Microsoft released Smooth Streaming extension component beta for IIS7. Here is a short description of Smooth Streaming: Smooth Streaming enables affordable adaptive streaming of media to Silverlight clients over HTTP. It dynamically detects current network and local PC conditions, and seamlessly switches the video quality of a media file that a Silverlight player receives. Consumers with high-bandwidth connections can experience... Read More
SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software to more than 88,000 customers worldwide, today announced that it has acquired certain of the assets of Tek-Tools, Inc., a privately-held company with offices in Dallas, TX and Chennai, India, with a combination of cash and stock for up to $42 million. Tek-Tools' Profiler suite of... Read More
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today announced that its web security appliance, WS1000 has been reviewed by Network Testing Labs and received nearly a perfect score across six categories. The most important criteria in the review was the ability to identify and thwart all or virtually all spyware, followed by reporting capabilities, timely alerts, ease- of-... Read More
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today announced the launch of its ES1000 Email Security Appliance, extending its range of IT security hardware solutions. Ideally suited for organisations with less than 1,000 employees, the ES1000 is an intelligent and easy-to-manage email security appliance to block malware, potentially unwanted applications and spam from entering the network via the... Read More
Spam Capture Rate of greater than 99% with Zero False Positives Earns Top Anti-Spam Rating Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland- December xx, 2007 - SpamTitan, a leading producer of email security solutions, today announces that West Coast Labs has awarded the Checkmark Premium Anti-Spam Certification for its VMware email solution. This highest ranking certification further supports SpamTitan's success in providing... Read More
Powerful combination allows PowerShell users to edit and debug scripts, then distribute these scripts to computers and servers in the network TORONTO, CANADA – January 8, 2008 -- Special Operations Software, www.specopssoft.com, a global leader of Group Policy and Windows PowerShell based Systems Management and Security software, today announced the integration of Quest PowerGUI(TM) from Quest Software with Specops Command(TM)... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – July 20, 2010 – Spiceworks™, Inc. today announced the beta release of an updated version of its free IT management software, which includes new capabilities that allow users to automatically backup, compare and restore configurations for networked devices. In addition, the upgraded version of Spiceworks offers a newly tuned network map that enables IT managers to track... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas – April 26, 2010 – Rackspace® Hosting (NYSE: RAX) , the world's leader in hosting and cloud computing, has joined forces with Spiceworks™ to allow small and medium businesses (SMBs) to manage their Rackspace email hosting services through the free Spiceworks social IT management application. The integrated systems simplify the jobs of SMB IT professionals by allowing them... Read More
AUSTIN, Texas - Spiceworks™, Inc. today announced the availability of the fifth generation of its free social IT management software application, which is currently used by more than 1 million IT professionals at small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide. Some of the top new features available in Spiceworks 5.0 include the ability to monitor and manage applications, devices and cloud... Read More
REDMOND, Wash. — March 11, 2010 — According to a recent survey from Microsoft, remote-working programs can benefit employees and employers alike through increased productivity, reduced overhead and happier workers. Sixty percent of respondents to the Microsoft Telework survey — conducted among 3,600 employees in 36 cities nationwide — say they are actually more productive and efficient when working remotely... Read More