InfoWorld articles from September 2003

InfoWorld archives from September 2003

InfraStruXure: A giant leap for UPSes.(from American Power Conversion)(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2003... Feeding a steady stream of electrical juice into a datacenter has never been a favorite task. Completing such a project typically involves turmoil with building-maintenance staff, outside electricians, and sales engineers. What starts out as a...

Siebel launches Sales and Call Center Performance Solutions.(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Siebel launches Sales and Call Center Performance Solutions: Siebel will announce this week an application designed to enhance the effectiveness of call center employee performance when fielding inbound calls. Both the Sales and Call Center...

FileMaker ships business apps.(FileMaker Meetings and FileMaker Recruiter)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... FileMaker ships business apps: FileMaker released a pair of packaged business applications based on its database, the first of a series of add-ons from the company and third-party developers. The first two add-ons are FileMaker Meetings, an...

Borland adds Track and Trace.(Optimizeit ServerTrace DataCenter 2.0 Track and Trace )(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... Borland adds Track and Trace: Borland upgraded its Optimizeit Java application testing tool, with "Track and Trace" functions for distributed performance analysis. The company's Optimizeit ServerTrace DataCenter 2.0 Track and Trace capability...

SAP courts Java, .Net developers.(SAP TechEd conference )
September 8, 2003... SAP is maneuvering to bolster its NetWeaver platform as a viable alternative to competing application development environments with a new program to court Java and .Net developers. The company will announce a new initiative to support these...

Foundry goes wireless.(Foundry Networks IronPointT 200)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2003... If it wasn't clear that wireless networking is working its way into the enterprise, the latest announcement by Foundry Networks should seal the deal. The networking company on Monday detailed its multipronged strategy to bring wireless...

IBM preps Lotus Notes 6.5.
September 8, 2003... IBM's Lotus unit later this month will update its Lotus Notes messaging client by adding integration with instant messaging and inbox tools designed to counter e-mail overload. By integrating IM with e-mail, IBM is embarking down a path that...

No-frills security scanning.(Internet Scanner 7.0 and Nessus Project's Nessus 2.0.6)(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 8, 2003... IT managers were already busy finding and fixing security holes in their networks when the Blaster worm sparked a new sense of urgency. The good news is, there is no shortage of tools to help with the task. In "Uncovering Network Holes" we...

Through the looking glass.(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 8, 2003... It's a heady challenge for application management: How to decentralize business processes with Web services? Difficult enough under traditional circumstances, administering applications with components that span business units or corporate...

WSS 3.0 brings Windows to NAS.(Microsoft Windows Storage Server 3.0)(and related article)
September 8, 2003... When pressed to allocate more disk space to users, IT managers often turn to a NAS appliance. It's easy to understand why. A single NAS box, which is easily installed and managed, can consolidate data from multiple servers and reconcile the...

NEC Boosts Supercomputer.(new version of NEC SX-6)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... NEC plans to launch in October a new version of its SX-6 supercomputer with a 13 percent performance increase over the original model and a lower monthly rental price. The new SX-6 achieves its performance jump by using faster processors, but...

Tanglewood Details Revealed.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Intel's much-anticipated multicore processor, code-named Tanglewood, will contain eight processor cores when it ships, sources close to the chipmaker revealed. The processor is expected to ship in 2006 -- a year after Intel's first dual-core...

Sun Shines Light on Intel Grid.(Sun Fire V60x Compute Grid reference platform)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2003... Sun Microsystems introduced a reference architecture and product bundle for setting up Intel-based computing grids. The Sun Fire V60x Compute Grid is a reference platform featuring an integrated hardware and software combination for technical...

DemoMobile illuminates unwired future.(AirPrism's Mobility Management Suite and DigiPortal's ChoiceMail Enterprise Edition)
September 22, 2003... At DemoMobile 2003 last week in San Diego, vendors showcased technology aimed at easing wireless device management and deployment -- a potential windfall for the enterprise given the multitude of wireless devices and gadgets also unveiled at...

CRM vendors tout major upgrades.(Interface Software's InterAction 5.1, RightNow Technologies' eService Center 6.0 and Kana's IQ 8.0)
September 22, 2003... CRM solutions will take center stage this week as three major CRM companies -- Interface Software, Kana, and RightNow Technologies -- launch new versions and modules of their applications. The products aim to resolve what each vendor believes...

Code editors renew approach to IDEs.
September 22, 2003... Call it a back-to-basics movement or simply professionals seeking the best tools to get the job done well and on time. With enterprises putting a premium on productivity, a quiet revolution among programmers is eschewing the heavy,...

Mitigating risk with vulnerability scans.(Latis' StillSecure Vulnerability Assessment and Management 2.5 and Rapid7's NeXpose 3.0)(Software Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 22, 2003... Vulnerability assessment tools help you find the weakest link in your network, showing where firewalls, routers, servers, and clients have left the welcome mat out for troublemakers. The two vulnerability assessment tools I looked at, Latis...

Emerging technologies grab MIT spotlight.
September 29, 2003... A handful of somewhat futuristic technologies manifested themselves during discussions at the Emerging Technologies Conference last week at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. Specifically, what Intel referred to...

5U servers are big, but flexible.(HP ProLiant ML370 G3 and MPC Technology NetFrame 600)(Hardware Review)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 29, 2003... Sure, today's 1U servers are inexpensive, and if you're hurting for space, they provide adequate processing power like nothing else of that size. But in many companies, it's not rack space that counts so much as increasing processing power and...