EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from November 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from November 2003

Intel and Square Enix work together to improve gaming experience.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Intel Corporation and Square Enix Co., Ltd. have announced they will work together to improve online and offline gaming experiences on PCs, mobile phones and PDAs. The collaboration is intended to produce long-term benefits for gamers and other...

ViXS Systems unveils first multi-stream analog/digital video processor with MPEG encoder.(XCode II)
November 3, 2003... ViXS Systems, a leading developer of video networking chipsets and software, announced recently the general availability of XCode II, the company's next-generation video processor that delivers unmatched reliability and high-quality streaming...

Sharp Labs selects WiMetrics' WiSentry to protect corporate network; Sharp Labs uses WiSentry to monitor and secure its wireless Lan 24 X 7.
November 3, 2003... WiMetrics Corporation, an industry leader in wireless LAN monitoring and intrusion protection products, has announced that Sharp Labs of America in Camas, Washington, has deployed WiMetrics' WiSentry software system to protect its facility from...

NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics display establishes new division to expand LCD offerings in medical market.
November 3, 2003... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America, Inc. has announced that it has established a new division within the company to expand its offerings in the global medical display market. Building on its current line of award-winning Professional...

Toshiba offers new value-priced and multimedia-rich notebook PCs.(Satellite P25-S509, Satellite P15-S409 and Satellite A35-S159)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Toshiba's Digital Products Division today announced three new wireless-enabled desktop replacement notebook PCs targeted at multimedia enthusiasts and budget-conscious consumers. Designed as an all-in-one digital home entertainment console,...

Motorola selects Trolltech for the A760 Linux smartphone.
November 3, 2003... Trolltech, a leader in multiplatform development frameworks, has announced that Motorola, a global leader in integrated communications and embedded electronics solutions, has chosen Trolltech's application development framework, Qt/Embedded,...

HP taps new Microsoft Office System to deliver solutions and services.
November 3, 2003... HP (NYSE:HPQ) has announced a portfolio of nine solutions and services based on the new Microsoft Office System that help streamline business processes and improve collaboration for businesses of all sizes. The offerings, built on Web services,...

ADIC Scalar i2000 selected as product of the year.(at the seventh annual Forum Stockage conference)
November 3, 2003... Advanced Digital Information Corporation (Nasdaq:ADIC) announced recently that the company's Scalar i2000 data center tape library was selected as the Product of the Year in the backup hardware category at the seventh annual Forum Stockage...

MSfreePC opens a contribution route for microsoft settlement dollars to fuel Linux technology: anti-trust settlement dollars to go to Linux companies.
November 3, 2003... MSfreePC (www.MSfreePC.com), a web service designed to help Microsoft customers (Nasdaq:MSFT) process their settlement claims will now funnel a percentage of each claim to popular Linux products. MSfreePC will, for a limited time, pay 10%...

Syncsort's Backup Express certified with Spectra Logic's T950 Tape Library.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... Backup Express, the enterprise backup and restore product from Syncsort Incorporated, has been tested and certified with the Spectra T950 Tape Library from Spectra Logic, their latest half-inch library, with revolutionary Python architecture....

ADX introduces third generation network for supply chain integration.(ADX Network service and ADX WebAccess and ADX Desktop 3.3 tools)
November 3, 2003... Advanced Data Exchange, a provider of supply chain integration solutions, today introduced the third generation of the ADX Network, the backbone of ADX's outsourced supply chain connectivity service that enables companies to automate...

IDC reports long-awaited turnaround in IT and Telecom spending.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... After two years of record declines and recession, the IT and telecom industries have gradually returned to positive growth in 2003, with continued recovery expected next year. According to the 3Q03 version of the industry-standard IDC Black...

Toshiba bundles VLI Gphone wireless VOIP software with PDAS.
November 10, 2003... VLI has announced the bundling of their Gphone Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony software with Toshiba's cutting edge e800/805 Series Pocket PC handhelds. Gphone adds the ability to place phone calls over IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi)...

IBM ThinkPad passes the 20 million mark best-selling notebook brand ever.
November 10, 2003... IBM announced recently that it has sold its 20 millionth ThinkPad notebook PC, another milestone in ThinkPad's long reign as a technology leader in mobile computing, making ThinkPad the best-selling notebook brand ever. Since its...

