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Thursday, March 13, 2008

In this issue:

  • Dynamic Network Factory introduces new division for centralized security solutions
  • Agilent Technologies releases new firmware update for its Signal Source Analyzer
  • Corsair introduces memory upgrade modules for Mac laptops
  • eEye launches Retina Web Security Scanner
  • Nortel launches 40G to 100G optical plug-and-play solution

  • Comodo offers new Linux-based firewall solution for free
  • CyberLink introduces PowerProducer 5 for authoring HD/Blu-ray discs
  • InfoStreet introduces customer relationship management software for small businesses
  • Tenable releases Nessus 3.2 security scanner
  • Idera announces security solution for Microsoft Dynamics
  • Packeteer introduces compact WAN optimization appliance
  • BakBone’s backup solution implemented by Cancer Research UK
  • AccessFlow and Pillar Data partner to provide virtualized solution for California casino
  • Sonasoft releases upgraded protection solution for virtualized servers
  • Int’l News: Applied Security introduces file encryption solution

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Breaking News

Dynamic Network Factory introduces new division for centralized security solutions

Mar 13 — Storage provider Dynamic Network Factory recently established a new business division, DNF Security, devoted to providing its customers with a centralized infrastructure for managing cameras, video servers, camera management servers, storage, and long distance communication. Read more...


Agilent Technologies releases new firmware update for its Signal Source Analyzer

Mar 13 — Agilent Technologies recently introduced a new firmware release for its E5052B Signal Source Analyzer, making it more convenient and flexible for use in phase-noise and jitter measurements. Featuring an automatic PN measurement setting, context-sensitive online help and Equation Editor, the firmware update is well suited for designers and manufacturers of RF and microwave wireless communications systems, high-speed digital circuits and aerospace/defense applications. Read more...


Corsair introduces memory upgrade modules for Mac laptops

Mar 13 — Corsair has introduced high performance memory modules made especially for the Mac. According to the announcement, the new Corsair memory modules are the industry’s first low latency modules specifically tuned for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptop computers. Read more...


eEye launches Retina Web Security Scanner

Mar 13 —eEye Digital Security recently expanded its security suite to include full-featured Web vulnerability scanning. The Retina Web Security Scanner is a Web scanning solution that rapidly and accurately scans large, complex Web sites and Web applications to tackle Web-based vulnerabilities. Read more...


Nortel launches 40G to 100G optical plug-and-play solution

Mar 13 — Nortel introduced optical technology designed to provide both 40G and 100G network capacity, enabling four times the network throughput immediately while providing the foundation to simply and affordably increase capacity tenfold as required. This new capability equips carriers to keep pace with increasing demand from high-bandwidth applications like IPTV, Internet video, HD programming and mobile video phones. Read more...


Comodo offers new Linux-based firewall solution for free

Mar 13 — Data security provider, Comodo, released Trustix Enterprise Firewall version 4.8, (TEF) a free enterprise class LINUX-based firewall solution. Trustix Enterprise Firewall is designed to provide a high performance firewall that monitors network traffic and protects the network against unauthenticated traffic or login attempts, which could inject Trojans, worms, or infected files into the network. This commercial version builds on the previous BETA release of this solution and incorporates a powerful new anti-SPAM module for improved performance and security. Read more...


CyberLink introduces PowerProducer 5 for authoring HD/Blu-ray discs

Mar 13 — CyberLink released new disc authoring software, CyberLink PowerProducer 5, designed to support the creation of Blu-ray Discs and DVDs featuring video content recorded in the AVCHD format. Read more...


InfoStreet introduces customer relationship management software for small businesses

Mar 13 — InfoStreet introduced an upgrade of its customer relationship management (CRM) application, StreetSmart. StreetSmart’s CRM is designed for small businesses on tight budgets. StreetSmart’s CRM offers small businesses across all industries the tools that management and sales professionals need to track leads and customers.Read more...


Tenable releases Nessus 3.2 security scanner

Mar 13 -- Tenable Network Security Inc., a provider of unified security monitoring and vendor of the Nessus vulnerability scanner, announced Wednesday that it has released Nessus version 3.2 for general availability. Tenable's Nessus vulnerability scanner, is an active scanner, which features high speed discovery, configuration auditing, asset profiling, sensitive data discovery and vulnerability analysis of security posture. Read more...


Idera announces security solution for Microsoft Dynamics

Mar 13 -- Idera, a provider of management and administration solutions for Microsoft SQL Server environments, announced Tuesday SQLsafe for Microsoft Dynamics, which provides a secure, encrypted backup solution for all types of Microsoft Dynamics data. SQLsafe for Microsoft Dynamics helps companies prevent the loss of business-critical data, meet audit and compliance requirements for data protection and backup, minimize downtime, and recover quickly in the event of a software or hardware failure. Read more..


Packeteer introduces compact WAN optimization appliance

Mar 11 — Packeteer recently introduced its PacketShaper 900 (PS900) appliance, the industry’s smallest, says Packeteer, most feature rich WAN Optimization appliance for visibility, control, compression and acceleration of application traffic in space- and power-constrained locations. Suitable applications include government, military and retail environments. Read more...


BakBone’s backup solution implemented by Cancer Research UK

Mar 11 — BakBone Software was selected by Cancer Research UK to provide data backup. The implementation, says BakBone, has dramatically improved storage administration and data protection levels by consolidating 40TB of data with BakBone’s NetVault: Backup .Read more...


AccessFlow and Pillar Data partner to provide virtualized solution for California casino

Mar 11 — AccessFlow, Inc. and Pillar Data Systems recently partnered together to provide a storage and server platform for virtualizing the production and disaster recovery facilities for the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in California. Read more...


Sonasoft releases upgraded protection solution for virtualized servers

Mar 11 — Sonasoft Corp. recently released its new version of SonaSafe solution that provides unique features for protecting Microsoft Exchange and SQL servers in a virtual environment. SonaSafe supports several scenarios to protect virtual servers with minimal footprint on these servers. Read more...


Int’l News: Applied Security introduces file encryption solution

Mar 11 — Applied Security recently launched its new fideAS enterprise file and folder encryption solution in the UK to protect and secure access to sensitive data on fileservers, desktops and laptops by encrypting all the files and folders on the disk drives. Read more...

 



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