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Reviews News: How's about them Apples?

August 16, 2002
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/reviews/hardware/storage/soa/Reviews-News-How-s-about-them-Apples-/0,139023427,120267461,00.htm

Targeting the memory on PDAs, SoftWinter has released StorageTools v1.4 for Pocket PC. They claim it's the first product to offer defragmentation functionality for Pocket PC devices, and it uses a scan tool to diagnose and repair a variety of media problems. You can download it from the Web site for US$14.95.

CRM solutions provider ATG has announced ATG6, a commerce and portal solution which updates several of their previous products and offers three new modules: ATG Publishing, ATG Analytics and ATG Search. The company claims the software products combine automation and personalisation.

MapInfo Australia has announced the launch of its latest desktop mapping engine, MapX v5.0. It uses standard programming languages such as C++ and Visual Basic, and offers new labelling features and the ability to place translucent images over one another.

IBM's new TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Model 800 went on sale this week, providing storage for a variety of IBM servers. It boasts the ability to handle up to 150 percent more data operations per second, powered by IBM's copper microchips and a 2Gbps Fibre/FICON data transfer rate. However, you are looking at the high six figures, so it's not for the SOHO crowd.

A couple of new Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) modules have been released by Symantec. The Symantec ESM for Databases 3.0 includes pre-configured policies for protecting Oracle databases, and the ESM for Firewalls 2.0 includes policies for firewalls, designed for highly specific combinations and not the least common denominator, according to Symantec. They're both designed to integrate with ESM 5.5 and you can check local resellers here.

Apple Australia has announced some changes to its line up. eMacs now come in two flavours, one featuring a combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive for AU$2,295, and one featuring Apple's SuperDrive for burning DVDs and CDs, selling for AU$3,199. iMacs have had their prices slashed. Apple also revealed a new PowerMac G4 line, featuring dual-processors and boasting support of up to 2GB of Double Data Rate (DDR) memory at up to 333 MHz, retailing from AU$3,795.