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The WAVE Report on Digital Media
3D --- Media Creation --- Shared Space ---Published by 4th Wave, Inc.--- Issue #0447------------------12/3/04 |
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0447.1 WLAN 802.11 Implementation
NewLogic Offers WLAN 802.11h Implementation with Enhanced Radar Detection
0447.2 Identity Theft Protection
McAfee, Inc. Includes Best-in-Class Phishing Detection in its Secure Content Management Solutions
0447.3 Automobile Microprocessors
Larger-Memory Devices Extend Freescale Semiconductor's MAC7100 Portfolio
0447.4 Router Performance Testing
0447.5 Power-Over-Ethernet
NETGEAR Introduces Its First Power-Over-Ethernet Desktop Switch and PoE Enabled Access Point
0447.6 Biometric Security
Xilinx and Pixel Velocity Team to Deliver World's Most Advanced 3-D Facial Recognition Technology
0447.7 Cross Platform Integration
0447.8 Multi-Vendor Networking
0447.9 Home Networking Primer
0447.10 Power Conversion
0447.11 WiFi Management
AdventNet's WiFi Manager 4 Enhances Security And Streamlines Management For Wi-Fi Networks
0447.12 Unisys 2005 Predictions
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0447.1 WLAN 802.11 Implementation
***NewLogic Offers WLAN 802.11h Implementation with Enhanced Radar Detection
SAN JOSE, Calif.
Nov. 30, 2004
NewLogic Technologies has announced its support of IEEE 802.11h with an improved radar detection algorithm within its 802.11 WiLD WLAN IP blocks. NewLogic's WLAN IP offering is comprised of triple mode a/b/g MAC, Modems and Radio all proven in CMOS silicon, with support of .11e Quality of Service and .11i Security Extensions.
A particularly difficult problem for the industry is the proper detection of radar pulses necessary for support of 802.11h. The biggest issue is not to detect radar but to avoid false detections, e.g. letting interferences trigger a false radar detection. False detection has to be kept to a minimum due to the fact that a channel in which a radar is detected has to be blocked for WLAN transmission for at least 30 minutes. If the false alarm rate for radar detection is too high too many channels are blocked and the WLAN network can rapidly become saturated. European regulations are available today but are still evolving; discussions are advanced in the USA on similar radar detection requirements.
The NewLogic solution is extremely flexible in its implementation and therefore fully compatible with the latest proposals of radar signatures in both Europe and the USA. NewLogic's implementation offers an exceptionally low false alarm rate, while detecting radar pulses with greater than 99% probability. To achieve this NewLogic is not relying solely on measuring the energy level of the received pulse which leads to high false alarm rates, but instead uses more advanced processing concepts.
The 802.11h Standard
The 802.11h extensions for WLAN systems will be required in all 802.11a compliant Access Points and Ad-Hoc systems by the beginning of 2005 in Europe and will also be applicable to North America in order to avoid interference with military radar applications. This standard is supplementary to the 802.11a specification to comply with European regulations for 5GHz WLANs. European radio regulations for the 5GHz band require products to have transmission power control (TPC) and dynamic frequency selection (DFS) to avoid collision and interference. TPC limits the transmitted power to the minimum needed to reach the furthest user, hence also reducing the power consumption of both Access Points and Stations in the network. DFS selects the radio channel at the access point to minimize interference with other systems, particularly radar.
NewLogic WLAN offering consists of all the building blocks for an 802.11a/b/g compliant solution which are: a dualband CMOS Radio, a flexible triple mode a/b/g MAC and the respective a/b/g Modems. NewLogic's solution also supports the latest .11e Quality of Service and .11i Security Extensions essential for implementing state of the art WLAN solutions. The solution offers a digital interface between the modem and radio (ADC/DAC are inside the radio IC instead of the modem), allowing efficient integration into ASICs/SoCs. The radio has an extremely low Bill of Material due to the integration of LNAs, baluns, loop filter and VCO. To address the low power requirements of the mobile market NewLogic implemented various power saving modes into the WLAN solution.
