EDP Weekly's IT Monitor articles from October 2003

EDP Weekly's IT Monitor archives from October 2003

IBM creates new transistor that uses 80 percent less power than current technology.
October 6, 2003... IBM has announced an innovative chip design that can improve performance fourfold or reduce power consumption fivefold in wireless devices compared to the state-of-the-art thin-silicon bipolar technology. This achievement builds on IBM's...

Intel outperforms Samsung in flash technology and cost leadership says Semiconductor Insights.
October 6, 2003... Semiconductor Insights (SI), a leader in technical and patent analyses of integrated circuits and structures, has announced the results of its comparative analysis of the latest NOR flash offerings from Intel and Samsung. SI's discovery of...

Sharp develops new LCD display technology for mobile applications.
October 6, 2003... Sharp Corporation, along with its North American components group Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, announced recently the development of a new TFT liquid crystal display technology for mobile devices. The new LCD modules combine...

Wi-LAN's LIBRA 5800 fixed wireless access product receives FCC approval.
October 6, 2003... Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX: WIN), a provider of broadband wireless communications products and technologies, recently announced its LIBRA 5800 product series has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission for use in the 5.8 GHz frequency band...

SMC ships new EZ-Stream Universal Wireless Multimedia Receiver.
October 6, 2003... SMC Networks, provider of networking solutions for the Enterprise, the SMB and all the way home, has announced that the first of its new EZ-Stream Universal wireless home entertainment networking products began shipping this week to retailers...

NTT DATA selects Terabeam to supply free space optics and millimeter wave systems.
October 6, 2003... NTT DATA, Japan's top systems integrator, has selected Terabeam Corporation, a provider of broadband wireless systems, as its exclusive supplier for implementing high-bandwidth wireless connectivity to its customers in Japan. NTT DATA is...

Fujitsu develops high-speed multichannel optical switch based on MEMS mirrors.
October 6, 2003... Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. has announced the development of an 80-channel optical communications switch that adopts MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) mirrors. The new MEMS device, which integrates electrical circuitry and...

SUSE LINUX releases latest advances in LINUX technology.(SUSE LINUX 9.0)
October 6, 2003... SUSE LINUX has announced the availability October 24 of its newest consumer product--bringing to the consumer the latest advances in Linux technology. SUSE LINUX 9.0--the first home user operating system platform to leverage AMD's Athlon...

Adobe and Xerox announce strategic initiative to promote print production workflow standards.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) and Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) have announced an initiative to jointly support and promote the widespread adoption of emerging print industry standards for both static and variable information...

Knowledge Products debuts OnDemand Personal Navigator 8.0.
October 6, 2003... Knowledge Products recently released version 8.0 of its OnDemand Personal Navigator. The new version delivers dramatic usability improvements as well as new tools for usage tracking and role-based filtering of learning materials that help...

Sophos acquires anti-spam specialist ActiveState.
October 6, 2003... Sophos, a leader in anti-virus protection for businesses, has announced that it has acquired ActiveState, a North American software company that develops anti-spam software for enterprises and professional tools for open source language...

Intelliden R-Series software certified ready for IBM Tivoli.(IBM Tivoli NetView and IBM Tivoli Access Manager )
October 6, 2003... Intelliden Corporation, the intelligent networking company, has announced that its Intelliden R-Series software suite has been successfully integrated with IBM Tivoli NetView and IBM Tivoli Access Manager and certified as Ready for IBM Tivoli...

Next-gen service provider Mindwire chooses Sylantro for hosted PBX and IP Centrex service offering.
October 6, 2003... Sylantro Systems Corporation, premier provider of carrier-grade Hosted PBX and IP Centrex platforms and solutions, has announced that Mindwire Communications has selected the Sylantro platform for its MindConnect IP Centrex Solution product...

32-proc. server from NEC posts faster score than competitive 64-proc.server.(NEC Express5800/1000 Series)
October 13, 2003... NEC Corporation (NEC) has announced another breakthrough TPC benchmark score for its Express5800/1000 Series server, making it the fastest 32-way server in the world to run Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition (64-bit). The 32-way, NEC...

SOYO delivers two AMD Athlon 64-based motherboards for gaming, video/wireless networks, and desktop PCs.
October 13, 2003... SOYO Group, Inc. (OTCBB:SOYO), a manufacturer of award-winning motherboards, computer peripheral, barebones systems and wireless networking products, has rolled out a pair of motherboards for Athlon 64 processors with many embedded features,...

Toshiba discloses SoCMosaic custom chip IT co-development strategy.(with Mentor Graphics and WhiteEagle Systems Technology)
October 13, 2003... Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has announced details of its SoCMosaic custom chip hardware/software (HW/SW) co-development strategy designed to help software engineers developing code for an SoCMosaic custom chip...

Unisys supports 5,000 concurrent Siebel 7.5 benchmark users on one server to demonstrate ES7000 simplified administration.
October 13, 2003... In A Technology Industry First, a Single Unisys ES7000 Runs Both the Database and the Application, Combining Very High Performance with the Simplicity of a Consolidated Information Environment Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has announced...

