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IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 3
From the business wires this week: a .NET-based identity management system, a solution for completely erasing data, an e-mail archival app and a device for recording mouse movements.
BMC Software released
BMC Identity Management for .NET, an identity
management solution for Microsoft .NET technologies. The solution's open
architecture layers on top of existing Windows-based IT infrastructure. Customers
using Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services can also federate with
partners using the BMC Identity Management Solution for .NET. The solution also
enables customers to internally provision to non-Windows-based systems, such
as mainframe and Unix systems.
http://www.bmcsoftware.com
Paragon Software Group released a solution for securely erasing sensitive
data. Disk Wiper 7.0 completely erases data on hard disks across partitions
with the ability to perform four different "wiping" patterns and
up to 99 passes each. The program can also log corrupt sectors and runs on Windows
95 and up. A premium edition supports major government and military security
standards. http://www.disk-wiper.com
Quest Software released the latest version of its e-mail archiving solution.
Archive Manager 3.0 securely stores all e-mails and attachments, provides
secure access to indexed e-mail for CRM systems and Web portals such as Microsoft
SharePoint, and offers single-instance storage and compression technology to
control data volume. Pricing starts at $40 per managed mailbox. http://www.quest.com
Active Voice LLC announced that its Repartee for Windows version
2.4, a unified communication solution, will offer IP integration with the
Mitela 3300 Integrated Communications Platform over TCP/IP. http://www.activevoice.com
Opengear Inc. announced the availability of its Secure Device Server
product line with the debut of the SD4002 two-port and SD4008
eight-port device servers. With these two units, system admins can securely
and remotely manage and control Windows-embedded, Web-based and legacy serial
equipment over tunneled virtual network computing (VNC) and Remote Desktop.
Pricing for the SD4002 is $245 and the SD4008 is $595. http://www.opengear.com
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| Record and replay screen movements
with Formation's AIR system. |
Formation Inc.'s Advanced Integrated Recorder (AIR) now
has the ability to record screen activity in Microsoft Windows 2000/XP in addition
to the X-Windows (Unix, AIX, Solaris) platforms it previously supported. With
the added functionality, users can record, capture and time-tag all mouse movements,
menu selections, text entries and window views. The scaleable AIR system is
widely used in air traffic control and air defense/C4I applications. http://www.formation.com
Network Instruments (NI) released the Network Instruments Management
Server (NIMS) for centrally managing and administering distributed remote
analysis probes across heterogeneous networks. NIMS offers centralized licensing,
update services, failover redundancy and access analysis tools, such as NI's
Observer and Probe filter libraries. For authentication, NIMS uses Active Directory,
internal NIMS authentication and RADIUS server. http://www.networkinstruments.com