Jeff Burt

Accpac International Inc., of Pleasanton, Calif., has released Accpac eCRM, a suite that provides sales, marketing, call center and customer service applications accessible by Web browsers and wireless devices. The applications are integrated with the Accpac Advantage Series back-office applications, including the Accpac eTransact Web store solution. The system also includes an integrated work flow […]

Corex Technologies Corp., in Cambridge, Mass., next month will release the latest version of its CardScan scanner, which scans business cards and puts the cards data into the correct fields of the electronic address book on a users PC. The CardScan Executive 600cs new features include a smaller, full-color scanner; a feature called CardScan.Net, which […]

Keynote Systems Inc. will straddle both sides of the firewall with a performance monitoring tool that can show IT operators how applications are performing inside and outside the firewall. Last week, the San Mateo, Calif., company that brought Web site performance benchmarking to the Internet altered its business model and its target in supplying IT […]

Internet service providers and telecommunications companies now have one more service they can offer customers. StorageNetworks Inc. last week rolled out its Storfusion service, targeting service providers and telecommunications vendors that want to offer customers a data storage management service. The service will comprise much of the Waltham, Mass., companys product line, including software, processes, […]

Ektron Inc. has released a new version of its Web content and authoring tool, eWebEditPro 2.0. The tool includes an environment similar to Microsoft Corp.s Word for business users and server-side controls for IT users. The browser-based tool can be used with either Internet Explorer or Netscape Communicator. In Version 2.0, the Amherst, N.H., company […]

In a step to secure future wireless transactions on mobile phones, Texas Instruments Inc. last week unveiled plans to include encryption technology from NTRU Cryptosystems Inc., of Burlington, Mass., in some of its chips. The company will add the technology to its digital-signal-processor-based Open Multimedia Applications Platform family of processors. NTRU provides faster encryption in […]

Telecommuting and other remote computing apps are key sources of security anxiety among IT managers. Cylink Corp. says it can help. The Santa Clara, Calif., company late last month rolled out NetHawk Version 3.0, a VPN (virtual private network) that officials said brings VPN capabilities to desktop and notebook computers. NetHawks client software enables Windows […]

Ericsson Enterprise is rolling out an IP desktop gateway that allows small businesses and branch offices to migrate to IP telephony without tossing out an existing PBX system and investing in a brand-new top-to-bottom IP network. WebSwitch 100 G4 is a four-port gateway that can be added to an installed PBX, enabling it to support […]

Companies looking to migrate their business off the legacy ADW application development platform now have help. Relativity Technologies Inc., whose products help companies move from under-supported platforms, late last month released RescueWare for ADW, the latest iteration of its flagship tool. The product will allow companies to move from ADW—originally developed by KnowledgeWare Corp.—to more […]

Staking ground in an area it calls Business Knowledge Delivery, Presenter.com Inc., of San Jose, Calif., is shipping a version of its iPresentation Suite that is tailored for enterprises with dynamic and mobile work forces. iPresentation Suite 3.0 enables users to view or download PowerPoint presentations on demand or at their convenience from a desktop […]

The e-business world is not always kind to suppliers and even less so to those in the small and midsize range. SPS Commerce is hoping to make it a little bit kinder. The St. Paul, Minn., company late last month announced enhancements to its hosted Catalog Service designed to make it easier for large buyers […]

For companies in need of a network monitor and packet analyzer for all versions of Windows, TamoSoft Inc. last week unveiled CommView 2.6. The Christchurch, New Zealand, companys product pinpoints security flaws and LAN bottlenecks and captures and analyzes dial-up or Ethernet connections, officials said. The new version also features an improved user interface for […]