- Zend boosts PHP developers
- Convoq plugs in to Salesforce.com for on-demand collaboration
- Prospero gets personal with Journals
- 2X weds Linux and Windows
- HP shrinks the VTL for branches and SMEs
- IBM automating IT processes
- HP adds data protection options for SMBs
- Compuware upgrades load test tool
- MaXXan brings encryption to the switch
- Opera, Virtual Mechanics team on Web authoring tool
May 31, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Zend Technologies is offering a free developer's version of Zend Platform, the company's PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) runtime optimization technology, to buyers of the Zend Studio Professional 5.2 PHP development environment.
Zend Platform provides PHP deployments with real-time debugging, monitoring, configuration, performance management, clustering and Java integration, Zend said. The developer version offers identical functionality to the production version of Zend Platform. PHP developers can deploy applications faster and reduce the frequency and severity of post-deployment problems, the company said.
Zend also is releasing a developer version of Zend Platform for Windows as part of its Zend Studio Professional 5.2 announcement. Zend Studio Professional 5.2 is available for purchase at www.zend.com for $299 per developer workstation. A 20 percent discount is available for purchases made before July 1.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 31, 2006 01:47 PM
May 25, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Convoq plugs in to Salesforce.com for on-demand collaboration
Convoq has announced a new version of SellASAP for AppExchange, further integrating with Salesforce.com and Outlook.
SellASAP 3.0 adds presence from most major IM systems -- now including Skype -- along with hosting and playback of recorded meetings.
The company said its Salesforce-integrated Flash-based system was superior to competitors' because it did not require plug-ins, and automatically did logging and reporting of conferencing and collaboration within Salesforce, "giving sales managers greater real-time visibility into team activities, providing a dashboard that updates online meeting activity, and transcripts of sales meetings for training purposes."
Chuck Digate, president and CEO of Convoq, said: "SellASAP provides them with instant access to a highly integrated Web conferencing system, without leaving the Salesforce context."
The system was unveiled on Tuesday at Saleforce.com's Appforce conference in San Francisco, dedicated to promoting Appexchange solutions.
SellASAP 3.0 is offered as a $4,200 annual subscription, with a 10-seat minimum license, for unlimited meetings of up to 15 people.
Posted by Mike Barton on May 25, 2006 05:46 PM
May 25, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Prospero gets personal with Journals
Prospero has launched Personal Journals, "a new hosted application for sharing thoughts, opinions or experiences with family, friends and other community members."
The community content management company said the service enables online publishers to quickly develop secure journal applications for their vistors.
iVillage's Pregnancy & Baby Plus, for expectant and new moms, is one site using the service to allow visitors to discuss their experiences, Prospero said.
It said current Web site designs and branding could be "fully customized" in Personal Journals, which is built on the company's CommunityCM platform. Existing registration systems can be used, it said.
Prospero Vice President Rusty Williams said: "There is a lot of attention right now focused on social networking applications and services such as MySpace. The reality is that broad services arent for everyone."
He said Personal Journal was aimed at allowing publishers to "safely leverage social networking features within highly targeted audiences, such as fitness, pregnancy, gamers, or race car enthusiasts."
A spokeswoman said pricing was "customized based on an organization's needs -- number of templates, level of integration, branding and functionality."
Posted by Mike Barton on May 25, 2006 10:26 AM
May 25, 2006 | Comments: (0)
2X announced this week the release of 2X ThinClientServer Version 3, which aims to ease Windows desktop management troubles by letting administrators control what Windows apps users can run via a small-footprint, secure Linux desktop.
2X ThinClientServer v3 deploys a Linux thin client with integrated desktop to PCs and thin client devices, which can run any Windows application via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol). The Windows apps are tunneled to the desktop via 2X ApplicationServer or Citrix Metaframe.
2X ThinClientServer v3 eliminates the need to patch or update software, install anti-virus or anti-spyware software, and back up data on desktop machines, offering significant cost savings while reducing end-user support and enhancing security.
2X ThinClientServer pricing starts at $595 for up to 25 thin clients and ranges to $9,595 for up to 1,000 thin clients. Five thin clients can be downloaded for free from
http://www.2x.com/thinclientserver/free-thin-clients.htm.
