VeriCenter in Computerworld
Enterprise Web hosting vendor VeriCenter Inc., which hosts NASA's Web sites, recently bolstered its infrastructure to meet viewer demand during the shuttle mission, while Web content provider Akamai Technologies Inc. is streaming NASA TV video feeds for users of Real Networks Inc.'s RealPlayer media player.
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Fieldglass in Purchasing Magazine
Services procurement software addresses the issue. "It allows organizations to realize predictable savings and operational value, reduce cost, improve cycle times, and assure compliance with corporate and legal obligations such as Sarbanes-Oxley," says Jai Shekhawat, CEO and a cofounder of Chicago-based Fieldglass, a services procurement software provider.
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OctetString in eWeek
OctetString's VDE 3.0.2 has templates for Computer Associates International Inc.'s eTrust Directory, which we used to simplify access to applications by users. VDE 3.0.2, which shipped in April, is priced at $20,000 to $45,000, depending on server configuration. This update gains templates for Siemens Information and Communication Networks Inc.'s HiPath Security DirX. The updated product supports a wide array of popular directory and database platforms, as well as adapters to access identity information in applications.
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Language Analysis Systems in Bank Systems & Technology
In the first quarter of 2004, Schaumkell researched products to streamline and improve the name-matching process. Among the solution providers was Herndon, Va.-based LAS. Schaumkell visited the company and was provided with a demonstration account of LAS' NameVariationGenerator (NVG) software. He also performed online demonstrations of at least 10 other products, he relates.
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SHARE in Search390
"The most important feature is the encryption enhancement," said Bob Shannon, treasurer of the mainframe user group SHARE and z-team manager at Newton, Mass.-based Rocket Software Inc. "Lost tape horror stories, HIPAA [Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act] and SOX [Sarbanes-Oxley Act] have Corporate America taking encryption very seriously. Businesses are going to take a close look at encrypting all data, and this will give IBM a leg up on the competition."
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