EDP Weekly's IT Monitor back issues from April 2003:
Toshiba offers build options on notebooks for on-line buyers.
Apr 07, 2003 ... Toshiba's Computer Systems Group (CSG) has announced the ability for customers to build a Toshiba notebook computer to their own specifications and purchase directly on shoptoshiba.com. Consumers, small business professionals and public sector customers will be able to order options on ...
HP introduces new Pavilion PCs for digital media enthusiasts.(HP Pavilion ze5300 series notebooks; HP Pavilion 505n, 515n, 725n and the 735n desktops)
Apr 07, 2003 ... HP (NYSE:HPQ) has announced a new series of notebook PCs with DVD+R/+RW drives and four HP Pavilion desktop PCs with rewritable CD or DVD drives, all of which are ideal for enjoying digital music and editing photos or videos. The HP Pavilion ze5300 series notebook PCs with ...
RADVISION announces industry's first SIP MCU.(viaIP Multipoint Conferencing Unit)
Apr 07, 2003 ... RADVISION LTD. (Nasdaq:RVSN) has announced SIP functionality in its popular viaIP MCU (Multipoint Conferencing Unit). This new SIP functionality enables point-to-point and multipoint voice and video conference between SIP-based video communications devices and legacy IP (H.323 ...
ATI ships RADEON 9800 PRO.(Brief Article)
Apr 07, 2003 ... ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY) (NASDAQ:ATYT) is now shipping its RADEON 9800 PRO visual processing unit (VPU). Boards based on the world's fastest VPU have shipped to OEM, retail, distribution and online customers, fulfilling ATI's promise of delivering product within 30 days of the ...
Jacada integrator provides direct access to CICS and IMS transactions.(Jacada Integrator Host Transaction Connector )
Apr 07, 2003 ... Jacada Ltd. (NASDAQ:JCDA) has expanded the capabilities of Jacada Integrator by adding a new connector for directly accessing IBM mainframe CICS and IMS transactions. Based on proven acquired technology, this new release paves the way for additional transaction connectors to ...
InfiniSwitch joins IBM ServerProven program.
Apr 07, 2003 ... InfiniSwitch Corporation has announced that it has obtained IBM ServerProven status. The components of the InfiniSwitch solution are the first InfiniBand products to achieve this recognition. The InfiniSwitch solution, which includes a 12/24 Port Leaf Switch and a dual port Host ...
Unisys unveils advanced Sentinel self-management technologies.(Application Sentinel and Server Sentinel 2.0)
Apr 07, 2003 ... Unisys recently unveiled new Unisys Sentinel software that simplifies server and application management for enterprise solutions based on Microsoft Windows. As part of a broader initiative to deliver industry leading self-managing solutions, new Application Sentinel and Server ...
Anark and Discreet join forces to offer complete toolkit for interactive multimedia and Web 3D.(Anark Studio/Discreet plasma Bundle )
Apr 07, 2003 ... Discreet, a division of Autodesk Inc., and Anark Corporation, have announced that they have partnered to bring media artists the ultimate multimedia and Web 3D toolkit--Anark Studio and Discreet plasma software. The Anark Studio / Discreet plasma Bundle is available now and sells for the ...
Outbreak detection software, `RedBat,' alerts health officials of mystery infection called SARS.
Apr 07, 2003 ... Using symptom data already entered into hospital Emergency Room (ER) databases, the RedBat software system quickly alerts both hospital personnel and local health departments to a possible outbreak in the US of the new Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). This syndrome has recently ...
Xilinx announces next gen free ISE WebPACK 5.2I design tool for reduced design costs and increased productivity.(Integrated Software Environment )(Brief Article)
Apr 07, 2003 ... Xilinx Inc. (Nasdaq:XLNX) has announced the latest version of the company's free, downloadable programmable logic development system--the Integrated Software Environment (ISE) WebPACK software. The design tool includes several new productivity and ease-of-use improvements, including an ...
Netfirms offers MySQL databases.(Brief Article)
Apr 07, 2003 ... Netfirms, Inc. has announced the implementation of the world's most popular open-source database solution, MySQL, for those customers in the Advantage or Business plans. "MySQL has become the de facto database standard for building dynamic Websites," stated Thomas Savundra, ...
NMetric's 4C to help software one customers obtain shop floor visibility.
Apr 07, 2003 ... NMetric has announced that it is partnering with Software One (Clawson, Mich.) to help mid-sized manufacturers proactively manage by integrating and coordinating scheduling with real-time tracking and updating of all resources, materials, labor and capacity. With nMetric's 4C, Software One ...
Unisys receives key approval from Microsoft for delivering IT operations assessments and enterprise management service offerings.(Microsoft Solutions for Management Delivery Partner)
Apr 07, 2003 ... Assessments Based on Microsoft Operations Framework (MOF) Identify IT Infrastructure Process and Technology Gaps Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) has announced that it has been certified by Microsoft Corp. as a global Microsoft Solutions for Management (MSM) Delivery Partner. ...
