EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from June 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from June 2003

AMD intros world's highest performing desktop PC processor, the AMD Athlon XP processor 3200+.
June 2, 2003... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has introduced the AMD Athlon XP processor 3200+, the world's highest performing desktop PC processor. Featuring enhancements such as a faster 400 front-side bus (FSB), AMD continues to build on the award-winning AMD Athlon XP...

Hitachi hard drive duo tag-teams mainstream mobile market; 4200 RPM drives add to breadth and depth of Hitachi mobile leadership.(Hitachi Travelstar 4K80 from Hitachi Global Storage Technologies )
June 2, 2003... In a move that it hopes will strengthen its position in the mainstream mobile hard disk drive market, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has introduced a second 4200 RPM offering. Hitachi's dual-product approach in the 4200 RPM segment will...

New IBM eServer system offers 110 percent more performance.(including IBM eServer p655 and p615)
June 2, 2003... IBM has announced a new low-end IBM eServer system that offers 110 percent more performance at one-third lower cost than its predecessor, making it an attractive option for small- and medium-sized businesses. With this new system IBM now...

Luminex announces low cost CD-R and DVD-R data publishing, distribution and archiving solutions for UNIX and Linux systems.(DataWARE Workstation)
June 2, 2003... Luminex Software Inc., a supplier of data distribution, archiving and storage products, has announced its new DataWARE Workstation product line, which establishes a new standard for desktop optical data archiving and publishing by leveraging...

ADC to support Internet Photonics' optical Ethernet and WDM solutions.
June 2, 2003... ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) and Internet Photonics announced recently that ADC will provide systems integration services to Internet Photonics, Inc. for the company's optical Ethernet and wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) products. ADC...

Velocity Semiconductor debuts first in series of mixed-language microcontrollers.(Velocity Semiconductor Typhoon VS2000)
June 2, 2003... Velocity Semiconductor has announced the first member of the Typhoon family of microcontrollers: the VS2000. The Typhoon family combines on a single chip, the high-performance Lightfoot CPU, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, RAM, configurable memory...

14 South Networks unveils new patented technology and solutions that make corporate data impenetrable.
June 2, 2003... 14 South Networks, a new intranet security company spun out of IBM, has announced that it has created the first standard-based security appliance platform that allows corporations to lock their servers and the mission-critical data riding on...

Denali and open core announce the OCP compliant Databahn memory controllers.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2003... Denali Software, Inc. has announced the availability of OCP compliant Databahn memory controller cores. The OCP compliant cores allow designers to quickly and easily integrate Databahn cores with other third party IP using the OCP standard....

Princeton Softech's database archiving technology supports EMC's Centera Compliance Edition.(Archive for Servers 2.0)
June 2, 2003... Princeton Softech, the pioneer and leader in database archiving, has announced general availability of Princeton Softech's Archive for Servers 5.2. This new release enables companies to meet and exceed all audit, reporting, business and...

Wind creates Cisco IOS-based mobile signalling network with Cisco Systems IP Transfer Point--ITP and Italtel.
June 2, 2003... Cisco Systems and Italtel have announced that they have been chosen to provide signalling infrastructure for Italy's integrated telecommunications operator Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. The technology, including Cisco's IP Transfer Point (ITP)...

Gartner says worldwide storage management software market to return to positive growth in 2003.(Industry Overview)
June 2, 2003... A difficult economic and competitive environment put pressure on storage software vendors to lower price points. As a result, the worldwide storage management software market is forecast to grow only 2.9 percent in 2003, to $4.8 billion, up...

eSignal 7 series software updated with more features for active traders.
June 2, 2003... eSignal, a division of Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE:IDC) and a leading provider of streaming, real-time financial market data, news, analytics and decision support tools to professional and individual traders, has announced the immediate...

Novas enhances debug technology platform.(Debussy Debug System and Verdi Behavior-Based Debug System)
June 2, 2003... Novas Software, Inc. recently announced technology enhancements to the core debug platform for Novas' market-leading Debussy Debug System and Verdi Behavior-Based Debug System. These include database upgrades that use less memory and double the...

