News from DEMO ’07

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* NEWS FROM DEMO ’07:

Web services a focus of many new product launches, 01/30/07

DEMO `07, kicking off Tuesday morning in Palm Desert, Calif., will host product launches from dozens of new companies as well as a handful of industry veterans.

DEMO – Software can log on to many WLANs, 01/30/07

Devicescape Software says it has a solution for the problem of using Wi-Fi hot spots with devices that don’t have browsers.

DEMO ’07: Integrien pinpoints problems, reduces troubleshooting, 01/30/07

Integrien this week is unveiling capabilities in its flagship systems management software that the vendor says will enable IT staffs to more quickly diagnose the cause of application performance problems and reduce post-mortem troubleshooting.

Zoho Notebook brings the office online, 01/30/07

You’re generally thought of as being crazy when you try to bring a product to market against one giant behemoth. What do you call a company that tries to bring a product to market against two goliaths?

DEMO `07: Triumfant’s tool seeks out IT system problems, 01/30/07

Aiming to ease the enterprise help desk’s burden, Triumfant on Tuesday will announce Resolution Manager, an automated problem and resolution program based on analytics.

Seagate’s DAVE separates hard drive from the mobile phone, 01/30/07

One of the hurdles hindering widespread adoption of multimedia downloads (music, movies) to a mobile phone is the amount of storage space available on the phone. Flash-based media cards can store only 4GB, and adding a hard drive to a cell phone adds …

DEMO `07: Whisher aggregates Wi-Fi connections, adds community perks, 01/30/07

Whisher on Tuesday will launch a free software program designed to let Wi-Fi users take advantage of wireless networks operating in the proximity, as well as adding features such as instant messaging and file sharing to members of the Whisher community.

DEMO `07: SailPoint charts compliance waters, 01/30/07

SailPoint Technologies is a brand-new company that on Tuesday will announce software designed to help enterprises reduce business risk and become complaint by better understanding identity data.

DEMO `07: 6th Sense Analytics’ software-as-a-service keeps development teams informed, 01/30/07

Tool maker 6th Sense Analytics on Tuesday will preview the latest version of its software-as-a service designed to keep distributed software development projects on time and on budget.

OurStory.com lets you write your (or someone else’s) life story, 01/30/07

At first glance, OurStory.com looks like just another social networking/blogging/photo sharing hodgepodge, but spend a few minutes on the site and you’ll see why it’s not. This is MySpace for the rest of us.

TeleFlip brings e-mail to any mobile phone, 01/30/07

The team behind TeleFlip not only hopes you’ll use their free service, which allows mobile phone users to receive e-mail on any cell phone, but that you’ll also change your terminology from “I’ll e-mail you that address” to “I’ll flip you that address”.

DEMO `07: Soasta launches browser-based service for testing Web apps, services, 01/30/07

Among the companies making announcements at DEMO ’07 related to Web services is Soasta, which will demonstrate a service that tests the quality, compliance, and performance of Web applications and services.

DEMO `07: Boston-Power’s battery promises to be useful for as long as a notebook is – …, 01/30/07

Boston-Power will announce at DEMO on Tuesday a notebook battery that the company says recharges significantly faster that current battery technology and doesn’t suffer from power fade.

DEMO `07: Serendipity Webifies corporate data, 01/30/07

Serendipity Technologies will use the DEMO `07 stage to introduce WorkLight, software designed to give users secure “Web 2.0-style” access to corporate data.

DEMO `07: Nuvoiz looks to be the Skype of the enterprise, 01/30/07

Nuvoiz, a new company focused on developing mobile VoIP applications, on Tuesday launched its first products designed to be enterprise alternatives to Skype.

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