EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from May 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from May 2003

HP delivers reliable wireless notebook to mobile small business customers.(HP Compaq Notebook nx9010)
May 5, 2003... HP (NYSE:HPQ) has announced the HP Compaq Business Notebook nx9010, a notebook PC that incorporates proven, reliable technologies and optional wireless connectivity to allow mobile professionals at small- and medium-sized businesses to increase...

ViewSonic airpanel V150 wins the 2003 American Business Award for best new product.
May 5, 2003... ViewSonic Corp. has announced that its airpanel V150 Smart Display has won the 2003 "Stevie" Award for Best New Product in the first-ever American Business Awards on last Wednesday night. The airpanel V150 was praised for its ability to...

Intersil's new four-output ACPI linear power controller.(Intersil ISL6506)
May 5, 2003... Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL) has announced the new ISL6505 four-output linear regulator with ACPI control interface. This industry-enabling IC contains four (4) linear Low Drop-Out (LDO) regulators, switching, monitoring, protection and...

Toshiba bundles mobile servers with APP-specific software.(Toshiba Mafnia Mobile Productivity Solutions)
May 5, 2003... Delivering on its vision to make wireless technology accessible and affordable for businesses of any size, Toshiba's Computer Systems Group (CSG) recently announced its new Magnia Mobile Productivity Solutions--a line of wireless servers...

Xilinx announces industry's lowest cost configuration solution.
May 5, 2003... Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) has announced a new family of low cost, in-system programmable PROMs for configuration of Xilinx FPGAs. The new Platform Flash PROMs provide the industry's lowest cost per megabit for FPGA configuration storage and are...

FINEOS announces release of FINEOS 4.0-TM-enterprise platform for banking and insurance.
May 5, 2003... FINEOS Corporation, an innovator of banking and insurance software, has just announced the general release of FINEOS 4.0, its line-of-business software suite of front and back office solutions designed to optimise the sales, servicing and...

ADIC StorNext Management Suite tapped for key role in intelligence information program.
May 5, 2003... Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) announced recently that its StorNext Management Suite has been selected to provide SAN file system technology for a key Department of Defense and intelligence agency information retrieval...

Moving Bytes gives clients multi-service and user account control.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Moving Bytes Inc. (OTCBB:MBYTF), a web-based provider of document processing and business communications services has announced the success of its recently launched online account administration portal. From a single login, an Account...

ButlerNetworks launches service on nationwide optical backbone network.
May 5, 2003... Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU) has announced that butlerNetworks A/S is carrying live voice and data traffic on its new optical backbone network built with Lucent's multiservice SDH (synchronous digital hierarchy) solutions and services. ...

Hitachi mini takes giant leap in notebook hard drives.(Hitachi Global Storage Technologies' Travelstar 7K60)
May 19, 2003... Hitachi Global Storage Technologies has introduced new advances in miniaturization technology to create a giant of a drive: The industry's first 7200 RPM mobile hard drive with breakthrough "femto" slider technology. These developments...

Canopus: new custom configurable editing stations.(Canopus RES-150 and Canopus RES Flex series video editing workstations )
May 19, 2003... In a move to broaden its line of powerful Realtime Editing Stations, Canopus Corporation has announced the RES-150 and the new RES Flex Series, a new line of custom configurable video editing workstations. Available later this month, these new...

Fujitsu high-end servers achieve good results in SAP Benchmark.
May 19, 2003... Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc. has announced that they have achieved a score of 13,000 SAP SD Benchmark users in the two-tier SAP Standard Application Sales & Distribution (SD) Benchmark with a 128-processor Solaris compatible SPARC based...

Invensys Powerware intros the Powerware 9320, a modular, scaleable UPS for data centers.
May 19, 2003... Invensys Powerware has announced the availability of the Powerware 9320, the latest in its line of industry-leading uninterruptible power systems (UPSs). The Powerware 9320 is available for North America in the 10-60 kVA range, and offers the...

Unisys and Nokia join to drive global multimedia messaging services adoption.
May 19, 2003... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) have announced an agreement that will further accelerate the adoption of Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) in the global marketplace--and give telecommunications providers another potential...