Red Oak Software releases Legacy Navigator graphical modeling for complex integration.
Apr 07, 2003 ... Red Oak Software has released Legacy Navigator, a process modeling solution for enterprise application integration, to general availability. Legacy Navigator dovetails with Red Oak's Legacy Integrator to simplify the integration of complex legacy applications. Legacy ...
TPC-C: new modular unisys ES7000/520 server tops eight-way performance.
Apr 14, 2003 ... The best eight-way server performance and best price/performance ever achieved in the TPC-C benchmark was recorded recently by the new Unisys ES7000/520 server. Part of the new extension to the ES7000 server line announced recently, the server's score reflects the ...
Lucent technologies to incorporate Netonomy's services management solution into its 3G high-speed data portfolio.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Netonomy has announced that its customer self-service application, MyNetonomy, will be incorporated into Lucent Technologies' third-generation (3G) high-speed data portfolio for mobile operators. Lucent will optimize Netonomy's application to work with its 3G mobile network solutions, ...
Qualstar intros RLS-4470 rackmount tape library.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Qualstar Corporation (Nasdaq:QBAK), a manufacturer of automated tape storage solutions, has announced its new RLS-4470 rack mounted automated tape library, which enables companies to store more than 18 terabytes (TB) of corporate-critical information in a minimum of space. The ...
Tegal sells 900 series etch system for RF power device contact etch in the UK.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Tegal Corporation (Nasdaq:TGAL) recently announced the sale of a 903e plasma etch system to a leading sensor and power device manufacturer in the United Kingdom. The tool will join other 903 systems already installed at this location and be used in the manufacture of a variety of high ...
ADC intros Singl.eView Server allocation for enterprise, IT services portfolio.
Apr 14, 2003 ... ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) has announced the general availability of its Singl.eView Server Allocation package. A component of ADC's award-winning dynamic transaction management platform, Singl.eView Server Allocation tracks server utilization down to an individual, group, or business ...
Xicor adds high voltage XDCP product family X9318-series.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Xicor, Inc. (Nasdaq:XICO) has introduced the X9318 family of 100-tap, nonvolatile digitally programmable potentiometers to expand its current broad offering of products. These potentiometers can operate up to 8 V, allowing extra dynamic range for higher voltage applications. Operation at 8 ...
Emulex gets certification of its 2GB/S HBAS for use in HP-UX environments.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Emulex Corp. (NYSE:ELX), the world's leading supplier of storage networking host bus adapters (HBAs), has announced that its LightPulse 2Gb/s LP9002L Single Channel and its LP9002DC Dual Channel Fibre Channel HBAs are certified by HP for use in HP-UX 11i operating system environments. ...
Atmel introduces first secureAVR microcontroller with 32Mega-bit flash.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML) announced recently that it is sampling a secureAVR RISC Microcontroller with 32Mega-bit Flash. This product is based on the AT90SC3232CS (secureAVR processor, 32Kbytes Flash, 32Kbytes EEPROM) with in addition 32Mega-bit of Flash for very efficient and secure ...
Innovative concepts: $11.8m for army aviation tactical modem/router.
Apr 14, 2003 ... U.S. Army Aviation purchased 308 IDM V304 from Innovative Concepts, Inc., a provider of IDM Technology development, for deployment to both US and foreign aviation units. The IDM V304 is a lightweight, six-channel tactical modem/router in SEM-E-form providing digital connectivity between ...
Army deploys Trend Micro solutions to protect from viruses and spam.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Trend Micro Inc. (Nasdaq:TMIC) (TSE: 4704) has announced that the US Army Chief Technology Office (CTO) is using Trend Micro InterScan Virus Wall, Trend Micro eManager, and ServerProtect for EMC Celerra as Internet gateway and server protection for its more than 1.1 million customers, ...
PC Mall Gov authorized by HP to sell on GSA schedule.(Brief Article)
Apr 14, 2003 ... PC Mall Gov, Inc., a subsidiary of PC Mall, Inc. (Nasdaq:MALL), announced recently that it has received a letter of supply from Hewlett-Packard to sell its products to federal customers on PC Mall Gov's GSA Schedule contract. "PC Mall Gov is excited about our expanded ...
Lockheed Martin selects HBM and MTS to control load application and measure strain and pressure on Atlas.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Lockheed Martin Space Systems has selected MTS and HBM to supply an MTS AeroST load controller and data acquisition system, featuring HBM's MGCplus data acquisition system, for use in the design and development program for its Atlas V launch vehicles. The MGCplus, a scalable, ...
Microvision awarded additional $2.2 million from U.S. Army.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Microvision, Inc. (Nasdaq:MVIS) has announced that it has received a contract modification for an additional $2.2 million from the U.S. Army Aircrew Integrated Systems Product Office awarded through the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), located at Ft. Eustis, VA ....
