EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from November 2002

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from November 2002

AMD announces opening of AMD Developer Center.
November 4, 2002... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has announced the opening of the AMD Developer Center, a facility dedicated to providing commercial software and hardware developers worldwide access to AMD's technical expertise and validation resources. AMD also announced...

Unisys simplifies enterprise database server deployment.
November 4, 2002... Unisys has unveiled a series of ES7000 packaged server solutions designed to accelerate deployment of database servers for large enterprises. In partnership with industry leaders, Unisys will offer pre-configured database server solutions...

PMC-Sierra intros enterprise 10 Gigabit Ethernet LANPHY device to support XAUI-based optics.
November 4, 2002... PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq:PMCS) has introduced the PM3393 S/UNI 1x10GE-XP, a highly integrated, low power, all-purpose Ethernet solution for use in enterprise, storage, and metro applications. The new S/UNI 1x10GE-XP is a single-chip 10 Gigabit...

Connect One: iChip Internet Controller to support switchable 802.11b WLAN and GPRS functionality.
November 4, 2002... Connect One has presented its plan to introduce new functionality for its iChip Plus Internet Controller chip that will support the PRISM 2 chip set from Intersil Corp. (Nasdaq:ISIL) for switchable 802.11b wireless LAN connectivity, in addition...

Invensys Powerware debuts new family of uninterruptible power systems.(Intensys Powerware 9350 160KVA)(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... Invensys Powerware has introduced the Powerware 9350 family of high- end uninterruptible power systems (UPS), designed to provide continuous clean power for financial, medical, data center and networking, communications, and technology-based...

Hitachi intros IPv6 Gigabit routers for enterprise and branch office deployment.(Hitachi GR2000-B Series )
November 4, 2002... Hitachi Internetworking has announced the worldwide commercial availability of two new Broadband (B) Models in the GR2000 family of gigabit routers. These two models are designed specifically to meet the advanced Internet routing needs of...

Microsoft and Pivotal advance global alliance.
November 4, 2002... Microsoft Corp. and Pivotal Corporation, a provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software for mid-sized enterprises, have announced an expansion in the companies' long-standing business development agreement to jointly target the...

Green Hills intros new TotalDeveloper package.(Brief Article)
November 4, 2002... Green Hills Software recently announced TotalDeveloper, the industry's first royalty-free total solution package featuring affordable subscription pricing, full RTOS source code, and unlimited royalty-free target licenses. The Green Hills...

Fujitsu Software grows Centerstage Partner Program.(adds five new members)
November 4, 2002... Fujitsu Software Corporation has unveiled five new Charter Members to its Centerstage Partner Program, ushering the first group of companies selected to take full advantage of Centerstage partner benefits. Solutions companies Credera, Diamelle...

Software Pursuits: disk-to-disk Archiving for real-time, tapeless backup of data.(in SureSync line)
November 4, 2002... Software Pursuits, Inc., a developer and distributor of data management software, has announced the release of a tapeless backup and Archiving feature within their SureSync product line. The Archiving feature provides real-time and versioned...

Intersil supports Wi-Fi.
November 4, 2002... Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL) has announced its support for the Wi-Fi Alliance's new standards-based solution for enhanced security called Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). Intersil has been actively involved with key industry leaders in...

BSA releases state study on software piracy.(Business Software Alliance)
November 4, 2002... The Business Software Alliance (BSA), an industry organization representing the world's leading software developers, has revealed the 10 states with the most improved software piracy rates, based on the results of an independent state-by-state...

Lindows.com partners with Speakeasy.
November 4, 2002... Lindows.com, Inc., maker of the Linux-based operating system LindowsOS and Speakeasy the nation's largest independent broadband service provider, recently announced that Speakeasy will provide Lindows.com customers a selection of Internet...

Micro Focus delivers COBOL support for IBM eServer iSeries.
November 4, 2002... Micro Focus International Ltd. (Micro Focus) has announced at the IBM eServer iSeries Technical Conference the availability of its Server Express product for IBM eServer iSeries OS/400. This announcement furthers its commitment to delivering...

AMD demos prototype 64-bit Microsoft Windows OS running servers.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... AMD (NYSE:AMD) recently demonstrated a prototype version of the 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating system using 64-bit Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), 64-bit Terminal Services and 64-bit Microsoft Internet Explorer running on...

Pretec intros world's largest capacity 1.5 GB, 2GB and 3GB CompactFlash Card.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... Pretec Electronics Corp. has introduced 1.5 gigabytes (GB), 2GB and 3GB CompactFlash Card (CF), the highest capacity of any small form factor flash memory card in the world. The new devices offer great solution for the need of high storage...

Cavium Networks NITROX Lite security macro processors slash cost for SOHO and SME security markets.
November 25, 2002... Cavium Networks has announced that it is shipping the NITROX Lite family of processors and the NITROX XL line of PCI and PCI-X acceleration boards. NITROX Lite is a family of single chip security processing solutions that include packet...

