Michael Caton

From a hardware perspective, the IronPort C60 is the most robust appliance we tested, with dual processors, RAID Level 10 and redundant power supplies. Click here to read the full review of IronPort C60. 2 From a hardware perspective, the IronPort C60 is the most robust appliance we tested, with dual processors, RAID Level 10 […]

BorderWares MXtreme Mail Firewall MX 200, which began shipping in March, is the least expensive appliance we reviewed, but it doesnt lack in capability when it comes to providing security against message-based attacks. This appliance is designed for a relatively small number of users—roughly 250—and mail volumes consistent with that number of users. Click here […]

The IronMail appliance, which was updated in February with Version 4.0 software, is a good fit for companies that need to improve perimeter security and use message profiling to adapt faster than anti-virus vendors currently do to new virus and worm threats. Click here to read the full review of IronMail. 2 The IronMail appliance, […]

BorderWare Technologies Inc.s forthcoming update of its MXtreme software includes a number of enhancements that will make it easier for administrators to fight spam and manage MXtreme Mail Firewall MX appliances as part of a companys broad network infrastructure. With this update, the MXtreme appliance family will more closely match CipherTrust Inc.s IronMail appliances in […]

There are many hosted Web conferencing solutions available, but Interactive Video Technologies Inc.s MediaPlatform 3.1 differs from most by giving companies a way to manage multimedia to build comprehensive streaming presentations for the Web. Click here to read the full review of MediaPlatform 3.1. 2 There are many hosted Web conferencing solutions available, but Interactive […]

Document management and collaboration are areas in which SFA applications typically fall short, but ShareMethods LLC does a good job of addressing these shortcomings with its namesake service. Click here to read the full review of ShareMethods. 2 Document management and collaboration are areas in which SFA applications typically fall short, but ShareMethods LLC does […]

One drawback of ViewCentrals conference management software has been its inability to manage recorded events. ViewCentral Replay, released in April, solves that problem. ViewCentral Replay lets companies externally manage registration for Web-based events and content such as training, conferences and white papers. The service is priced at $3 per user registration, plus an annual charge […]

Employease Inc.s hosted human resources application gives companies easy entry into a system that provides good request workflow and employee self-service capabilities. Click here to read the full review of Employease. 2 Employease Inc.s hosted human resources application gives companies easy entry into a system that provides good request workflow and employee self-service capabilities. In […]

eWEEK Labs tests of four hosted CRM systems show that this genre of enterprise services has grown more sophisticated and flexible, giving companies several good options for managing sales and customer service data. Since the beginning of this year, Accpac International Inc., NetSuite Inc., Salesforce.com Inc. and Salesnet have rolled out new releases of their […]

Not surprisingly, considering NetSuites accounting origins, financial data figures strongly into NetCRM. In addition, NetCRMs emphasis on order management distinguishes it from the other products we reviewed, all of which require some customization or integration with other applications to deliver the same functionality. Click here to read the full review of NetCRM 9.5. 2 Not […]

The Salesforce.com services biggest advantage over competitors is its Sforce 3.0 development environment, which makes it easy for companies and third-party developers to integrate other applications into Salesforce.com. Sforce was updated with the rest of the service last month. Click here to read the full review of Salesforce.com Spring 04 Enterprise Edition. 2 The Salesforce.com […]

Accpaccrm.com is relatively simple, especially when compared with NetCRM and Salesforce.com, and this simplicity has benefits and drawbacks. For example, with Accpaccrm.com, we rarely needed to think about where in the application we were at any given moment. However, we missed the multiple entry points that the other products more complex interfaces provided. Click here […]