0447.2 Identity Theft Protection
***McAfee, Inc. Includes Best-in-Class Phishing Detection in its Secure Content Management Solutions
SANTA CLARA, Calif.
Dec. 1
McAfee, Inc. announced that McAfee SpamKiller for Mail Servers, McAfee SpamKiller for SecurityShield, McAfee Managed Mail Protection and McAfee SpamKiller appliances deliver best-in-class detection for phishing, with a new rule set, that has up to 99% accuracy in detection rates. McAfee SpamKiller is part of the McAfee Secure Content Management solutions group and is designed to deliver secure content management technology that helps businesses optimize resources, increase productivity and reduce their exposure to IT security threats such as phishing attacks.
Phishing has become an epidemic that has threatened both enterprise and consumer users worldwide and shows no signs of slowing down. Phishing is the distribution of email messages that have return addresses, links and graphic art that make the emails appear to be from a legitimate source, however involves an effort to obtain private financial information such as passwords and Personal Information Numbers (PINs). As reported by the Anti-Phishing Working Group, an industry association that McAfee recently joined to help fight identity theft and fraud, 176 unique new phishing attacks were reported in January 2004. By June 2004, that number had skyrocketed to a reported 1,422 unique phishing attacks.
McAfee has incorporated anti-phishing rules into its monthly rule set engine updates in an effort to protect its customers from this increasing threat. Upon triggering, the rules targeting certain phishing-specific characteristics are assigned a spam score that helps to identify phishing scams at the gateway and aid in overall message blocking. McAfee SpamKiller provides both reactive and proactive spam detection techniques which, when combined with increased incremental updates to the rule sets, offer the most up-to-date protection.
McAfee SpamKiller delivers spam protection and performance with an out-of-box, highly accurate scoring system to determine whether a particular email is spam. With the extensive set of rules that run behind McAfee SpamKiller, each email receives a positive or negative score to determine its overall spam rating, and once spam is detected, messages are either delivered to the end-users inbox, personal junk mail folder or a system-wide junk folder.
0447.3 Automobile Microprocessors
***Larger-Memory Devices Extend Freescale Semiconductor's MAC7100 Portfolio
AUSTIN, Texas
Nov. 30, 2004
The electronics that drive automotive safety and comfort systems require improved microcontroller (MCU) performance and more on chip memory. Freescale Semiconductor is responding to this need by releasing two 32-bit MAC7100 family devices that offer up to 1MB of embedded flash memory.
Volvo Car Corporation, a key partner with Freescale throughout the development of the MAC7100 family, plans to implement the MAC71x6 in several car body applications.
Freescale's MAC71x5 and MAC71x6 embedded controllers offer 768KB and 1MB of embedded flash, respectively. With these additions, the MAC7100 family now includes more than 20 devices, with a range of memory sizes from 256KB to 1MB. The latest devices extend the MAC7100 family's memory capabilities and retain pin and software compatibility with the rest of the family.
The latest MAC7100 devices include boosted on-chip program flash memory and 32KB of data flash memory with built-in "read while write" capability. This leads to customer benefits, including:
-- On-chip EEPROM emulation, which eliminates the need for external EEPROM
-- Enhanced security features
-- Reduced printed circuit board (PCB) size
-- Potential system cost reductions
The MAC71x5 and MAC71x6 offer execution speeds of up to 50MHz and improved system performance through the use of the eDMA combined with the ARM7(TM) processor, Crossbar switch and smart peripherals. These include highly configurable timers, dual ADC modules and enhanced communications interfaces capable of supporting commonly used protocols.