Posted by Caroline Craig on May 25, 2006 08:16 AM
May 24, 2006 | Comments: (0)
HP shrinks the VTL for branches and SMEs
Speeding up backups using a VTL (virtual tape library) at a remote office promises additional benefits such as eliminating the need for clerical staff to handle tapes, and facilitating safer backup cycles with fewer headaches -- if you can afford it, that is.
If budget constraints and complexity have kept VTLs out of your remote offices or your small datacenter, you might take a look at the StorageWorks VLS1000i, a new line of VTL appliances that HP will begin shipping in May.
The first model of the new line, the VLS1002i, has the appearance of a 1U server and a usable capacity of 1.5TB, carved out of four 500GB SATA drives in a RAID 5 configuration. Using the Web-based management application, you can make the appliance simulate up to 12 LTO-2 tape drives and up to 180 cartridges.
Connectivity is via GbE. The appliance and its virtual drives and cartridges communicates with Windows servers via the free iSCSI initiator from Microsoft. Support for Linux should follow but HP has not yet announced a date.
For about $6,000, the VLS1002i bundles a single server license of HP's Data Protector Express, but I am told that qualification of the VLS1002i with other major backup apps is in progress.
What's not to like about the VLS1002i? It's a pity that the appliance cannot run the backup application itself, because that would consolidate two boxes into one, a great plus if you have many branches. Also, WORM is not an option; you'll have to look elsewhere if your lawyers say it's needed.
Finally, the appliance doesn't expand beyond 1.5TB, so you'll have to deploy multiple units for more capacity. If these points don't avert your interest, the HP StorageWorks VLS1002i comes with a price and features that put many LTO-2 autoloaders to shame.
--Mario Apicella
HP StorageWorks 1002i Virtual Library System
HP, http://www.hp.com
Cost: $6,000
Availability: May
Posted by Mike Barton on May 24, 2006 04:28 PM
May 24, 2006 | Comments: (0)
IBM on Wednesday announced Tivoli software and services to automate IT processes in multi-platform environments. Processes are addressed such as managing storage devices, addressing of IT failures and deployment of new software releases and patches.
Products include the IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database and three types of IBM Tivoli Process Manager software, IBM said. The software saves customers from having to manually design and integrate processes individually.
The software, shipping on June 30, includes:
* IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database, serving as a platform for integrating an IT service management solution. IT information is discovered and federated across the enterprise.
* IBM Tivoli Availability Process Manager, helping customers understand the impacts of outages and performance issues. It also ensures that a service can be reinstated in the event of failure.
* IBM Tivoli Release Process Manager, automating the deployment of software releases, updates and patches.
* IBM Tivoli Storage Process Manager, for implementing storage management processes with the use of customized workflows.
A Process Manager offering for capacity management is planned for the second half of the year. Subsequent offerings will address areas such as security, compliance and IT financial assessment.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 24, 2006 03:06 PM
May 24, 2006 | Comments: (0)
HP adds data protection options for SMBs
HP will unveil today two new products aimed at small and medium businesses the StorageWorks MSL4048, a new tape library and the StorageWorks VLS1002i a new virtual tape library.
The MSL4048 View image can mount up to 4 half-height LTO-2 or 2 LTO-3 tape drives in a 4U chassis that can load 48 cartridges.
The library, that connects to a server machine via SCSI,offers a bar code reader and 4 mailboxes for loading media. The MSL4048 is available immediately for a list price starting at $11,300.
The VLS1002i,View image the second device in today's announcement is a 1U virtual tape library that mounts 4 SATA drives in RAID 5 configuration for a total capacity of 1.5 TB.
The VLS1002i has iSCSI connectivity and can emulate LTO-2 based devices. The library will begin shipping in June at a list price of $6,099.
In the same announcement HP is also disclosing new options for its entry-level backup application, the StorageWorks Data Protector Express, that include the ability to backup replicas created by the ProLiant Data Protection Storage Server and support for one-button disaster recovery.
Data Protector Express is available immediately and has a list price of $979.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 24, 2006 06:11 AM
May 23, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Compuware upgrades load test tool
Compuware on Tuesday introduced QALoad 5.5, a new version of its application load testing tool that automates tests through use of reusable scripting rules.
Also featured is enablement of collaboration and wizard-driven automation.
QALoad tests Web, Java, .Net, ERP and CRM applications and distributed environments. It simulates thousands of users performing transactions. Testers can pinpoint problems, optimize system performance and help to ensure a successful application deployment.
