EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from November 2004

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from November 2004

Altium announces Virtex-II Pro plug-in daughter board for its NanoBoard platform.
November 1, 2004... Altium Limited (ASX:ALU), a developer of Windows-based electronics design software, has announced a new plug-in daughter board supporting the Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGA as part of a comprehensive FPGA daughter board release for its...

Conexant's prism 802.11A/B/G WLAN solution achieves WMM and WPA2 certification.(Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, Wi-Fi Multimedia, wireless local area network, Conexant Systems Inc.)
November 1, 2004... Conexant Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CNXT), a leader in semiconductor solutions for broadband communications, enterprise networks and the digital home, today announced that its IEEE 802.11a/b/g dual-band PRISM WorldRadio MiniPCI Module reference...

Unisys to support software factories with 3D visible enterprise blueprints.
November 1, 2004... Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has said that it would make its catalog of 3D Visible Enterprise (3D-VE) blueprints available in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System. By integrating its platform-independent 3D-VE blueprints with the...

AMD launches global strategy with partners to provide internet connectivity and computing power to 50 percent of World's population by 2015.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)
November 1, 2004... To foster the rapid adoption of technology in high-growth markets throughout the world, AMD (NYSE:AMD) has formally unveiled a business strategy with initial participants in India, Mexico and the Caribbean to enable 50 percent of the world's...

F5'S BIG-IP product delivers mission-critical availability to Microsoft Office.(F5 Networks Inc.)
November 1, 2004... F5 Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FFIV), the global leader of Application Traffic Management products, has announced that its BIG-IP product has been thoroughly tested and validated to work with Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005. Tight...

Helius announces next-generation Mediagate router platform.
November 1, 2004... Helius Inc., a leader in business-class data broadcasting solutions, has announced the next generation of Helius' MediaGate routers, which includes an upgrade to the industry-leading Helius MediaGate 2500 Router and the introduction of two new...

NASA's Columbia supercomputer is world's fastest.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Silicon Graphics (NYSE: SGI) with NASA today confirmed that NASA's new Intel Itanium 2 processor-based Columbia supercomputer is the most powerful computer in the world. Only days after NASA completed installation of Columbia-and using just 16...

Cray selects S2io'S Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter for Cray XT3 supercomputer.
November 8, 2004... S2io has announced that Cray Inc. (Nasdaq:CRAY) has selected S2io's Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Card for platform connectivity for the Cray XT3 supercomputer that is designed for record-setting scalability. The Xframe adapters play a key...

Xilinx delivers industry's lowest power FPGAS with new Spartan-3L family.(Field Programmable Gate-Array)
November 8, 2004... Xilinx has announced immediate availability of the industry's lowest power FPGAs--the Spartan-3L family. The new family provides customers with up to 98% quiescent power reduction, enabling lower cost cooling systems, smaller, less expensive...

Engenio 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel SAN technology featured in Supercomputing 2004 demo.(Storage Area Network, Engenio Information Technologies Inc.)
November 8, 2004... Engenio Information Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative and highly scalable modular storage systems for the open enterprise, has announced that the company's 4-Gigabit Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) technology will be...

Novastor improves online data backup model.
November 8, 2004... NovaStor Corp., a leading innovator in data backup solutions, is announcing the latest release of its online backup service platform giving service providers better return on investment (ROI), greater service differentiation and broader global...

ATI delivers industry's first integrated DirectX 9 graphics chipset for AMD Athlon'TM' 64 and Sempron'TM' platforms.(ATI Technologies Inc.)
November 8, 2004... ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT)(TSX:ATY), has announced the availability of a powerful new chipset family for AMD desktop platforms--the RADEON XPRESS 200 series. Built on the principles of performance, connectivity and reliability, RADEON...

5by5 Software launches new BRIDGEWERX designer.(5by5 Software Ventures Ltd.)
November 8, 2004... 5by5 Software Ventures Ltd. has announced the launch of its latest version of BRIDGEWERX. The product takes a revolutionary new approach to linking applications, processes and people. Working as an Integration Software Factory, BRIDGEWERX...

NEC ships first Itanium 2 processor-based blade server.(Express5800/1020Ba Blade, NEC Solutions America)
November 15, 2004... NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, beat the competition by becoming the first major enterprise hardware manufacturer to begin shipping an Intel Itanium 2...

Samsung's' next-gen SIM card IC facilitates 3G mobile services.(Samsung Electronics Company Ltd., integrated circuits)
November 15, 2004... Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, has announced its new high performance subscriber identification module (SIM) card IC (S3FJ9CH). The advanced card technology accommodates the increasing data storage...

InoStor's new Linux-based network storage apps protect against disk drive failures.(InteliNAS)
November 15, 2004... InoStor Corporation, a Tandberg Data Company, has announced its next-generation Linux-based network storage appliances that feature patented RAIDn technology to eliminate downtime and guard against data loss even in the case of multiple disk...

HP trade up program eases transition for identity management software customers.(Hewlett-Packard Co.)
November 15, 2004... HP (NYSE:HPQ) (Nasdaq:HPQ) has announced "HP Select," a program to help customers address challenges that may arise in the areas of identity and access management as a result of Computer Associates' planned acquisition of Netegrity. ...

