EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from July 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from July 2003

NEC Labs Picks Tensilica's Xtensa configurable processor again.
July 14, 2003... Tensilica, Inc., a provider of configurable and extensible processors, has announced that NEC Laboratories America, Inc. (NEC Labs) of Princeton, NJ, has signed a multi-year renewal of their license for the Xtensa configurable processor for...

SuperH SH4-202 CPU core achieves Silver IP status at UMC; hard-macro in 0.13um CMOS achieves 266MHz.
July 14, 2003... UMC (NYSE:UMC) a semiconductor foundry, and SuperH, Inc., a supplier of multimedia RISC CPU cores, have announced that SuperH's SH4-202 32-bit CPU core has achieved "Silver IP" status at UMC for the foundry's 0.13um process. A Silver ranking...

Sharp and TI cut time to market with turnkey reference design for GSM/GPRS camera phones.
July 14, 2003... Sharp Corporation and Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) (NYSE:TXN) have announced they will combine their respective strengths to provide a reference design for GSM/GPRS camera phones, significantly cutting the necessary design time and resources...

Toshiba expands wireless networking in the office.(Toshiba Mania SG30 from Toshiba's Computer Systems Group)
July 14, 2003... Delivering upon the promise of affordable, 802.11b wireless capable networking for demanding business environments, Toshiba's Computer Systems Group has introduced the Magnia SG30 Wireless Mobility Server. Designed for use in small to...

Storage Computer in bid for the Linux NAS market; first network attached storage software available at no cost.(CyberNAS RED)
July 14, 2003... Storage Computer Corporation (AMEX:SOS) (www.storage.com), a provider of high-performance storage and data management systems, has announced availability of CyberNAS RED, a core performance Network Attached Storage platform at no cost. ...

Xilinx provides proven XAUI solution for 10 Gigabit Ethernet applications.
July 14, 2003... Xilinx, Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) has announced that it has successfully completed the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Lab (UNH IOL) IEEE 802.3 conformance tests for 1 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC). Xilinx also...

Ejasent ships 'optimizer' for server consolidation.
July 14, 2003... Ejasent Inc., the leading provider of utility computing solutions for today's data centers, announced recently the availability of Optimizer, a new software product designed specifically for the task of analyzing and optimizing data center...

Philips Semiconductors selects Vizional for new planning system.(Vizional Adaptive Planning and Execution )
July 14, 2003... Vizional Technologies, Inc., a provider of adaptive supply chain software that enables global visibility and dynamic supply network optimization through the use of agent-based and RFID technologies, has announced that Philips Semiconductors has...

Intersil introduces 1.4 GHz current feedback amplifiers for high speed video and communications.(Intersil Elantec EL5166 and EL5167)
July 14, 2003... Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL) has introduced three 1.4 GHz current feedback amplifiers (CFAs) with capacitive drive capability. The latest addition to Intersil's new high speed operational amplifier portfolio, the Elantec EL5166 and EL5167...

Cisco curriculum meets government security training standards.(Information Systems Security Professional)
July 14, 2003... Cisco Information Systems Security Professional Only Vendor-Specific Curriculum that Meets Standards of the National Security Agency and Committee on National Security Systems Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced the addition of a...

Groove workspace software obtains first defense collaboration tool suite v2.0 interoperability certification.
July 14, 2003... Groove Networks Inc., a provider of desktop collaboration software, has announced that Groove Workspace version 2.5 has obtained the first Department of Defense (DoD) certification for collaboration interoperability. The report, issued last...

Accenture helps NASA develop and launch new core financial system.(Integrated Financial Management Program)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... The National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) has completed a major agency-wide financial system upgrade with the help of Accenture (NYSE:ACN) that is designed to improve the way the agency manages its projects, achieve cost savings through...

Avineon awarded Phase III contract of small business innovation research program by Department of Defense.
July 14, 2003... Avineon, Inc., an information technology solutions provider, has announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase III contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Naval Sea Systems Command...

Unisys selected for TSA secure supply chain project.(Transportation Security Administration's Operation Safe Commerce)
July 14, 2003... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) announced recently that it has been selected in connection with a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) grant to lead one of the Operation Safe Commerce projects with the Port Authority of New York and New...

Lumera awarded new development contract.
July 14, 2003... Lumera Corporation, a majority owned subsidiary of Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MVIS), announced recently that it has been awarded a new development contract with a major supplier to U.S. government agencies. In addition, the company announced...

NOAA maps the future of sensors that gather data from the 'bottom of the ocean to the sun'.(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Observing Systems Architecture )
July 14, 2003... The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, founded in 1970 as an agency in the Commerce Department, is at the forefront of the United States' environmental monitoring and research efforts. Key to the success of NOAA's mission is an...

