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Enterprise GFI this week released a freeware version of GFI MailSecurity for Exchange/SMTP 8, its email content security solution. The freeware version scans inbound and outbound mail using a single anti-virus engine, and can be used as additional protection by companies who do not yet perform virus scanning at mail sever level or at the […]

IDC: Failure to Communicate Will Doom PDAs Handheld vendors are gearing up to meet increasing consumer demand for converged devices, or smart phones, market research firm IDC said Monday. The market for stand-alone PDAs (personal digital assistants) has been dropping steadily for several quarters, as consumers and businesses hold off on purchasing anything other than […]

In the race to push Wi-Fi even faster than existing standards can take it or than many people need it, Airgo Networks has enlisted big money and big names, attracting $52 million in funding and former executives from such networking companies as Agere and Cisco. Airgo claims it has doubled the speed achieved with even […]

Enterprise Storage Storability Updates Global Storage Manger Software Storability Software Inc. this week announced the availability of the latest version of its enterprise storage resource management (ESRM) program, Global Storage Manger 3.6. In the update, IT managers now have the ability to view all libraries from one screen and gather vital statistics on performance, library […]

The Office System 2003 family of products didnt materialize out of thin air. Behind the new suite of Office products that Microsoft Corp. recently released to manufacturing and plans to launch officially on Oct. 21 is the Information Worker (IW) “Gang of Five.” This is the senior leadership team assembled by Microsofts head of productivity […]

Network Appliance Inc. today announced a first-quarter profit of $27.1 million from $260.5 million in revenue, up slightly from the last quarter and drastically from a year ago. The previous quarters figures were $24.8 million income on earnings of $241.6 million, with $16.2 million on $206.8 million a year ago. “This quarters results were highlighted […]

Blaster has taken a toll on more than just the Windows, Product Support Services and Exchange teams. It seems to have thrown Microsoft Corp.s Office team into a tizzy as well. Last week, Microsoft was set to begin putting the Office System 2003 marketing wheels in motion, according to sources close to the software giant. […]

Enterprise Storage The Midmarket Takes to Storage Its a good time to be a bargain-basement storage shopper. Sophisticated features like data replication and snapshot copying, which at one time were only available to IT administrators willing to shell out the big bucks for systems like an EMC Symmetrix, have now migrated down to the midrange. […]

Customers are increasingly demanding that their IT providers support open standards. Those user demands have resulted in welcome steps toward a more open computing environment and, most recently, the initiative to build a “file signature database” that will enable users to validate the authenticity of files that make up their software systems and applications. Led […]

Legato Systems Inc. plans to upgrade several products later this year and next year, separate from its pending acquisition by and integration with EMC Corp., officials said recently. EMC announced the $1.3 billion buyout last month; it is slated to close by years end. The flagship Legato Networker backup software will gain new features tailored […]

Despite its traditionally dismissive attitude about tape storage technology, EMC Corp. is bolstering its tape resale agreements and continues to be seen as a prized partner for tape library vendors. The word this month from Dave Donatelli, EMCs executive vice president of storage platform operations, that the company is deciding whether to partner or to […]

A top Republican congressman with jurisdiction over cybersecurity said it maybe time to require private industry to protect its slice of cyberspace from attack. While both President Bush and the Clinton administration before him have urged voluntary private-sector cooperation on this issue,Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, Research and […]