Novell ships desktop Linux for the enterprise.(operating system)
November 15, 2004... Novell recently announced the availability of its next-generation Linux desktop for enterprise customers: Novell Linux Desktop 9, Powered by SUSE LINUX. Backed by Novell's extensive enterprise-level support, training and consulting services,...

PMC-Sierra: Multi-Service Processor family for VoIP gateway apps.(voice over internet protocol)
November 15, 2004... PMC-Sierra, Inc. (NASDAQ:PMCS) has announced a family of integrated devices to reduce the cost of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) enabled broadband Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). The Multi-Service Processor (MSP) family, including the MSP2015,...

ATI PCI Express graphics chips added to PCI-SIG integrators list.(ATI Technologies Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 15, 2004... ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY) (NASDAQ:ATYT) has announced that the PCI-SIG has added 16 of its PCI Express graphics chips to the PCI-SIG Integrators list. The ATI products added to the list join the RADEON X600, the industry's first PCI...

EMC delivers best-in-class imaging and document mgmt suite for mid-market.(management)
November 15, 2004... EMC Corporation, the world leader in information storage and management, today announced the immediate availability of EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender 5.2, a best-in-class content management suite for fixed content, optimized for Windows/.NET...

AMD: new Mobile AMD Sempron processor for thin and light notebook PCS.(Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)
November 22, 2004... AMD (NYSE:AMD) has introduced the new Mobile AMD Sempron processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks, expanding the popular product family that has redefined everyday computing for today's mobile lifestyle with AMD's latest technology. In...

PCTEL releases Wi-Fi security module SDK.(Software Development Kit)
November 22, 2004... PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leader in simplifying mobility, announced today the availability of its 802.1x security module in the form of an SDK (Software Development Kit). The PCTEL 802.1x SDK will allow software developers to quickly...

CommPartners deploys TCS' E9-1-1 VoIP service.(voice over internet protocol, TeleCommunication Systems Inc.)
November 22, 2004... TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ:TSYS), a global leader in wireless data technology, has announced it has deployed Voice Over Internet Protocol E9-1-1 service for Las Vegas, Nevada-based CommPartners, a Voice Over Internet Protocol...

ATI extends notebook PC graphics leadership with new additions to mobile PCI Express portfolio.(ATI Technologies Inc.)
November 22, 2004... MOBILITY RADEON X300 and MOBILITY RADEON X800 drive new levels of performance, power management and visual realism for notebook PCs ATI Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYT) (TSX:ATY), the global leader for PC graphics, today announced two...

InoStor ships next-gen SATA-based network storage appliance with Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003.
November 22, 2004... InoStor Corp., a Tandberg Data Company, has announced general availability of its next-generation M Series InteliNAS network storage appliances based on Microsoft Windows Storage Server. The highly scalable appliances feature Serial ATA (SATA)...

NEC launches new Linux-based fault tolerant server.(NEC Solutions America)
November 22, 2004... Recently, NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, announced the availability of a fault tolerant version of the Linux operating system that is available on the NEC...

SAIC selects Secure Elements to bolster security incident response.(Science Applications International Corporation, contract)
November 22, 2004... Secure Elements, a leader in enterprise vulnerability management and remediation, has announced that its CLASS 5 Automated Vulnerability Remediation (AVR) solution has been selected by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to...

ADC introduces TrueNet Structured Cabling System.(ADC Broadband Communications Div.)
November 29, 2004... ADC has introduced the TrueNet Structured Cabling System, the integrated portfolio of industry-leading enterprise network solutions from ADC and recently acquired KRONE. The TrueNet System combines proven cable, connectivity, and cable...

Silterra demonstrates functional 0.13-micron SRAM.(Interuniversity MicroElectronics Center, Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Static Random Access Memory)(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... The Joint Development Project (JDP) between Silterra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. and IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research center, has already resulted in functional SRAM chips at Silterra's wafer fabrication facility in Malaysia....

BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 now available for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino.
November 29, 2004... Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM)(TSX:RIM) has announced that BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 for Microsoft Exchange and IBM Lotus Domino is now available. BlackBerry Enterprise Server v4.0 offers exceptional manageability, enhanced...

CYGCOM supporting the Microsoft Speech Server platform.
November 29, 2004... CYGCOM has announced the general availability of the SpeechWatch Monitoring and Alarming Console for the Microsoft Speech Server environment. The SpeechWatch Console addresses the needs of enterprise IT Managers in monitoring and alarming the...

St. Bernard Software expands UpdateEXPERT patch management offering for int'l markets.(international)
November 29, 2004... St. Bernard Software Inc., a global provider of essential security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats, Internet abuse and unsolicited e-mail, today announced the availability of its UpdateEXPERT patch management solution...

IBM selects Infodata as a content management technology partner.(Infodata Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 29, 2004... Infodata Systems Inc., (OTCBB:INFD) a leader in delivering open solutions for enterprise content management (ECM), has announced it has partnered with IBM as both a technology partner and an ECM solutions provider. Activation as a business...

Green Hills intros INTEGRITY PC.(new personal computer from Green Hills Software Inc. )
November 29, 2004... Green Hills Software, Inc., the market leader in safety-critical and royalty-free RealTime Operating Systems (RTOS), have announced the immediate availability of INTEGRITY PC, an extension to the company's INTEGRITY operating system that...