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HARDWARE

Next-Generation PC Card
http://www.expresscard.org, 408-433-2273, office@pcmcia.org

PCMCIA announced ExpressCard, technology that provides the convenience of the PC Card in a smaller form factor. The ExpressCard standard was created by a coalition of system OEMs, card manufacturers, and connector and component manufacturers including Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Lexar Media, Microsoft, SCM Microsystems, and Texas Instruments. ExpressCard technology reduces the complexity of system and card implementations by providing a hot-pluggable card expansion capability that supports thinner laptop designs. The ExpressCard module will be available in two widths: 54mm and 34mm. Both modules are 75mm long and 5mm high. Host systems can provide any combination of slots for either width module. ExpressCard supports USB 2.0 and PCI Express applications. Contact PCMCIA for pricing.

MESSAGING

Learn More About Your Messaging Traffic
http://www.hypersoft.com, 415-835-9496, information@hypersoft.com

Hypersoft Information Systems announced new comparative and interpreting capabilities in its OmniAnalyser 8.0, a solution that provides full metrics for all messaging-traffic, server-availability, and Information Store (IS)–contents statistics in Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Notes. OmniAnalyser 8.0's new capabilities can reduce the time you spend on data comparison and interpretation. The new Smart Reports feature analyzes corporate messaging data and consolidates essential information according to data that it extracts and calculates for a range of reports. Smart graphs pinpoint the parts of the network in which problems are occurring or are about to occur. The software can also provide you with information that identifies major resource consumers and most-delayed mail servers. Contact Hypersoft Information Systems for pricing.

Copy, Search, and Recover Exchange Mailboxes
http://www.ontrack.com, 800-645-3649, sales@ontrack.com

Kroll Ontrack released Ontrack PowerControls 2.0, a mailbox-recovery tool that can restore individual mailboxes, messages, folders, attachments, and other elements from existing Microsoft Exchange Server database (.edb) backup files. PowerControls provides enhanced features for Exchange systems, including enhanced search capabilities, support for Exchange server log files, and ExtractWizard agents that let users restore an online backup to any alternative location. ExtractWizard is designed to work with existing Exchange backup software, such as Computer Associates' (CA's) BrightStor ARCserve, LEGATO Systems' LEGATO NetWorker, VERITAS Software's VERITAS Backup Exec, and NTBackup. Different Ontrack PowerControls 2.0 versions are available with pricing starting at $950 for 100 mailboxes.

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT

FirstDefense-ISR
http://www.raxco.com, 301-527-0803, 800-546-9728

Raxco Software released FirstDefense-Immediate System Recover (ISR), software that can recover a failed system caused by corrupt or infected crucial OS files; renew your system when memory leaks, uninstallations, and temporary files hamper its performance; and recover systems from bad driver or OS upgrades. The system-recovery tool makes a full-system copy. FirstDefense-ISR periodically and transparently takes snapshots of the current state of a user's system and application software. Data-anchoring technology lets users back up applications on a daily or minute-to-minute basis, without requiring the user to create a whole new snapshot of the system. When installing new service packs, you can quickly roll back your system to a prior service pack in the event of a problem with the new one. The software installs without the need to create additional partitions or other modifications to your system.

Joe Abusamra, Raxco Software's vice president of operations, said, "FirstDefense-ISR overcomes the disadvantages common with traditional recovery products by providing immediate, up-to-date system recovery, with little expertise required. Capturing the latest events is a critical part of backup and recovery for workstations and servers, and FirstDefense-ISR provides this protection up to the point of failure."

FirstDefense-ISR runs on Windows 2003/XP/2000 systems. Pricing starts at $49.95 per workstation and $399.95 per server.

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