Virtualization
Operating System Virtualization
Managing an increasingly virtualized
IT infrastructure is the focus of
Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.0, a
container-based server virtualization
product from Parallels, Inc. According
to the vendor, Virtuozzo Containers
4.0 allows IT pros to partition single
OS installations into scalable virtual
environments called ‘containers’ that
can help optimize the use of available
hardware resources. This latest
release introduces improved backup capabilities, support for Windows
Server 2003 and Red Hat clustering services. Hardware resources can
now be optimized in real time, and
new hardware device forwarding
and device sharing
features have also been
added. For more information,
contact Parallels at
425-282-6400 or visit
www.parallels.com.
Storage/Backup and Recovery
Optimize Key DPM
2007 Tape Archive
Functions
FalconStor Software
announced that it has
successfully tested all its
virtual tape library (VTL) storage solutions with Microsoft System
Center Data Protection Manager
(DPM) 2007. IT storage planners and
architects can now combine DPM
2007 with new and existing heterogeneous
environments by integrating
FalconStor VTL features with multiple
backup applications that share tape
library resources. For more information,
contact FalconStor at 866-669-
3252 or visit www.falconstor.com.
Development
Analyze Source Code
Fortify Software Inc. has released
Fortify SCA 5.0, the latest release of
their source code analysis software.
Designed to help developers find
security issues with the programs that
they develop, Fortify SCA 5.0 also
introduces a number of new features,
ranging from a security rules wizard
to enhanced collaboration functionality
that allows teams of developers to
more easily work together on shared
projects. Fortify SCA 5.0 supports a
variety of programming languages,
including COBOL, JavaScript (Ajax),
PHP, and classic ASP/VB script. For
more information, contact Fortify
Software at 650-358-5600 or visit
www.fortifysoftware.com.
Exchange Security
Protect and Secure Email
Keeping email secure is the focus of
PostGuard, a new hosted email security
service from Sentinare Messaging
Solutions. According to Sentinare,
the PostGuard service screens email
content prior to its arrival at the email
server. Sentinare’s email data center
removes spam, viruses and other
malicious email content, and then
forwards approved email messages to
user inboxes. IT pros can also manually
configure blacklists and whitelists,
which can improve the accuracy of
the service. For more information,
contact Sentinare at info@sentinare
.com, call 877-727-9786, or visit
www.sentinare.com.
Portable Software
Make Work Environments
Portable
Intranet Sdn Bhd has announced
updated versions of their my.encoder,
my.backup, my.shredder, and my.zip
portable software applications. SmarThumb my.encoder protects files with
sophisticated encryption; my.backup
is designed for saving and restoring
files and applications; my.shredder
erases files using a secure method
that makes them difficult to recover;
and my.zip can be used to compress
files to a more manageable size.
SmarThumb applications run on
Windows Vista, Windows XP and
Windows 20000. Pricing begins at
$15.90 for a single license. For more
information, contact SmarThumb at
[email protected] or visit www.smarthumb.com.
Exchange Archiving
Search and Secure Email
for e-discovery
Lucid8 has released DigiScope 2.0,
the latest version of their email e-discovery
search tool for Microsoft
Exchange. Key new features of the
new release include: the ability to
repair .PST and .EDB files; ability to
export selected search results in a
variety of formats; a new physical deduplication
feature that eliminate
redundant search results; and
improved support for native Outlook
email, contact and calendar items.
DigiScope 2.0 also supports
DigiVault 2.0, Lucid8’s forthcoming
Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
product for Microsoft Exchange. For
more information, contact Lucid8 at
425-456-8462 or visit www.lucid8.com.
