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Linux Netwosix 1.2 Released

According to the company, Linux Netwosix is a distribution for servers and network-security related jobs. It can also be used for special operations, such as penetration testing, with its collection of security-oriented software and sources. It's a light distribution created to be portable and highly configurable. Linux Netwosix also has a ports system (Nepote) similar to the xBSD systems but more flexible. For more information, visit: http://www.netwosix.org.

Pointsec for Linux Announced

Pointsec announced that it is broadening its endpoint security solutions to encompass Linux. According to the company, Pointsec for Linux enables users to protect their confidential data stored on laptops and desktop computers running Linux. Pointsec's data encryption solutions enable secure deployment of mobile devices. Pointsec can provide automatic encryption and decryption that is transparent to users and does not impede performance or productivity. Pointsec supports major operating system for PCs, PDAs, and smart phones and secures information stored on the mobile devices and on removable memory media with full-disk encryption. Pointsec for Linux will be available in early 2005. For more information, visit: http://www.pointsec.com.

Constant Data Supports 2.4 and 2.6 Linux Distributions

Constant Data announced improved Linux support for its Constant Replicator real-time data replication software solution. According to the company, Constant Replicator for Linux release 4.0 extends Linux coverage by providing support for all 2.4 and 2.6 kernel-based Linux distributions. Examples of supported Linux operating systems include Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS and ES, Debian 3.0, and Novell/SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and 9. For more information, visit: http://www.constantdata.com.

Cluster Resources Introduces Moab Cluster Suite

Cluster Resources, Inc. announced the release of Moab Cluster Suite 4.2 for Mac OS X. According to the company, it is the first release of Cluster Resources' cluster management suite to support the Mac OS X platform and includes: Moab Workload Manager, a policy-based workload management and scheduling engine; Moab Cluster Manager, a graphical cluster administration interface, monitor, and reporting tool; and Moab Access Portal, an end-user job submission and management portal. Moab Cluster Suite 4.2 also supports Linux and Unix-based server platforms and Mac OS X, Linux, Unix, and Windows clients. For more information, visit: http://www.clusterresources.com

BGSoft Announces Network Searcher 3.6

BGSoft announced version 3.6 of its file searching utility. According to the company, Network Searcher 3.6 allows for file searches on local networks (LAN) and customized results reporting, as well as multimedia files recognition for files displayed in search results. Network Searcher utilizes multiple searching processes running simultaneously (threads) to enable network users to search for various types of files and data contained in files based on an extensive set of criteria. For more information, visit: http://www.bgsoft.net.

Wise Solutions Unveils Wise Package Studio 5.5

Wise Solutions (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altiris, Inc.) released Wise Package Studio 5.5. According to the company, Wise Package Studio 5.5 gives systems administrators the ability to quickly assess and test critical software patches prior to deployment. For more information, visit: http://www.wise.com/wps.asp.

Barracuda Announces Spam Firewall 800

Barracuda Networks, Inc. announced the Barracuda Spam Firewall 800, the first carrier-class spam appliance available for large organizations and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). According to the company, the Barracuda Spam Firewall 800 offers the fastest throughput available for an email gateway appliance and is capable of handling spam at a rate of nearly 1.3 million messages per hour.

The Barracuda Spam Firewall 800, which supports 30,000 active users, is designed for large enterprises. The Barracuda Spam Firewall 800 includes several advanced capabilities including redundant hot swap power supplies, RAID 5 disk storage, dual gigabit Ethernet ports, in addition to the features offered with Barracuda Spam Firewall 600. Multiple Barracuda Spam Firewall 800 units can be clustered for greater redundancy and higher capacity.

The Barracuda Spam Firewall 800 is currently available and priced at $17,999 for the appliance and $3,999 per year for subscription to the Energize Update service. For more information, visit: http://www.barracudanetworks.com.

Appro Unveils AMD Opteron-Powered XtremeBlade Solution

Appro recently unveiled its new XtremeBlade solution, which begins shipping in early 2005. According to the company, the Appro XtremeBlade is the next generation blade solution offering Infiniband interfaces to all external data and storage networks. This solution provides added efficiency to large-scale deployments while adding a processor flexibility and scalability. It is also designed for high-availability by offering hot-swappable blades, redundant power supplies and cooling fans, as well as integration of key components such as network switches and centralized management.

