Networking Infrastructure
Increase Server Utilization
Alacritech's Scalable Network Accelerators (SNAs) and iSCSI Scalable
Network Accelerators (iSNAs) offload TCP processing from Windows Server 2003
and Windows Storage Server 2003, letting those systems use their resources for
application rather than network processing. Alacritech's accelerators allow
network servers to support more users and storage and improve application performance.
The new SNA and iSNA products support Microsoft TCP Chimney Offload technology,
which helps optimize server performance. TCP Chimney Offload is part of the
Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack.
Alacritech has introduced six SNA products—three for the workstation
market (the SEN1500 series) and three for the volume server segment (the SEN1800
series)—plus three new iSNA products (the SES1800 series). You can evaluate
Alacritech's products by visiting the Alacritech Product Evaluation eStore at
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACCT136534/sc.1/.f.
For more information, contact Alacritech at 408-287-9997 or 877-338-7542 or
visit Alacritech's Web site at http://www.alacritech.com
Antispyware
Protect Your Systems Against Spyware
Sunbelt Software's updated CounterSpy Enterprise 2.0 features a hybrid
antispyware scanning and removal engine that combines traditional spyware protection
and antivirus functionality. New scan and remove-on-boot technology detects
and removes deeply embedded malware, and kernel-level active protection provides
real-time signature-, behavioral-, and heuristic-based threat blocking and lets
you prompt users to take action if suspicious behavior is detected. Other improvements
include agent-scanning technology and automatic deployment functionality. A
free trial version of CounterSpy Enterprise is available for download at http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com.
For more information, contact Sunbelt Software at 727-562-0101 or 888-688-8457.
Authentication
Multifactor Authentication for Your Network
BioPassword announced BioPassword Enterprise Edition 3.0, a multifactor
authentication solution for Active Directory (AD) and Citrix environments that
uses biometric technology to authenticate users, not devices. The new version
adds a layer of knowledge-based authentication to increase authentication accuracy
and supports Windows XP Embedded thin clients and Outlook Web Access (OWA).
BioPassword integrates with AD environments without requiring additional hardware
or software. For more information, contact BioPassword at 425-649-1100 or go
to http://www.biopassword.com
Backup/Virtualization
Back Up Data from VMware VMs
The STORServer VCB Appliance uses VMware Consolidated Backup to centralize
the backup of VMware ESX servers on the appliance, eliminating the need to have
backup agents on each virtual or host machine. VMware Consolidated Backup creates
a backup schedule for each virtual machine (VM). The appliance takes a snapshot
of the VM according to the schedule, mounts the snapshot, then performs a full
or incremental backup. Pricing starts at $20,000. Contact STORServer at 719-266-8777
or 888-786-7765 or visit http://www.storserver.com
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Exchange
Protect and Quickly Recover Exchange Server Data
Lucid8 released DigiVault 1.6, an Exchange Server continuous data protection
(CDP) solution that features SingleTouch, a mechanism for rapid recovery of
an Exchange database. DigiVault 1.6 speeds backups by a factor of 10 compared
with earlier versions, and a new wizard-driven procedure makes setup easier.
DigiVault 1.6 supports Exchange 2007, Recovery Storage Groups, and Windows Server
2003 x64. Pricing starts at $695 for 25 mailboxes. For more information, contact
Lucid8 at 425-451-2595 or go to http://www.lucid8.com
Log Management
Search and Alert on Logs from Any Source
LogLogic's open log management and intelligence platform, LogLogic 4.0,
now uses a service-oriented architecture and open API to let users create their
own portals for compliance, risk mitigation, and forensics. The integrated Log
Data Warehouse helps eliminate log silos by collecting and storing logs just
once while allowing them to be shared many times. A Google-like multidimensional
search on data helps accelerate IT forensics and improve compliance insight,
and the Universal Log Processing feature extends reporting, search, and alerting
capability to logs from any source—including homegrown and business applications—
without requiring custom development. Contact LogLogic at 408-215-5900 or 888-347-3883
or go to http://www.loglogic.com
Monitoring and Alerting
Monitor Server Environment Reliability and Performance
Neverfail Group announced an update to its Server Check Optimization
Performance Evaluation (SCOPE) tool, which continuously collects and analyzes
data about your infrastructure's hardware and software configurations, applications
and system logs, and system performance. New features include continuous health
checks and system monitoring of the server pair in a high-availability solution.
SCOPE is available for 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. For more information,
contact Neverfail Group at 512-327-5777 or go to http://www.neverfailgroup.com
Security
Ease Regulatory Compliance
Argent Software has announced updates to several products, including
expanded Rule Sets for BlackBerry servers in Argent Guardian and support for
all versions of Exchange Server in Argent Exchange Monitor. The company has
also increased its network monitoring and compliance capabilities. Argent SNMP
Monitor now includes customizable alerts to help you more quickly identify and
react to network problems. Argent Data Consolidator, Argent Software's solution
for complying with Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act regulations, features Parse Sets to help you convey any type of logical
expression. Each of Argent Software's solutions is managed using a centralized
console. For more information, contact Argent Software at 212-710-0333 or 860-674-1700
or visit http://www.argentsoftware.com
Security
Centrally Manage Peripheral Ports and Connected External Devices
GuardianEdge Technologies' GuardianEdge Device Control gives you a console
for controlling user access to PC ports and the peripherals that are connected
to them. With GuardianEdge Device Control, you can create access control policies
to restrict the transfer of data between computers and removable storage devices
or to block access to removable storage devices altogether. The product provides
audit and alert capabilities for device usage across the organization and can
produce reports that show audit permissions and the devices that are or were
connected to PCs. Contact GuardianEdge at 415-683-2200 or 800-440-0419 or go
to http://www.guardianedge.com
Storage
Reap the Benefits of DAS and iSCSI SAN
Zetera has released a line of NBOD ("networked bunch of disks") storage
solutions for small-to-midsized businesses. Zetera NBOD combines the benefits
of a SAN with the simplicity of DAS, enabling one or more servers to share storage
on NBOD devices while requiring only basic networking skills for storage system
deployment, configuration, and management. NBOD storage solutions are available
in 1U rack-mount ($2,699) and four-bay desktop ($2,199) models. For more information,
visit Zetera's Web site at http://www.zetera.com
SharePoint
Add Charts to SharePoint
Dundas Data Visualization announced Dundas Chart for SharePoint, a data
visualization and charting component for Microsoft SharePoint technologies.
Chart for SharePoint includes Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax) support,
which lets you add interactive features such as tool tips, drill-down, zoom,
and scrolling to charts. In addition to common pie, bar, and column charts,
the product supports many advanced charts, such as box, polar, and radar charts.
A standard license costs $1,999. For more information, contact Dundas Software
at 800-463-1492 or go to http://www.dundas.com
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