Features and enhancements in version 5.5 include:
* A parameterization wizard to simplify creation of rules. This reduces the need to use code during the scripting process.
* A rules library for managing rules developed with the parameterization wizard. Rules can be shared with the test team and a collaborative approach to scripting is offered.
* An expert user for Web applications, to improve diagnostics and root cause analysis for troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.
* Enhanced remote monitoring for servers, to correlate server metrics for SAP, BEA Systems WebLogic and IBM WebSphere with the overall performance of a test. This improves root cause analysis of performance problems.
* Enhanced reporting through templates to analyze results, to perform low-level transaction analysis and to identify poor performers.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 23, 2006 10:18 AM
May 23, 2006 | Comments: (0)
MaXXan brings encryption to the switch
MaXXan Systems is announcing today immediate availability of CipherMax, a system comprised of encryption software and hardware accelerators that brings encryption services to its intelligent switch platform.
CipherMax joins MaXXan's numerous applications delivered on MXV250 View image and MXV500 switches, including NAS, disaster recovery, disk-based backup and virtualization.
To activate encryption with CipherMax, customers create security policies that identify an initiator-target pair and assign an encryption key. A similar process can identify also homogeneous groups View image containing hosts or LUNs controlling or storing sensitive data, Maxxan explains.
Pricing for CipherMax was not discussed in today's announcement.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 23, 2006 06:00 AM
May 19, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Opera, Virtual Mechanics team on Web authoring tool
Opera Software and Virtual Mechanics have teamed up to integrate the Opera Web browser into Virtual Mechanics' Web Engine authoring tool.
Currently in beta, the new Web developer platform offers an easy to use tool for creating Web content, enabling developers to build a site and immediately test how it renders on screens for a variety of devices including PCs, PDAs, and mobile phones.
Virtual Mechanics' Web Engine with the integrated Opera browser will be available in the third quarter.
Posted by Caroline Craig on May 19, 2006 07:07 AM
May 17, 2006 | Comments: (0)
CollectiveX blends group collaboration with social networking
CollectiveX has launched its Web-based social networking (SN) and collaboration system with the aim of "maximizing return on involvement," said its CEO Clarence Wooten on Tuesday.
Aimed at groups, CollectiveX is a new twist on SN, which has, until now, been mainly aimed at expanding one's network, Wooten said.
His system, which grew out of the time and frustration he had with sitting on boards of organizations, focuses on creating "deeper connections with the contacts you already have."
CollectiveX aims to makes group communication easier by moving communications out of e-mail sent to a list and into a rich environment, complete with calendar, e-mail blasts, file sharing, group forums and social networking.
The system, which is free for a basic service that is ad supported and ranges to $149 a month for large groups with special needs, uses AJAX to create a rich and smartly designed Web-based experience.
Posted by Mike Barton on May 17, 2006 03:34 PM
May 17, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Borland unveils JBuilder roadmap
Borland Software at JavaOne announced a three-year roadmap for its JBuilder Java developer environment.
Featured in the roadmap is an update to JBuilder 2006 and a new framework based on Eclipse in JBuilder 2007, which is codenamed "Peloton" and shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.
A free JBuilder 2006 Foundation edition is available now and two JBuilder 2006 updates are planned for release later in 2006. An update due in June will support Java SE 6, the "Mustang" release of Java; an additional service pack will ship once Mustang is formally released by Sun Microsystems this fall.
Peloton will provide simplified access to Eclipse plug-ins as well as enhanced support for visual EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) and Web services design and development. An intent-based user interface planned for Peloton provides a consolidated view of project responsibilities.
The roadmap also includes Web development tooling and support for open source systems. An SOA cockpit for building SOA applications also is planned.
Future versions of JBuilder also are expected to back additional open source tools and frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate and Shale as well as further integrations with application lifecycle management products from Borland and others. The latest versions of application servers and Java standards also will be supported.
Borland has expressed intentions to sell off its developer tools so it can focus on the application lifecycle management space.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 17, 2006 10:46 AM
May 15, 2006 | Comments: (0)
MonoSphere adds Storage Planner
MonoSphere, Inc. is announcing today the release of Storage Horizon 2.2, a new version of its storage capacity planning software.