Government study demonstrates leading performance for facial technology.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Digimarc ID Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digimarc Corporation (Nasdaq:DMRC), recently announced that the facial recognition technology Digimarc sources for drivers license applications in North America, FaceIt, was a top performer according to the recent Facial Recognition ...
GSA awards federal supply schedule contract to Diamon Associates International.
Apr 14, 2003 ... Diamon Associates International, LLC, a leading provider of state-of-the-art computing solutions, has announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded Diamon a five-year multiple award schedule contract, which is renewable for three additional five-year option ...
EDS selects Suma Soft's keyvision and keysource to process customer order entry forms.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Suma Soft Private Limited, provider of business process outsourcing solutions in India and the United States, announced recently that EDS has selected a combination of KeyVision and KeySource, Suma Soft's data entry and quality control software, to process order forms for several of its ...
MetaSwitch and Occam Networks deliver next gen switching and access solution for service providers.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Partnership Realizes Vision of All-Packet Access Network Using Occam Broadband Loop Carrier and MetaSwitch Next Generation Class 5 Switch MetaSwitch and Occam Networks recently announced the availability of a joint solution enabling the delivery of analog (POTS) telephone lines ...
MARGI Systems turns the next generation of Palm handhelds into portable presentation tools.(MARGI Presenter-to-Go SD )
Apr 28, 2003 ... MARGI Systems, a provider of mobile presentation solutions that turn handhelds into professional quality presentation devices, is extending presentation capabilities to a new generation of Palm handheld users. The announcement of Presenter-to-Go SD's compatibility with Palm's new Tungsten ...
Etnus announces TotalView 6.2 for Intel Itanium 2-based systems.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Etnus recently announced the release of TotalView 6.2, which includes much-anticipated support for Intel Itanium 2-based systems. TotalView is a full-featured, source level, graphical debugger providing software engineers with complete control over threaded and parallel ...
Nauticus Networks selects OSE Systems for the N2000 series of intelligent data center switches.
Apr 28, 2003 ... OSE Systems (OSE) has announced that its OSE real-time operating system (RTOS) has been chosen by Nauticus Networks for use in the Nauticus N2000 Series of Intelligent Data Center Switches. The Nauticus family of intelligent data center switches enables high-performance network ...
NEC Electronics America announces V850e/MA3 microcontroller.
Apr 28, 2003 ... NEC Electronics America, Inc. has introduced the new V850E/MA3 microcontroller (MCU), the latest addition to the company's V850E family of microcontrollers. The new V850E/MA3 microcontroller, the highest-performing device with embedded large flash and mask read-only memory (ROM) in NEC ...
Centillium's Entropia III delivers more than 1,000 VoIP channels per chip and the industry's lowest power consumption.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Centillium Communications, provider of broadband communications technology, recently introduced Entropia III, its fourth generation voice-over-IP (VoIP) processor, the highest density, lowest power, and most cost-effective system-on-a-chip solution available on the market. ...
Innovative gets $1.1 m to supply PCIDM modem/router cards in support of U.S. Army Aviation.(Brief Article)
Apr 28, 2003 ... U.S. Army Aviation to Use Innovative Concepts, Inc.'s PCIDM to Enable Tactical Data Communications in Its Aviation Mission Planning System (AMPS) Innovative Concepts, Inc. was selected by US Army Aviation and the Miltope Group Inc. to provide tactical data communications ...
Veridian awarded $20 m Air Force contract to support automatic target recognition and sensor fusion research.(Brief Article)
Apr 28, 2003 ... Veridian Corporation (NYSE:VNX) has announced that it has been awarded a contract worth up to $20 million by the U.S. Air Force to support automatic target recognition and sensor fusion research efforts at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH. The ...
Army 5th signal command picks Websense enterprise software to manage Internet use.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Websense Inc. (NASDAQ:WBSN) has announced that the U.S. Army 5th Signal Command, based in Mannheim, Germany, has chosen Websense Enterprise to manage Internet use of its 20,000 soldiers and civilian employees. In an agreement signed by Websense reseller Northrop Grumman ...
Veridian awarded $19.7m core services contract to support National Reconnaissance Office.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Veridian Corporation (NYSE:VNX) has announced that it has been awarded the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Core Services contract. The firm-fixed, single award contract includes a base year plus four option years. If all of the option years are exercised, the contract could be worth ...
BAE systems awarded flight control upgrade for Air Fforce C-17 Globemaster III.
Apr 28, 2003 ... Future U.S. Air Force C-17 transports will get a major flight control upgrade following the award of two development programs to BAE SYSTEMS. Under a $34.7 million contract from Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, BAE SYSTEMS Platform Solutions will develop the C-17's Modernized ...