Product previews

Jabber unveils IM appliance

Jabber is shipping a plug-and-play appliance that allows SMBs and enterprise workgroups to set up secure instant messaging in about 15 minutes. The JabberNow appliance is based on the Jabber XCP (Extensible Communications Platform) for enterprises. JabberNow is natively interoperable with any other XMPP (Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol) server and works with any XMPP client. The appliance also ships with a Macromedia Flash-based Jabber client and can be configured to work with AOL’s AIM network. Other add-on features include message archiving and LDAP integration. The appliance supports as many as 1,000 users. Pricing starts at $2,495 for 25 users.

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CollabNet bolsters collaborative development CollabNet this week is introducing CollabNet Enterprise Edition 4.0, which adds application lifecycle management to the company’s hosted service for collaborative application development. The lifecycle management component features stages for requirements definition, design, code and build, testing, deployment, and support. Integration with third-party tools is also available. The service is priced at $175 per developer per month. CollabNet Enterprise Edition 4.0 CollabNet

Sybase preps major database software revision Sybase in mid-September will release a significant overhaul of ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) 15, its database software. The update adds a new on-disk encryption system intended to protect data without requiring application modifications. It also includes a permission-based security system for encryption keys, providing them only to designated users. Another key feature in ASE 15 is a new query-processing engine intended to lower users’ operating costs and improve performance. ASE 15’s new engine is designed to handle the performance demands of mixed workload environments running both online transaction processing and decision support systems applications. ASE 15 Sybase

Critical Path stops e-mail attacks at network gateway Critical Path has released Memova Anti-Abuse Appliance Version 2.0, designed to stop spam, viruses, and denial-of-service and phishing attacks at the network gateway. Version 2.0 adds SPF (Sender Policy Framework) authentication, new anti-spam capabilities, and improved administrative controls. The Memova Anti-Abuse Appliance enables service providers to check the validity of e-mail sender addresses using the SPF Classic standard. The anti-spam features in Version 2.0 slow the processing of messages from potential spam sources, preventing spammers from quickly delivering high volumes of spam. Memova Anti-Abuse Appliance 2.0 Critical Path