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IT Weekly Roundup, June 3
From the business wires this week: software for keeping an eye on where and what your users are going and doing on their computers.
NetSweeper, Inc. announced the release of its Web-filtering solution
Enhanced Security Suite (ESS). Targeted for Internet service providers
(ISPs), ESS combines Web-based parental controls and anti-virus, firewall and
spyware protection, which ISPs in turn can offer to their subscribers.
http://www.netsweeper.com
IPMonitor 5.5, the latest version of the networking monitoring solution
from Tsarfin Computing Ltd., features improvements to its internal Web
server for monitoring results via a Web browser, which are automatically refreshed
at specified intervals. IPMonitor supports Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT,
2000, XP and Server 2003. Priced at $29.95. http://ipmonitor.tsarfin.com
Red Earth Software released Policy Patrol Web 1.0 for Microsoft
Internet Security and Acceleration Server. With the content security software,
companies can create flexible, user-based content filtering rules to control
Web usage according to each user’s needs. http://www.policypatrol.com
StaffCop Software released the latest version of its employee monitoring
software. StaffCop 1.9 provides real-time PC monitoring with user monitor
screenshots, application use statistics and features to identify e-mail, game,
Internet or instant messaging abuse. StaffCop supports Microsoft Windows 2000,
2003, XP and XP 2000 Server. http://www.staffcop.com
DYS Analytics, Inc. announced the release of Email CONTROL! Desktop
Edition for Microsoft Exchange, a tool for troubleshooting Exchange performance
issues. The program provides real-time analysis of e-mail transactions and detailed
reports. Priced at $4,995 per installation.
http://www.dysanalytics.com
Quickly search and manage duplicate files across multiple local and network
file systems in a single pass with Duplicate File Detective 1.1 from
Key Metric Software. The file management tool can identify duplicate
files, even if the file names are different, and output reports that can be
exported to HTML, XML and CSV file formats. The program runs on Microsoft Windows
98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP and Server 2003. A single-user license costs $34.95. http://www.duplicate-file-detective.com
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| Double-down your firewall protection
with eRacks/TWINGUARD's dual-firewall system. |
eRacks Open Source Systems released its fully redundant, dual-firewall
system, eRacks/TWINGUARD, based on OpenBSD. Enclosed in a 1U-rackmount
chassis, the firewall server is also installed and configured with CARP, and
includes 1GHz processors, two 40GB Maxtor hard drives, two sticks of 512MB DDR
memory and can support two 10/100 Fast Ethernet interfaces for each of its two
VIA C3 motherboards. Prices start at $1,695. http://eracks.com