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TCP/IP acceleration solutions provider Alacritech, Inc. announced that iSCSI initiators using Alacritech server adapters are part of the IP storage solutions being demonstrated by Cisco Systems, Inc. and Falconstor, Inc. in the iSCSI Emerging Technologies Demo Lab at Storage Networking Larry Boucher, CEO of Alacritech, said, “iSCSI demonstrations by Cisco and FalconStor reinforce the benefits […]

News Release NuGenesis. Technologies Corporation, the market leader in Scientific Data Management Systems (SDMS), today announced the release of NuGenesis Scientific Data Management System (SDMS) 5.0, a web-enabled version of its proven technology for the management of electronic laboratory data. The software suite is designed to electronically assist the laboratory environment in information collection, storage […]

Online customer relationship management (CRM) company, Salesforce.com, Monday said it is opening offices in Dublin, Ireland and Tokyo, Japan as part of its global services strategy. The San Francisco-based company offers an online place for a company’s Sales, Marketing, and Support division to manage and share comprehensive customer information. As part of the global expansion, […]

Local Internet design shop ZAAZ brought home two awards from the 2001 Summit Creative Awards, a worldwide competition with more than 3,000 entries. ZAAZ won the Summit Silver Award in the non-profit/government category for its work for the Corporate Council for the Arts, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for local arts groups. The local […]

SINGAPORE — The Internet revolution has brought about, among other recognized financial benefits and lifestyle changes, the second wave of e-business and the broadband era, which Steve Wood, Asia Pacific vice-president of Nortel Networks’ Content Networking Business Unit, dubs as one of the most exciting developments that unleashes the value of the high-performance Internet. Speaking […]

SINGAPORE — Why has the adoption of the ASP model been slower than expected? Why aren’t organizations embracing a model that allows reduced implementation risk, more predictable costs and higher reliability? Already, the ASP market size seems to be tracking to the more conservative estimate by IDC of US$7.8 billion by 2004, rather than the […]

SYDNEY — Kalgoorlie-based resources explorer Defiance Mining has undergone a career shift into the health industry, after acquiring Sydney IT specialist Medical Monitors as part of a broader plan to bring health care to homes. Defiance, which will change its name to Medical Monitors, has celebrated its formation by cementing a deal with US blood […]

NEW ZEALAND — TMT Ventures, offering cash for new growth businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in Australasia has commitment for $85 million in venture capital. Telecom initiated TMT Ventures last year and has since introduced venture capital and technology sector investors including Lucent and Marconi, fund manager AXA, utilities company Rotorua Energy […]

SOUTH AFRICA — Increasingly, e-players are striving to take advantage of the Internet’s global reach but many are finding that the reliability, performance and security of international networks aren’t up to scratch, hindering their efforts to deal with buyers and suppliers online. Players from highly developed nations are finding that expanding e-business into the developing […]

OmniSky, the San Francisco-based provider of wireless e-mail and Internet services for mobile devices, says it has deepened the capabilities of its wireless e-mail system via a partnership just announced with ThinAirApps, Inc. The alliance lets OmniSky offer its subscribers secure access to enterprise e-mail systems including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, Novell GroupWise, POP3 and […]

LONDON — Jupiter MMXI has released details of current broadband penetration across Europe and forecast which are the countries most likely to take up the broadband offer. The research company considers that pan-European take-up will be relatively pedestrian, owing to pricing, low customer demand and a lack of competition among broadband operators. At the moment, […]

Jakob Nielsen isn’t one to beat around the bush. When he examines a Web site, no matter how many bells and whistles it offers, if it doesn’t provide a compelling user experience, he will let you know — and if you want to succeed you better listen. This reigning king of usability is Principal and […]