Jeff Burt

NTP Software this week will launch a policy-based version of its storage management tool, Quota & File Sentinel. The new version, 3.0, installs on networks using push technology and doesnt require any rebooting. New functionality includes 200 thresholds per policy, dynamic quota updating to folders and new users, temporary policies for part-time users, consultants, service-based […]

If you use technology from Tivoli Systems Inc., there is now a new way to get technical support without having to go online. The Austin, Texas, enterprise, an IBM company, has released the Tivoli Knowledge Toolkit, a CD containing Tivoli documentation, support tools, field guides and white papers, and a reference guide to Tivoli information […]

SilverStream Software Inc. last week continued its push into the Web services arena, rolling out a portable Web services engine and tools as part of the latest point release of its application server. SilverStream Application Server Version 3.7.3 includes support for such protocols as Extensible Markup Language, Simple Object Access Protocol, and Universal Description, Discovery […]

Software makers are under increasing pressure from customers to make applications accessible via wireless devices. For most vendors, the choices are to spend a lot of money and time custom-building their own wireless technology— making customers buy third-party products—or to ignore customers needs. Curious Networks Inc. last week unveiled a product that it said will […]

Empirix Inc. this month announced Multimedia Test Ensemble, a system for testing customer-facing voice and Web applications and infrastructures. The Waltham, Mass., companys system combines its Hammer IT (voice testing) and e-Test suite (Web testing) with the new Multimedia Synchronization Server and Multimedia Test Manager tools. MTE can generate virtual callers, Web users and contact […]

Handling the crisis With the country battling a power crisis, American Power Conversion Corp. this month began offering a service for its remote monitoring suite. Swapping data The Web-based service enables users to exchange information at the network level, officials of the West Kingston, R.I., company said. When a businesss power source is coupled to […]

Businesses need all the help they can get maintaining security. E-Business Technology Inc., of Colorado Springs, Colo., offers help with its PoliVec Builder security policy development software. Released this month, the tool, designed to help companies build a comprehensive security policy, provides user interfaces to guide users through the process. The software comprises four modules: […]

Mercury Interactive Corp. has added passive monitoring to its Topaz tool for active Web application performance testing. In a new, more modular version, Topaz gains passive monitoring through the Topaz Observer agent, which can be downloaded into a target machine. Users can define the transactions to monitor. Observer then measures response time and availability and […]

Portable storage solutions are becoming more popular as the amount of stored data continues to grow. To address this need, Seagate Removable Storage Solutions LLC last week launched DiskStor, its first hard drive with a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector. The external drive, compatible with USB 1.1, includes digital photo management and data management software […]

E-COMMERCE An upgrade to High Branch Software Inc.s business-to-business e-commerce software includes the Site Manager tool. This component of High Branch Commerce 3.0 enables nontechnical business managers to maintain electronic catalogs and site content, create promotions, and report on-site activity. Existing applications in High Branch Commerce enable midsize distributors and manufacturers to display detailed product […]