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Avax Releases Avax FS200 Storage Bridge
Avax International announced the availability of a high-performance,
rack-mountable fibre-SCSI bridge with a suggested list price of
under $4,000. According to the company, the Avax FS200 Storage Bridge
allows data transfers between Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks
(FC SANs) and SCSI devices. The FS200 has a single 2-Gigabit Fibre
Channel port to connect to point-to-point, arbitrated loop, or switched
fabric topologies. Small Form Factor Plugable (STP) transceiver
support includes copper, multi mode, and single mode optical fibre
for distance of up to 10 kilometers. The two SCSI buses are LVD/SE,
with automatic negotiation for Fast, Narrow, Wide, Ultra Wide Ultra
1, and Ultra 160 SCSI.
For more information, visit: http://www.avax.com.
Xandros Introduces Xandros Business Desktop and OS
Xandros recently Xandros Business Desktop and Operating System
(OS). According to the company, the Xandros Business Desktop OS
comes standard with features that include: authentication against
Windows Primary Domain Controllers (PDC) and Active Directory servers;
execution of domain controller user profile and group policy logon
scripts; running MS Office and other key Windows programs; StarOffice
7 with full commercial support; seamlessly sharing files on Windows
networks; single-click updates via Xandros Networks, and more.
For more information, visit: http://www.xandros.com.
21st Century Software Announces VFI/X
21st Century Software announced availability of VFI/X (Vital File
Identifier for Distributed Systems), an addition to its DR/VFI product
family. According to the company, VFI/X provides the same quality
and features of the mainframe versions, but optimized to support
distributed platforms. The DR/VFI product family protects business
data by providing automatic identification, backup, and recovery
of mission critical files.
VFI/X release 1.0 supports Sun Solaris 8 and above (SPARC 32/64
and x86 platforms). HP UX, Linux, IBM AIX, and Microsoft Windows
NT/200x/XP versions will be released over the next few months. For
more information, visit: http://www.21stcenturysoftware.com.
Interloci Adds Scripting Function to NetworksAOK
Interloci Network Management has added new functionality to its
integrated network management device, NetworksAOK. According to
the company, NetworksAOK's new scripting feature can help network
managers proactively define and fix network problems, and it is
available at no additional cost to existing users and new customers.
NetworksAOK supports scripts written in Perl and shell scripts,
such as Bourne, Korn, C, and other Unix/Linux-supported languages.
For more information, visit: http://www.interloci.com.
Guardian Digital Unveils CAPE Technology
Guardian Digital announced Content and Policy Enforcement (CAPE)
technology, an open source software system for securing enterprise
email operations. According to the company, Content and Policy Enforcement
(CAPE) technology powers the email security operations of Secure
Mail Suite v3.0, the company's enterprise email and productivity
platform. The multi-layered design and integrated security features
help protect users from email threats malicious code, unsolicited
email, viruses, inappropriate content, and more.
For more information, visit: http://guardiandigital.com.
Fastora Introduces DAS Servers
Fastora announced its new line of DAS servers for the enterprise
and small-to-medium business markets. According to the company,
the Fastora DAS Series extends the capacity of existing network
servers to protect, maximize, and scale with the data needs of any
business. Fastora's new DAS Series directly connects to an existing
server for instant, high performance storage without having to replace
or upgrade existing hard drives. The DAS devices feature a SCSI
interface and can utilize Serial ATA (SATA) and SCSI hard drives,
supporting RAID 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 30, 50, 6, and JBOD. The DAS Series
also offers hot-swappable hard disks, power supply, fan, and I/O
modules. The direct-attached series is compatible with Windows,
Novell, Apple, Unix, and Linux networks.
For more information, visit: http://www.fastora.com.
Tsunami Research Announces HiveCreator 2.0
Tsunami Research, Inc. announced HiveCreator 2.0. According to
the company, HiveCreator 2.0 offers support for the Linux operating
system and enhanced overall system performance. HiveCreator, the
first Hive computing solution, can help reduce the cost, time, and
complexity associated with developing, deploying, and maintaining
transactional and service-oriented applications. By linking groups
of dedicated commodity-class computers into a self-healing, self-organizing,
and self-managing application fabric, HiveCreator can help enterprises
deploy their mission-critical applications in a reliable and scalable
manner, with less expensive than traditional approaches.
HiveCreator customers can now choose between the Linux, Microsoft
Windows, and FreeBSD operating systems when building a Hive. For
more information, visit: http://www.tsunamiresearch.com.
CrossTec Releases NetOp Remote Control
CrossTec announced NetOp Remote Control, which, according to the
company, includes support for RSA SecureID authentication and authorization
via NetOp's Security Server. NetOp also added Directory Service
authentication and authorization via the NetOp Security Server to
verify a NetOp Guest and provides roles against a Directory Service
using LDAP for all Windows 32-bit modules plus Linux, Mac OS X,
Solaris, and Windows CE Hosts.
