Business Objects Positioned in the Leader Quadrant in Business Intelligence Platform Magic Quadrant.
Business Objects, the world's leading provider of business intelligence (BI) solutions, announced that it has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant in the most recent Gartner Business Intelligence Platform Magic Quadrant, published this week. According to Gartner, "leaders" are vendors who are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.
Business Objects continues to strengthen its position with the recent launch of Business Objects XI Release 2. Significant enhancements and new capabilities in Business Objects XI Release 2 deliver improved simplicity for end users, trusted information across the enterprise, and the ability to standardize on a single BI platform. In addition, Business Objects also unveiled Business Objects Intelligent Question, a groundbreaking innovation that allows anyone to intuitively ask business questions and receive the correct answers, without the need to build a query or know the underlying systems or data.
Customers around the world continually praise Business Objects for its innovative technology and clear vision for the future of business intelligence. AstraZeneca is one example of a customer that is excited about Business Objects XI Release 2 and Intelligent Question.
More information at: www.gartner.com
Intel Outlines Software Programs for Apple Developers to Boost Multicore, Threaded Application Design.
New Intel Tools to Help Apple Developers Maximize Application Performance
Intel Corporation announced new software development tools and resources through its Intel Software Network. These tools and resources will help Apple developers take advantage of Intel Core Duo processor technologies to maximize application performance on the new Intel-based Mac platforms.
The special beta versions of the Intel Fortran Compiler, Intel C++ Compiler, Intel Math Kernel Library and Intel Integrated Performance Primitives are available now. Intel will also provide other resources to assist with software optimization, dual core threading and migration information. More information on these programs is available at www.intel.com/software/apple.
These development tools are integrated into Apple's Xcode development environment and offer an alternative to existing tools and compilers. The Intel Fortran compiler enables the scientific and technical community to bring the fastest versions of their applications to Mac OS X and Intel-based Mac platforms using industry-standard math libraries and language. The Intel C++ Compiler provides the ability for Xcode users to apply targeted optimizations to performance-sensitive areas of their applications, allowing them to get the most out of the Intel Core Duo processor.
Intel augments these compilers with advanced support for threading through OpenMP and auto-parallelism capabilities. The Intel Math Kernel Library (Intel MKL) is a set of highly optimized mathematical routines designed for engineering, science, and financial applications that require maximum performance on Intel processors. The Intel Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel IPP) is a software library of highly optimized functions for multimedia, audio, video, speech, computer vision, image and signal processing.
Based on Intel's proven suite of software development products for other platforms, each product has been transitioned to Mac OS X's Xcode development environment to ensure complete fidelity with other Intel platforms, giving Mac OS X developers a familiar base to use Intel's powerful development tools.
The suite of development tools from Intel will be available for purchase in the second quarter of 2006, and are now available for free trial in the special beta program.
More information at: www.intel.com/software/apple
Acronis Privacy Expert Suite 9.0 Expands Privacy, Antispyware Capabilities
Acronis Supports U.S. Senate Action In Fighting Spyware
Acronis, Inc., the technological leader in storage management software, announced that Acronis Privacy Expert Suite 9.0 goes further to protect users' systems from spyware, malicious software and other threats than ever before.
Among the anti-spyware capabilities added to Acronis Privacy Expert Suite are a quarantine feature that enables the user to look through the list of the objects (files, registry keys etc.), deleted by malicious software removal operations and restore specific items the user wants to keep, daily updated spyware and malware definitions that can be downloaded manually or automatically, an improved Malicious Software Removal Wizard that provides the user with more flexibility and options on what to delete, and a newly rewritten pop-up blocker that provides the user with an extensive list of options and settings to meet their specific computing needs. The enhanced malware removal engine can identify and remove stealth malicious software, one form of which is a "rootkit", a program that can embed itself deeply into a computer, open the computer to potential security breaches and is exceedingly difficult to delete.
Additional new features include support for the Mozilla and Firefox browsers for the Internet Cleanup Wizard, an enhanced pop-up blocker that lets the user set security levels, and the redesigned Personal Shield that lets the user set their own protection level based on their specific needs.
The launch follows on the heels of the passage of Senate Bill S 687 in the Senate Commerce Committee of the so-called Spy Block Act, a bill that would make it illegal to place software on a user's computer without their permission. The bill, authored by Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), is now headed to the Senate floor.
Among the prohibitions in the bill are placing software surreptitiously on someone's computer in order to log their keystrokes, deny them access to their computer, and to place ads on their computer that they would otherwise not see. It also would make it illegal to change someone's default home page or bookmarks, alter settings related to computer security or disable their computer's security.
