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IT Weekly Roundup, July 15
From the business wires this week: authentication solutions, search appliances, an enterprise-level file exchange program and a plug-in for encrypting backed-up data.
Vasco Data Security announced the release of its
Digipass Plug-In
for Microsoft Internet Authentication Server (IAS). With the Digipass Plug-In
for Microsoft IAS, existing and new Microsoft IAS customers can upgrade their
remote access to the internal network from a simple static password to the more
secure Digipass Two-Factor Authentication. The add-on features native integration
with Active Directory, administration in Microsoft Management Console, policy-driven
authentication and support for most authentication protocols.
http://www.vasco.com
PassMark Security announced Tuesday that its Two-Factor Two-Way Authentication
System is now available to financial institutions on Microsoft Windows server
platforms. The PassMark System protects users from online fraud and identity
theft caused by phishing, keylogging, man-in-the-middle and other attacks. The
system provides secure two-factor authentication and anti-fraud filtering without
requiring that any new hardware or software be distributed to the end user.
http://www.passmarksecurity.com
Raak Technologies and Open Domain Sphinx Solutions announced
Monday that they have partnered to offer a comprehensive card-enabled logon
solution which incorporates a built-in PKI card interface. The effort will bring
together Sphinx Logon Manager software, produced by Open Domain Sphinx Solutions,
and Raak Technologies’ RaakSign public key middleware solution. http://www.raaktechnologies.com
http://www.odsphinx.com
netprogrammer.com LLC announced a major update to its line of EnterFind
Search Appliances with expanded capabilities to index and search content
originated on network file shares, enterprise SQL databases, intranet and Internet
Web and FTP sites. Via a customizable Web console, users can search for text
in various popular file formats such as Microsoft Office files, Adobe PDF documents
and AutoCAD drawing files. http://www.enterfind.com
SoftLink released B-Hub v1.1, its enterprise-grade file exchange
solution. With B-Hub, organizations can exchange files of unlimited size between
Windows, UNIX and Linux platforms as well as mainframes securely with External
Access Module (EXAM) and support for SSL encryption, shared secrets, smart cards
and hardware tokens. http://www.softlink.com
BakBone Software released NetVault Encryption Application Plug-in
Module which adds easy-to-use encryption functionality to an organization’s
existing backup and recovery operations. The software plug-in does not require
additional hardware and encrypts data at its source (e.g., database, file server
or desktop) using the CAST 128 encryption algorithm. Priced at $195 per server.
http://www.bakbone.com
Tenrox released Release 8.5, which incorporates several new features
such as Tenrox Document Management (DM), a centralized, indexed and audited
repository for document collaboration powered by Microsoft SharePoint; tighter
integration with Microsoft Project; support for Microsoft SQL Reporting Services;
and compliance with Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act, among other
new additions. http://www.tenrox.com
Axiom released version 3.8 of its Microsoft Office Importer utility
program for importing large amounts of spreadsheet and word-processing data
into the company’s MicroStation software solutions for computer-aided
design. http://www.axiomint.com