The Appro XtremeBlade solution features six sub-racks housing up to 12 blade servers in each sub-rack. An XtremeBlade Cluster can support up to 72 blade servers in a single rack cabinet solution. This solution mixes blade configurations from 2-way, 4-way, and/or 8-way in the same sub-rack clustering infrastructure. Appro XtremeBlade solution also offers a variety of configuration options including Appro DAS/NAS/SAN based storage solutions and a choice of Windows and Linux operating systems. For more information, visit: http://www.appro.com.

NextCom Announces the FlexPCServer Series

NextCom LLC announced its briefcase notebook and mobile server with Single or Dual Xeon to 3.06GHZ (Enterprise Linux and Windows AS). According to the company, the FlexPCServer provides extreme performance computing in a portable form and is a complete server and high performance graphics workstation providing maximum flexibility with up to three internal media bays, flexible external storage options via 160MS/Sec SCSI, Fiber Channel, serial ATA and USB 2.0, including high-capacity drives to 500GB. It can also help you leverage the low cost of the USB 2.0 peripheral market, while sharing files with other Sun workstations, Linux desktop, Solaris 9x86, enterprise operating systems, Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows XP Pro, 2000 Pro, and Windows Server 2003.

For more information, visit: http://www.nextcomputing.com.

Logical Solutions Introduces Global-Link

Logical Solutions announced Global-Link, a new product for the secure transmission of high-resolution video, keyboard, and mouse using TCP/IP. According to the company, Global-Link represents the culmination of a collaboration between Logical Solutions and scientists at Sandia National Laboratory under the Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration's Advanced Simulation and Computing Program (ASC).

Global-Link does not require client/server software, licensing, or non-secure browsers. The Global-Link system consists of an encoder connected to the source computer and a local KVM console, and a decoder that connects to a remote keyboard, mouse, and video display device. The keyboard and mouse at each end may be PS2, USB, or legacy Sun. Video sources may be either DVI (digital) or RGB (analog). The decoder can output either DVI or RGB video, allowing the use of digital flat panel or analog monitors. Patented differencing algorithms are used to send only frame to frame pixel changes in the video. The Global-Link is not operating system dependent and will work with Windows, Linux, Unix, and USB-based Apple Computer environments. Global-Link has 10/100 Base-T and 1,000 Base-T copper network connections and a GBIC slot for fiber optic 1,000 Base-T. For more information, visit: http://www.thinklogical.com.

Trigence Announces Solaris Support

Trigence Corp. announced Trigence AE 2.2 with support for Solaris. According to the company, Trigence AE 2.2 (available in early 2005) is an application virtualization solution that uses a container approach to help data centers achieve high availability and flexible application lifecycle management. Sun Solaris customers using Sun's N1 container approach can add Trigence AE above N1 to provide portability, easy provisioning, and on-demand delivery with Sun's Solaris 10 containers. Customers who intend to remain on Solaris 9 can utilize containerization with Trigence AE while at the same time building a migration route to Solaris 10 when they are ready. Trigence AE will be jointly marketed by Sun and Trigence Corp. For more information, visit: http://www.trigence.com.

Vintela Updates Open-source Development Tools

Vintela announced availability of enhanced versions of OpenSSH and PuTTY for Vintela Authentication Services (VAS). According to the company, both open source projects, which are designed to help Vintela customers create a true single sign-on solution using Active Directory and VAS, are available from Vintela's Resource Central online solution community (http://www.rc.vintela.com).

Combined, OpenSSH for VAS and PuTTY for VAS allows users to establish sessions from Windows-to-Unix, or from Unix-to-Unix using the OpenSSH Remote Secure Shell (SSH). Resource Central provides binary packaging for OpenSSH on Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX platforms. For more information, visit: http://www.vintela.com.

SSH Tectia Supports New Platforms

SSH Communications Security announced that it has added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux V2.1 and V3.0, Solaris 9, Windows 2000, and Windows 2003 Server to its FIPS 140-2 certified encryption module used in its SSH Tectia client/server solution. According to the company, these added platforms make SSH Tectia the leading heterogeneous FIPS supported Secure Shell solution. For more information, visit: http://www.ssh.com.

Digi Introduces Digi One IAP

Digi International introduced an enhanced Digi One IAP industrial device server. According to the company, this new release is the industry's first truly interoperable device server featuring industrial protocol bridging. Protocol bridging enables industrial Ethernet and serial protocols to transparently intercommunicate. MODBUS, Allen Bradley, and ASCII devices such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), drives, bar code readers, scales, and RFID devices, can now be integrated. The enhanced Digi One IAP also features 64 socket connections. For more information, visit: http://www.digi.com.