Lucent Technologies launches new VDSL product that delivers Ethernet in the first mile.(Lucent Technologies V-16 IP DSLAM)
June 9, 2003... Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) has announced a new Very High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL) product that enables service providers and private network operators to deliver the fastest DSL speeds yet to their business and residential...

Initio: first single-chip FireWire800 to ATA 7 bridging device to combine UDMA133, 100MB/S transfers.(Initio INIC-2430)
June 9, 2003... Initio Corp., a maker of input/output (I/O) solutions for storage systems and peripherals, has announced the industry's first FireWire800-to-ATA-7 bridging device that blends key performance features--UltraDMA (UDMA)133, 100MB/s read and right...

PMC-Sierra announces 10 Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Fibre Channel transceiver.(PMC-Sierra PM8358 QuadPHY 10GX )
June 9, 2003... PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Nasdaq:PMCS) has announced the PM8358 QuadPHY 10GX, a four channel, fully redundant 3.2 Gbit/s transceiver providing high speed serial I/O for both backplanes and line side network interfaces. The new...

Sharp introduces new Actius AV18 notebook.
June 9, 2003... Sharp Systems of America recently announced a new addition to its award-winning Actius line of notebook computers. The Actius AV18 expands Sharp's family of ultramobile notebook computers by providing a powerful Actius computer at a...

Calient Networks to ship industry's first 50-millisecond restoration feature in OOO mesh networks.(DiamondWave photonic switches)
June 9, 2003... Calient Networks, a provider of intelligent, all-photonic switching systems and software, has announced that it will begin shipping the industry's first 50-millisecond restoration features for all-optical (OOO) shared mesh networks with its...

XO could acquire Global Crossing.
June 9, 2003... Just less than six months after emerging from bankruptcy protection, XO Communications Inc. has offered to acquire bankrupt fiber-optic carrier Global Crossing Ltd. for $250 million in cash in addition to other consideration. Financier...

Langham selects eTrac from Datatrac Corporation to boost electronic shipment tracking and tracing capabilities.
June 9, 2003... Datatrac Corporation (www.dtrac.com), a software developer and wireless communications solutions provider for the time-sensitive delivery industry, recently announced that Langham (www.elangham.com), a full service provider of transportation,...

Home Networking reaches 128 MBPS and beyond with HomePNA 3.0.(HomePNA 3.0)
June 9, 2003... The Home Phoneline Networking Alliance (HomePNA), the organization driving the development and adoption of a single phoneline networking technology, set a new standard for home networking today by finalizing its third-generation technology,...

Symantec provides U.S. Department of Defense with security intelligence.(Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System and Symantec DeepSight Alert Services )
June 9, 2003... Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC) recently announced that the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), the U.S. military's lead agency for communications and information technology, has selected Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System and...

U.S. Air Force renews Cubic's contract to operate Ripsaw Range in Northern Japan.
June 9, 2003... Cubic Worldwide Technical Services Inc., a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corp. (AMEX:CUB), has received a new contract to continue operating and maintaining the Ripsaw Electronic Warfare and Aircraft Live Fire Range in northern Japan. ...

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded an $18,732,681 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded an $18,732,681 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for the Theater Battle Management Core Systems (TBMCS) program. The TBMCS program provides force and...

Unidyne Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $11,556,228 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering services in support of the module test and repair (MTR) program.(from Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Unidyne Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $11,556,228 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for engineering services in support of the module test and repair (MTR) program. Engineering services for the MTR program include productivity...

BAE Systems Applied Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $16,032,231 modification against a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, term, services contract (N00421-02-C-3235).(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... BAE Systems Applied Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $16,032,231 modification against a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, term, services contract (N00421-02-C-3235) to exercise an option to provide engineering,...

Radiance Technologies, Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on May 20, 2003, an $11,642,567 increment to a $20,602,807 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Radiance Technologies, Huntsville, Ala., was awarded on May 20, 2003, an $11,642,567 increment to a $20,602,807 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for innovative technologies exploitation for space applications. Work will be performed in Boulder,...

Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., was awarded on May 21, 2003, an $800,000 increment as part of a $9,452,921 time and materials contract.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Harris Corp., Melbourne, Fla., was awarded on May 21, 2003, an $800,000 increment as part of a $9,452,921 time and materials contract to enable anti-scintillation capabilities of the Space Based Infrared System Tri-Band Antenna Modem System of...