VTEL announces the Vista VX media station.(and VTEL Conferencing 3.1)
November 25, 2002... VTEL Products Corporation, a manufacturer of PC-integrated videoconferencing systems, recently announced its latest video communication endpoint, the Vista VX media station, a shelf- or rack-mountable version of the previously released Vista MX...

Xerox delivers fastest workgroup color printer.
November 25, 2002... Xerox Corporation (NYSE:XRX) has introduced the fastest workgroup color printer available today, leveraging single pass technology that transfers a full-color image to paper in one pass, instead of the four required by most traditional...

Programmable single chip master/target PCI bridge solution.(QuickLogic QL5632)
November 25, 2002... QuickLogic Corporation (Nasdaq:QUIK) has announced the addition of its QL5632 to its QuickPCI family of secure, programmable master/target PCI (peripheral connect interface) bridge solutions. The QL5632 integrates hard-wired, 32-bit, 33MHz...

AMD announces sampling of the new AMD Alchemy Solutions chipset with revolutionary architecture for Wireless LAN.(AMD Alchemy Solutions Am1772 Wireless LAN chipset and a mini-PCI card reference design kit )
November 25, 2002... AMD (NYSE:AMD) recently announced widespread availability for sampling of the AMD Alchemy Solutions Am1772 Wireless LAN chipset and a mini-PCI card reference design kit (RDK). A revolutionary two-chip 802.11b wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)...

Microchip Technology expands product offerings with cost-effective 14-pin flash Picmicro microcontroller.(Microchip Technology PIC16F630 and PIC16F676 )
November 25, 2002... Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:MCHP) expanded its cost-competitive, low pin-count PICmicro Flash microcontroller offerings with a family of 14-pin devices that feature an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), internal oscillator, comparator and...

IBM to build world's fastest supercomputers for Dept of Energy.
November 25, 2002... Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham recently announced that The Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded IBM a contract valued at $216 to $267 million to build the two fastest supercomputers in the world with a combined peak speed of up to 467...

NSA certifies information security staff.(National Security Agency)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... At a recent series of ceremonies held at the National Security Agency, Chief Information Officer Richard Turner recognized a total of 51 civilian and military personnel for achieving Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)...

Army high-performance computing center powered by SGI servers critical in assessing Missile Defense Systems.(SGI Origin 3400 and SGI Origin 3800)
November 25, 2002... SGI (NYSE: SGI) has announced that COLSA Corporation of Huntsville, Ala. has selected SGI Origin 3000 series servers as the central computing architecture for test beds located in the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's Advanced...

Anteon awarded $23.6m navy systems engineering support contract.
November 25, 2002... Anteon International Corporation (NYSE: ANT), a leading information technology and systems engineering and integration company, announced recently that the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) has awarded Anteon a five-year contract valued at...

EDS responds to draft version of National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... Nationwide Effort to Secure America's Cyberspace EDS recently submitted to the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board its review of the draft report of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. The draft report, issued...

SI International awarded $2.6 million Air Force Space Command contract.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... SI International announced recently that it has been selected as prime contractor to provide technical support to the Headquarters Air Force Space Command Directorate of Requirements (HQ AFSPC/DR) in meeting its objectives of the Analysis of...

National Park Service selects Timberline's Estimating software for agency-wide application.
November 25, 2002... The U.S. National Park Service has selected Timberline's Estimating and Model Estimating software to handle estimating for construction, repair/rehabilitation, and preventative maintenance for all its facilities throughout the National Park...

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (CSDL), Cambridge, Mass., is being awarded a $13,879,967 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development and evaluation of critical technologies and skills.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (CSDL), Cambridge, Mass., is being awarded a $13,879,967 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the development and evaluation of critical technologies and skills uniquely related to strategic guidance systems....

BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $7,719,128 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical and engineering services.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $7,719,128 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for technical and engineering services in support of the Naval Air Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's...

Digital Wizards, Inc., San Diego is being awarded a $25,377,218 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-reimbursement contract.(from Space Naval Warfare Systems Command)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... Digital Wizards, Inc., San Diego is being awarded a $25,377,218 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-reimbursement contract for the continued development of the Data Link Test Tools (DLTT) and Gateway Systems (GS). Both DLTT and GS...

BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., Atlanta is being awarded a $666,487 increment as part of a $15,995,692 firm-fixed-price contract.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... BellSouth Telecommunications Inc., Atlanta is being awarded a $666,487 increment as part of a $15,995,692 firm-fixed-price contract for commercial communications services to supply dial tone and local loop connections, and repair and...

DeWolff, Boberg and Associates, Richardson, Texas, is being awarded a $9,900,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... DeWolff, Boberg and Associates, Richardson, Texas, is being awarded a $9,900,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract. Under this effort, the contractor will provide efficiency management and productivity...

Digital System Resources, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $10,453,108 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for 47,096 staff hours.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2002... Digital System Resources, Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a $10,453,108 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for 47,096 staff hours of Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase III research and development, systems engineering, and analysis...