For more information, visit: http://www.CrossTecCorp.com.
Creative Science Systems Introduces NetZyme Enterprise Version
6
Creative Science Systems, Inc. announced the latest version of
NetZyme Enterprise Version 6. According to the company, NetZyme
Enterprise is an integration middleware that integrates systems
across platforms, protocols, and programming languages. NetZyme
Enterprise can be operated on any version of Windows, any flavor
of Unix and Linux, and mainframes.
NetZyme Enterprise can help resolve the problem of real time convergence
of data between hardware, software, communication paradigms, as
well as mobile and embedded devices. NetZyme Enterprise fits into
approximately 1 MB of space and provides interoperability between
all versions of Java and ANSI C languages. NetZyme is a platform
independent, enterprise-grade, integration middleware now supporting
Mac OS 10 (both in Java and C/C++), QUALLCOMM's BREW system, UMB
(Universal Messaging Bus), Web services, SSL/TLS, Palm OS, Microsoft
Pocket PC, and other PDA platforms.
For more information, visit: http://www.creativescience.com.
Novell Unveils SUSE LINUX 9.1
Novell unveiled SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal and SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional,
which are based on the 2.6 kernel. According to the company, SUSE
LINUX 9.1 helps customers take advantage of Linux on both 32- and
64-bit platforms, and includes the latest GNOME and KDE desktop
interfaces.
SUSE LINUX 9.1 Personal and Professional include a range of applications
including Internet, email, image, graphics, audio, and video software.
In addition to text processing, spreadsheet, and drawing applications,
the office package OpenOffice.org 1.1 offers a formula editor and
an HTML editor. OpenOffice.org exports PDF files with a mouse click,
supports the import and export of various XML formats, and exports
presentations in flash format. The suggested price of SUSE LINUX
9.1 Personal (two CDs, installation guide, 30 days of installation
support) is $29.95. SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional (five CDs, two double-sided
DVDs, user guide and administration guide, 90 days of installation
support) is $89.95. The update edition of SUSE LINUX 9.1 Professional
is $59.95.
For more information, visit: http://www.suse.com.
PolyServe Releases Matrix Server on Linux
PolyServe announced PolyServe Matrix Server, shared data clustering
software that enables multiple Linux-based servers to function as
a single, easy-to-use, highly available system. According to the
company, it comprises high availability services that increase system
uptime, a true symmetric cluster file system that enables scalable
data sharing, and cluster and storage management capabilities for
managing servers and storage as one. Matrix Server can help reduce
data center infrastructure costs by enabling companies to replace
SMP Unix servers with centrally managed clusters of Intel-based
servers. Such server farms are capable of running enterprise applications
such as Oracle9i Real Application Clusters (RAC), NFS file serving,
email, application, and Web servers.
For more information, visit: http://www.polyserve.com.
Amphus Releases ManageSite
Amphus, Inc. announced its server management software solution,
ManageSite Universal Edition. According to the company, ManageSite
is designed to manage servers running either the Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 or Red Hat Linux operating systems, and supports pedestal,
rack-mounted, and blade servers through a secure Web interface.
ManageSite Universal Edition allows administrators to use a single
Web-based interface to manage all of the disparate servers in the
data center. ManageSite supports virtualization and management of
groups of servers to schedule routine operations and enable upgrades
to these groups of servers without logging into individual servers.
For more information, visit: http://www.amphus.com.
O'Reilly & Associates Releases New Titles
O'Reilly & Associates announced new titles of interest to
Unix systems administrators, including Hardcore Java: Secrets
of the Java Masters, by Robert Simmons, Jr.; Oracle Essentials:
Oracle Database 10g, by Rick Greenwald, Robert Stackowiak, Jonathan
Stern; Linux Pocket Guide: Short, Sweet and Essential, by
Daniel Barrett; Mac OS X Panther for Unix Geeks: Mac and Unix,
Happily Ever After, by Brian Jepson, Ernest E. Rothman; and
Squid: The Definitive Guide: Web Caching with Squid to Get the
Most from Your Internet Connection, by Duane Wessels.
For more information, visit: http://www.oreilly.com.
Prentice Hall Announces Upcoming Titles
Prentice Hall announced upcoming titles of interest to sys admins,
including: Linux Programming by Example: The Fundamentals,
by Arnold Robbins; Service-Oriented Architecture: A Field Guide
to Integrating XML and Web Services, by Thomas Erl; and Advanced
Unix Programming, 2nd Edition, by Marc Rochkind.
For more information, visit: http://www.phptr.com.
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