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IT Weekly Roundup, Feb. 18

From the business wires this week: compliance and auditing tools, a security and antitheft tracking solution, and more.

Users of Shavlik Technologies’ security software solutions can now control all these applications through one graphical user interface with the release of NetChk Epicenter. The common command console allows system admins to scan several networks and applications simultaneously, address and fix multiple security issues in the same session, and integrate data among tools. http://www.shavlik.com

Aladdin announced the general availability of its Token Management System (TMS) 1.1 for deploying, provisioning and maintaining eToken user authentication devices. Integrated with Microsoft Active Directory, TMS supports a range of security applications including network logon, VPN, Web access, one-time password authentication, secure e-mail and data encryption. http://www.aladdin.com

Policy Commander from New Boundary Technologies seeks to address the increasingly complex compliance and security issues enterprises face today. Network admins and security personnel can manage instances of non-compliance in real time and apply security policies across any Windows server, desktop or laptop, all from a browser-based console for centralized policy administration. http://www.newboundary.com

New Boundary Policy Commander
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Ensure your organization's computers comply with information security standards with Policy Commander.

Phoenix Technologies and Absolute Software have partnered to deliver a platform that secures PCs from boot to loot that deters theft and loss of remote computers. Phoenix’s TrustedCore Core System software secures the PC’s operation system before it boots while Computrace Computer Theft and Secure Asset Tracking solutions from Absolute enables tracking of stolen computers even if the hard drive has been reformatted, as well as the ability to delete computer data remotely. If the computer can’t be recovered within 60 days, Absolute provides up to $1,000 in reimbursement. http://www.phoenix.com, http://www.absolute.com

Recover files lost or corrupted by human or computer error with the disk-based backup solution EzOpenBackup Plus! v1.3 for Windows 2000/XP/2003, from XLink Technology. The backup program caters specifically to users of Microsoft Office and Visual Studio, and features the ability to save changed files between scheduled backups, undo overwritten files, recover deleted files not protected by Windows Recycle Bin, and back up to multiple local or remote locations. EzOpenBackup Plus! retails for $59.99. http://www.xlink.com

Keep tabs on hardware and software license compliance across an organization with INSYSTEK’s Inventory Manager 3.9. The scalable auditing solution provides information on hardware and software configurations on Windows systems. http://www.insystek.com

INSYSTEK Inventory Manager 3.9
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Inventory Manager 3.9 leverages Microsoft SQL and MSDE database services to inventory a bevy of hardware and software reports.

Crossbeam Systems Inc. released a new application processing module for its X-Series security switches. Capable of delivering 4Gbps of firewall performance per module and up to 8Gbps of intrusion prevention and internal network security performance, the APM-8400 features dual Intel Xeon processors specifically designed for security and communications applications, and includes options for additional memory and 3DES encryption. http://www.crossbeamsystems.com

Entrust is adding several delivery methods to its Entelligence Messaging Server, a secure e-mail gateway appliance. Among the new additions include support for S/MIME and PGP, enhanced Web mail capabilities, and integration with Adobe LifeCycle Policy Server, which allows for conversion of e-mail to policy-protected .PDF documents. PGP and Web mail functionality will be available this summer, with the Adobe integration available later this year. http://www.entrust.com

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