According to MonoSphere, Storage Horizon 2.2 maintains an agent less architecture and collects storage usage data from Linux, Unix and Windows servers using standard protocols such SSH (Secure Shell) and WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation).
The new version adds a Storage Planner module that allows users to forecast the amount and type of storage needed in future months. The reports created using Storage Planner will support more informed decisions about purchasing additional storage devices, the company explains.
Among other improvements, Storage Horizon 2.2 offers differentiated user roles and guidelines on correctly interpreting storage use trends.
Storage Horizon 2.2 is available immediately. The company indicates a license cost per TB of storage managed ranging between $500 and $1,500.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 15, 2006 06:27 AM
May 12, 2006 | Comments: (0)
nTracker 2.2 keeps tabs on laptops
It's not just data security that's a worry when a laptop is stolen. SyNET's nTracker Anti-Theft, upgraded to version 2.2 recently, helps with recovering the laptop.
A SyNET spokeswoman said more than 1,000,000 laptops reported lost or stolen each year on average, and 97 per cent are never recovered.
nTracker Anti-Theft 2.2 secretly e-mails its location to the owner, in under a minute of going online whenever the laptop (or any PC) has an IP address change, the spokewoman said.
The system uses a global directory of IP location addresses at ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) available via a WHIOS query.
The spokeswoman said SyNET strongly recommends this info be given immediately to police "so they can contact the ISP directly and re-confirm the address through their internal tracking."
"There are no 3rd party monitoring centers or monthly subscription fees," she said.
In addition to the IP address, if the thief connects via dialup, the caller ID info is included in the tracking e-mail from nTracker, she said.
It's not found in Windows' add/remove funtion, or detected by antivirus or firewall programs, she said.
The company intends to deliver similar protection in coming months for cell phones and PDAs such as RIM's BlackBerry.
The nTracker Anti-Theft 2.2 software is $29.95 and available at CompUSA, Staples, Office Depot and Circuit City.
Posted by Mike Barton on May 12, 2006 04:56 PM
May 10, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Microsoft updates LINQ query technology
Microsoft on Wednesday released a new Community Technology Preview of its .Net Language Integrated Query Project (LINQ) Project.
LINQ extends the C# and Visual Basic programming languages with native language syntax for queries, thereby reducing the need to use multiple query languages for different data types, the company said. Included in the CTP are updates to integrated querying capabilities for relational data, objects and XML, to enable developers to integrate data into a range of application types.
Also featured in the CTP are productivity enhancements such as debugger support within the Visual Studio IDE, support for a broader range of development scenarios and feedback-driven features such as deep stored procedure support.
The CTP can be downloaded here.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 10, 2006 11:49 AM
May 09, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Mindreef upgrades Web services tester
Mindreef on Wednesday said it is shipping Mindreef SOAPscope version 5.1, an update to the company's Web services and diagnostics testing package.
New features include automated testing, in which users can create a sequence of SOAP messages that can be replayed as a batch and stored for re-testing later. Web service simulation in version 5.1 enables development of simulated Web services to serve as a prototype of a service. Support for multiple workplaces, meanwhile, allows for creation and editing of multiple workspaces within the product, for switching between separate, open workspaces.
An enhanced Web services invoke/resend capability enables users to "round trip" between SOAPscope's Pseudocode View and XML view. Contract documentation in version 5.1 features a richer WSDL viewing capability, with detailed online documentation.
Version 5.1 also features integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, improved SSL certificate management and control of SSL authentication policy.
SOAPscope is priced at $299 for a one-year subscription. It is accessible here.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 9, 2006 01:32 PM
May 09, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Terracotta this week introduced a clustering solution for the Apache Tomcat application server.
Terracotta Sessions for Tomcat is a free offering providing load balancing for Tomcat application servers and eliminating performance tuning from the software lifecycle, Terracotta said. Terracotta Sessions for Tomcat will be available beginning on May 16.
The company also introduced Terracotta Sessions for WebLogic Server, which provides clustering in 30 minutes. Terracotta at the JavaOne conference next week, meanwhile, will introduce Terracotta 2.0, a clustered Java Virtual Machine that moves clustering and caching services to the Java runtime to simplify development, deployment, testing and maintenance, the company said.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 9, 2006 08:30 AM
May 09, 2006 | Comments: (0)
MobiForms offers mobile app dev tool
MobiForms has released version 3.0 of its MobiForms development tool for mobile applications, featuring the ability to build client-server applications using serial, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi or mobile phone connections.
