Shammi Gill

Peer-to-peer computing—the sharing of computer resources and services by direct exchange between systems—is more than just hip. Napster made P2P famous and showed how scalable and effective this technology could be for exchanging information. It also gave advance warning of the security, manageability and difficult enterprise integration hurdles that loom before P2P can truly benefit […]

Ascend Software Inc.s ReportSafe 3.0 output manager supports a wider range of operating systems and report formats than did previous versions and now sports a completely Web-based user interface. However, the software still lacks features such as comprehensive data analysis tools found in competing products. ReportSafe 3.0 has a new flexible price scheme (ranging from […]

Analysts had predicted all kinds of grim scenarios in the wake of a breakup of the so-called Microsoft monopoly but, with the U.S. Court of Appeals decision earlier this month that overturned the breakup order, Microsoft is back in the drivers seat of IT. With the impact of a slow market for IT products spreading, […]

Network Associates Inc.s McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.0 provides large companies with an easy-to-use anti-virus software management tool. Although it is limited to Windows systems, ePolicy Orchestrator provides more comprehensive reporting than competitors as well as the ability to manage anti-virus clients from Network Associates and Symantec Corp. Released last month, the ePolicy Orchestrator update is […]

The latest upgrade to Novell Inc.s GroupWise collaboration software should help the company win back lost customers and possibly woo some new ones. GroupWise 6s messaging and collaboration tools put new emphasis on mobile device access. Version 6 also provides strong security and multiplatform support via GroupWise agents that sit on client NetWare 5.x and […]

Part 2 of the war on it is under way. Until recently, we could safely say “computers are the future,” and technology was the source of many of the riches that brought us a strong economy, particularly here in California. Then came the dot-com disaster, with many companies going belly up because of stock market […]

Version 4.1 of Talisma Corp.s eCRM Suite offers an improved GUI and strong analytics that make it easy for users in any part of a company to get an accurate view of customers with the click of a mouse. However, other e-customer relationship management products offer more services and perform better in fields such as […]

Building and keeping relationships with customers is easier said than done, but it is getting easier. A number of e-CRM vendors now offer multivendor point systems, products that can help companies more accurately understand their customers needs. These new systems integrate front- and back-end operations, gathering customer information from a variety of sources. These systems […]

Terminal Server for Windows isnt the only game in town anymore for managing large Windows server farms. Citrix Systems Inc.s MetaFrame XPe 1.0 extends Terminal Server to allow better network resource management. Now more than ever, companies need to share data among heterogeneous architectures. And with the rise in remote and mobile additions to company […]

BioNetrix Systems Corp.s updated suite of software monitors a wide range of authentication methods – be they smart cards, passwords or biometric devices – for the Windows environment, offering easy manageability and cross-pollination of authentication in network environments. Released in March, BioNetrix Authentication Suite 4.0 ranges from $50 to $200 per user, depending on the […]