Alias/Wavefront and Acer join together to drive tablet PC sales.(Alias Sketchbook Pro to be bundled on Acer tablet PCs)
May 19, 2003... Alias/Wavefront, an SGI (NYSE:SGI) company, and Acer America Corporation, recently announced an agreement to bundle Alias SketchBook Pro on all Acer Tablet PCs sold worldwide. This powerful combination pairs Acer's industry leading Tablet PC...

AMI Semiconductor's new mixed-signal tech reduces sensor interface ICS by up to 40 percent.(AMI Semiconductor I3T50)
May 19, 2003... AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) recently introduced a new high-voltage, mixed-signal technology that reduces component count and cost, and delivers high-density ASICs with chip areas that are up to 40 percent smaller than other system-on-chip (SoC)...

Stonesoft announces firewall for new GEN of IBM eserver mainframes.(Stonesoft StoneGate for IBM eServer zSeries 990)
May 19, 2003... Stonesoft Corporation (HEX: SFT1V) has announced that its StoneGate High Availability Firewall and VPN solution is available for the new IBM eServer zSeries 990 mainframe. StoneGate, an award-winning firewall and VPN solution, employs an...

Novell extend is now 'Java Verified' for portability across all J2EE-compatible application servers.
May 19, 2003... To help organizations achieve Java's promise of "Write Once, Run Anywhere" Sun Microsystems has announced the first set of "Java Verified" applications to have completed the Java AVK and obtained the Java Verified license--the Novell exteNd...

RF Consulting's new VerB software product optimizes networks through tighter frequency reuse.(Mapper 3.0)(Brief Article)
May 19, 2003... RF Consulting Services, a provider of system performance tools and engineering services, has announced the release of Mapper 3.0, the latest generation of its network performance tool. Mapper utilizes drive test data, prediction data,...

Symantec releases Incident Manager 2.0.
May 19, 2003... Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC) has announced the release of Symantec Incident Manager 2.0. Symantec Incident Manager uses automated correlation to identify and prioritize security issues and then coordinates resolution of those issues, allowing...

VisualFrenzy Media launches next generation technology platform.(VFM Interactive Content Exchange ASP)
May 19, 2003... VisualFrenzy Media Inc., a provider of interactive content solutions to the lodging and travel industry, recently announced the launch of the company's new technology platform, the 'VFM Interactive Content Exchange ASP'. The new platform...

Aurora Networks announces Optiplex II narrowcast demultiplexer, broadcast combiner with optical power level management.
May 19, 2003... Aurora Networks, a developer and manufacturer of advanced optical transport and distribution systems for broadband networks, has announced the availability of the new Optiplex OP3524 series narrowcast demultiplexer, broadcast combiner. The...

HP teams with BEA to deliver enhanced solutions for enterprise integration.
May 26, 2003... HP (NYSE:HPQ) has announced offerings with BEA designed to help alleviate the traditional complexities of integrating disparate solutions and applications across an enterprise. BEA WebLogic Server is now available on HP AlphaServer systems...

Cisco extends leadership in integrated network security.
May 26, 2003... Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced 14 security solutions and services that will help customers of all sizes to make their networked business-critical resources more resilient and operationally efficient. Additions to this integrated security...

M-Systems reaches agreement with Apacer for USB drive technology.
May 26, 2003... M-Systems (Nasdaq:FLSH) has announced an agreement with Apacer, the innovative digital storage provider. The new deal with M-Systems will place Apacer's uniquely designed Handy Steno 1.1 devices through Apacer's extensive retail and OEM...

IBM supports network appliance FCP and iSCSI storage solutions for DB2 environments.
May 26, 2003... Network Appliance, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP), a provider of enterprise network storage solutions, announced recently NetApp's iSCSI solution is now supported in IBM DB2 Universal Database environments. With iSCSI-enabled NetApp unified storage...

STA announces completion of serial attached SCSI specification.
May 26, 2003... The SCSI Trade Association (STA), a member-run industry consortium established to support and promote SCSI technology, announced recently that the Serial Attached SCSI 1.0 specification was forwarded on May 8 by the T10 Committee to the...

Acme Communications chooses MetaSwitch VP3500 for launch of Indiana CLEC.
May 26, 2003... MetaSwitch, a provider of broadband Class 5 switching solutions, has announced that Acme Communications, a division of Automated Data Systems, Inc. has selected the MetaSwitch VP3500 Next Generation Class 5 Switch to provide packet voice...

