Product Listings

Posted September 24, 2003

Third-party vendors are rapidly releasing new tools and new versions of existing tools compatible with Windows Server and the Windows Server System. We offer a listing of products, descriptions, and prices. Although .NET Magazine's intent is to provide the most accurate and comprehensive information possible, ultimately the manufacturers are responsible for the accuracy of data and product claims. We encourage you to contact them for further information. Please send any additions or corrections to: Listings Editor, .NET Magazine, 913 Emerson St., Palo Alto, CA 94301-2415 or e-mail them to .

New Products:

AppSight Black Box for the .NET Framework
You can deploy Identify's Black Box software on all application tiers, inside the firewall, and in remote locations to record full problem data, from user actions to source-code execution flow. It enables you to pinpoint application problems such as performance, configuration, and user errors. Contact vendor for pricing.
Identify Software
Phone: 800-364-5467
Web: www.identify.com

Desktop Authority
Desktop Authority lets administrators manage networked systems remotely through a Web browser, PDA, or WAP-phone browser. Administrators can control computers remotely to check e-mail, control services, make Registry changes, manage permissions, and so on. The remote technology also enables users to access their desktop PC and files from home or while on the road without additional client-side software. Desktop Authority provides five levels of security and a remote interface. The GUI-based management console combines logon scripting, security policies, and user profile management. Desktop Authority is compatible with Microsoft applications and operations systems such as Microsoft BackOffice, Small Business Server, Exchange Server, ISA/Proxy Server, Systems Management Server, and Microsoft Office. Contact vendor for pricing.
ScriptLogic Corporation
Phone: 561-886-2400
Web: www.scriptlogic.com

UltraBac Disaster Recovery (UBDR) Pro
UBDR Pro uses snapshot disk imaging technology to back up servers and workstations. After installation, UBDR Pro uses a "lights out" scheduler to back up snapshot images of selected partitions to tape, disk, or any UNC path. A built-in locked-file backup agent ensures all files are backed up so they can be restored safely when required. UBDR Pro backs up only active disk clusters while ignoring non-pertinent page files and hibernation data. The backup image file is compressed on the client side before being transferred to a network storage location. Pricing: $695 per server for the standalone version; discounts are available based on the total number of licenses purchased.
UltraBac Software
Phone: 425-644-6000
Web: www.ultrabac.com

Veritas StorageCentral
Veritas StorageCentral offers storage resource management. It provides reporting, trending, and analysis capabilities to determine where and how your storage is growing and how to control that growth. Features include real-time quota management on users, shares, and directories; file blocking by type; and Active Directory integration, which enables centralized storage policy integration as well as the ability to pull data from Active Directory. StorageCentral also includes more than 40 preconfigured reports as well as a custom report writer and active HTML reports. For configuration, the product provides Web-based and Microsoft Management Console (MMC) interfaces. Contact vendor for pricing.
Veritas
Phone: 800-327-2232; 650-527-8000
Web: www.veritas.com

Updates:

Desktop DNA Enterprise 4.6
Desktop DNA Enterprise 4.6 manages the migration of each user's PC DNA (settings, data, and preferences) during a Windows upgrade, and it also enables you to migrate user profiles from Windows NT Server 4.0 domains into Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. The tool complements Microsoft Active Directory migration tools. DNA 4.6 combines three key processes-desktop, user, and administrative migration-into a single event. Key new features include User Redirection, which renames local users, moves users to different domains, containers, or organizational units, and creates new passwords automatically. Other features include a User Command line, which eases automation and integration of migrations into larger processes, and the DNA Options editor migration management tool, which enables administrators to update or create custom configuration files without XML knowledge. Contact vendor for pricing.
Miramar
Phone: 805-966-2432
Web: www.miramar.com

GFI FAXmaker for Networks/SMTP 11
GFI FAXmaker for Networks/SMTP's new version offers a built-in SMS gateway that enables network users to send short message service (SMS) messages from their desktop. GFI FAXmaker for Networks/SMTP 11 also supports Windows Server 2003, and allows users to receive faxes in PDF format. In the corporate environment you can use SMS to notify roaming employees of updates or messages or issue emergency alerts such as when a server goes down. In addition to providing an alternate way to send SMS messages (vs. a mobile device), the SMS gateway also grants organizations central control of SMS usage. Any e-mail-enabled application can send SMS messages through the gateway. Pricing: $675 for a 25-user version; $1,695 for a 100-user version.
GFI
Web: www.gfi.com/ffn

