Jeff Burt

Technology can be tough on the body. Now Raynet Technologies Pte Ltd. has a way to make it a little more relaxing. Raynet late last month unveiled the first body massager Springboard module for the Handspring Visor, a handheld computer that runs Palm OS. The module, which fits into a slot on the Visor and […]

Resonate Inc.s Commander Solutions steers away from traffic management. Resonate Inc. is moving from its traffic management roots into the murky service-level management arena with Version 2.0 of its Commander Solutions performance monitoring and management software. The software, which has evolved to combine traffic monitoring, performance testing, reporting and traffic redirection, lets users isolate or […]

Software developer Rational Software Corp. saw revenues and earnings dip in the second quarter, but officials said they expect the companys business will grow in the next few quarters. Executives for the Cupertino, Calif., company said Tuesday during a conference call with analysts that revenue for the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $163.7 million, […]

Fault-tolerant NEC Computers Inc. is bringing its fault-tolerant Intel Corp.-based server to North America. Sold in Japan The Express5800/320La server is the first product in the Boxboro, Mass., companys Express5800/ft series that it will sell in the United States. The company has been selling the server in Japan. The series is based on Pentium III […]

Citrix Systems Inc. launched four product updates last week—two for its flagship MetaFrame series and one each for its Web portal and extranet products. The updates from the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company include Feature Release 1 for MetaFrame XP, which adds SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption, content publishing, support for Computer Associates International Inc.s Unicenter […]

The more that data volumes grow, the more their root databases get complicated and the more difficult it gets to manage. DiskXtender Database Edition aims to ease the pain. From OTG Software Inc., of Rockville, Md., the software virtualizes database storage and gives transparent access to all data, whether its at the application or query […]

E-mail is a natural way for people—from employees to partners and customers—to collaborate over the Internet. Automation Centre, based in Tucson, Ariz., last week rolled out the latest version of its software designed to enable that collaboration for a companys current Microsoft Corp. Outlook/Exchange infrastructure. TrackerOffice Version 2.1 installs on Exchange 5.5 or Exchange 2000 […]

OutlookSoft Corp. is extending its Enterprise Analytic Portal beyond the firewall to include data from and access to suppliers and partners. EAP collects and consolidates data. Wizards enable CEOs, chief financial officers and line-of-business managers to model processes and run prebuilt reports on an entire company or specific business units. An upgrade, which the Stamford, […]

Just days after rival Compaq Computer Corp. announced its quarterly earnings will fall short of expectations, Dell Computer Corp. Thursday said it will meet expectations. In mid-August, the Round Rock, Texas, computer maker said revenues for the third quarter would be $7.2 billion to $7.6 billion, or 15 to 16 cents a share. In a […]

Compaq Computer Corp. is recalling about 1.4 million notebook adapters that the company said pose a potential fire hazard. The Houston-based computer maker on Thursday ordered the recall of the AC adapters—with model series numbers PPP003SD, PPP003 and PP2012—after receiving five reports of fires that were contained to the adapter cases. The fires were caused […]

BEA Systems Inc., the market leader in the highly competitive application server software market, announced this week that co-founder Bill Coleman is stepping down as CEO, giving way to co-founder Alfred Chuang. Chuang has served as president and chief operating officer of the San Jose, Calif., software maker for the past two years. He and […]

Complex financial deals often involve large numbers of documents that have to be shared among numerous parties. CaseCentral Inc. last week announced an online collaboration and document management service designed for financial services companies. DealCentral includes document collaboration tools, a searchable repository, a document processor and business analytics in an integrated service designed to accelerate […]