Chris Gonsalves

Eager to appeal to IT users more concerned with business processes than simple technology, BMC Software Inc. is readying a version of Patrol that will change how the system management tool looks and acts. The Patrol 7 architecture, set to be rolled out in stages beginning this fall, initially will give users unified Windows or […]

Although standards have yet to be formally set, vendors are readying a host of 10 Gigabit Ethernet products that promise delivery of the speedier networking technology to the enterprise by years end. Proponents say the fiber-only, full-duplex 10 Gigabit Ethernet will mean more than just faster data rates for business users. The technology promises to […]

Optimism is growing around WLANs now that vendors have started addressing the technologys major shortcomings–security, throughput and cost. Two makers of wireless LAN gear, Symbol Technologies Inc. and 3Com Corp., each unveiled last week products at the NetWorld+Interop show here that they said will solve authentication and other security problems associated with the 802.11b WLAN […]

CONFERENCING Have you ever wanted to conduct your own minidiscussion with a colleague during a conference call? Now you can do it online with an enhanced, browser-based communications management platform from GoBeam Inc. The developer of real-time communications platforms for business, based in Sunnyvale, Calif., has launched a user interface for its hosted services that […]

Like heirloom hunters crawling through the family attic, businesses are turning to new technologies to help blow the dust off the relics in their patent files. The high-tech efforts to ease the legal and business complexities of managing intellectual property are helping businesses better safeguard their innovations from infringement. Companies are also turning to the […]

Route manager Fujitsu-ICL Systems Inc., of Dallas, this month introduced the TeamPad 500, a Windows CE-based handheld device designed for route management. Going global In addition to running on Microsoft Corp.s operating system, the TeamPad 500 includes a 150MHz processor, a color screen and the ability to integrate with the Global Positioning System. Optional are […]

Tripadvisor Inc. recently launched search and directory services that let users comb the Web for comprehensive, relevant, personalized travel data. TripAdvisors technology filters, sorts and ranks information on vacation destinations, said officials of the Needham, Mass., company. Search results come from newspapers, travel magazines and guide books; comments come from message boards, personal home pages, […]

Mindflow Technologies Inc. is unveiling this week the newest version of its strategic sourcing software, ProcureMind Version 1.6. The Plano, Texas, vendor has added new features that include multi-item analysis capabilities. Purchasing managers will be able to compare demand, costs, quality and shipping for multiple items, according to officials. Using the products volume and cost […]

Metrowerks Inc. has released a new version of its Java development tools aimed at the fledgling market for Java-enabled wireless devices. CodeWarrior for Java Version 6.0, available now, supports Sun Microsystems Inc.s Java 2 Micro Edition, PersonalJava and Java 2 Standard Edition. It also supports the Mobile Information Device profile. Developers can use the tools […]

A Finnish company has developed a platform for mobile messaging designed to enable a business model of “messaging service providers.” Executives at First Hop Ltd., of Helsinki, Finland, said the Escio Message Gateway supports push-and-pull delivery of SMS (Short Message Service) messages, batch messaging and timed delivery, as well as such extras as sending pictures […]