Sverdrup Technologies Inc., Tullahoma, Tenn., is being awarded an $118,644,369 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Sverdrup Technologies Inc., Tullahoma, Tenn., is being awarded an $118,644,369 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract modification to provide for technical, engineering and acquisition support at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and...

Lockheed Martin Corp., Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems, Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded a $14,000,000 contract for the Pacific Alaska Range Complex Long-Range Radar System.
June 9, 2003... Lockheed Martin Corp., Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems, Syracuse, N.Y., is being awarded a $14,000,000 contract for the Pacific Alaska Range Complex Long-Range Radar System to provide a transportable radar, which includes one TPS-77...

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded an $8,993,507 contract modification.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2003... Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded an $8,993,507 contract modification as an amendment to the existing system development and demonstration (SD&D) contract that was definitized April 15, 2001. The SD&D...

Raytheon receives $10.5 million for compass call upgrade kits.(from U.S. Air Force)
June 9, 2003... The U.S. Air Force has purchased from Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) 124 line replaceable units, upgrade kits and spares to support Block 35 upgrades for the Compass Call Enhanced High Band Subsystems. The 25-month contract is valued at $10.5...

U.S. Army specifies Quest Software's database replication product for its Army Knowledge Online-AKO-program.
June 9, 2003... Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a provider of application management solutions, has announced the U.S. Army's selection of its SharePlex product for the U.S. Army's knowledge portal, Army Knowledge Online (AKO). The selection resulted in a...

Pentagon Federal Credit Union selects eLynx Web Posting Service-WPS-as new document delivery solution.
June 9, 2003... eLynx Ltd., a provider of electronic document delivery solutions for mortgage lenders, has announced that Pentagon Federal Credit Union (Alexandria, Va.) has selected eLynx Web Posting Service (WPS) to enhance the credit union's ability to...

Unisys and IBM to collaborate on Business Blueprinting.
June 16, 2003... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has announced a collaboration for its Unisys Business Blueprinting initiative with IBM, involving IBM's WebSphere business integration portfolio and Rational development tools. Unisys Business Blueprinting is a...

Lynx Technologies chooses Exabyte's VXA-2 automation.
June 16, 2003... Exabyte Corporation (OTCBB:EXBT) has announced that Lynx Technologies, the leading Australian storage solution distributor, will resell VXA-2 automation solutions to its customers. Lynx has fully certified VXA-2 and has begun marketing the...

Dataram first to market 4GB upgrade for Sun Fire V210 and V240 servers.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Dataram (NASDAQ:DRAM) has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first 4 gigabyte (GB) memory upgrade for the Sun Fire V240, powering the system to a full 16GB of memory capacity. This innovative 4GB upgrade is not yet available...

Toshiba leads in 65-nanometer CMOS process technology with lowest power consumption transistor for mobile products.
June 16, 2003... Toshiba Corporation recently announced a major advance in 65-nanometer (nm) CMOS process technology that will bring high levels of performance and low power consumption to next generation LSIs for mobile products. Using a new gate dielectric...

IBM, Infineon develop most advanced MRAM technology to date.(Magnetic Random Access Memory)
June 16, 2003... IBM and Infineon Technologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX) has announced that they have developed the most advanced Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) technology to date by integrating magnetic memory components into a high-performance logic base. ...

Fujitsu's Softek announces general availability of second-generation SRM solution.(Softek Storage Manager 2.1 storage resource management solution )
June 16, 2003... Softek, a provider of storage management software, has announced general availability of Softek Storage Manager, its multi-vendor storage resource management (SRM) solution. General availability status for Softek Storage Manager 2.1 was...

Avision uses Tensilica Xtensa processor in scanner product.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... Tensilica, Inc. has announced that Avision has successfully designed the Xtensa configurable processor into an office image product that will be in volume production in the second half of this year. "We picked Tensilica's Xtensa processor...

Rendition Networks joins the F5 Networks iControl advantage alliance program.
June 16, 2003... Rendition Networks, a provider of a network configuration control product, TrueControl, recently announced seamless integration between TrueControl and F5 Networks' BIG-IP Application Switch, 3-DNS Controller and BIG-IP Link Controller...