More information at: www.acronis.com
Independent Research Firm Ranks Borland StarTeam as the Market-Leading Solution for Geographically Distributed Development.
Borland StarTeam Recognized as a "Strong Performer" by Independent Research Firm.
Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ NM: BORL) announced that leading industry analyst firm, Forrester Research, has named Borland's software change and configuration management solution a "Strong Performer" in the December 2005 Forrester Wave: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005 report. The report describes Borland StarTeam as the market-leading solution for geographically distributed development.
Process-centric SCM is a category of development solutions that provide a centralized platform for storing, tracking and managing project assets across the application development lifecycle. According to Forrester's definition, processcentric SCM solutions automate software development management processes, providing "the cornerstone of life-cycle management." Process-centric SCM solutions enable organizations to drive increased team efficiency through greater project predictability and control.
Process-centric SCM solutions are particularly valuable in distributed development situations, where software development teams are dispersed across different locations. Distributed development can significantly amplify the complexity and cost of software development, exacerbating communication challenges, increasing rework and reducing time-to-market for software projects. StarTeam is designed to address the specific needs of distributed teams, providing a scalable multi-user environment that supports effective communication and collaboration across geographic and organizational boundaries. StarTeam's central repository can be securely accessed from multiple locations, and serves as the infrastructure to define workflow processes to increase control and visibility over distributed development projects.
More information at: www.forrester.com
Independent Research Firm Acknowledges Trend Micro as a Leader in Enterprise Anti-Spyware
Industry analyst's report provides validation of company's momentum and capabilities - Trend Micro receives the highest scores in product and corporate strategy.
Trend Micro, Incorporated, a leader in network antivirus and content security software and services, has been acknowledged in a new report by independent industry analyst firm Forrester Research as a market leader in enterprise anti-spyware solutions, validating the company's momentum and capabilities in one of the security industry's fastest-growing markets.
The "Forrester First Wave: Enterprise Antispyware, Q1 2006" report, released January 6, 2006, is based on customer feedback, product demonstrations, and vendor surveys. It evaluates eight anti-spyware vendors against more than 100 criteria, including current offerings, market presence, investment in anti-spyware solution development, and longterm product and corporate strategy.
The report names Trend Micro as a leader among the field. Trend Micro receives the highest score in product and corporate strategy. It states that "Trend Micro is delivering what enterprise customers want -- an option for either a standalone or an integrated antispyware solution." (Trend Micro Offers Large Enterprises Strong Standalone Enterprise Antispyware, Forrester Research, Inc., January 2006).
More information at: www.forrester.com
Quest Software Acquires AfterMail
Quest Extends Reach in E-Mail Archiving Market with Additional Messaging Platform Support
Quest Software Inc. (Nasdaq:QSFT), a leading provider of application, database and infrastructure management solutions, announced that it has acquired AfterMail Limited, a privately held leader in enterprise e-mail intelligence. The acquisition expands the e-mail platforms supported by Quest Software's archive solution from purely Microsoft Exchange to heterogeneous enterprises using IBM Lotus Notes, Novell GroupWise, Sendmail and other SMTP-based systems.
Quest plans to retain the AfterMail product development team based in Wellington, New Zealand. To further underscore its commitment to the Australian and New Zealand markets, Quest also plans to increase its sales focus in the region with the establishment of a New Zealand sales office.
Under the terms of the acquisition, which closed Jan. 4, 2006, Quest acquired all of the outstanding shares of AfterMail for a cash payment of approximately $14.7 million plus potential performancebased consideration of up to $30 million in cash over three years. Additional financial details will be provided during Quest Software's Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2005 Earnings conference call to be held on Feb. 8, 2006.
More information at: www.quest.com
Business Objects Positioned in the Leader Additional 64-Bit Support Added to Diskeeper Due to Overwhelming Popular Demand.
Diskeeper Corporation Announced The Addition of 64-bit Operating System Support for Diskeeper 10 Professional Edition.
With the release of new Diskeeper 10.0, the overwhelming popularity of native 64 bit support created a great demand from customers new and old. In answer to the popularity of 64 bit support and feedback from our customers we have now included native 64 bit support in our Professional Edition. Diskeeper Corporation has long had a reputation of listening to their customers and offering solutions based on their needs. The market leading automatic disk defragmenter continues to provide the most advanced technology to increase performance for Windows based networks.
More information at: www.diskeeper.com
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