The product includes the MobiScript language, with file and data transfer commands that use any given IP address and port combination with TCP/IP. Version 3.0 also features an image object type for JPG and GIF files.
Using the MobiForms drag and drop interface, applications can be developed quickly for asset collection, field service, inspection, market research, site surveys, stock control and workshop repair.
MobiForms builds mobile applications for the following platforms: Tablet PC, Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, EPOC, Symbian and Palm. MobiForms can be downloaded here.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 9, 2006 08:19 AM
May 09, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Maestro appliances to orchestrate NAS
Startup Attune Systems will unveil today Maestro, a new appliance aimed at consolidating the management of disparate file serving solutions.
The 2U, resilient rack-mountable Maestro appliance hosts up to 12 Ultra-SCSI drives and 10 1GbE switching ports for host servers and clients connectivity.
Maestro includes File Manager, an application that facilitates discovery, analysis, policy-based administration and optimization of customers' data across multiple tiers, Attune explains.
Attune indicates that the numerous components of File Manager can be developed gradually, in stages ranging from initial discovery with functionality such as search and reporting, to extended mode with features including global namespace, file striping and mirroring, file virtualization and storage tiers.
Maestro is available immediately. Attune suggests a retail price of $45,000.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 9, 2006 06:44 AM
May 09, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Nexsan Technologies introduced today Assureon 4.0, a new version of the security appliance that the company began shipping last year.
Assureon are clustered appliances engineered for high availability, that deliver features such as single file encryption, access authentication and content addressable storage, Nexsan explains.
"Assureon is not a "copy-to device" - points out Diamond Lauffin, senior executive vice president for Nexsan. Lauffin then explains that all data transfers to the appliance are managed via customers' defined policies.
New features of the Assureon 4.0 include accelerated encryption via onboard ASICs and automatic point-to-point active redirect of file access to the Assureon appliance.
"When we move a file to the Assureon we leave a pointer in our agent" - explains Lauffin, - " if that primary device dies the application will see those pointers as the original files."
Assureon 4.0 adds also automated audit capabilities, including verifying the integrity of files and media and ensuring that the content of archival media is not altered over time.
Nexsan indicates a price around $4,500 per terabyte for Assureon 4.0 appliances.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 9, 2006 06:00 AM
May 09, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Dell brings more storage to the server
Dell will announce today the PowerVault MD1000, a new 3U JBOD (just a bunch of disks) box that mounts up to 15 3.5" SAS (serial attached SCSI) drives.
The MD1000 can be equipped with fast performing 15K RPM drives in 36GB, 73GB and 146GB capacity, or with less expensive 10K RPM devices with 146 GB and 300GB capacity.
The enclosure attaches to Dell servers via SAS and can be set to any RAID configuration supported by the server controller.
According to Dell, further capacity can be added by daisy-chaining up to three enclosures with SAS connections.
The PowerVault MD1000 is available immediately. Price with just two drives starts at $4200.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 9, 2006 06:00 AM
May 08, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Metallect linking change management to Eclipse
Metallect on May 31 is releasing a plug-in to link its Metallect IQ Server application change management software to the Eclipse development platform.
The Metallect offering is intended to help enterprises minimize risks by gauging impacts of changes to application logic or the underlying database. Metallect views its offering as pertinent to application change management, to SOA implementations and governance, to application portfolio management and to risk management.
Linking change management to the developer tool is critical, Metallect believes. "If you look at impact analysis and a dependency map, if you look at change management throughout the lifecycle, a big portion of it is actually executed by developers," said Metallect CEO Guy Hoffman.
The free plug-in will function with IQ Server 2.4, which starts in price at $100,000.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 8, 2006 04:15 PM
May 08, 2006 | Comments: (0)
MobiForms said today its new version, 3.0, now includes networking functionality, allowing client-server mobile app to be built using serial, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi or cell phone connections.
Its integrated MobiScript language includes file and data transfer commands using any given IP address and port combination, and includes a new image object type for JPG and GIF file support, the company said.
MobiForms Developer, "a rapid application development tool for building mobile applications for Tablet PC, Pocket PC, Windows CE, Windows Mobile, EPOC, Symbian and Palm based mobile computers and PDAs", has also been shifted to a Windows theme.
