EMC extends business continuity to AS/400

EMC has introduced EMC CopyPoint software, which allows AS/400 systems to take greater advantage of EMC`s business continuity solutions, EMC TimeFinder and Symmetrix Remote Data Facility.

Lucent first to implement SMON technology across LAN switches family

Lucent Technologies says that a network monitoring application it has implemented in its data networking products has been approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force as a Proposed Standard. This Switch MONitoring (SMON) technology allows enterprise customers to monitor their switched data networks from a single network management console.

Navision Financials tests its MS SQL Server Option

Navision Software, a provider of enterprise business solutions for mid-sized companies, says it has started global testing in more than 20 countries of its new Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Option for Navision Financials.

Nortel introduces next-generation Internet telephony

Nortel Networks has unveiled an Internet telephony strategy for enterprises, which the company says includes the first major milestones that unify the worlds of telephony and data. The initiative includes 11 new products as well as numerous enhancements to classic products.

JBA Integrates ERP and e-Commerce

Knowledge-based solutions take centre stage at Seugi

Today at Seugi, The SAS European User Group, SAS Institute made a series of announcements, all revolving around giving new knowledge to decision-makers. According to Allan Russell, VP of strategy for SAS Institute Europe, Middle East and Africa, the efficiency of standard processes will not suffice as a business driver any longer. Success, said Russell, will be driven "by an organisation`s ability to create and act upon knowledge". In its 17th year, the Seugi in Den Haag has attracted over 3 000 delegates and features over 250 presentations, delivered from both the IT and business point of view.

Veritas storage manager turns storage management into a proactive, policy-driven operation

SAP solution energises utility companies

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor, SAP, says over 560 public and private utility organisations globally, including Eskom, are using the SAP Utilities ERP solution to help streamline operations and improve efficiency.

IQ Business Group, JD Edwards pioneer new ERP business model in SA

The IQ Business Group says it has broken new ground in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) application service provider market in SA. The newly launched company has secured the country`s first enterprise outsourcing (EO) business partnership from JD Edwards locally. The JD Edwards EO business model is a service whereby IQ Business Group clients can lease JD Edwards ERP solutions on a managed outsourcing basis. The applications are delivered over secure network connections to the dedicated IQ Enterprise Outsourcing Solution Centre.

Software Futures develops National Health Knowledge Network

Software Futures has been appointed to assist the Medical Research Council in the development of an application to facilitate access to its health research databases. Referred to as the National Health Knowledge Network, the project is funded by a three-year grant from the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology Innovation Fund.

SCO teams up to define retail industry standards

SCO has teamed up with the Object Management Group and several major retailers to form a Retail Working Group to initiate the process of defining object-oriented standards for development and integration of retail applications for an open architected network computing environment.

Oracle powers eight of the top 10 retail companies

Eight of the top 10 US specialist retailers and general merchandisers, as ranked by Fortune Magazine, use Oracle software to run their businesses.

Veritas Software ranked second in `Dynamic 100`

AST Enterprise Systems Management, a division of the AST Group, says Veritas Software has earned a second place ranking by Forbes ASAP in the software category of the magazine`s annual "Dynamic 100" list of America`s top technology companies. Veritas provides end-to-end storage management solutions.