ATI and Samsung Electronics to cooperate on next-generation digital television products.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY) announced recently that it has signed an agreement with SAMSUNG Electronics for strategic cooperation and joint development for Samsung's next generation of digital television platforms. This new...

Dacom Corporation selects Nortel Networks voice over IP, multimedia solutions.
November 10, 2003... Dacom Corporation, a leading Korean provider of telephony, Internet and data communications services, has selected Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT)(TSX:NT) to provide a next generation network (NGN) voice over IP (Internet Protocol) and multimedia...

Toshiba's New 40GB 1.8-inch hard disk drive caters to today's mobile storage demands.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the industry pioneer in small form factor storage, has announced its newest family of 1.8-inch embedded hard disk drives (HDDs) available in 20GB(a) (single platter) and 40GB (dual platter) capacities....

Media 100 announces power Mac G5 and Mac OS X panther support: new Version 8.2.1 Software for Media 100 i supports Power Mac G5 Systems and Mac OS X Version 10.3.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Media 100 Inc. (NASDAQ:MDEA), a developer of advanced media systems, today announced Media 100 i Version 8.2.1 software featuring support for the new Power Mac G5 platform from Apple, as well as the new Panther release of Mac OS X, also known...

New 3-D photography device created with virtual team, minimal travel, and SolidWorks.
November 10, 2003... SolidWorks Corporation has announced that a new company called Mission3-D has used SolidWorks 3D mechanical design and collaboration software to create a one-of-a-kind device for three-dimensional photography. Partners from around the world...

SES awarded $23.8 million contract by DOD.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Scientific & Engineering Solutions Inc. (SES) this month was awarded the first task ($1.9 million) of a five-year software engineering contract with the National Security Agency worth a total of $23.8 million. According to Bill Korink,...

FAA keeps U.S. flying with prognosis from integrated research.
November 10, 2003... The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has purchased PROGNOSIS systems management software from Integrated Research (IR) to manage its recently updated international weather messaging system. For decades, the FAA's Weather Message...

Genomatica awarded $765,000 Phase II SBIR grant from NIH.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Genomatica, Inc. has announced that it has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant from National Human Genome Research Institute branch (NHGRI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The two year award for...

SatCon receives $1M award for development of photovoltaic inverter.
November 10, 2003... SatCon Technology Corporation (Nasdaq NM: SATC), a developer and manufacturer of electronic power control systems, today announced that it received a $1 million contract award from the United States Department of Energy, acting through the...

SI International awarded $5 million USSTRATCOM subcontract.
November 10, 2003... SI International, Inc. (Nasdaq:SINT), an information technology and network solutions (IT) company, announced recently that it has a subcontract with SAIC, under the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Systems and Missions Support...

AMD intros new players to the high-performance 32- and 64-bit AMD Opteron processor lineup.(AMD Opteron Models 148, 248 and 848)
November 17, 2003... AMD Opteron processor Model 248 delivers leading 32-bit performance for 2-way servers AMD has announced new additions to the AMD Opteron processor family--Models 148, 248 and 848--enabling servers and workstations to simultaneously provide...

IDT introduces new family of high-performance LVDS fan-out buffers.(low-voltage differential signaling )
November 17, 2003... IDT (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.) (Nasdaq:IDTI), a communications IC company, has announced its entry into the high-performance clock distribution market with the introduction of a family of industry leading, low-voltage differential...

IBM to create supply chain research labs with Penn State, Arizona State and University College Dublin.
November 17, 2003... IBM has announced it will work with leading universities to conduct research on advanced supply chain practices that can be used to help businesses to respond on demand to changing market conditions. Laboratories will be set up at The Smeal...

SensArray intros Thermal TRACK 5 Bluetooth metrology system for IC equipment.
November 17, 2003... SensArray Corporation, a provider of process optimization tools for semiconductor fabrication, has announced the availability of the Thermal TRACK 5 metrology system with Bluetooth-enabled ISIS (Intelligent Sensor Interface System) 5 data...

Trans Intl introduces 1GB memory modules for the Apple ibook G4.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... Trans Intl. recently announced the availability of a 1 Gigabyte (GB) DDR (Double Data Rate) memory upgrade module for the newly released Apple ibook G4 800 Mhz, 933 Mhz, 1 Ghz Model. Trans Intl.'s 1 Gigabyte (GB) memory modules double the...