GSA'S FirstGov.gov honored for innovation in E-Government.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... FirstGov.gov, the official Web portal of the U.S. government, was honored for innovations in electronic government during the E-Gov 2003 Conference recently held at the Washington Convention Center, the U.S. General Services Administration...

IBM: availability of Cisco storage module.
July 21, 2003... IBM has took another step toward helping customers lower their cost of storage networking by becoming the first vendor to offer the Cisco MDS 9000 IP Storage Services Module. The IP Storage Services Module joins IBM's current offerings...

ATI's RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition brings unprecedented power and visual quality to Mac users.
July 21, 2003... ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) has introduced the RADEON 9800 PRO Mac Edition, offering an entirely new level of visual realism and performance for games and 3D animation to users of Apple's Power Mac desktop systems. Also,...

Transmeta's energy efficient processor in first sub-$1000 Tablet PC.
July 21, 2003... Transmeta Corporation (Nasdaq:TMTA) has announced that its energy efficient, 800 MHz Crusoe TM5800 processor has been incorporated in the TDV Vison V800XPT Tablet PC, the first Tablet PC priced under $1,000. This product will be available in...

Cisco Systems & Hitachi Data Systems selected by Euronext.liffe.
July 21, 2003... Cisco Systems recently announced that Market Solutions, the IT division of Euronext.liffe, is using networking and storage technologies from Cisco and Hitachi Data Systems, together with project procurement services from BT, to interconnect...

Lucent Technologies completes the expansion of CDMA2000 1X network for Delta Telecom.
July 21, 2003... Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) has successfully completed an expansion of the SKYLINK network for Delta Telecom (Delta), the first Russian mobile operator to implement a third-generation (3G) mobile network in the 450 MHz frequency band based on...

Finjan and Mobilitec partner to deliver comprehensive, best-of-breed security solution for mobile communications.
July 21, 2003... Finjan Software, a provider of proactive security and content management solutions, announced recently a strategic partnership with Mobilitec Inc., the global provider of OTA content delivery and management solutions for wireless carriers. The...

Software Shelf releases breakthrough functionality with Print Manager Plus version 5.0.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Software Shelf has announced the release of Print Manager Plus 5.0, a major upgrade of its award winning enterprise print management solution designed to cut and recoup the cost of printing. XP Logo certified by Microsoft, Print Manager Plus is...

McDATA demonstrates next-gen intelligent platform.
July 21, 2003... McDATA Corporation (Nasdaq:MCDTA)(Nasdaq:MCDT), a provider of multi-capable storage networking solutions, recently announced that it has demonstrated a new intelligent switch platform for storage networking that will reduce costs and improve...

CAD-driven quality system launched by new IQS, cSHARE partnership.
July 21, 2003... cSHARE, LLC, a provider of solutions that inspire innovation, collaboration and enterprise efficiency, and IQS, Inc., a leading provider of quality management software, have announced the development of a breakthrough data integration...

New solution integrates collaboration and knowledge management with corporate.(Intraspect Software's Intraspect Solution for Portal Collaboration )
July 21, 2003... Intraspect Software, Inc., a provider of enterprise collaboration solutions, has introduced the Intraspect Solution for Portal Collaboration designed for industry standard portals including BEA, Oracle, SAP, SunOne, Sybase, and Vignette. This...

IBM and Camstar provide ASAT with integrated enterprise resource planning and manufacturing execution solution to enhance business processes.
July 21, 2003... Camstar and IBM Corporation announced recently that ASAT Holdings Limited will install a totally integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution system (MES) solution, as the result of IBM and Camstar's strategic...

Oracle teams with Yahoo! To bring personalized news to enterprise portals.
July 21, 2003... Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL) and Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) have announced a relationship to provide enterprise customers with more news choices for their employee portals. Customers will have access to more than 100 pre-built news...

AOL Time Warner to sell its DVD/CD manufacturing and physical dist. businesses for $1.05b.
July 28, 2003... AOL Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:AOL) announced recently a definitive agreement to sell Warner Music Group's DVD and CD manufacturing, printing, packaging, physical distribution and merchandising businesses to Cinram International Inc. (TSE: CRW) for...

Harman Multimedia delivers JBL Encounter.(JBL Encounter 5.1 )
July 28, 2003... Harman Multimedia, a provider of audio products for the computer industry, has announced the introduction of JBL Encounter 5.1, the company's first 5.1 surround sound speaker system for the home computer. JBL Encounter 5.1 leverages proven...

Palomar Technologies intros Model 8000 high-speed wire bonder.
July 28, 2003... Palomar Technologies has the introduced its Model 8000 high-speed thermosonic ball-and-stitch wire bonder. With a large, 12" x 6" (300 x 150mm) X-Y bond area, it can handle large hybrids, MCMs (multichip modules) or several smaller devices at...