United Devices' Grid solutions to provide more accurate measurements for world-class national standards laboratory.(National Physical Laboratory in UK)
October 13, 2003... United Devices has announced that the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has selected the company's Grid MP Enterprise platform to increase the accuracy of its metrology and calibration technology. NPL maintains the United Kingdom's primary...

Toshiba introduces new value-priced desktop replacement notebook PCs.(Toshiba Satellite A15-S129 and A25-S279 from Digital Products Division)
October 13, 2003... Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD) recently introduced the Satellite A15-S129 and A25-S279 notebook PCs, delivering rich feature sets at a value price for students and families. Pricing begins at $1,049. Ideal for conducting...

Motorola announces i.MX21 applications processor incorporating Hantro video technology.(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... The Hantro 4350 MPEG-4/H.263 hardware codec provides up to CIF (352 x 288 pixels) resolution video compression/de-compression capability to wireless video-enabled devices, such as mobile phones, PDAs, and digital still cameras. Delivered as...

Mobiam wins US Military Health Systems software contract.
October 13, 2003... Mobiam Solutions, Inc. has announced that its FirstServe healthcare management software has been selected by Defense Contracting Command, Washington as the "Enterprise-Wide Scheduling and Registration System" intended for use throughout the...

GSA launches FPDS 'Next Generation' redesign.(Federal Procurement Data System)
October 13, 2003... The General Services Administration has announced the launch of the Federal Procurement Data System's (FPDS) "Next Generation," the first major redesign since FPDS was created 24 years ago, in 1979. FPDS-Next Generation (NG) culminates...

Raytheon awarded NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory contract extension.
October 13, 2003... Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN) has been awarded an extension on an existing contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL) to provide high performance computing (HPC)...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services chooses ArcSight software for security management.
October 13, 2003... ArcSight, a provider of enterprise security risk management software, recently announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has implemented ArcSight to manage its security infrastructure. Maintaining the highest levels...

Telelogic signs US$900,000 contract with major US defense contractor.
October 13, 2003... Telelogic (Stockholm Exchange: TLOG), a provider of solutions for advanced systems and software development, has announced a volume licensing agreement with a major US-based defense contractor, initially worth US$900,000. The agreement includes...

Hitachi Data Systems and Cisco team to deliver new networking solutions for enterprise storage.
October 20, 2003... Hitachi Data Systems has announced that the Cisco MDS 9500 series Multilayer directors and the Cisco MDS 9216 Multilayer fabric switch are available now from Hitachi Data Systems with full service and support through a worldwide reseller...

NEC Solutions America enters agreement to acquire Exinom Technologies.
October 20, 2003... NEC Solutions (America), Inc. has announced that it signed an agreement to acquire Exinom Technologies, Inc., a systems integrator providing mission-critical corporate performance management (CPM), business intelligence (BI), and data warehouse...

Micron Technology, Inc., first to sample DDR2 SODIMM modules with Intel.
October 20, 2003... Micron Technology, Inc., (NYSE:MU) has announced that it has sampled the first DDR2 SDRAM SODIMM modules to Intel. DDR2 SODIMM modules provide significant benefits to notebook PCs, including space saving form factor, low power consumption,...

Intersil adds new 3.3-VRS-485/422 transceivers to LINEARLINK family.
October 20, 2003... Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL), a designer and manufacturer of high performance analog solutions, recently announced two new LINEARLINK RS-485/422 serial data transceivers designed for 3.3-V applications. The ISL83483 and ISL83485 operate...

First PC product to feature DTS-ES capability.(Digital Theater Systems Extended-Surround)(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... Setting a new benchmark for the PC, the new Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card from Creative Technology Ltd. is the first consumer product available for the PC to incorporate DTS-ES technology. DTS's (Digital Theater Systems, Inc.)...

Jacada strengthens distributor network with Selesta S.p.A. in Italy.(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... Jacada Ltd, (NASDAQ:JCDA), provider of legacy integration and Web-to-host solutions, has extended and strengthened its global distributor network with the appointment of Selesta S.p.A. in Italy. Selesta is a leading distributor in the...

IBM to acquire CrossAccess.
October 20, 2003... IBM has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the software assets of CrossAccess Corporation, a privately held company in Santa Clara, California. The acquisition is expected to close later this month. Financial details...

Sun Microsystems boosts quality, performance with visual analysis software.
October 20, 2003... The Hive Group, a provider of visual analysis software for enterprise asset management (EAM), recently announced that Sun Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of hardware, software and services that make the Net work, has deployed Hive's...

FINEOS announces release of enterprise solution for retail banking sector.
October 20, 2003... FINEOS Corporation, a provider of banking and insurance software, has just announced the general release of version 4.0 of FINEOS Banking, its enterprise-wide platform for managing sales opportunity management, servicing of new business, and...

