Computer Associates (Profile, Products, Articles) International on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Qurb, a privately held provider of e-mail security software. The acquisition
extends CA’s security solutions portfolio with Qurb's technology for blocking spam and protecting against phishing attacks,
e-mail fraud, and other e-mail-based threats to data and privacy. Available in 15 languages, Qurb has an installed base of
nearly a million users worldwide. CA has licensed Qurb technology for its
eTrust line since 2004. CA will continue to market Qurb’s technology as
eTrust Anti-Spam and will incorporate it into the
eTrust Threat Management suite. Terms of the acquisition were not announced.
Zultys
announces wireless IP phone
July 26, 7:35 a.m. PDT
Zultys Technologies (Profile, Products, Articles) has announced the release of the WIP 2 wireless IP phone, which offers the full functionality of a desktop IP phone in a
mobile format. The WIP 2 wireless IP phone is built on open standards and runs on a real time Linux operating system. The
phone is compatible with any IP telephony system using SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). It supports voice encryption, paging,
three-way conferencing, instant messaging, and all standard telephony functions. The WIP 2 has a battery life of four hours
of continuous talk time and 12 hours of standby time. The WIP 2 is currently in trials. Pricing will be announced in September,
when the phone begins shipping.
DataViz (Profile, Products, Articles) ships new editions of RoadSync
July 22, 7:45 a.m. PDT
DataViz is now shipping its RoadSync solution for Palm Powered handhelds and smartphones. Based on Microsoft's (Profile, Products, Articles) Exchange ActiveSync protocol, RoadSync provides secure, wireless, and direct synchronization with Exchange Server 2003.
RoadSync for Palm Powered devices offers access to corporate Outlook e-mail, complete with attachments. In addition to RoadSync
for Palm Powered devices, editions of RoadSync are now also available for Symbian UIQ and Java MIDP 2.0 mobile handsets. Licenses
range from $49.99 to $99.99 per user. Editions supporting Symbian OS-based Series 60 and Series 80 platforms will be available
later this year.
Novell (Profile, Products, Articles) helps agencies comply with Homeland Security requirements
July 20,
7:30 a.m. PDT
Novell announced a solution that enables federal agencies to comply with the requirements mandated by Homeland Security Presidential
Directive-12 (HSPD-12). HSPD-12 requires a standard identification card for federal employees and contractors to access federally
controlled systems. Novell's solution is based on Novell Certificate Login and combines commercial off-the-shelf software
with consulting services to help federal agencies provide secure authentication to network resources. Agencies can leverage
their existing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to comply with HSPD-12, thereby reducing costs and the administrative burden.
The solution is scalable to support any number of users and extensible to accommodate additional authentication factors.
Software AG (Profile, Products, Articles) offers real-time replication for Adabas
July 20, 7:30 a.m. PDT
Software AG on Wednesday announced the availability of Event Replicator for Adabas, which enables organizations to push changes
in Adabas data out to systems such as Adabas, DB2, Oracle (Profile, Products, Articles), SQL Server, Sybase (Profile, Products, Articles), or XML-based devices and applications in real time. Event Replicator automatically replicates any changes to specified
Adabas data sets and pushes only the changed data fields to targeted systems or devices, which can result in better system
resource usage, cost avoidance, improved risk management, and enhanced customer service. Event Replicator for Adabas on the
IBM (Profile, Products, Articles) mainframe is available now. Other versions are planned for early 2006.
Web Standards Project forms DOM Scripting Task Force
July 20, 7:30 a.m. PDT
The Web Standards Project (WaSP) announced it has formed the WaSP DOM Scripting Task Force in an effort to boost deployment
of DOM scripting, which the group says is currently held back by outdated documentation and inaccessible, browser-specific,
buggy example scripts. The DOM Scripting Task Force will address these concerns by reaching out to standards-aware Web developers
and providing accessible, cross-browser example scripts. Founded in 1998, WaSP works with browser companies and authoring
tool makers to reduce the cost and complexity of Web development.
Riverbed adds MS SQL support to Steelhead
July 19,
8:15 a.m. PDT
Riverbed Technology (Profile, Products, Articles) has announced Version 2.0 of its Steelhead wide-area data services (WDS) solution. The new version of the application accelerator
offers application-level support for MS SQL, in addition to offering disconnected operation, high availability, scalability,
and improved performance. Priced starting at $7,500, Steelhead 2.0 will be available on July 28.
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