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New Products Novell this week rolled out Novell Nsure SecureLogin 3.5, an updated edition of its single sign-on and password management software. New to this version is support for Swing and AWT-based Java applications and applets; version 3.5 also eliminates the need to deploy the Novell client to put advanced features such as biometric logon […]

Oracle Corp.s new HTML DB software, formerly code-named Project Marvel, will give developers a hosted environment in which to develop applications for the Redwood Shores, Calif., companys namesake database. Some Oracle users will get their first look at the technology at the OracleWorld show in San Francisco this week. Bill Dwight, vice president of application […]

Martin Taylor, Microsofts recently appointed Linux point man, isnt wasting any time making good on his promise to use third-party analyst studies to make his case that Windows provides customers with more value than Linux. On Tuesday, Forrester Researchs Giga Information Group unit is expected to release the results of a study commissioned by Microsoft […]

Enterprise Storage Overland Aims Up-market with 500-Cartridge Tape Library Overland Storage Inc. last week announced its biggest tape library yet with the 500-cartridge NEO 8000. The library, which uses the same robotic arm design as the previous-generation systems, now lets Overland cover the entire midrange tape spectrum, said Christopher Calisi, Overland president and CEO. The […]

Enterprise Storage Snap Unveils 3TB Snap Server Snap Appliance Inc. last week introduced Snap Server 14000, which will store as much as 3TB of data as it offloads file management from general-purpose servers. The device uses a Linux-based operating system called Guardian, which can be integrated with Microsoft Active Directory; generate snapshot copies of files […]

Microsoft learned a lot from the Blaster worm that blasted onto the scene last month. But it could have learned more. Thanks to Blaster, the Redmond software giant has come to realize: It needed to make its emergency communications with its customers simpler and quicker. The recently rolled-out 1-2-3 Protect Your PC campaign shows Microsoft […]

Microsoft has made available for download the first of several components of its forthcoming stable of rights-management software. The Redmond software maker posted to its download center on Tuesday its rights-management client. The client runs atop Windows and is designed to allow rights-management-aware applications—like Office 2003—to work with the forthcoming Windows Rights Management Services that […]

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Microsoft Offers OneNote to Students, Teachers Microsoft last week announced it will let students and educators buy the full, packaged Academic Edition of its Office OneNote 2003 product at campus bookstores for $49 when it is released next month. Microsoft is making the software available to teachers, schools and students worldwide through volume licensing incentives. […]

August truly deserved the description “the dog days of summer” this year, at least regarding Internet security. The month was easily one of the worst ever in terms of the spread of worms and viruses, with Blaster and SoBig.F dominating headlines. Ideally, code from vendors such as Microsoft would be perfectly secure, and it would […]

IT administrators will see SANs evolve into scales of 512 ports, 1,000 ports and beyond in the next two years, according to product planners at a number of storage area network vendors. The movement is the result of rapid data growth combined with data center consolidations, experts say. For starters, McData Corp. —which last week […]

Liebert Corp. is offering a new monitoring appliance for computer rooms and small data centers called the Universal Monitor, the first in a series of products that will eventually scale to large data center versions. The metal-cased, wall-mounted appliance is available now and lists for $1,300. It has four analog outputs, eight digital inputs and […]