Adobe introduces Acrobat Elements Server for enterprise-wide PDF creation.
November 17, 2003... Adobe Systems has introduced Adobe Acrobat Elements Server, new software that provides customers greater control over the deployment and maintenance of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) generation across the enterprise. The product joins the...

Linux Networx announces two clusters ranked within top 10 fastest supercomputers.(Lightning and MCR)
November 17, 2003... Linux Networx announced recntly it has two systems ranked within the 10 fastest supercomputers in the world according to the Top500 list (www.top500.org). Lightning, the system Linux Networx built and delivered to Los Alamos National...

SSI launches expanded service offering and new brand.
November 17, 2003... SSI, an IT solutions provider, announced recently the launch of its new brand: SSI hubcity. SSI has recently taken a strategic ownership position in Hub City Media of Highland Park, NJ. The relationship enables SSI, one of the largest IT...

Shoreline4.3 IP PBX empowers the mobile workforce; softphone, "find-me" call handling enable real-time response.
November 17, 2003... Shoreline Communications has announced new software and hardware products that help mobilize businesses and keep human as well as information resources in play--any time and from anywhere. Shoreline4.3, the latest version of Shoreline's...

Certeon announces optimization of the Certeon distribution platform for Hyper-Threading Technology.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2003... Certeon, Inc., a vendor of secure information distribution, management, sharing and synchronization platforms for diverse enterprise and partner networks, announced recently that the Certeon Distribution Platform has been optimized for a high...

Toshiba intros next gen tablet PC.(Toshiba Portege M200/205)
November 24, 2003... Building upon its award-winning tablet PC platform, Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD) has introduced its next generation tablet PC offering an array of productivity tools and a new, uniquely designed docking station. The Portege...

Renesas' launches high-speed 256-megabit super and flash memory devices.(Renesas Technology America's Renesas HN29V256A0B and HN29V256A1B)
November 24, 2003... Renesas Technology America, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the joint-venture semiconductor company established by Hitachi, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has announced the HN29V256A series of 256-Megabit (256Mb) superAND flash memory...

M-systems' IDE flash disk now available as a drop-in replacement.
November 24, 2003... Previously available in a 2.5-inch case, the new IDE Plus product is now available in a case measuring 3.5-inches wide by 1-inch thick in capacities up to 28GB. This new product, with its 40-pin connector, is designed to be a drop in...

Hitachi Data Systems extends storage connectivity options with new iSCSI solution.(along with McData)
November 24, 2003... Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), has announced that it has partnered with McDATA, the expert provider of multi-capable storage networking solutions, to offer small-and medium-sized enterprises a...

Microsoft engages the Project Group to lead implementation.(for Cooper Cameron, Tetra Technology and Solvay S.A. Microsoft )(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Microsoft Project 2003 is to be Implemented at Cooper Cameron, Tetra Technology and Solvay S.A. Microsoft has engaged the Project Group (OTCBB:PJTG) of Houston, to lead the implementation for these companies. The announcement was made by Craig...

Forum Systems and Captus Networks partner to provide Web Services Intrusion Detection and Prevention solution.(Forum Sentry 1500 series)
November 24, 2003... Forum Systems, Inc., a provider of trust management and threat protection Web services security solutions, and Captus Networks Corp., provider of the Captus IPS 4000 series of intrusion prevention network solutions, recently announced a joint...

Unisys-microsoft center gives e-business developers early access to Biztalk Server 2004.
November 24, 2003... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has announced the opening of the Team Jupiter Lab as part of the Unisys Microsoft Innovation Center. In the lab, customers can design and deploy applications using the beta version of Microsoft BizTalk Server...

Metrix Systems simplifies software distribution and PC management with new Vision64 version 5.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Metrix Systems S.A., a provider of Client Systems Management (CSM) solutions, has announced the release of Vision64 version 5, an enhanced software offering designed to help enterprise IT departments gain valuable insight into the reliability...

St. Bernard: Open File Manager 9.1 with disk-level technology and support for storage management.
November 24, 2003... Next-Generation Architecture Improves Product Performance andProvides Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service St. Bernard Software Inc., a provider of security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats and Internet...