Availability
The MAC71x5 and MAC71x6 devices are part of the MAC7100 family, which is available now in sample quantities with 256KB, 384KB, 512KB or 1MB of embedded flash memory. Production quantities are planned for 2005.
http://www.freescale.com/automotive?tid=tApr7100
0447.4 Router Performance Testing
***Agilent Technologies' Multiservices N2X Test Solution First to Validate the Performance of Cisco's 40 Gb CRS-1 Carrier Routing System
PALO ALTO, Calif.
Nov. 30, 2004
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that it has conducted the world's first demonstration of core router performance at speeds up to 40 Gb/s in an independent evaluation of the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System. The European Advanced Networking Test Center (EANTC) used the Agilent N2X multiservices test solution to verify the performance and scalability of the Cisco CRS-1 during the recent OC-192c and OC-768c router test commissioned and funded by Light Reading, a telecommunications-industry online publication.
The purpose of the test was to provide the first independent industry evaluation of the Cisco CRS-1. The methodology for the test, created by EANTC (an internationally recognized test center offering vendor-neutral network test facilities for manufacturers, service providers and enterprise customers), was based on feedback from five of the world's leading service providers to ensure the router produced repeatable, useful test data about realistic network and service scenarios.
The test event represented an industry first in terms of the scale of interfaces, traffic, routes and services involved, with tests designed to exceed today's carrier requirements. In total, Agilent equipment tested more than 640 Gb/s of traffic over OC-192c and OC-768c interfaces, and generated and analyzed 15 million traffic flows to challenge the forwarding performance of the Cisco CRS-1. To ensure the router could keep pace with the increasing rate of MPLS (multi-protocol label switching) deployment, Agilent test equipment was used to establish 57,000 LSPs (label-switched paths), even though the largest networks today have only about 5,000 LSPs in total.
The Agilent N2X solution measured the performance of the Cisco CRS-1 under realistic network conditions in the following key areas:
-- Maximum IPv4 and IPv6 forwarding performance was identified, including tests when access control lists were enabled.
-- BGP performance and route convergence time were measured using a table containing 1.5 million unique IPv4 and IPv6 routes.
-- Multicast forwarding capability was evaluated when fully loaded with both multicast and unicast traffic, and the correct implementation of IPv4 Differentiated Services was verified.
-- Functionality and scalability as an MPLS label switch router was verified, including its ability to establish RSVP-TE tunnels and to reach wire-speed throughput across all tunnels with minimum packet loss and latency for expedited forwarding traffic.
-- The impact of software upgrade and hardware module exchanges on forwarding and routing was also measured.
The complete test report is accessible at
http://www.lightreading.com/ad_redirect.asp?ad_id=3492
***NETGEAR Makes Business Wireless LAN Deployment Easy, Flexible, Affordable With Industry's First Power-Over-Ethernet Desktop Switch and PoE Enabled Access Point
SANTA CLARA, Calif.
Nov. 29
NETGEAR, Inc. has announced the launch of the ProSafe 8 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch with 4 Port Power-Over-Ethernet (FS108P), the industry's first desktop switch with IEEE 802.3af PoE capability, and the ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point (WG102), a PoE enabled IEEE 802.11g-compliant access point supporting NETGEAR 108 Mbps mode. Deployed together in a growing small business environment, the ProSafe Access Point and ProSafe Desktop Switch with PoE combine to deliver a compact and affordable wireless LAN (WLAN) solution. By utilizing Power over Ethernet, this solution eliminates the need to place wireless access points near a power outlet or pay to install new power outlets to ensure optimum placement of the wireless connection.
NETGEAR's ProSafe 8 Port Desktop Switch with PoE (FS108P) can power up to four IEEE 802.3af-compliant IP-based devices such as wireless access points, Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephones, surveillance cameras, and card scanners, while maintaining connectivity to standard 10/100 Mbps devices. Easy to install and use, this new Desktop PoE switch can provide power for up to four ProSafe Access Points (WG102) enabling the flexibility to place these access points high on walls or in ceilings where AC power is difficult to access.