Macromedia Studio MX 2004
Macromedia Studio MX 2004 integrates Macromedia's design and development tools: Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks. It provides an integrated workflow for designing and developing Web sites and Internet applications. Dreamweaver MX 2004 provides enhanced Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) support, cross-browser validation, built-in graphics editing, and updated support for ASP.NET, PHP, and ColdFusion server technologies. Flash MX 2004 includes timeline effects, import of Adobe Illustrator and PDF content, and CSS support. The applications all use the same workspace and offer consistent user interfaces, including start pages, panel management, document tabs, coding metaphors, and Property Inspectors. Pricing: $899 for new users, $399 for upgrades from Studio MX, and $499 for upgrades from any eligible product. Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional is available for $999, $499 for upgrades from Studio MX, and $599 for upgrades from any eligible product. Macromedia
Phone: 800-470-7211; 415-252-2000
Web: www.macromedia.com

Policy Patrol 2.5
Policy Patrol 2.5 is an e-mail-filtering tool that offers anti-spam, anti-virus, content and attachment checking, disclaimers, archiving, and reporting. It works with Microsoft Exchange 2003/Exchange 2000/Exchange 5.5, Lotus Domino/Notes, and any other SMTP mail server. Policy Patrol 2.5 offers specific features for Exchange 2003 users such as anti-spam, keyword filtering, attachment blocking, and disclaimers. Version 2.5 also includes features to check messages for character sets (for blocking spam), the ability to block single IP addresses or IP address ranges, and password protection for remote Policy Patrol management. The product is available in two versions: Policy Patrol Disclaimers (disclaimer features) and Policy Patrol Enterprise (all features). Pricing: Policy Patrol Disclaimers starts at $119 for 10 users; Policy Patrol Enterprise starts at $395 for 10 users.
Red Earth Software
Web: www.redearthsoftware.com

Sygate Secure Enterprise (SSE) 3.5
Sygate Secure Enterprise (SSE) 3.5 provides endpoint security measures with distributed policy enforcement and automated security information management. It enables you to ensure only computing devices with up-to-date anti-virus, firewall, intrusion detection system, and software patches are connected to corporate data. And it prevents unapproved software applications from running in a Sygate-secured environment. Upgrades to SSE 3.5 include agent endpoint enforcement, policy arbitration, adaptive protection, automatic remediation, and enhanced reporting capabilities. Pricing ranges from $15 to $70 per seat depending upon the functionality required.
Sygate Technologies
Phone: 866-308-8899
Web: www.sygate.com

UpdateEXPERT 6.1
UpdateEXPERT 6.1 is a software patch management tool for networked workstations and servers that discovers missing and applicable patches and deploys them. New features in this version include HP OpenView integration, disconnected network support, leaf agent portability, and custom reporting options. The new version also includes a Smart Plug-in (SPI), which enables enterprises running HP OpenView Operations for Windows to manage UpdateEXPERT processes. The product also provides support for disconnected networks. Improved data export functionalities allow users to create customized conformance reports. This way, organizations can conduct trend analyses involving several patch management variables by combining machine and conformance report data into a searchable export table. UpdateEXPERT provides enhanced online support with a new Web interface. Pricing: Subscription pricing is based on the number of users and starts at $1,400 for a one-year subscription to support one to 100 workstations.
St. Bernard Software
Phone: 800-782-3762; 858-676-2277
Web: www.stbernard.com

Xbridge Host Data Connect
The new version of Xbridge Host Data Connect now supports SQL Server as a data source. The product enables Windows, Web, and mobile applications to access virtually all OS/390 and z/OS mainframe data and see the data in the format of the requesting application (such as Excel). The product can now integrate mainframe and SQL Server data in one report. A new Results Cache enables users to store fixed mainframe data in SQL Server. The product includes a limited license version of SQL Server with this storage capability. The SQL Server data-access add-on module provides additional capabilities, enabling you to integrate OS/390 and z/OS data with SQL Server data. This enables users to access, view, and analyze heterogeneous data types in a single file, through familiar Windows and Web-based applications. Contact vendor for pricing.
Xbridge Systems
Phone: 866-356-1515
Web: www.xbridgesystems.com

Internet Information Services (IIS) 6 Resource Kit
The Microsoft resource kit for Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 helps IT professionals get up to speed on the new version of this technology and provides advice needed to deploy and support it. Topics include IIS architecture, migrating servers and applications, capacity planning, performance monitoring, security, top administration and troubleshooting scenarios, and IIS best practices. The more than 800 pages include technical drilldowns and exclusive tools and utilities on CD.
Microsoft Press
Web: www.microsoft.com/mspress

Migrating from Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Server 2003
This book provides guidance for those preparing to migrate to Windows Server 2003. Authored by the Microsoft Windows Server product team, this book and companion CD-ROM walk IT professionals through migrating file servers, print servers, domain controllers, network infrastructure servers, Web servers, database servers, and other application servers. Topics include planning server migrations; consolidating servers; resolving hardware, network, and application compatibility issues; configuring servers for high availability and security; migrating domains and domain accounts; transferring and updating account settings and policies; piloting, testing, and rolling out servers; and preparing to automate server administration. ISBN: 0735619409. Pricing: $39.99.
Microsoft Press
Web: www.microsoft.com/mspress