It cam be downloaded at the MobiForms Web site.
Posted by Mike Barton on May 8, 2006 10:27 AM
May 08, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Azul and Mainsoft deliver scalability, performance to .Net apps
Mainsoft's Visual MainWin for J2EE development tool is now interoperable with Azul Systems' Compute Appliances.
The companies announced a partnership on Monday to enable large datacenters with a mixed Microsoft and Java environment to reduce administration complexity and cut costs while continuing to leverage their .Net investments.
Mainsoft enables organizations to quickly port .Net Web and server applications to J2EE without rewriting the .Net applications. Multiplatform enterprises can now derive cost and scalability benefits by running their .Net applications via the Java platform powered by Azul's network attached processing technology.
When attached to a network, Azul claims its Compute Appliances enable Java-based transaction processing applications to process up to 300 percent more transactions. The companies say that same boost can now be brought to .Net applications by using Mainsoft.
Posted by Caroline Craig on May 8, 2006 06:56 AM
May 08, 2006 | Comments: (0)
The Dell-EMC duo ships more Clariions
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 8, 2006 06:00 AM
May 05, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Sepaton turns the table on deduplication
On Monday Sepaton, Inc. will announce DeltaStor, its deduplication software offered as an option for the company S2100-ES2 Virtual Tape library.
Sepaton will announce DeltaStor at Symantec VISION in San Francisco. At the event Sepaton is going to demo this new ContentAware application.
"The reason we call our applications ContentAware is that as data comes into the tape library we capture metadata about that data" explains Linda Mentzer VP of marketing for Sepaton.
"We work very differently from any of the competitors" - Mentzer adds - "to avoid slowing down backups we do data deduplication after the backup is complete".
Another major differentiator is that DeltaStor deduplication compares the content of each file with a previous version as opposed to comparing the ash keys of file fragments as other vendors do.
"We keep the most recent file as reference and create pointers to the byte differences. We can do the same also for databases." Mentzer says.
DeltaStor gives customers also the option to verify the integrity of deduplicated data before eliminating redundant files.
Mentzer suggests that using DeltaStor customers will reduce the size of backup sets 25 to 1, but they can attain higher ratios using also Lempel-Ziv, a conventional compression application bundled with Sepaton appliances.
Being triggered by file attributes, DeltaStor will not deduplicate some obvious redundancies, such as files with same content but different file names. By contrast, ash key based solutions can address those redundancies.
However, Mentzer doesn't seem concerned: "We work equally well with both full and incremental backups, but some of our competitors quote two different [compression] numbers for incremental and full backups."
Sepaton will license DeltaStor in 10TB increments at a price averaging less than $1 per GB.
DeltaStor should be available in Q4 to customers using Veritas, IBM or EMC- Legato backup applications. Support for other backup software should follow in 2007.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 5, 2006 05:58 AM
May 02, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Biferno Web scripting language heats up
Tabasoft has released an enhanced version of Biferno, an object-oriented, HTML-embedded scripting language for Web development.
Featuring a plug-in architecture for extensibility, version 1.3 of Biferno enables developers to add functionality through internal and external classes. The open source offering, which is a Web server add-on, works with Linux, Windows and MacOS and can be recompiled for other operating systems as well.
Enhancements in version 1.3 include an Apache 2.2 module, a customizable debug error page, email notifications on errors and better formatted log files.
Version 1.3 also includes many bug fixes, some relating to script timing and timeouts.
Biferno 1.3 is a free download available under the GNU General Public License. Tabasoft also has added a forum for developer communication about Biferno, accessible here.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 2, 2006 11:52 AM
May 02, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Scapa boosts application testing
Scapa Technologies on Tuesday announced Scapa 3.3, a new version of the company's application performance testing software featuring reporting and monitoring enhancements.
Version 3.3 includes version 2.0 of Eclipse BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools). Enhanced reporting capabilities featured include the ability to create percentile reports and improved styling and formatting.
Increased configurability and flexibility means data can be sourced from multiple test runs; a facility for structured data export also is featured.
Load testing has been improved through the configurability of the user interface. Integration with third-party enterprise monitoring technologies also is featured.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 2, 2006 10:29 AM
May 02, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Layer 7 enhances SOA security with 3.5 Security OS
Layer 7 Technologies has announced the 3.5 Security operating system for its SecureSpan family of Tarari accelerated XML Gateways and Firewalls.