Symantec offers first enterprise level Firewall for IBM eServer iSeries.(Symantec Enterprise Firewall for IBM eServer iSeries 270)
May 26, 2003... Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC) recently announced the availability of Symantec Enterprise Firewall for IBM eServer iSeries 270 running Linux. As the industry's first enterprise-class, full application inspection firewall available for the iSeries...

Tatara Systems launches Wi-Fi Service Delivery Platform.
May 26, 2003... Tatara Systems has unveiled its Wi-Fi Service Delivery Platform, which will allow service providers to achieve the one critical aspect still missing from public wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) networks: profitability. Tatara's platform enables service...

SSP Solutions announces $1.2m contract award.(from DOD to support their Information Assurance)
May 26, 2003... SSP Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSPX) also known as SSP-Litronic, a provider of identity and information assurance products and services has announced the award of a $1.2 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD). Under the terms of the...

Air Force renews contracts for EDO electronic defenses on B-1B bomber.
May 26, 2003... EDO Corporation (NYSE:EDO) has received two B-1B program awards in support of the battle-tested AN/ALQ-161 defensive system on the B-1B bomber. The funding under these awards totals $11.2 million, bringing the total B-1B program awards...

FLIR awarded $40m contract for U.S. Army Special Ops aircraft.
May 26, 2003... FLIR Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:FLIR) has announced that it has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity development contract from the US Special Operations Command, valued at approximately $40 million, for the delivery of up to 75...

Primagraphics wins major contract to supply U.S. Navy with radar equipment for aircraft carrier fleet.
May 26, 2003... Primagraphics has been awarded a major contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD), the U.S. Navy's full spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center, based in Maryland, USA....

The DOI University enhances its training offerings in partnership with Vodium.
May 26, 2003... Government Agency Selects Vodium's Services Group to Lower Training Costs and Accelerate Roll out of Training to Employees The U.S. Department of the Interior University (DOI University) partnered with Vodium, a provider of software and...

Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded an $89,695,623 contract.
May 26, 2003... Raytheon Co. Network Centric Systems, St. Petersburg, Fla., is being awarded an $89,695,623 contract for fiscal year 2003 Navy Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) Program production requirements. The contract will support the build of 13...

The Institute for Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, is being awarded a $10,000,000 (ceiling) indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract.(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... The Institute for Advanced Technology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, is being awarded a $10,000,000 (ceiling) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research, experimental studies, and engineering services for the...

Eagan, McAllister Associates Inc., Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $5,534,784 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-02-C-0006).
May 26, 2003... Eagan, McAllister Associates Inc., Lexington Park, Md., is being awarded a $5,534,784 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00421-02-C-0006) to exercise an option for technical and engineering services in support...

IBM Business Consulting Services, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $5,499,638 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.
May 26, 2003... IBM Business Consulting Services, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $5,499,638 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for system maintenance and development resources to maintain and design, develop and implement improvements to an enterprise information...

SPECPRO Inc., Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a $8,000,000 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract.(from 311th Human Systems Wing, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... SPECPRO Inc., Huntsville, Ala., is being awarded a $8,000,000 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to provide for studies, analyses, business/administrative support, data storage, COTS/NDI demonstrations, system requirements...

Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Reston, Va., is being awarded a $9,365,063 (ceiling) indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract.(from Naval Surface Warfare Center)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Reston, Va., is being awarded a $9,365,063 (ceiling) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the performance of studies, analysis, tradeoffs, requirement analysis, design, development, test,...

Raytheon Co., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $5,000,000 not-to-exceed order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-02-G-0350).(from Naval Air Systems Command)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Raytheon Co., Falls Church, Va., is being awarded a $5,000,000 not-to-exceed order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00019-02-G-0350) for requirements development and initial design of the Block 3 Global Hawk Maritime...

Professional Software Engineering Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a $10,492,356 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.(from Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Detachment)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Professional Software Engineering Inc., Virginia Beach, Va., is being awarded a $10,492,356 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for information systems support to the U.S. Joint Forces Command. The contract...

Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Inc., McLean, Va., is being awarded a $7,934,270 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.(from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command)(Brief Article)
May 26, 2003... Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) Inc., McLean, Va., is being awarded a $7,934,270 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical advisory and assistance support services for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Command, Control and Communication Upgrade Program....