola form alliance to speed time-to-market for networking OEMs.
December 29, 2003... Teja Technologies Inc., a supplier of embedded networking and communications software, has announced that its award-winning software platform for Broadcom's SiByte broadband processors, Teja NP for Broadcom, will support and interoperate with...

Acterna introduces powerful optical fiber mapping software.
December 29, 2003... Acterna has announced that fiber network operators now have a network management solution, Acterna Optical Fiber Mapping (OFM) software, that makes it easy to retrieve, cross-reference, and share information among multiple users. Providing a...

SMC's enterprise-class Universal Wireless Access Point available now.
December 29, 2003... SMC Networks (www.smc.com), provider of networking solutions for the Enterprise, the SMB and all the way home, recently announced that shipment of the new EliteConnect Universal Wireless Access Point began this week. Providing the ultimate in...

Cray Inc. announces European supercomputer order.(Brief Article)
December 29, 2003... Cray Inc. (Nasdaq/NM:CRAY) has announced that it received an order from an undisclosed European customer for a Cray X1 supercomputer system, along with other technology and services. No further information was given. "This European order...

MaXXan enhances intelligent fabric storage solutions with FalconStor's IPStor 4.0 software.
December 29, 2003... MaXXan Systems, Inc., the first company to ship intelligent storage networking solutions, has announced a significant enhancement of its intelligent fabric systems with the availability of FalconStor's IPStor 4.0 software suite. MaXXan...

STMicro gets decent results on applied materials' copper CMP system.
December 29, 2003... Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) has completed a comprehensive evaluation program with STMicroelectronics (ST), Crolles, France, that demonstrated superior results using the 200mm Applied Mirra Mesa CMP(1) system configured with the...

INS selects the Aventail ex-1500 SSL VPN appliance to secure anywhere access for 500 network consultants.
December 29, 2003... Aventail Corporation (www.aventail.com), a provider of clientless SSL VPN appliances and services, recently announced that INS has selected the Aventail EX-1500 SSL VPN appliance to secure anywhere remote access for 500 consultants. INS is part...

IBM acquires Green Pasture Software, extends leadership in enterprise content management.
December 29, 2003... IBM has announced it has acquired Green Pasture Software, Inc., a provider of document management software. Green Pasture Software is a privately held company based in Corvallis, Oregon. Financial details were not disclosed. Green...

Encirq & RainCode partner to XML-enable Encirq 3e Technology.(Brief Article)
December 29, 2003... Encirq has announced that it has partnered with RainCode, a Belgium-based leading developer of language-processing software tools, to integrate XMLBooster with Encirq 3e. XMLBooster is the leading application-specific XML parser generator that...

Avocent's KVM over IP and AMX matrix switching systems chosen for microsoft technology centers in Austin and Boston.
December 29, 2003... Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ/NM:AVCT) has announced the deployment of its DS Series KVM over IP and AMX switching systems in two Microsoft Technology Centers (MTCs) in Austin, Texas and in Boston, Massachusetts. With Avocent's KVM switching...