The SecureSpan XML Gateway is a high performance XML security and networking appliance for Web services and SOA.
The 3.5 Security operating system adds new clustered policy and session features for enhanced scalability and manageability, as well as automatic policy replication, session persistence, and multigateway monitoring for simplified scaling and management of enterprise XML Firewalls.
Posted by Caroline Craig on May 2, 2006 08:15 AM
May 01, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Apache offers updated HTTP server
The Apache Software Foundation has released version 2.2.2 of the Apache HTTP Server, known simply as "Apache."
The foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are announcing the release, which features improvements in areas such as error reporting and handling of passwords.
"We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available,
and encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade," the foundation and the project group said in a prepared statement.
The new release can be downloaded here.
Posted by Paul Krill on May 1, 2006 04:51 PM
May 01, 2006 | Comments: (0)
Idealstor opens to SATA drives
Idealstor is announcing today support for SATA drives on its two lines of disk to disk backup devices.
Idealstor products include Backup Appliance, with disk enclosures that can host up to 8 removable drives, and FrankeNas appliances that combine a RAID 5 NAS system and removable drives.
The adoption of SATA drives translates into a significant performance increase on both lines of products, according to Ben Ginster, Idealstor channel marketing manager.
Support for SATA drives and controller adds about 5 percent to the price of comparable parallel ATAView image models.
Idealstor suggests a price of $4,900 for a 1 bay Backup Appliance and of $16,500 for an 8-bay model.
Products with SATA drives such as this 4 drives 4U enclosure View image are available immediately.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 1, 2006 07:00 AM
May 01, 2006 | Comments: (0)
msystems announces management system for USB drives
msystems will unveil today mTrust Manager a new management system for USB drives that should bring an unprecedented level of monitoring and control over those devices, according to the company.
mTrust Manager includes a server component that installs on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 machines and requires a Microsoft SQL Server database to store data and policies about USB drives and their users.
The product makes possible centralized management of USB drives and associates ownership of each devices to a user. Some of the features of mTrust Manager include integration with directory services, doing backup and restore of USB data, administering access passwords and auditing usage, the company explains.
mTrust Manager supports mTrust Drives, devices that have been hardened adding a non removable software agent. mTrust Drives are available from vendors such as Kingston and Verbatim, msystem suggests.
The new product complements mTrust Shield, another application from msystems that limits corporate use of non-approved removable devices.
mTrust Manager is available immediately. The price of a one server license is $5,000, plus a one time fee ranging from $20 to $40 per drive.
Posted by Mario Apicella on May 1, 2006 06:00 AM
May 01, 2006 | Comments: (0)
NetScout nGenius Analytics aims to intelligently diagnose network ailments
With an eye toward SOA and VOA, NetScout Systems this week at Interop will announce nGenius Analytics, designed to proactively diagnose applications and networks for problems before they hinder performance.
nGenius Analytics automatically learns networks' behavior patterns, as soon as four days after being set up, and identifies performance anomalies without requiring admins to invest hours into manual configuration and threshold-setting, according to Westford, Mass.-based NetScout.
"The task of accurately identifying and manually diagnosing performance issues will intensify as service-delivery infrastructures become more interdependent with the deployment of n-tier applications, Web services, and SOA," said Jeffrey Nudler, senior analyst at analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates. "To maintain high IT service levels as a result of these looming changes, operations teams will have to deploy technologies enabling granular flow metrics and automated analysis that NetScout is offering with nGenius Analytics."
The nGenius Analytics approach will reduce the number of false alerts sent to IT teams and complaints from end-users, according to the company. In a 2005 survey of IT professionals by Enterprise Management Associates, only 18 percent of respondents reported receiving alerts of application problems prior to notification by a customer or user.
The product ties in to NetScout's Application Fabric Performance Management (AFPM) strategy, aimed at helping enterprises optimize and protect services within the emerging distributed, virtualized architectures, such as SOA and VOA.
Priced at $65,000, nGenius Analytics Version 1.1 is delivered on an appliance and is currently available to complement deployments of NetScout's nGenius Performance Management System.
Posted by Ted Samson on May 1, 2006 03:00 AM