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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
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
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