Virtualization
Management:
Embotics Announces
V-Commander 2.0
IT pros who deploy virtualization solutions
often find themselves managing
the virtual sprawl that ensues. To assist
in that task, Embotics’ V-Commander
2.0 provides lifecycle and administrative
management for VMs. The updated
software offers enhanced reporting
capabilities (including custom reports),
improved policy options, and streamlined
deployment and configuration.
For more information, contact Embotics
at 613-599-0494 or go to www.embotics.com.
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Diagnose
SharePoint
Application
Errors
To help SharePoint
administrators
manage and
troubleshoot their
environments,
AVIcode introduced
the AVIcode
SharePoint
2007 Application
Management Pack, which lets Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager 2007
detect problems related to custom Share-
Point applications and ensure that the
server and connected components are
operating properly.
The management
pack analyzes
the root cause of
application errors
and correlates
them with key
performance counters,
providing a
diagnostic view of
SharePoint application
behavior and
enabling rapid
problem resolution.
For more information,
contact AVIcode at 443-543-0030 or
visit www.avicode.com.
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Archive to the Cloud
Nowhere is Software as a Service (SaaS)
as readily accepted as it is in the area of
email archiving. To the SaaS email solutions
it’s been offering since 1998, LiveOffice
has added LiveOffice Mail Archive. This
service provides email archiving to businesses
of all sizes that need the benefits of
archiving and e-discovery but don’t have
the resources for a robust in-house solution.
Mail Archive can help IT staff reduce
storage costs, minimize Help desk calls,
and eliminate the need for PSTs. The service
is available for a flat monthly rate of $8
per mailbox. For more information, contact
LiveOffice at 800-251-3863 or go to www.liveoffice.com.
Compass Platform
Incorporates IPsec
Expand Networks’ Compass platform now
integrates standards-based IPsec on all IP
traffic. One of the strongest encryption
solutions available, IPsec ensures data
integrity and authentication between
offices. Integrating IPsec into Compass lets
Expand Networks offer complete VPN data
protection. Compass supports Advanced
Encryption Standard-128 (AES-128),
AES-191, and AES-256 encryption standards.
For more information, contact
Expand Networks at 888-892-1250 or go to
www.expand.com.
Seanodes Unveils Exanodes Virtual
Machine Edition
Server storage virtualization vendor Seanodes
has announced Exanodes Virtual
Machine (VM) Edition, a new product that
lets IT pros consolidate OS and application
storage onto a virtual SAN. VM Edition integrates
with existing server virtualization
solutions and can leverage virtualization
technology to convert DAS into NAS.
Exanodes VM Edition starts at $500 per terabyte and is available now. To learn
more, contact Seanodes at 866-580-5515
or visit www.seanodes.com.
Large Software Updates
PC Tune-Up
Large Software’s PC Tune-Up software is
now compatible with the latest Windows
service packs, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows
XP SP3. PC Tune-Up provides system
and registry scanning, backup, and repair;
registry defragmentation; and optimization
tools to clean and speed up clogged or
sluggish PCs. For more information, contact
Large Software at 619-990-3830 or visit
www.largesoftware.com.
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Image Editing Tool
Becomes Freeware
SibCode has released Sib Icon Editor 4.0,
an image editing tool that inhabits the
niche between Paint and Adobe Photoshop.
The new version is offered under a
freeware license. Sib Icon supports 16- and
256-color images and provides alphachannel
support for 32-bit graphics to create
images with no jagged edges. Tools for
smoothing, inverting, and colorizing images
are also available, in addition to the typical
pen, spray, brush, and bucket tools. Icon
Editor can save images in .ico, .icpr, .bmp,
.jpeg, and .png formats and can convert
Mac icons into Windows format. To learn
more, contact SibCode at support@sibcode.com or visit www.free-icon-editor.com.
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Protect IIS from Attack
The latest version of Privacyware’s
ThreatSentry, a web application firewall
and intrusion-prevention solution for
Microsoft IIS, bumps up protection against
SQL-injection, cross-site–scripting, and
other types of web application and database
attacks. ThreatSentry detects and
blocks known and new attacks, as well
as unwanted web application traffic. The
product also aids compliance with Section
6.6 of the Payment Card Industry Data
Security Standard. For more information,
contact Privacyware at 732-212-8110 or
visit www.privacyware.com.
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Open-E Announces
VMware Certification
Storage management software provider
Open-E has announced that its Data Storage
Server (DSS) IP-storage OS has been
certified to work with VMware ESX Server
3.5. According to Open-E, DSS is an “all-inone,
fourth generation operating system
software solution for centralized IP-storage
management, combining full NAS and iSCSI
SAN functionality.” For more information,
call 770-881-7680 or visit www.open-e.com.
The Complete Guide to
Windows Server 2008
Continuing its Microsoft Technology
Series, Addison-Wesley Professional
plans to release The Complete Guide
to Windows Server 2008 by the end
of September. Author and Windows
IT Pro contributing editor John Savill
covers Server 2008 deployment planning,
implementation, and management
and highlights the OS’s new
features, including Server Core and
Hyper-V. Based on the Server 2008
final release code, the book devotes
an entire chapter to troubleshooting
Server 2008 and Windows Vista environments;
a “how to” index helps readers locate answers to commonly asked questions.
The Complete Guide to Windows Server 2008 can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com
and other major bookstores.
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