Three new NT Server tools from Simac

Dutch-based Simac Software has announced three new system management tools for Windows NT Server networks: the free monitoring tool FREEping, the user and server management tool Network ServaNT, and a new version of the disk quota management tool SpaceGuard. [Local rep: Server Tools]

Macola expands commitment to education

Court denies motions in PowerQuest suit

The US District Court in Utah has denied four motions by software developers Quarterdeck and V Communications in the patent infringement suit brought against them by PowerQuest of Utah. [Local rep: Server Tools]

StorageTek, Excalibur in multi-million agreement

Excalibur Technologies, knowledge retrieval and media asset management solutions provider, and StorageTek have announced a multi-million dollar which gives StorageTek immediate rights to bundle Excalibur`s search and retrieval products with its own network storage products. [Local rep: MGX]

Data General offers Scorpion DAT Drives in AViiON Servers

DAT tape drives manufacturer, Seagate Technology, has announced that Data General has qualified the Seagate Scorpion 24 as a backup solution in the company`s AViiON line of servers.

HP, Red Brick ace POPS test

Hewlett-Packard and Red Brick have announced their "strongest benchmark results ever" in a proof-of-performance and scalability (POPS) test - a simulation of a real-world retail environment. [Local rep: Software Futures]

Macola in joint marketing agreement with IBM

Macola, a business software company, has entered into a new marketing agreement with IBM, aimed at small- and mid-size businesses. The deal will see Macola linking its brand to the new international initiative of the IBM Netfinity ServerProven solutions program.

Informix chooses Primergy servers

Informix has selected Siemens Primergy Server as the Solaris Intel reference system to be used by independent software vendors to certify and test according to Informix-specified guidelines.

CTI takes centre stage at seminar

Voicematix, Buwa Computer Telephony and Microsoft hosted a Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) Industry Solutions Seminar at three venues around the country last week to show how CTI solutions can address productivity, customer service and call centre challenges.

Sun flooded with more than 10,000 requests in first week of free Solaris licensing program

Sun Microsystems said that during the first week of its Free Solaris Program, it received more than 10 000 requests for licences for its Internet, Java and enterprise development platform. Through the Sun Developer Connection program, developers, academics and Solaris enthusiasts worldwide can receive a licence for the latest version of the Solaris operating environment for non-commercial use on Intel-based PCs or SPARC workstations. According to the company, it also enrolled 18 000 new members in the Sun Developer Connection since the Free Solaris Program began.

Unisys, NeuralTech provide dispute resolution solution

Unisys and NeuralTech have joined forces to provide US-based Equifax Card Services with an intelligent automated solution for dispute resolution.

Sun achieves one-millionth UltraSPARC milestone

Sun Microsystems said its Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have shipped systems containing the one-millionth UltraSPARC microprocessor. This achievement occurred in just over three years, said the company, and represents one of the shortest amounts of time any enterprise-class microprocessor architecture has reached this milestone.