Quest Software unveils its Application Performance Management strategy for every tier of the application environment.
October 20, 2003... Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a provider of application management solutions, has announced its Application Performance Management (APM) strategy for business-critical applications. The strategy provides IT managers, regardless of their...

Black Dragon Software introduces proVizor security risk measurement -SRM- solution.
October 20, 2003... Black Dragon Software, LLC, an emerging provider of software and services targeted at IT Security Risk Measurement and enterprise risk modeling, has announced the launch of proVisor, the industry's first quantifiable, objective, standards-based...

Acer America launches industry's only 14.1" convertible Tablet PC.(TravelMate C300)
October 27, 2003... Acer America Corporation, a worldwide supplier of Tablet PCs, has introduced the only convertible Tablet PC with a 14.1" display, the TravelMate C300. Featuring Intel Centrino mobile technology, the TravelMate C300 continues Acer's legacy of...

Cisco and IBM collaborate on network-hosted storage virtualization.
October 27, 2003... Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) and IBM have introduced a jointly developed solution designed to help customers further drive down the costs and complexity of managing data by providing them flexible, storage area networking (SAN) options to improve...

Toshiba announces lightest satellite notebook to retail and small and medium-size businesses.(Satellite M30/35 Series)
October 27, 2003... Toshiba's Digital Products Division (DPD) has announced the availability of the Satellite M30/35 Series of notebook PCs which are the company's lightest Satellite notebook PC offerings to date. These products are designed for consumers and...

Dell ships 2003 Microsoft Office System.(Brief Article)
October 27, 2003... Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) has announced the worldwide availability of Microsoft Office System suite across its notebooks, desktops and workstations to help provide productivity improvements for customers at home or in the office. Customers can...

IDT extends leadership with industry's first 512Kx36, 18-Mbit network search engine with dual LA-1 interfaces.
October 27, 2003... IDT a communications IC company and the market and technology leader of network search engines (NSEs), has introduced the industry's first monolithic NSEs in 512Kx36 (18-Mbit) and 256Kx36 (9-Mbit) configurations with dual Network Processor...

Vivato announces details of Wi-Fi Bridge/Router.
October 27, 2003... Vivato, a Wi-Fi infrastructure systems company, has announced details about the Vivato Wi-Fi Bridge/Router, an 802.11b product that performs multiple functions, including wireless backhaul, and extending the range of Wi-Fi coverage or filling...

IBM and Adobe join forces to deliver enterprise solutions based on document services.
October 27, 2003... Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and IBM have announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to develop solutions to help customers improve data capture, document generation and delivery across the enterprise, by creating...

SYS Technologies awarded $10.0m contract from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center.(Brief Article)
October 27, 2003... SYS Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:SYYS) announced recently that they have been awarded a prime contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego. Under this contract, valued at up to $10.0 million over three years, SYS will provide...

Sprint wins Army National Guard network modernization contract: $36 million GuardNet project will use unique, government-grade network, Sprint Peerless IP.(GuardNet)
October 27, 2003... Sprint (NYSE:FON, PCS) announced recently that it has been awarded a new contract for the Army National Guard's network modernization and bandwidth expansion project, called GuardNet. The contract, which includes migrating the National Guard's...

U.S. Air Force awards $498M IBDSS contract.
October 27, 2003... Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced recently that the U.S. Air Force awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) as one of four awardees to provide advanced systems for protecting U.S. Air Force bases worldwide....

U.S. Department of Defense taps Spirent to help test deployment of next-gen Internet network.(Moonv6 Project)
October 27, 2003... Spirent Communications (NYSE:SPM)(LSE:SPT) has announced its involvement with the U.S. Department of Defense to provide network testing expertise and equipment to help the department evaluate next-generation Internet technology known as...

Sonic Foundry receives grant from U.S. Department of Justice.(Brief Article)
October 27, 2003... Sonic Foundry Inc. (Nasdaq:SOFO) has announced it has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Justice. The $496,000 grant will fund an 18-month project in which Sonic Foundry will examine how state and local law enforcement...

InVision Technologies receives multi-million dollar awards for development of next generation explosives detection systems.
October 27, 2003... InVision Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:INVN) and its subsidiary, Quantum Magnetics, have announced receipt of awards of up to approximately $13 million from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the development of next generation...

U.S. Navy buys Leading Edge Design & Systems visual content management system: Naval Media Center in Washington, DC will utilize advanced media asset management technology to manage video and audio archives.
October 27, 2003... The Naval Media Center in Washington, DC selected Leading Edge Design & Systems (Leading Edge) and DSMCi to provide a media asset management system to manage a large and growing digital archive of Navy and Marine Corps video and audio content....

InPhase Technologies receives grant from U.S. government's Advanced Technology Program for high-density digital storage technology development: InPhase, leader in holographic data storage, awarded two-year ATP project to develop technology for 1 terabyte holographic data storagesystem; second ATP award in two years.
October 27, 2003... InPhase Technologies announced recently that it was awarded a grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Advanced Technology Program (ATP) for a two-year project to develop advanced holographic recording technology...