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IT Weekly Roundup, June 24
From the business wires this week: a Cisco VPN client for mobile devices, Windows-to-Mac porting software and a USB authentication token.
Apani Networks released new Cisco VPN clients for several popular mobile
computing devices. The
Windows Mobile 2003 VPN Client for Cisco VPN 3000
series allows secure 802.11 and GRPS connections to the Cisco 3000 VPN Gateway
from mobile devices such as the Dell Axim, HP iPaq and Siemen's mobile devices
that use Microsoft Windows operating systems. The supported Microsoft systems
include Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2003 Phone Edition, and Windows
Mobile 2003 SE operating systems. Priced at $50 per client.
http://www.apani.com
CrossWeavers, Inc. announced its software porting solutions will now
include support for Windows-to-Macintosh application porting, made possible
by Apple Computers’ move to Intel chips. The company is known for its
CrossOver and CrossOver Office products which enable Windows apps
to run natively on Linux. http://www.codeweavers.com
Draconis Software released version 2.0 of its RSP server monitoring
and analysis software package. The latest version features a re-designed interface,
built-in knowledge database, remote agent configuration and incident tracking,
and encrypted communications. http://www.dracoware.com
Corriente Networks released Elektron Enterprise Edition, the
enterprise-targeted version of its software for securing Wi-Fi networks. Elektron
Enterprise Edition provides RADIUS authentication services to WPA Enterprise-capable
wireless access points. When deployed on Windows, the software supports user
authentication via Active Directory accounts. Priced at $749.99 for Windows
2000/XP/2003. http://www.corriente.net
Tenrox announced the release of its Tenrox Document Management (Tenrox
DM) SharePoint document management software. Built on the Microsoft Office
SharePoint products and technologies platform, Tenrox DM enables users to create,
manage, view and edit SharePoint and version-controlled documents directly inside
the Tenrox Web interface. Tenrox DM will be available as part of the Tenrox
8.5 release which is scheduled for mid July 2005. http://www.tenrox.com
Investintech.com released version 3.0 of its Able2Extract PDF Converter
offers better Microsoft Excel and Word conversions. http://www.investintech.com
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| Protect yourself against snoops
with RSA SecurID SID800 USB token's range of authentication credentials. |
RSA Security, Inc. released its new USB-enabled RSA SecurID SID800
two-factor authentication token, which enables customers to manage a broad range
of authentication credentials, including one-time passwords, digital certificates
and static passwords. The token's 64KB smart chip is capable of storing up to
seven digital certificates and three sets of password credentials, which can
be used to log on to a Microsoft Windows operating system. http://www.rsasecurity.com