Compatible with NETGEAR 108 Mbps mode utilizing Super G technology from Atheros, the value-packed ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point (WG102) provides a host of features designed to support the demanding networking requirements of growing businesses. While the integrated Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) supports ease of placement and deployment in even the most challenging office environments, the Wi-Fi certified access point features SNMP for management, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA-Enterprise) and is 802.11i-ready. Fully compatible with IEEE 802.11g, (2.4 GHz), it can also be set for dynamic 108 Mbps 802.11g. The flexible, high-performance ProSafe Access Point includes a detachable 5dBi antenna, is plenum-rated and supports repeater and bridge modes.
NETGEAR ProSafe 8 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch with 4 Port PoE (FS108P)
Small, compact and quiet, the NETGEAR ProSafe 8 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch with PoE features eight 10/100 auto-sensing ports, four of which can supply power to IEEE 802.3af-compliant IP-based devices, such as access points and surveillance cameras, over Cat-5 cabling. The standards-based, easy-to-use unmanaged switch is a stand-alone network device that requires no configuration, automatically supplying power to compliant devices and providing connectivity to standard 10/100 Mbps Ethernet devices such as PCs and servers.
The NETGEAR ProSafe 8 Port 10/100 Desktop Switch with 4 Port PoE (FS108P) is backed by a five-year warranty and 24/7 technical support, and is available now via leading direct marketers, e-commerce sites, and value-added resellers.
NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point (WG102)
The Wi-Fi certified ProSafe Access Point (WG102) provides value in both performance and feature set with support for NETGEAR 108 Mbps mode utilizing Super G(TM) technology from Atheros, integrated Power-over-Ethernet support, single detachable 5dBi antenna enabling customized installs with NETGEAR cables and antennas, SNMP for management, adjustable transmit power, and repeater and bridge modes. A business-class security feature set includes support for WPA, 802.1x, dynamic WEP key, WDS, SSID suppression, EAP TLS, TTLS and PEAP.
The NETGEAR ProSafe Access Point (WG102) is backed by a three-year warranty and 24/7 technical support, and will be available now via leading direct marketers, e-commerce sites, and value-added resellers.
***Xilinx and Pixel Velocity Team to Deliver World's Most Advanced 3-D Facial Recognition Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif.
Nov. 29
Xilinx, Inc. and Pixel Velocity have announced a collaboration that resulted in the world's most advanced 3-D facial recognition technology. Using the advanced features of Xilinx Virtex-II Pro FPGAs, Pixel developed the revolutionary biometrics technology to replace today's limited two-dimensional (2-D) technology in applications such as airport surveillance cameras and automated travel kiosks in airports throughout the world.
Biometric facial recognition technology is currently available in a few select airports. Over 28 countries have mandated facial recognition technology be in place by 2007. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring the top 20 U.S. airports to install biometric technology pilot programs. The FAA is also working to produce the "trusted traveler" program; designed to expedite security clearance for frequent flyers identified by the FAA as "safe travelers."
With the ability to identify "facial fingerprints" of known terrorists, plans are also in place to utilize this same non-intrusive method for homeland security screening at U.S. border crossings and international airport customs departments. The U.S. is already issuing biometric visas and plans to start issuing biometric passports by the end of next year, while the European Union (EU) recently announced it will develop new visa, passport, and immigration systems incorporating biometrics.
Labeled one of the "top ten emerging technologies" by MIT Technology Review, biometrics is primed for explosive growth. In addition to security, Pixel is busy tailoring their 3-D biometric technology for other end applications such as video conferencing and low-cost medical imaging. According to the International Biometric Group, global biometrics revenues are expected to reach $4.6 billion by 2008, with $800 million specifically in facial recognition revenues.
0447.7 Cross Platform Integration
***Green Hills Software Introduces INTEGRITY PC, Enabling the Integration of Linux and Other Legacy Software into Secure Systems
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.
Nov. 29, 2004
Green Hills Software, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of INTEGRITY PC, an extension to the company's INTEGRITY operating system that enables the incorporation of legacy applications and traditional operating systems, such as Linux, into high-security and high-reliability applications.