UMC selected by TrendChip for manufacturing of Taiwan's first turnkey ADSL residential solution.
July 28, 2003... TrendChip Technologies Corporation and UMC, a leading semiconductor foundry (NYSE:UMC), have announced that TrendChip's WireExpress ADSL chipset, the first product in its xDSL family, is being manufactured in volume on UMC's 0.18 micron CMOS...

Toshiba's NAND flash utilized in unique entertainment application for voice and control of theme park animatronic robots.(from Simon Kaloi Engineering Inc.)
July 28, 2003... Demonstrating the versatility of applications development for its NAND flash product line, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has announced that its NAND flash technology has been designed into various sound, lighting, and...

Golden Telecom to provide gigabit Ethernet to RBC-TV.
July 28, 2003... Golden Telecom, Inc. (NASDAQ:GLDN), Russia's largest independent telecoms operator, has signed a long-term agreement to provide gigabit Ethernet service to RBC-TV, the Russian business TV station. Golden Telecom, Inc. will provide a broadband...

Wakesoft launches new Architecture Platform for delivering services-oriented systems today.(Waksesoft Architecture Platform 4.0)(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... Wakesoft has announced the immediate availability of the Wakesoft Architecture Platform, Version 4. The new Wakesoft Architecture Platform, which broadens the company's flagship Wakesoft Architecture Server product, provides IT organizations...

Excel Switching Corporation completes Commetrex' T.38 interoperability testing.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... Excel Switching Corporation and Commetrex have completed T.38 interoperability testing on the Excel Converged Services Platform (CSP) in Commetrex's T.38 Interoperability Lab. The results of the 16-point test are posted on Commetrex's T.38...

Optimos awarded National Archives Government Paperwork Elimination Act CRM system development contract.
July 28, 2003... Optimos has announced a five year, $7.6 million contract award to provide a Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) Compliant Siebel System that will enable Federal agencies to transfer their records electronically to the National Archives...

DHS selects incumbent, Datatrac Information Services, Inc., for its Integrated Card Production System (ICPS) project.(Department of Homeland Security)
July 28, 2003... Datatrac Information Services, Inc., a provider of information technology (IT) services and solutions to federal government organizations, announced recently that it has been awarded a new blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for the Integrated...

SI International awarded $13m outsourcing contract supporting headquarters, Army Military Personnel Services Center.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... SI International, Inc. (NASDAQ:SINT), an information technology and network solutions (IT) company, announced recently that it has received a newly awarded prime contract from the Headquarters Department of the Army Military Personnel Services...

CSC awarded Department of Agriculture contract CSC to provide program management, knowledge management and e-learning support services.(Computer Sciences Corp.)
July 28, 2003... Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE:CSC) announced recently that the company has won a task order to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The five-year award, which is valued at $11...

Titan awarded $200 million ID/IQFAA engineering support services contract.(Brief Article)
July 28, 2003... The Titan Corporation (NYSE:TTN) announced recently that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded the company an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract having a potential value of $200 million over the next ten...

Lockheed Martin announces new task order wins under the transportation security administration's Specialized Security Training Contract.(Transportation Security Administration)
July 28, 2003... Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has announced several new task order wins spanning the spectrum of training and technology services. These task orders have been awarded under the Specialized Security Training Contract (SST), an Indefinite...

Anteon awarded IT services contract by the Department of the Interior.
July 28, 2003... Anteon International Corporation (NYSE:ANT), a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced recently that it has been awarded a multiple award, five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity...

Essex awarded GSA contract.
July 28, 2003... Essex Corporation (AMEX:EYW), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sensys Development Laboratories, Inc. (SDL), has been awarded a five year contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) for Information Technology (IT) Professional...

AMS to acquire defense and Intel services firm, Vredenburg acquisition intensifies AMS commitment to national security, brings new customers.(American Management Systems )
July 28, 2003... American Management Systems (NASDAQ:AMSY) , a global business and IT consulting firm, recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the equity of privately owned R.M. Vredenburg & Co., a leading provider of...

EDS and Altria sign multi-year information technology services agreement.
July 28, 2003... EDS (NYSE:EDS) has announced an innovative information technology (IT) agreement to support Altria Corporate Services, Inc. in its creation of a new company to handle a range of IT services for Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) and its family of...

Cubic Defense segment forms new Mission Support Business Unit.(Cubic Defense Applications)
July 28, 2003... Cubic Defense Applications, the defense segment of Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), announced the consolidation of the majority of its government services business into a single organization, the Mission Support Business Unit. The consolidation is the...