User: Oracle upgrade goes smoothly
For one longtime PeopleSoft customer, last year's Oracle takeover came at an awkward time: The Center for Remote Enterprise
Systems Hosting in Sioux Falls, S.D., was in the process of spinning out from Dakota State University, and was about to sign
the first commercial contract for its hosted PeopleSoft applications services.
Painless patching
New products let users patch systems at their convenience.
What IMS promises enterprises and carriers
The latest buzzword in telecommunications isn't the name of a box, an application or a service. Instead, IMS is a way of organizing
all those elements and more.
ONStor, 3Par merge NAS and SAN
Network-attached storage vendor ONStor and storage-area network vendor 3Par last week said they have joined forces to deliver
an offering that combines the best of both of their technologies.
In brief: Commuting costs drive up telecommuting
Plus: Credit-reporting companies to built better encryption for personal data; Ask Jeeves butler to be fired; Judge approves
WorldCom investor settlement; Iowa State, NSF to open new security research center.
Start-up aims to simplify virtualized testing
Start-up Akimbi Systems says it has the answer for IT shops looking to reduce the headaches involved with setting up multiple
test environments for complex software development efforts.
VoIP start-up leans on Fidelity's software
A start-up whose VoIP software portfolio comes in part from technology developed within Fidelity Investments' IT department
is set to debut this week.
Wave Systems unveils encryption software
Wave Systems last week rolled out an upgrade to its PC-based encryption and authentication software that adds a way for customers
to remotely manage security policy and receive copies of user-generated keys as a corporate backup.
Microsoft reorganizes; Allchin to retire in 2006
Microsoft's reorganization makes sense for the world's largest software company, which was getting too big and unwieldy under
its former structure to continue to be managed efficiently, industry analysts say.
HP launches LAN core, edge switches
HP this week is expected to launch several Ethernet switch and network access control products targeting businesses looking
to deploy advanced security and QoS features at the LAN edge with high-bandwidth pipes in the core.
Groups try to chart future of IP nets
Pressing issues to be discussed include the future architectural and governmental directions of the Internet, the impact of
peer-to-peer applications on business IP networks, and retooling these infrastructures into service-oriented architectures
(SOA) supporting Web-based services and XML message-based routing.
Magnum shows off new Advantage
Magnum Technologies last week upgraded its management software with enhanced discovery and application-mapping capabilities
that the company says can help customers better track how IT service performance affects businesses.
WAN optimization start-up boosts app performance
WAN optimization start-up Silver Peak Systems has rolled out hardware aimed at speeding application and file-transfer performance
between remote sites and a central data center.
Qwest charges SBC with anti-competitive tactics
Qwest is charging SBC with anti-competitive practices, including strong-arming carrier business partners not to entertain
acquisition offers from "restricted" SBC competitors, such as Qwest.
Management play: HP snaps up Peregrine, AppIQ
Looking to fill out its management offerings, HP last week said it would pay $425 million to add Peregrine Systems' asset
management technology to its software suite.
In brief: Sprint, Avaya to collaborate on VoIP
Also: Axerra Networks gets $16 million in third-round funding
VON offers glimpse at new VoIP wares
MCI used the Fall VON 2005 Conference & Expo in Boston last week to announce a Managed IP PBX service with partners NEC and
Cisco.
Yahoo working to bring customers intelligent presence.
A Yahoo official last week said the company has new services on tap with major traditional phone carriers that will blend
its IP technology with the public switched telephone network.
Big Blue, Red Hat go global on Linux
IBM and Red Hat unveiled a joint worldwide initiative aimed at speeding the development and adoption of Linux-based applications.
The companies are placing particular emphasis on emerging markets, such as China, India, Russia and South Korea, according
to an IBM executive.
In brief: Vodafone plans PC with built-in 3G
Also: Oracle, EMC, Network Appliance back Red Hat's Global File System; Mozilla updates Firefox to fix security holes
In brief: Avaya buys Nimcat Networks
Plus: Sana to ship upgraded anti-virus app.
Vendor pumps up anti-virus, anti-spam
Proofpoint is planning an upgrade to its e-mail security platform that includes a new anti-virus module and enhancements to
its anti-spam filtering techniques.
RealOps extends automation features
RealOps last week updated its automation software and introduced an add-on module the company says will help customers use
software to tackle common daily operations tasks, such as checking a server for availability.
In brief: Microsoft snaps up Alacris
Plus: SAP to buy Triversity.
Small businesses lack broadband options, survey says
More than three-quarters of U.S. small businesses in rural areas don't have access to cable-modem or DSL broadband Internet
services, according to a survey released last week by satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems.
Stolen laptop recovered
Campus police at the University of California, Berkeley have recovered a stolen laptop that contained information of more
than 98,000 of the school's graduate students.
IT prepared for Hurricane Rita
"The information technologies' help desk is currently closed due to weather conditions caused by Hurricane Rita, and the University
of Houston Downtown has decided to close the university."