Boeing is using INTEGRITY PC in several of its military development programs. INTEGRITY PC has enabled Boeing to take advantage of existing Linux-based software, freeing it from having to port Linux code to a secure operating system and enabling easy future updates to the Linux-based code.
INTEGRITY PC integrates the INTEGRITY RTOS with Green Hills Software's new Padded Cell secure virtualization technology. The Padded Cell technology implements a "virtual computer" in a user-mode application running on top of the INTEGRITY operating system. Multiple Padded Cell applications can run concurrently on a single physical computer, each hosting its own guest operating system. An impenetrable wall around each virtual computer ensures that errant, insecure or malicious code can never compromise the security or reliability of the rest of the system--either inadvertently or via a hostile attack.
Key Features and Problems Solved
Key features and security threats addressed by INTEGRITY PC include:
-- Guest operating systems and their applications run as "user mode" INTEGRITY applications, which means that they cannot alter the hardware's configuration. This prohibits them from circumventing the protections imposed by the INTEGRITY RTOS.
-- Hardware memory protection prevents software running within a virtual computer from reading or writing memory not explicitly allocated to it. Even if a virtualized application were contaminated by a buffer overrun exploit, hacker, virus, worm or Trojan horse, it would not be able to corrupt, disrupt or spy on any other part of the system. Moreover, a hacker cannot leverage a break-in of software running in one virtual computer to gain access to the rest of the system.
-- All Input and Output (I/O) operations can be monitored, including network communications. This allows aberrant activity, such as that generated by spyware and hackers, to be detected and filtered. Because the monitoring function is performed by a native INTEGRITY application, it cannot be subverted or disabled by software running under a guest operating system.
-- Guaranteed resource availability provides each virtual computer and native INTEGRITY application with the processor bandwidth and memory required for successful execution. No software can exhaust the resources needed by another application or by the INTEGRITY operating system--thwarting any denial of service attack.
-- Completely deterministic, real-time performance is provided by the INTEGRITY RTOS, enabling the co-existence of real-time and general-purpose applications.
-- Green Hills Software's Integrate tool allows users to graphically configure and visualize a system's security, such as the allocation of resources to an application, the devices that an application can access, and which applications can communicate with each other.
Flexible Interfaces
INTEGRITY PC supports the simultaneous use of multiple system interfaces, for maximum developer and user flexibility:
-- The use of one or more guest operating systems provides binary compatibility with existing applications. No re- compilation is needed. Multiple instances of the same or different operating systems can run concurrently in different virtual computers, allowing programs to be compartmentalized for increased security.
-- POSIX interfaces provide source code portability with UNIX and Linux applications together with the reliability and security benefits of the INTEGRITY RTOS. The INTEGRITY RTOS is the first and only operating system to be certified under the "POSIX(R): Certified by IEEE and The Open Group" program to the 1003.1 -2003 System Interfaces Product Standard and is listed on the certification register at
http://get.posixcertified.ieee.org/register.html
-- INTEGRITY interfaces offer full access to the operating system's underlying security and real-time performance capabilities.
0447.8 Multi-Vendor Networking
***Ixia Deploys Test Platform Across Government Network for ``Moonv6'' IPv6 Interoperability and Test Project
CALABASAS, Calif.
Nov. 29, 2004
Ixia announced that its IxChariot application testing solution is deployed at several government locations creating a real-world test scenario by transmitting VoIP traffic and QoS mechanisms within the "Moonv6" IPv6 network.
The Moonv6 network is the world's largest multi-vendor IPv6 network, stretching from New Hampshire to California, and is a global collaboration between industry leaders, the North American IPv6 Task Force (NAv6TF), the UNH-IOL, Internet2, and U.S. governmental agencies. This latest round of Moonv6 tests focus on voice, wireless, firewalls and a host of advanced network and application-layer tests.
