Cameron Sturdevant

New Boundary Technologies (formerly Lanovation) has released Prism Deploy, the first post-name-change version of the companys software distribution tool. Prism Deploy gains useful capabilities. For example, I could define group qualifications, such as the amount of RAM and other hardware characteristics, to assign to software patches. Instead of waiting for the results of an inventory […]

Effective networking and management tools reduce costs by quickly identifying and fixing problems. The best part for IT managers is that these products tend to build on their previous successes the longer they are in place. The products that took finalist and winner honors in this category show how technical excellence translates into long-term operational […]

A solid network—one that meets business needs while being manageable, secure and flexible—depends on top-notch infrastructure equipment. The Excellence Awards judges evaluated more than 40 products and services in this category, and the ones that rose to the top represent advances in adding capacity, resilience and flexibility to networks. WINNER Symbol Wireless System 1.0 Symbol […]

Effective testing lowers operational costs and raises the stature of IT in the organization. The quality assurance tools that rose to the top of this category will help IT staff implement services that support business objectives while also containing costs. WINNERS Real World Traffic 1.0 Ixias Real World Traffic 1.0 combines custom hardware and software […]

Qualys Inc.s QualysGuard Intranet Scanner is worthy of serious consideration when IT managers need to assess vulnerabilities in their network infrastructure. QualysGuard, which became available last month, combines a $2,995 hardware appliance with a subscription service that analyzes data collected from any device with an IP address. The cost of an annual subscription that allows […]

Sun Microsystems won a two-year term March 25 on the Web Services Interoperability Organization board of directors. I caught up with Mark Hapner, chief Web services strategist for Sun, and asked him to outline the companys plans, now that its an “insider.” Hapner started with a circumspect approach to his new board seat, acknowledging that […]

Computer Associates International Inc.s eTrust Antivirus has loaded up with new features and increased its scope of coverage—from PDAs to network gateway systems—making it a top contender for IT managers who are in the market for a comprehensive anti-virus product. In the fiercely competitive world of anti-virus products, eTrust Antivirus 7 holds its own against […]

Akonix Systems Inc.s L7 Enterprise Version 2.0 strips the covers off instant messages and, in so doing, will likely chill the emerging uses of instant messaging. eWEEK Labs tests show that L7 Enterprise, released last month, will give IT managers far greater IM surveillance capabilities, with new enterprise features that make it simple to set […]

While acknowledging that prevention is important, Mark Doll, director of The Americas for Ernst & Youngs Security Technology Solutions Practice, preached the gospel of detection at a recent breakfast seminar sponsored by his company and Symantec. I talked with Doll after the March 10 presentation, which focused on material from a book he co-authored with […]

Microsoft rolled out the first beta of its Automated Deployment Services for Windows Server 2003 and announced a Dynamic Systems Initiative at the second annual Management Summit in Las Vegas earlier this week. I was on hand, along with eWEEK Senior Editor Paula Musich, to see what Microsoft has in mind for its management products. […]

Everdream Corp.s updated managed desktop service has power-sharing capabilities that will likely shake up desktop support by allowing IT managers greater flexibility in how they apportion their support budget. Until now, desktop support was an all-or-nothing proposition: 100 percent outsourced or 100 percent in-house. Everdreams update to its ECC (Everdream Control Center), which became available […]

Patrol for Microsoft Windows 3.0, BMC Software Inc.s latest Windows system management platform, strengthens its ability to manage everything Windows serves. Patrol for Windows 3.0, which started shipping late last month priced at $815 per server, provides a number of interface and monitoring updates to the products core management engine, as well as a new […]