Jeff Burt

NetReality Inc., a bandwidth management tool provider in Santa Clara, Calif., will soon upgrade its voice module to support SIP. Integrated with NetRealitys WAN products, WanTel Version 2.0 provides quality of service for integrated voice and data traffic. Session Initiation Protocol, which treats voice like other IP applications, provides an open standard for voice and […]

While traditional database vendors slowly add XML functionality, users who need it immediately are turning to specialists. Furthering the cause is Ipedo Inc., which will launch its Ipedo XML Database 2.0 this week. New features from Ipedo, of Redwood City, Calif., include free-form Extensible Markup Language searches for high-speed indexing, support for Scalable Vector Graphics […]

BEA Systems Inc. on Monday unveiled an updated version of its WebLogic Portal product that officials said makes it easier for enterprises—particularly larger ones—to manage multiple portals on a single platform. WebLogic Portal Version 4.0 is designed to improve the experience of portal users while increasing employee productivity and easing the integration of a businesss […]

IBM today unveiled a WebSphere-powered e-business system aimed at small and midsize enterprises as part of an aggressive push to take the market share lead in e-business platforms from BEA Systems Inc. The eServer iSeries Powered by WebSphere is designed to bring high-end performance to a small and medium-size business market—which includes companies with up […]

Pivia Inc. this week introduced a service designed to increase the performance of increasingly complex Web sites while at the same time reducing the cost of operating them. The Cupertino, Calif., companys Dynamic Application Caching Service can save businesses up to 70 percent in Web site operational costs, said CEO Neil Selvin. The service does […]

Compaq Computer Corp. today is rolling out what executives say is the most powerful mid-range server. The AlphaServer ES45 includes up to four 1 GHz 64-bit Alpha chips and supports the Tru64 Unix with TruCluster Servers, Open VMS and Linux operating systems. The ES45 competes with such products as Sun Microsystem Inc.s Blade 1000, IBMs […]

Softheon Inc. this week unveiled an upgraded version of its document management suite aimed at automating existing paper and people processes online. The Hauppauge, N.Y., companys Enterprise Document Management suite Version 5.0 includes greater central control features and enables businesses to better manage content from legacy mainframe systems. The goal is to increase productivity by […]

Third-quarter revenues for Intel Corp. came in at $6.5 billion, a 25 percent drop from the third quarter in 2000 but a 3 percent jump from the second quarter this year. In earnings announced Monday, the chip maker giant said net income was $655 million, down 77 percent from the same year ago period, and […]

IBMs earnings and revenues both dropped in the third quarter, but according to officials on Monday, several business units saw gains, most surprisingly, its high-end server series. The Armonk, N.Y., computer giant announced that third-quarter revenues came in at $20.4 billion, down about 6 percent in comparison with the same year ago period. Net income […]

With the amount of e-mail generated each day, organizing it can be a challenge. Incline Softworks LLC, of Incline Village, N.Y., has launched eMailBoss, a management tool that allows users to organize and prioritize incoming e-mail. Its a Microsoft Corp. Outlook add-on that sorts the in-box by organizing messages into seven categories arranged in different […]

Snap-on device Motient Corp. this week will unveil the MobileModem, a snap-on device that turns a Palm V handheld into a two-way e-mail pager much like the Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry, except that customers use the Graffiti handwriting language to compose messages rather than a keyboard. Always on The device has a fixed antenna […]

Ardent Communications Inc., a broadband access and bundled-data services provider, unveiled two VPN products, one of which uses MPLS. The Arlington, Va., company said its virtual private network solution is the first such product to use Multiprotocol Label Switching routing in corporate VPNs. By using MPLS, Ardent gives enterprises secure links between multiple locations that […]