Ixia's IxChariot is the exclusive tool used to stage real world IPv6 application layer traffic throughout the interoperability and conformance test bed of this new round of tests for "Moonv6." Specifically, IxChariot is used to examine the reliability, functionality, and scalability of this nation-wide IPv6 Network.
The IxChariot console is controlled from Fort Huachuca, Arizona, which drives real-world application traffic across the Moonv6 network to accurately assess network performance throughout the Moonv6 network, while simultaneously spanning multiple remote locations of IxChariot endpoints. This testing infrastructure provides each network participant the ability to confidently gauge the expected performance characteristics of applications running across the Moonv6 network by emulating protocols under real world load conditions. These locations include the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) at Fort Huachuca AZ, SPAWAR in Charleston SC, UNH-IOL in Durham NH, Marine Corps Network and Security Command in Quantico VA, and Ixia's headquarters in Calabasas.
Ixia's unique hardware/software IPv6 test platform integrates the company's wire-speed traffic generation hardware with IxChariot to assess peak network and device performance. IxChariot provides the ability to confidently predict the expected performance characteristics of any application running over this immense IPv6 network. This cutting edge testing addresses aspects and benefits of the IPv6 protocol that are key to widespread deployment of the new IPv6 technology, and the new applications and devices that will utilize that technology.
About Moonv6
The Moonv6 project is a collaborative effort between the North American IPv6 Task Force, (NAv6TF), the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), Internet2, the Joint Interoperability Testing Command (JITC) and various other U.S. Defense Department agencies. Taking place across the United States at multiple locations, the Moonv6 project represents the most aggressive collaborative IPv6 interoperability and application demonstration event in the North American market to date. For more information, visit the organization's Web site at
For more information about Ixia, visit
***A Primer on Networked Systems within the Home Is Now Available For Consumers, Builders, and Contractors Free of Charge on the Internet
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.
Nov. 29, 2004
A primer on networked systems within the home, including computing, telecommunications, video, security, and home automation is now available free of charge on the web, compliments of the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
CompTIA commissioned Michael A. Tangora, HTI+, president, Tangora Technologies, Delmar, N.Y., to author the primer: The Fourth Utility: Integrated Homes -- Wireless, Wired, or Both? Tangora Technologies was the winner of the 2003 Consumer Electronics Association Mark of Excellence Classic Home System of the Year Award and the 2002 Mark of Excellence Award. Consumer Electronics (CE) Pro Magazine named Tangora Technologies as one of the Top 100 Installers in 2003.
The primer is available for download at
http://www.comptia.org/certification/TheFourthUtility.pdf
***American Power Conversion Introduces Industrial-Grade, Configure-to-Order UPSs for Improved Availability, Enhanced Manageability and Lower Costs
WEST KINGSTON, R.I.
Nov. 29
American Power Conversion (APC) has announced the AIS Series, its first product line of three-phase uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) developed specifically for industrial applications. The AIS Series are double conversion online UPSs that provide power protection from 10-100kVA. Based on APC's award-winning UPS technology currently in use in numerous industrial applications, the AIS Series provides high availability, enhanced manageability and lower cost when compared to competitive offerings in the industrial segment.
APC's new industrial UPS is ideal for industrial facilities and processing plants in the chemical, pharmaceutical, transportation, semiconductor and food and beverage industries. In addition, APC's new AIS Series will also benefit industrial markets such as airports, steel foundries and wastewater treatment facilities, amongst others. The AIS Series is specifically designed to support numerous applications such as:
* Manufacturing equipment including machine controllers, process control, safety infrastructure and sensitive equipment
* Automation controls including PLCs, I/O controllers, industrial PCs, and SCADA systems
* Material and packaging handling such as fillers, packaging robots and panel feeders and stackers
* IP-based devices including imaging, material analysis and motion sensors
AIS 5000
Although its design is new, the AIS 5000 uses the same reliable and flexible double-conversion technology utilized by the Silcon Group and marketed under the GUTOR label for more than a decade. GUTOR is a leading worldwide provider of customized UPS solutions for the oil and gas, petrochemical and power generation industries. APC acquired the Silcon Group in 1998.