Sistina Software and Fujitsu Systems Europe partner to push Linux clusters into the enterprise data center.
June 16, 2003... Sistina Software and Fujitsu Systems Europe have announced that Fujitsu Systems Europe has selected Sistina GFS as the exclusive cluster file system running on Fujitsu's line of High Performance Computing (HPC) clustering solutions. Through...

Quest Software's JClass-R-ServerViews 4.0 eases server-side chart development for developers and non-developers.
June 16, 2003... Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a provider of application management solutions, has announced the release of JClass ServerViews 4.0, a set of server-side Java components which now features new design tools that speed and simplify the...

Esker Fax for Notes 3.0 brings high-performance, high-value fax to the Lotus Notes enterprise.
June 16, 2003... Esker Software, a leader in e-document delivery solutions, including the Esker Fax and VSI-FAX product families, announces Esker Fax for Notes 3.0. Combining Lotus Notes and Lotus Domino 6 compatibility with the proven reliability and...

Abreon Group introduces the Windows XP eLearning Tool; quickly trains users on new Windows XP features.(Brief Article)
June 16, 2003... The Abreon Group has announced the availability of a Windows XP eLearning Tool that enables end users to quickly understand the differences between Windows XP and their current operating system and take advantage of the new functionality to...

SpiritSoft delivers SpiritWave ESB Server version 6.0 with Global Clustering technology for 24/7 message delivery.
June 16, 2003... SpiritSoft has announced the general availability of SpiritWave ESB Server version 6.0 with Global Clustering technology, non-blocking input/output (NIO) and JMX (Java Management Extensions). Enterprises deployed with SpiritWave now experience...

AMD ramps up mobility choices with new mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processors.(AMD Athlon XP-M 1900+, 2000+ and 280o+)
June 23, 2003... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has announced three new mobile processors designed to bring notebook users the features and mobility they need for an outstanding computing experience whether at home, on a flight or in a client's conference room. All three...

ClearCube introduces industry's first dual Intel Xeon processor-based PC Blade.(ClearCube R2100 PC Blade)
June 23, 2003... ClearCube Technology, a pioneer and market leader in PC Blade desktop computing, has announced another first, the ClearCube R2100 PC Blade, based on dual Intel Xeon processors. The R2100 also features Intel 82546EB Dual Port Gigabit Ethernet...

Sabrix certified on Oracle9i application server.
June 23, 2003... Sabrix, Inc. a provider of enterprise transaction tax software and U.S. and international tax research for Global 2000 companies, has announced its Certification on Oracle9i Application Server. By certifying on Oracle9i Application Server,...

Cognos licenses database drivers from DataDirect Technologies.
June 23, 2003... DataDirect Technologies, a provider of components for connecting data and applications, and Cognos (Nasdaq:COGN) (TSE:CSN), the world leader in Business Intelligence (BI) and corporate performance management, has announced that Cognos has...

Evant announces support for IBM WebSphere application server.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Evant, a provider of retail management software and services, has announced support for IBM WebSphere*Application Server, a high-performance and extremely scalable transaction engine for dynamic e-business applications based on the Java 2...

Wily Technology extends support for BEA WebLogic server 8.1 with new Introscope PowerPack.
June 23, 2003... Wily Technology recently announced Introscope PowerPack for BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 from BEA Systems (Nasdaq:BEAS), the newest addition to Wily's comprehensive solution suite for BEA WebLogic Platform. Introscope PowerPack for BEA WebLogic...

JNI employs eight Xtensa processors in new Fibre Channel architecture.
June 23, 2003... Tensilica, Inc. has announced that the new JNI X8 architecture from JNI Corporation (Nasdaq:JNIC) employs eight Tensilica Xtensa(C) processors. The Xtensa processors help JNI's X8-based Fibre Channel controllers to achieve a host transfer rate...

F5 Networks: DevCentral--an online collaborative resource to support fast-growing iControl adoption.
June 23, 2003... F5 Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFIV), a provider of Application Traffic Management products, has announced the introduction of F5 DevCentral (devcentral.f5.com) a free online developer program, in response to the broad adoption of its iControl API...

