EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from July 2005

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from July 2005

Extreme Networks and Vernier team up to provide internal security solution for enterprises.(Vernier Networks Inc.)
July 11, 2005... Vernier Networks has announced that it has joined Extreme Networks, Inc.'s (Nasdaq:EXTR) Go Purple partnership program at the strategic partner level. The agreement allows the companies to jointly market the Vernier EdgeWall family of network...

E-Plus introduces BlackBerry 7290 and BlackBerry Internet Service for individuals and small to medium sized businesses.(E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH, Research in Motion Ltd.)
July 11, 2005... E-Plus and Research In Motion have announced plans to introduce the BlackBerry 7290 and BlackBerry Internet Service in Germany. Expanding upon the current BlackBerry Enterprise Solution offered by E-Plus, beginning in July, small and...

AMD extends its enterprise leadership with new line of professional client PCs from Fujitsu Siemens Computers.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)
July 11, 2005... New ESPRIMO P and ESPRIMO E line of commercial desktop PCsbased on AMD Athlon 64 processors meet the needs of business users in small, medium and large enterprises AMD has announced that Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering a new line of...

Sun Microsystems to work with NLR to extend grid computing.(National LamdaRail Inc.)
July 11, 2005... Sun Microsystems Inc. and National LambdaRail have announced a joint initiative to extend Sun's grid efforts, which provides flexible access to distributed high-performance computing resources. NLR, a major initiative of U.S. research...

Lenovo sharpens PC Blade computing with ClearCube Technology.(Lenovo Group Ltd., agreement)
July 11, 2005... Lenovo and ClearCube Technology, have announced that Lenovo will market and sell ClearCube-branded PC Blades and management software. Lenovo customers, particularly those in the financial services, healthcare and government industries, will now...

SAIC to provide technical services support to the National Data Buoy Center.(Science Applications International Corporation)
July 11, 2005... Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced recently a contract award to operate and maintain buoys and coastal stations, collectively called the Marine Observation Network (MON), for the National Weather Service's (NWS)...

Red Rock releases DeltaGraph Automator Action.(Red Rock Software)
July 11, 2005... Red Rock Software has announced the immediate availability of DeltaGraph Automator Action--an optional add-on to Red Rock DeltaGraph 5.6 for the Mac. Specifically developed for DeltaGraph customers running Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger," DeltaGraph...

SAS sets new standards on 64-bit BI support.(business intelligence, SAS Enterprise BI Server)
July 18, 2005... SAS Enterprise BI Server, one of the first major enterprise business intelligence solutions released capable of operating on a 64-bit architecture, continues to offer the widest choice of operating systems and hardware by any BI vendor for...

TI intros 13-bit, 210MSPS ADC with superior dynamic performance for wideband applications.(analog-to-digital converter, Texas Instruments Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Texas Instruments has announced a 13-bit, 210MSPS analog-to-digital converter (ADC) featuring 68dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and 79dB spurious-free dynamic range (SFDR), at the maximum sample rate of 210MSPS and an input frequency of 230MHz....

EZchip Technologies delivers samples of the NP-2 network processor to customers.
July 18, 2005... EZchip Technologies Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company providing high-speed network processors, has announced that it has begun shipping samples of its NP-2 network processor to customers. Concurrently, NP-2 testing continues in order to...

Dataram announces 16GB memory upgrades for HP 9000 rp3400 and rp4400 series servers.(DRH3400)(Brief Article)
July 18, 2005... Dataram has announced the immediate availability of 16GB memory upgrades for Hewlett-Packard's HP 9000 rp3400 and rp4400 series servers. The 16GB options allow users to expand the maximum memory capacity of the rp3440-4 from 24 to 32GB, and the...

SANRAD and emBoot team to deliver iSCSI diskless boot.
July 18, 2005... SANRAD Incorporated and emBoot Inc. announced recently a cost-effective joint solution that allows storage administrators to use SANRAD's iSCSI V-Switch in conjunction with emBoot's netBoot/i software to enable servers to boot off the IP SAN...

Dell brings Intel dual-core technology to servers for small businesses.
July 18, 2005... Dell has announced the PowerEdge SC430 will be among the first servers to feature the enhanced performance enabled by Intel's new dual-core processor technology. Dual-core technology combines two processing units into a single processor...

Hitachi launches full scale assault on midrange storage market.(new storage systems from Hitachi Data Systems Corp. )
July 18, 2005... Hitachi Data Systems, provider of Application Optimized Storage solutions, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has changed the industry landscape once again with the announcement of all-new products that introduce rich, high-end...

Exabyte announces 221L LTO-3 tape library with fibre channel.(linear tape-open )
July 25, 2005... Exabyte Corporation, an innovator in tape backup, restore and archival systems, has announced the availability of the 221L Plus with native Fibre Channel, featuring IBM's third-generation LTO Ultrium tape drive technology (LTO-3). Built with...

Microsoft and Nokia to deliver video compression tutorials at GSPX 2005.(Dr. Sridhar Srinivasan, Dr. Marta Karczewicz)(Global Technology Conferences Inc. announces video compression tutorials )(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Global Technology Conferences, Inc. has announced the Video Compression Tutorials for GSPx 2005. GSPx 2005, the pervasive signal processing event, will take place October 24-27 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. "Video...

Validity intros latest fingerprint sensor for PCs.(Validity Sensors Inc., VFS131)(personal computers)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Validity Sensors Inc., an acknowledged innovator of reliable high performance fingerprint solutions, has announced the release of the latest addition to its fingerprint sensor product line. The new compact VFS131 sensor family features...

F5 launches one-stop resource portal to help customers evaluate and deploy application optimization solutions.(F5 Networks Inc.)(http://www.f5.com/solutions/ AppOpt.html)
July 25, 2005... F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Traffic Management, today announced that it has set up a comprehensive resource portal, http://www.f5.com/solutions/ AppOpt.html, where customers and potential customers can learn more about...

Hitachi and Kabira announce joint product development.(Kabira Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... Hitachi, Ltd. and Kabira Technologies, Inc. has announced an alliance to co-develop a Linux-based high performance, highly reliable, transaction processing system on Hitachi's integrated service platform 'BladeSymphony.' Through this...

OBOE software dramatically shortens time required to analyze HIPAA data.(Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Open Business Objects for EDI)(CashRetriever Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... When President Clinton signed the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law in 1996, little did the industry realize the complexity that would be involved in getting the new data files translated and normalized...

F5 Networks' TrafficShield application firewall protects against common application security attacks.(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... F5 Networks, Inc., a leading application security services provider, has tested F5's TrafficShield web application firewall and found that it meets its expectations for a web application firewall. The tests were based on the OWASP (Open Web...

VitalStream and Sorenson Media team to offer one click workflow for integrated video compression and distribution.
July 25, 2005... VitalStream, Inc., a streaming media solutions and global content delivery provider, and Sorenson Media, the leader in video compression technology, today announced that Sorenson Squeeze 4.1 encoding software will be integrated into...

ChipX announces new CX6000 Structured ASIC family with embedded IP.(internet protocol, application specific integrated circuits)(Brief Article)
July 25, 2005... ChipX, the Structured ASIC leader, has announced the CX6000 family of Structured ASICs. Fabricated in a high performance, eight-metal 0.13 micron process, the latest addition to ChipX' extensive Structured ASIC product portfolio accelerates...