Jeff Burt

Aiming to help storage administrators manage their daily data chaos, Precise Software Solutions Ltd.s W. Quinn Inc. division launched a new version of its storage resource management tool last week. The software, StorageCentral SRM 5.0, has new features emphasizing usability, reporting and scalability, officials said. The usability features include preconfigured policy management, management with Microsoft […]

Later this month, Vcon Telecommunications Ltd. will upgrade its set-top videoconferencing appliances to provide more IP functions and T.120 ISDN support. Falcon 2.0, the latest software upgrade for Vcons Falcon IP line of products, includes improved audio and video quality through IP data rates of up to 512K bps. With the T.120 ISDN support, users […]

Rational Software Corp. on Monday unveiled new features to its 5-month-old Rational Developer Network as a key part of the release of its Rational Release Version 2002 developer suite. The goal of the upgrades to the developer network is to give developers a single place online to learn new technology, find information, polish current skills […]

Borland Software Corp. sees Java as the future of application development, and on Monday the Scotts Valley, Calif., company rolled out a new platform based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition that includes current technology and new offerings. Borland executives said the Borland J2EE Enterprise Edition will both meet current needs and also fuel future adoption […]

LAS VEGAS—The future for business will be a blend of the traditional and the new, according to John Chambers, president and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. As always, the winning companies will be those that can quickly gain market share, boost productivity and increase cash flow. However, what will fuel those gains will be how […]

Handspring Inc. last week announced Version 2.0 of its wireless Web browser, which runs on wireless devices that run Palm OS. Blazer 2.0 will be included in Handsprings upcoming Treo family of wireless devices as well as in upcoming phones from Sprint PCS, which licenses the browser, said officials at the Mountain View, Calif., company. […]

One way to make technology easier to use is to incorporate the use of natural language. Brainhat Inc. last week unveiled its namesake Voice XML/Web Server, which officials with the East Hartford, Conn., company said interprets natural language requests and provides dynamic delivery of content. The server is built on the Brainhat operating system, which […]

Server management startup Intoka Inc. will go after the 20- to 2,000-server set with its new Cruiser management tool. The Cruiser top-line monitoring software watches servers on multiple operating systems at a fraction of the cost of established, best-of-breed server management tools, such as those from NetIQ Corp., according to company officials. The San Francisco […]

For Enterprises Rich media is a key tool in retaining customers at a business Web site, but working with rich media can prove difficult and expensive. Startup Concentric Vision Inc. last week rolled out an enterprise-level content management tool designed for rich media. Faster Revisions Dynamic Media Manager 2.0, which is based on Java 2 […]

In application development, as in most areas, time is money. Last week, Computer Associates International Inc. released an updated version of its Cool:Plex development tool designed to enable users to quickly create Java-based applications for Windows and IBMs iSeries 400 platforms. Cool:Plex Version 5.0, which supports Windows NT, 2000 and XP and is aimed at […]

Oracle Corp. and SilverStream Software Inc. on Monday are announcing products aimed at giving programmers integrated environments that offer everything from the Web servers to the application development tools. Oracle is unveiling the latest version of its Oracle9i JDeveloper tool set, a product rewritten in Java. The offering follows releases earlier this year of the […]

Microsoft Corp. and IBM on Thursday announced a new specification aimed at helping developers search the Web for XML-based Web services. The Web Services Inspection spec, or WS-Inspection, defines how an application can discover Web service descriptions on a Web server, even if it is not listed in the UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery and Integration) […]