NASA revamps web site: interactive agency Critical Mass completes overhaul of www.nasa.gov.
June 23, 2003... NASA has introduced a revamped version of its web site (www.nasa.gov) to enhance understanding of the agency's contributions to everyday life. The new NASA web site was created in February as a joint effort between Critical Mass of...

Intergraph receives $7.7 million in orders on Naval Sea Systems Command CAD-2 contract.(Intergraph Solutions Group's contract for services)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Intergraph Solutions Group, a division of Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq:INGR), announced recently that it received more than $7.7 million in orders for services, hardware and software this week on the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command CAD-2...

PAR Technology subsidiary announces $6.1 mil Navy I/T support contract.(Rome Research Corp.)
June 23, 2003... Rome Research Corporation (RRC), a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE:PTC), was awarded a $6.1 million contract to operate the Defense Message System (DMS) at the Naval Computer and Telecommunication Area Master Station Atlantic...

Computer Data Source awarded $5.5 million FAA contract.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Computer Data Source Inc. (CDS) of Oakhurst, New Jersey, has been awarded a five-year, $5.5 million contract by the Federal Aviation Administration. CDS has also received the Regional II SBA Prime Contractor of the Year Award for 2003, based on...

HandySoft plays key role in supporting e-Gov initiatives.(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , National Institute of Health, National Institute for Standards and Technology, and the U.S. Patent and Trade Office use BizFlow business process management software)
June 23, 2003... HandySoft Corporation, a provider of business process management (BPM) software, recently announced a series of three new business wins among federal government agencies. With most government procedures driven by laws and regulations,...

SAIC, McLean, Va., was awarded on May 30, 2003, a $6,459,397 increment as part of a $16,736,296 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.(from Defense Contracting Command)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... SAIC, McLean, Va., was awarded on May 30, 2003, a $6,459,397 increment as part of a $16,736,296 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for homeland defense, advanced concept technical demonstrations, the Joint Forces Command Liaison Office, international...

Motorola Inc., U.S. Federal Government Markets Division, Hanover, Md., was awarded on May 30, 2003, a contract for the purchase, delivery and distribution of 3,000 portable and vehicular-mounted mobile radios, base stations, repeaters and towers, spare parts and installation to support the Baghdad Police Force.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Motorola Inc., U.S. Federal Government Markets Division, Hanover, Md., was awarded on May 30, 2003, a contract for the purchase, delivery and distribution of 3,000 portable and vehicular-mounted mobile radios, base stations, repeaters and...

Cubic Defense Applications, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $525,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for the development and production of the P5 combat training system (P5CTS).(from Air Armament Center)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Cubic Defense Applications, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $525,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for the development and production of the P5 combat training system (P5CTS). P5CTS is a rangeless...

Zel Technologies, Limited Liability Co., Hampton, Va., is being awarded a $24,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.(fro Air Force Research Laboratory)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Zel Technologies, Limited Liability Co., Hampton, Va., is being awarded a $24,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to develop and enhance the automated assumption with intelligence preparation of the battle space (A2IPB)...

General Dynamics C4 Systems, Taunton, Mass., was awarded an $8,400,000 firm-fixed-price contract.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... General Dynamics C4 Systems, Taunton, Mass., was awarded an $8,400,000 firm-fixed-price contract for world wide technical assistance and support services to address common hardware/software systems (CHS-3) integration problems, equipment...

Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $19,479,935 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity type contract.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $19,479,935 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity type contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing for systems engineering and management services, software and...

ARINC Engineering Services LLC, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $18,075,490 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity-type contract.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... ARINC Engineering Services LLC, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $18,075,490 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity-type contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing for systems engineering and management services, software and hardware...

L3 Communications Systems West, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $5,307,751 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for multiple platform common data links concept and technology development.(from Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... L3 Communications Systems West, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $5,307,751 cost-plus-award-fee contract modification to provide for multiple platform common data links concept and technology development. This effort will change the...

Anteon Corp., Dayton, Ohio, is being awarded a $9,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for aeronautical sciences advanced technology assessment.(from Air Force Research Laboratory, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Anteon Corp., Dayton, Ohio, is being awarded a $9,900,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for aeronautical sciences advanced technology assessment. The objective of this program is to provide a capability to perform...

