Replace Traditional Passwords with Multifactor Authentication
Saflink announced Saflink EntryPoint 2.0, an information security solution that enables small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs)
to replace standard password-based Active Directory (AD) log-on processes with a dedicated security appliance, client software, and USB tokens. Saflink also released two complementary products to EntryPoint 2.0—EP-Biometric and EP-Connect. EP Biometric replaces Windows passwords with multifactor authentication and EP-Connect lets remote workers gain secure access to your
company's VPN and Outlook Web Access (OWA). For more information,
contact Saflink.
www.saflink.com, 800-388-4674
Keep Your Offsite Workers Flexible and Mobile
DataViz announced updates to its mobile office suite for the Palm OS platform, Documents To Go 9.0, which lets your mobile users
create, view, and edit Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on Palm OS mobile devices. Documents To Go has replaced
its DocSync Technology—which requires wired synchronization between PCs and mobile devices to retain complex file formatting
when a user views or edits files on a mobile device—with InTact Technology. This new technology retains original file formatting
when you edit and email Office files on your mobile device and doesn't require synchronization with your office PC. You can edit and
email files from your mobile device in confidence that the formatting of the original document hasn't
changed. The software also features an integrated file explorer that lets you browse files on your device
or an expansion card. For a complete list of Documents To Go pricing options, visit DataViz's Web site.
www.dataviz.com, 203-874-0085
Experience the Benefits of Going Virtual
DataCore Software announced the addition of SANMelody Virtual Infrastructure Foundation to
its SANMelody family of products, which convert PC servers into expansion disk servers. Virtual
Infrastructure Foundation lets entry-level users and small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs) enjoy
the benefits of virtualization by leveraging existing Ethernet and IP/LAN network interconnections
to optimize storage space and automate capacity utilization across servers. The product is hardware-independent and lets you
consolidate and manage as much as 3TB of storage. Virtual Infrastructure Foundation costs $948.
www.datacore.com, 954-377-6000, 877-780-5111
Product Spotlight
Canary in a Coal Mine
www.neonsoftware.com, 925-283-9771, 800-334-6366
When it comes to rooting out bandwidth problems, Craig Isaacs, president of Neon Software, likes to take the “canary in a coal mine” approach. It's essential to discover such
problems immediately and gather “what” and “where” information because bandwidth is a valuable commodity. When mission-critical devices become overloaded or unavailable,
customer relations, order processing, manufacturing, inventory, and telephone systems can
all go down, resulting in lost productivity and revenue. Neon Software's CyberGauge 7.0 for
Windows helps network administrators monitor and manage Internet bandwidth by automatically creating real-time utilization graphs as well as daily, weekly, and monthly Quality of
Service (QoS) and billing reports. With CyberGauge, companies can monitor and plan bandwidth usage and provide detailed documentation for audits and compliance. The product is priced according to the number of devices it monitors. Isaacs is particularly proud of his
product's Help system, which is extremely dynamic and “actually works!”
Monitor Bandwidth Usage and Network Device Use
Paessler AG announced PRTG Traffic Grapher 6.0, a network
monitoring and bandwidth-usage solution. This Windows- and
Web-based software helps you manage any size network, from
small LANs to larger installations with thousands of sensors,
by providing live readings and long-term usage trends. PRTG
Traffic Grapher's Web 2.0 approach lets you associate tags
with sensors, which the software can then filter according to
the tags. The Event Manager component keeps track of error
messages and notifications for each sensor in your network,
and the latency sensor monitors the network latency of devices
or data lines to find overloaded network devices. PRTG Traffic
Grapher pricing starts at $99.95 for the professional edition
with a 25-sensor license. A freeware edition of the software
with three sensors is available at Paessler's Web site.
www.paessler.com
Simplify Identity and
Access Management
A10 Networks announced firmware updates to its IDsentrie
platform, which simplifies identity and access management
within your network. IDsentrie's IP-address-to-user-identity
(IP-to-ID) service lets you instantly identify users across
your network, eliminating the time-consuming process of
resolving IP addresses to individuals. The Universal Identity
Resolver (UIR) utility lets you connect your existing security, networking, and identity resolution services. Additional
IP-to-ID support has been added in IDsentrie for Windows
NT 4.0 and Novell eDirectory. DHCP and authentication
enhancements let IDsentrie quarantine unauthorized users
until they can be authenticated. Password prompts and
security questions are now offered in English, Chinese,
and Japanese.
www.a10networks.com,
408-325-8668, 888-210-6363
Eliminate Scheduled
Defragmentation
Diskeeper released a new version of its defragmentation
solution, Diskeeper 2007, that features InvisiTasking technology to allow any system maintenance task to run invisibly in the background. This technology automatically and
transparently handles fragmentation as it occurs, providing
a better-running system and eliminating scheduled defragmentation. The software's patented Intelligent File Access
Acceleration Sequencing Technology (I-FASST) 2.0 can
increase file access and creation speed over the speed of
the original system by as much as 80 percent. Diskeeper's
Terabyte Volume Engine 2.0 defrags high-capacity and
high-traffic servers with disk volumes containing hundreds
of thousands to millions of files. Contact Diskeeper for
pricing information.
www.diskeeper.com, 818-771-1600,
800-829-6468
Manage Your Physical and Virtual
Environment from One Console
INSYSTEK announced new Virtualize IT management features that will appear in the 5.0 versions of the company's
systems management solutions. INSYSTEK's Virtualize IT
technology manages complex virtual infrastructures from a
single console, enabling you to discover and map virtual environments, create virtual machines, and track physical and
virtual relationships. The software provides a common UI that
manages VMware VirtualCenter and Windows desktops and
servers. From this unified view, you can control and configure
physical systems and virtual machines and resources. Virtualize IT solutions are also scalable and capable of handling
thousands of servers and virtual machines. The software's
hierarchical management features let you manage at the VirtualCenter, folder, host, or resource pool level.
www.insystek.com, 785-273-4100,
877-467-9783
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