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IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 26
From the business wires this week: a solution to ease deployment of network devices, software that helps detect security risks in code, and a backup and recovery system.
Altiris
released
Altris Deployment Solution for Network
Devices, a quarantine system which enables provisioning and
configuration of network devices, such as routers and switches. The
enterprise-level solution also offers VLAN, virtual IP and port management
as well as the ability to migrate VLAN configurations between switches,
regardless of vendor. Other features include Layer 2 connectivity
discovery with topology mapping and Visio export.
http://www.altiris.com
Compuware Corporation announced a host
of new additions to its XPEDITER product
line aimed at helping enterprise organizations deliver more reliable
mainframe applications. Compuware Program Analyzer
assists developers in understanding mainframe COBOL applications.
The other new releases, XPEDITER/CICS
and XPEDITER/Code Coverage, aid in testing
and analysis of middleware and service oriented architecture deployments,
including IBM WebSphere MQ. http://www.compuware.com
Computer Associates International, Inc.
(CA) released CleverPath Portal r4.7,
a solution that simplifies personalized delivery of business process
information to IT and business users. Integrating a portal-oriented
content management system, CA’s updated software product is
available in 10 languages, including English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and both Simplified
and Traditional Chinese. It supports the latest versions of Microsoft
Windows Server 2003, Linux on IBM mainframes, and the Java Runtime
Environment. http://ca.com
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Sugar Cube 1005's turnkey system
runs on a Pentium 4 processor with hyperthreading. |
Sugar Cubes, made-to-order server appliances
from SugarCRM Inc., will be pre-installed
with the customizable visible source sales force automation system
Sugar Sales Professional. They will come
in two versions: The Sugar Cube 1005 is
targeted for smaller companies and can handle up to 100 users and
1 million data rows; the Sugar Cube 3005,
designed for larger companies, can support a more robust 400 users
and 10 million data rows. Both units come in 1U form factor and
feature a DVD player, removable disc drives and dual 10/100 network
cards. The 1005 comes standard with two 80GB SATA hard disk drives
and starts at $4,495. The 3005 has four 80GB Ultra-SCSI hot swappable
hard disk drives and is priced at $7,995. http://www.sugarcrm.com
A set of security tools from Fortify Software
helps enterprises plug holes in software code that can undermine
the entire network. Fortify Audit Workbench
reports these vulnerabilities and prioritizes them for security
professionals to resolve in order of threat, while Fortify
Rules Builder can create custom rules that extend Fortify
Source Code Analyzers to check for security flaws. The Fortify
Source Code Analysis Suite is available in three configurations:
Enterprise, Team and Developer Desktop. It supports application
programming languages like C, C++, Java, JSP, PL/SQL and C#. Fortify
also offers Secure Coding Rulepacks on
a subscription basis and currently covers 35,000 permutations. http://www.fortifysoftware.com
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SANnet II SATA Special Edition
supports up to 12 servers. |
Dot Hill Systems Corp.’s SANnet
II SATA storage systems, including the SANnet
II SATA Enterprise Edition and the SANnet
II SATA Special Edition of Switchless SAN, will now be offered
with a 400GB SATA drive option, which will extend storage capacity
up to 4.8TB for just one 2U SANnet II SATA array. http://www.dothill.com
Seagate Technology has begun shipping
its new Cheetah 15K.4 drive, currently
available in Ultra320 SCSI and Fibre Channel interfaces with a Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) interface due out in early Q1 2005. The disc
drive, touted to deliver 30 percent more I/O transactions per second
than 3.5-inch 10K-RPM drives, is available in 36, 73 and 147GB capacities
for $329, $659 and $1,315, respectively. http://www.seagate.com
SonaSafe Point-Click Recovery Suite from
Sonasoft, Inc. simplifies backup and recovery
of SQL, Exchange and Windows servers. The new data protection management
console for Microsoft servers can back up and recover everything
Microsoft from databases and e-mails to files and applications remotely
on multiple servers. http://www.sonasoft.com