The AIS 5000, which provides power protection from 10-100kVA, uses an architecture of modular components utilizing inverter, charger, static switch and control electronics. These were the foundations for building a system designed especially for industrial applications to protect the most crucial elements of the automation process.
Highlighted features of the industrial-grade AIS 5000 include:
* Availability
-- Modular design that shortens Mean-Time-To-Repair (MTTR)
-- Heavy duty design well-suited for harsh industrial applications
-- High overload capacity that enables system to handle high inrush currents, sudden peak loads and downstream faults without transition to bypass
* Manageability
-- User-friendly graphic interface with easy access to key measurements such as input voltage and current, battery voltage and current, output voltage and current, and load percentage
-- Multiple communication ports with space for two cards such as Webcard, Modbus or Building Management System
* Lower Cost
-- Long product life lowers total cost of ownership
-- Built-in maintenance bypass eliminates need to purchase and install two separate units
-- Front accessible unit that makes installation and maintenance easier, as well as minimizes space requirements
The new AIS 5000 is currently available in North America and will be available in the first quarter of 2005 in most countries worldwide.
AIS 3000
The AIS 3000 uses an architecture of modular components in a compact footprint and provides power protection from 10-30kVA.
Highlighted features of the industrial-grade AIS 3000 include:
* Availability
-- Heavy duty design particularly suited for harsh industrial applications
-- Dual input
-- Zero inrush current
* Manageability
-- Built in WEB/SNMP management
-- Intelligent Battery Management
* Lower Cost
-- Input power factor correction
-- Temperature compensated battery charging
The new AIS 3000 is available worldwide.
***AdventNet's WiFi Manager 4 Enhances Security And Streamlines Management For Wi-Fi Networks
PLEASANTON, Calif.
Nov. 30, 2004
AdventNet, Inc. has announced the general availability of ManageEngine WiFi Manager 4, a powerful WLAN management solution that enables IT teams to offer the benefits of Wi-Fi technology to mobile users, while minimizing the associated security risks and administrative workloads.
WiFi Manager reduces the time, effort, and resources required to manage Wi-Fi infrastructures and wired networks across the extended enterprises. It identifies more than 40 types of security threats including "rogue" (unauthorized) access points, attacks, and vulnerabilities in the Wireless networks and it enables IT administrators to manage huge wireless networks from a web-based user interface.
According to market analysts, the size and number of WLAN deployments is on the rise. IT teams have the added responsibility to manage these wireless LANs along with wired networks, without any additional staffing.
IT teams have to choose wireless security and management solutions that help visualize their networks, secure networks from threats, configure devices centrally, and monitor them 24x7. WiFi Manager provides a robust set of features to execute all these tasks with seamless integration of wired and wireless networks.
WiFi Manager supports access points from all major leading vendors including Cisco, Proxim, Symbol, 3Com, Avaya, HP, DELL and others. It can be used in conjunction with RADIUS servers, planning tools and wired management systems. WiFi Manager enables IT administrators to:
-- Secure Wi-Fi environments from potential wireless threats: WiFi Manager identifies all wireless infrastructure components, enabling administrators to identify and block rogue devices easily. It detects wireless threats including intrusions such as rogue access points, attacks such as ASLEAP attack, and vulnerabilities such as a vendor default SSID being used in an access point.
-- Configure multi vendor access points centrally: WiFi Manager configures access points for different parameters including basic settings such as name, ip address, ssid etc., radio settings such as channel, data rate, beacon period etc., security settings such as WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK etc., and access settings including ACL configuration.
-- Monitor wireless and wired networks: WiFi Manager monitors the health and availability of access points, mobile clients, switches, routers, servers, and desktops. Built-in reports provide instantaneous information on security, usage, and performance.
