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IT Weekly Roundup, July 31
From the business wires this week: event log auditors, voice and instant messaging tools, and more ways to fight spam, viruses and security loopholes.
From the business wires this week: event log auditors, voice and instant
messaging tools, and more ways to fight spam, viruses and security loopholes.
Dorian Software Creations' Event Analyst 3.5 has been enhanced
with faster reporting of Microsoft Access and ODBC database servers and an Event
Research Window, plus dozens of filters for sifting through event logs, including:
Failed Directory Service Access Attempts; Successful Directory Service Access
Attempts; and Active Directory Logon Failures. http://www.doriansoftware.com/
EventTracker 4.5 sports a brand-new user interface, support for event
logs in several formats (IIS, IISW3C, IISMSID, NCSA, BIN, URLSCAN, HTTPERR,
EVT, and Delineated TEXT); administrative system security to centralize change
management; and detection of USB or media insert/removal. http://www.EventLogManager.com/
CyberGauge 6.0, bandwidth monitoring software from
Neon Software,
can now be configured to run as a Windows Service. The new version also includes
flexible, configurable alerts and on-the-fly reporting. Prices range from $295
for five devices to $2,100 for 100 monitored devices.
http://www.neon.com/CGwin.html
DYS Analytics has upgraded its CONTROL! 4.2 family of messaging
and collaboration software with major enhancements such as IM chat logging and
alerting, more e-mail trending analysis reports, automated end-user alerting
and an optimized Web interface. http://www.dysanalytics.com
Repartee LX 8.1, a unified messaging solution from Active Voice,
adds fax capabilities, customizable ordering options, a Web-based configuration
and management console for remote admin and support for Intel and a Dell platforms.
http://www.activevoice.com
Executive Software's Diskeeper Administrator has improved Active
Directory integration, expanded centralized network control, detailed reports
and automatic alerts for disks running out of space or becoming corrupted. http://www.executive.com/diskeeper/
SPAMfighter has released a version of its anti-spam utility for Exchange
that's now available stateside. SPAMfighter Exchange Module uses a proprietary
filtering engine that sends messages deemed suspicious to the company's servers,
where the message is matched against a database of users; $190. http://www.spamfighter.com
SecureOL has released VE2, a new antivirus tool that uses what
the company calls "security by virtualization," isolating potential
malware onto a virtual computer for analysis and clean-up. SecureOL plans to
release a home version, VEHome, and an enterprise version it calls EVE
in the coming months. http://www.secureol.com
Digital Labs has released WiSSH, secure remote access technology
that supports Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol and the open-source SSH protocol
in a lightweight client. It's $79.95, with volume discounts available. http://www.wissh.com
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Event Analyst 3.5 from Dorian Software
has been enhanced with dozens of customizable event log reporting. (Click
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SonicWALL introduced three additions to its TZ 170 Series of secure
gateway appliances. Among dozens of improvements, key features of the TZ
170 SP, TZ 170 Wireless and TZ 170 SP Wireless products include:
enforced IPSec encryption and intrusion prevention on the wireless LAN; suite
of security services for multi-layer security; integrated 802.11b/g wireless
LAN connectivity; wireless intrusion detection services; integrated V.92 modem
for automated failover and failback technologies in the SP models; and system-on-a-chip
technology that delivers 90Mbps of stateful packet inspection firewall and 30+
Mbps 3DES and AES. TZ 170 Wireless starts at $895; TZ 170 SP is $695. http://www.sonicwall.com
Sunbelt Software released a major upgrade of its Sunbelt Network
Security Inspector. Version 1.5 includes support for popular Linux systems,
IP-based scanning, port and Windows service scanning, vulnerability searching
and new configuration and scanning wizards. SNSI is $1,495 per administrator
with unlimited machines. http://www.sunbelt-software.com/
Network Instruments's Advanced Expert Probe is specifically
designed to perform packet capture and decodes, as well as vital Expert Analysis
at the probe level. It has remote monitoring capabilities, for obtaining real-time
statistics and packet capture data from remote networks. It's $2,895. http://www.networkinstruments.com
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SoapBox Server 2004 includes an MMC
that allows for centralized administration of all users and services.
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Winfessor has released SoapBox Server 2004 Standard Edition,
a .NET-based collaboration tool for XMPP. It includes an MMC for remote, centralized
administration, built-in policy admin tools, server usage and monitoring reporting
tools and message archiving. SoapBox Server integrates with Active Directory,
NT LAN Manager, Novell eDirectory LDAP and Sun ONE Directory Server to provide
single sign-on. http://www.winfessor.com/
Microsoft Corp. now makes available Office 2003 Service Pack 1
on its Web site. New features: improved security, stability and reliability;
more support for InfoPath developers using managed code, digital signatures
and enhanced form sharing via e-mail; richer OneNote integration with Office
2003 editions and mobile devices; greater spam control in Outlook; and an Access
Conversion Toolkit for streamlining upgrades. http://www.microsoft.com/office/
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