Honeywell International Inc., Plymouth, Minn., is being awarded a $125,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contract.(from Defense Threat Reduction Agency)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Honeywell International Inc., Plymouth, Minn., is being awarded a $125,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contract for developing and prototyping technology to support the fabrication of radiation-hardened microelectronics and...

Raytheon Co., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded an $8,405,187 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-98-C-0190) to modify the Block 2 Tactical Control System software.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... Raytheon Co., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded an $8,405,187 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-98-C-0190) to modify the Block 2 Tactical Control System software. The Tactical Control System will...

BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Rockville, Md., is being awarded $7,545,857 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, term contract (N00421-01-C-0077).(Brief Article)
June 23, 2003... BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Rockville, Md., is being awarded $7,545,857 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, term contract (N00421-01-C-0077) to exercise an option for technical and engineering services to support the...

Toshiba introduces high-capacity 2.5-inch hard disk drives.(from the Storage Device Division)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... Toshiba's Storage Device Division (SDD), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), has announced an 80GB 2.5-inch hard disk drive. With an areal density of 64.8 gigabits per square inch and a super slim package...

ATI: world's top design manufacturers choose the RADEON 9100 IGP and MOBILITY RADEON 9100 IGP.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... ATI Technologies Inc. has announced strategic alliances with the world's leading motherboard, notebook and PC design manufacturers to develop products that feature ATI's RADEON 9100 IGP and MOBILITY RADEON 9100 IGP family of products. ...

Avici intros new Multi-Service Connect MSC platform, makes high performance converged networks a reality.
June 30, 2003... Avici Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:AVCI) has announced the availability of its Multi-Service Connect MSC platform, a new family of linecards that enables carriers to converge multiple services such as ATM, frame relay, voice, and IP over their IP/MPLS...

Atheros third-gen wireless LAN technology boosts performance and range.
June 30, 2003... Atheros Communications has introduced seven new chipsets that cover the gamut of WLAN applications. These chipsets support multiple WLAN standards with optimizations for different market segments and price points. A single driver and firmware...

NEC Solutions America targets mid-size enterprise IT service market.
June 30, 2003... NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, recently formally unveiled at CeBIT America its focused strategy for bringing IT business services expertise to the underserved and...

Millinet switches to Ikanos chipsets for 50+ MBPS solution.
June 30, 2003... Ikanos Communications, developer of Smart Silicon for Profitable Broadband, has announced that Millinet, a major supplier of VDSL equipment in Korea, has chosen to use Ikanos' SmartLeap 8100 Very-High-Bit-Rate Digital Subscriber Line-Discrete...

XOsoft unveils new Data Rewinder for instantaneous recovery from data corruption.(and WANSync 3.5)
June 30, 2003... XOsoft, a provider of Business Continuity software solutions, announced recently the release of its Data Rewinder software solution for instantaneous data recovery, and version 3.5 of its WANSync product suite. Both products provide complete...

Linux Networx CEO appointed to President's Information Technology Advisory Committee.(Bernard Daines)
June 30, 2003... Linux Networx has announced that President George W. Bush plans to appoint Bernard Daines, chairman and CEO of Linux Networx, as a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC). Daines was selected for the two-year...

BillSoft and MetraTech partner to provide integrated real-time billing and taxation.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... BillSoft, Inc., the premier telecom taxation software company, and MetraTech, a leading Web services-based pricing, billing and revenue sharing software provider, have announced an alliance to provide a real-time solution that enables service...

Jacada certified CA smart with Computer Associates' CleverPath portal.
June 30, 2003... Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ:JCDA), a provider of legacy integration and Web-to-host solutions, has announced that its suite of legacy integration, emulation, and Web-to-host solutions has been certified ca smart with CleverPath Portal from Computer...

Gartner says worldwide SCM new license software revenue declined 21 percent in 2002.(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
June 30, 2003... Economic conditions continued to take a toll on the supply chain management (SCM) software industry in 2002, as the market declined 20.5 percent, according to Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT and ITB). Worldwide SCM new license revenue totaled $2.1...

Telution's COMX in production at InfoHighway.
June 30, 2003... Telution, Inc., a provider of operations support systems (OSS) software solutions for communication service providers, announced recently that Melville, NY-based InfoHighway Communications has successfully implemented Telution's COMX operations...