0447.12 Unisys 2005 Predictions
***Unisys Predicts Six Key Growth Drivers for CRM in 2005
BLUE BELL, Pa.
Nov. 30, 2004
Unisys specialists in customer relationship management (CRM) predicted several major growth drivers for the CRM marketplace in 2005. Overall, Unisys believes that enterprises will continue reaping the benefits of the maturing CRM industry by integrating data across CRM, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and global supply chain systems.
Businesses and governments will also leverage a combination of business-intelligence (BI) analytics, disciplined benchmarking techniques and new technologies such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). These advances will drive CRM programs to positively impact shareholder value.
The following six major CRM growth-drivers for 2005 were cited:
1. Integration of CRM, ERP and supply chain data
2. Demand for statistically valid metrics on best practices
3. Expansion of BI tools, including customized applications pushed to laptops and PDAs
4. Advances in call-center productivity using VoIP technology, global resources and outsourcing models
5. Integration of RFID into retail operations
6. Growing adoption of CRM practices by local government, particularly in 3-1-1 programs
Integrating CRM, ERP and supply chain data
The mandate for the CRM market in 2005 will be to further integrate the corporate value chain. Organizations will increasingly cultivate customer relationships by integrating - and sometimes transforming - the end-to-end value chain of sales, marketing, customer support, ERP and global supply chain systems. For example, sales force automation must be tied back into demand planning to avoid the customer support logjams that are possible when inventory systems cannot handle increased sales volume.
Demand for statistically valid metrics on best practices
Companies today have an insatiable desire for CRM data, but lack the effective measurements to discriminate a subjective observed best practice from a proven, and therefore, predictable, best practice.
Expansion of BI tools, including customized applications pushed to laptops
and PDAs
In 2005, Unisys CRM specialists believe BI will be pushed directly to the front lines to help functional managers run their businesses in real time. Emerging solutions are now capable of not only providing "need to know" information on desktops and laptops, but also of pushing this critical data to PDAs. For example, a salesperson will check the order, account receivable or equipment repair status of his or her customer while walking into a sales call. Implementing effective solutions will require BI tool providers to partner with systems integrators and consultants to add subject-matter expertise. This will enable businesses to move beyond data warehouses and create solutions tailored specifically for their end users.
Advances in call-center productivity using VoIP technology, global resources
and outsourcing models
The quality of VoIP technology will continue to improve as the technology becomes increasingly scaleable and operating costs are reduced. Companies are already adopting this technology throughout their enterprises - especially in their call centers.
Additional strategies that organizations can use to increase call center productivity include leveraging global staff, consolidating facilities, outsourcing the business operation to skilled service providers and utilizing digital telephony to boost service levels. For example, digitally recorded telephony will facilitate dramatic improvements in the quality of agents' performance. Products now on the market can capture both voice and keyboard transactions, allowing for call center quality personnel to hone in on outstanding and defective practices. Going forward, enterprises will use digital voice recording to capture customer calls, assess them and save them for use in employee training programs.
Integration of RFID into retail operations
Companies will continue to invest in RFID for security and tracking purposes and will begin integrating this technology with CRM systems. For example, pharmaceutical companies can tag inventory and integrate that data into the CRM solution. If a problem arises with a batch of drugs, these manufacturers can very quickly trace it and communicate with its call centers and sales force to alert consumers about the problem.
Growing adoption of CRM practices by local government, particularly in
3-1-1 programs
According to Unisys, there is a tremendous opportunity for local governments to reap the benefits that the private sector has realized by using CRM. For example, alliances among application developers and systems integrators are creating turn-key 3-1-1 call centers that help city and county officials better respond to, track and measure non-emergency citizen inquiries. These CRM solutions allow them to capture vital citizen data in a single database, thereby eliminating silos of information and unnecessary handoffs between government departments. The end result will enable enhanced citizen service levels and reduced costs through greater operational efficiencies.
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