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IT Weekly Roundup, Aug. 19
From the business wires this week: a database development suite for Windows XP, an enterprise defragmentation solution, a Windows Server security appliance and more.
dataBased Intelligence Inc. released version 2.6 of its
dBase Plus
database application development suite. dBase Plus 2.6 includes more than three
dozen new features that give users enhanced control over how they organize,
design and display data, now with support for Windows XP themes and visual styles.
A full version is priced at $879; customers who own Visual dBASE 5.5 or higher
can get a special $379 upgrade.
http://www.dbase.com
Quest Software announced the general availability of Quest Archive
Manager 2.0 for Exchange. Archive Manager enables organizations to securely
retain e-mail for policy compliance and long-term storage. New features include
compliance filtering, single-instance storage (archives only one copy of each
document) and instant discovery (lets users search for messages based on specific
criteria). Priced at $30 per managed mailbox. http://www.quest.com
Winternals Software announced that Defrag Manager 4.0, the company's
Windows enterprise defragmentation solution, can leverage an organization's
Microsoft Active Directory implementation to begin automatically defragging
computers as soon as they are brought online. Defrag Manager remotely schedules,
deploys, monitors and controls defragmentation throughout a Windows-based network
from a single console. http://www.winternals.com
Palisade Systems, a provider of outbound content filtering and content
security appliances, released PacketGuard, an internal firewall appliance
that prevents data theft within organizations. The appliance defines logical
groups within internal networks and assigns access rights between the groups
to control access to internal servers and resources. PacketGuard allows only
authorized users as determined by source IP and port number. A single PacketGuard
appliance can be used to secure access to multiple resources or work groups
throughout a network. Prices start at $6,000 per unit. http://www.palisadesys.com
Celestix Networks, a developer of managed Windows Server security appliances,
released an enterprise-class RADIUS appliance for controlling access to Microsoft
networks. The 1U-form factor RDS3000 is managed through a Web-based GUI,
accessible from any client machine running Windows Explorer, and can perform
day-to-day maintenance tasks like software updates, viewing log files, system
shutdowns/restarts and configuration backup. Priced at $2,995 per unit. http://www.celestix.com
Innovativ announced the availability of its EdgeSAF server-centric
computing solution. EdgeSAF provides a scalable infrastructure and provisioning
of applications and resources as a service to users or groups of users through
a feature called "Services on Demand" that provides the ability to
implement roles and business rules, giving each user a customized desktop experience.
It employs a comprehensive management system that monitors faults, and reports
on capacity and performance in both real-time and historical views. http://www.innovativ.com
And in case you haven’t heard, Microsoft officially announced
Wednesday the U.S. and European price point for its next-generation video game
console, Xbox 360. Coming this winter holiday season, the Xbox 360 will
be available in two versions: a no-frills Xbox 360 Core System, which will retail
for $299.99 U.S./299.99 euro/209.99 pounds, and a premium edition simply called
Xbox 360. That package will be $399.99 U.S./399.99 euro/279.99 pounds and adds
a 20GB hard drive, wireless controller, headset, media remote and other goodies.
For more info, go here.