Jeff Burt

ANALYTICS Crystal Decisions Inc. wants to make business analysis a little easier. The Palo Alto, Calif., company late last month released Crystal Analysis Professional, a front-end OLAP (online analytical processing) tool that transforms data into easy-to-understand Web-based reports. Reports cover everything from sales and financial numbers to Web log analytics. They consist of alternative cube […]

Trying to lure developers onto the bandwagon for its two biggest software pushes of the moment—J2ME and Sun ONE—Sun Microsystems Inc. and its partners are rolling out Java-based tools to help build both wireless applications and Web services. On the wireless front, Sun at its JavaOne Developers Conference here last week announced expanded third-party handset […]

Ease of migration For small and midsize companies, the migration to converged voice/data networks can be bumpy. Vertical Networks Inc. has released two updated products designed to smooth the road. Integrated networks are championed as a way to simplify voice and data network management and reduce the cost of equipment and services. Instant telephony The […]

B2B Cyclone Commerce Inc. has released a suite of trading management products designed to suit the entire range of e-commerce. Cyclone Interchange Version 4.0 includes five editions: Marketplace Edition, Service Provider Edition, Enterprise Edition, Standard Edition and Solo Edition. The Solo Edition enables single businesses to connect to any Cyclone-powered trading community. Officials with the […]

MANAGEMENT Paper Fly Corp. has introduced Version 2.0 of its online document management service. The service, available immediately, improves on the previous version with 256-layer subfoldering, shared folders, multitasking, folder batching and special character support. It also comes with an improved fax-in system. Officials with the Sunnyvale, Calif., company said the new version is faster, […]

WIRELESS A new software connector lets mobile workers access e-mail from a wireline or wireless telephone. Called Informio SpeedMail, the product from Informio Inc., of Lexington, Mass., allows people on the move to enter their e-mail systems simply by speaking over the phone. Users can browse e-mail message headers, listen to messages, send new voice […]

B2B Companies looking to conduct business over the Internet need to find ways of using their legacy systems in business-to-business transactions and getting partners online quickly. Vitria Technology Inc. last month introduced three products designed to do just that. EDI Module 3.0, B2Bi Server and B2Bi Express Partner Server are all upgrades to the Sunnyvale, […]

ETHERNET To fuel gigabit ethernet network deployment, Cisco Systems Inc., of San Jose, Calif., and Intel Corp., of Santa Clara, Calif., clinched a joint marketing agreement late last month. The manufacturers are packaging Cisco switches with Intel network adapters and silicon as a cost-effective and easy-to-deploy avenue to next-generation systems. Cisco and Intel are promoting […]

Onepage Inc. last week introduced a technology that company officials said will make it easier for users in corporations and at consumer Web sites to create personalized portals. MyWeb will enable users to view any data source and turn it into an Extensible Markup Language feed for a personalized portal. The software automatically tracks where […]

In the crowded world of local service providers, differentiation is key. Pelago Networks Inc., of Marlboro, Mass., this month announced a family of products that company officials said helps providers create that differentiation. The Odysea products includes the Odysea SCE, a Java-based visual service-creation environment, and the Odysea PSX, a programmable service switch, which brings […]

Mapletree Networks Inc. is adding to its line of telecommunications infrastructure products with a compact PCI board designed for carrier-class access and gateway systems. The MTN5300 is the latest addition to the Norwood, Mass., companys UniPorte Architecture suite of products. It works in conjunction with Mapletrees MTN4096 PCI Mezzanine Card. The two increase scalability, ranging […]

Given the amount of information customers must provide when ordering goods and services online, privacy compliance is a key issue for companies doing business on the Internet. Management software vendor Watchfire Inc., of Lexington, Mass., and New York-based services provider PricewaterhouseCoopers co-developed software that enables businesses to monitor privacy compliance on the Internet, intranets and […]