Jeff Burt

Layer 2 features Are high-end, advanced Layer 2 or Layer 3 switching capabilities just a little more than you need and a lot more than you want to pay for? If so, Foundry Networks Inc. might have the midrange switch products for you. Complementary The San Jose, Calif., manufacturer is launching a family of Ethernet […]

Standardization is key for enterprises seeking to analyze their spending patterns. Zycus Inc., of Santa Clara, Calif., this week is releasing an e-catalog classification product to help companies break down those patterns along commodity and supplier lines. AutoClass includes built-in support for the industry standard UNSPSC (Universal Standard Products and Services Classification) schema and offers […]

InterOPS Management Solutions Inc., a managed services provider that underwent a change of CEOs last month, next week will announce a shift in focus to providing services to the financial services industry. InterOPS last month replaced CEO Edward Mallen and Vice President for Market Jeff Kaplan as part of a change of focus for the […]

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday added SOAP and WSDL support to its Forte for Java, Enterprise Edition development product. The newest module to Forte for Java comes three months after the last enhancement, which added Web services support. Adding SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and WSDL (Web Services Description Language) extends that support for Web […]

Rational Software Corp. wants to grow its set of software engineering process tools into an industrywide platform. The Cupertino, Calif., company this week is introducing an enhanced RUP (Rational Unified Process) that includes a more configurable framework and a greater number of plug-ins for technology from such vendors as Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Hewlett-Packard […]

iSCSI continues its push to replace Fibre Channel as the premier way to transport stored data. Adaptec Inc. has released three adapters designed to maintain that momentum. The three are application-specific, integrated, circuit-based IP adapters, rather than server-based implementations, thus improving storage network data speeds and performance for a lower cost, said executives with the […]

Quantum Corp. has unveiled an automated storage tape device that executives said offers five times the capacity of other 3.5-inch autoloaders and comes with better management capabilities. The 16-cartridge Quantum SuperLoader comes in a modular design, for fast configuration and upgrades, and a “mail slot” that enables businesses to install or remove cartridges on the […]

Lightening the load A dual-processor system introduced by Dell Computer Corp. is aimed at making life easier for small and medium-size businesses. In the chips The PowerEdge 1500SC features the HE-SL chip set developed by ServerWorks Inc. The chip set supports up to two 1.13GHz Pentium III CPUs; provides six PCI buses, one 32-bit/33MHz and […]

To save network administrators trips to the wiring closet—and to save enterprises money—Apcon Inc., of Portland, Ore., has released a physical layer switch that provides automated control of point-to-point connectivity for Ethernet and Fast Ethernet copper networks. The Apcon 10/100 Ethernet Physical Layer Switch reduces network management costs by enabling remote cable switching via software […]

For large enterprises, sorting through Microsoft Corp.s bulletins on its latest security fixes and then determining which machines need what hot fix can be complex and time-consuming. Configuresoft Inc. this week is releasing a tool designed to automate much of that work. Security Update Manager, a module for the Woodland Park, Colo., companys ECM (Enterprise […]

ContentGuard Inc. on Monday released the latest version of its standard language for digital content rights, expanding the concept beyond simply protected digital content to other business models, such as Web services. The Bethesda, Md., company also released a software developers kit that enables developers to build applications or other solutions using Extensible Rights Markup […]

New software from Witness Systems Inc. enables companies to monitor how customers use the self-service pages on their Web sites. With eQuality Discover, which was introduced this month, IT managers can set up a system to record, play back and analyze customer sessions using a self-service Web site. Customer service and marketing managers can use […]