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IT Weekly Roundup, Nov. 11
From the business wires this week: hosting solutions and other tools for SQL Server 2005.
Hosting.com announced that it is offering Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and
SQL Server 2005 hosting for free until Jan. 1, 2006. The Express and Standard
plans include 1GB disk space, 50GB monthly data transfer, 100 e-mail boxes for
the primary domain with 500MB of total space and three FTP accounts. Additional
features include domain add-on options, access to Urchin statistics, and 24x7x365
customer support.
http://www.hosting.com
HostMySite.com also announced it is offering Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and
SQL Server 2005 hosting services. Its .NET Builder plans provide between 1GB
and 2GB of hard disk storage, 20GB and 30GB of monthly data transfer 500 e-mail
accounts. Both plans feature a free domain name and 24x7x365 customer support.
http://www.hostmysite.com
Edgewood Solutions released a report, “SQL Server 2005 Adoption
Issues: Evaluating Risks and Readiness,” surveying the risks and benefits
of upgrading to Microsoft’s just-released SQL Server 2005. For the report,
a random survey of 462 U.S. database administrators, developers, business intelligence
managers, IT managers and knowledge workers was conducted from Aug. 15 to Sept.
15. The top five perceived benefits sited in the report are: improved performance,
.NET integration, T-SQL enhancements, SQL Server Integration Services and BI/reporting
services. Priced at $49. http://www.edgewoodsolutions.com
Real Enterprise Solutions (RES) announced that its RES PowerFuse
and RES Wisdom solutions for Windows support Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
PowerFuse is a management solution for Windows that enables admins to lockdown
desktops, eliminate scripting, optimize performance, centralize licensing, and
generate reports on enterprise desktops on demand. With Wisdom, Windows admins
can centrally install applications/updates, apply hotfixes, centrally run Microsoft
Baseline Security Analyzer to apply security patches and automate many other
routine tasks. http://www.realenterprisesolutions.com
ERP-Link Corp. released version 2.0 of iNet Integrator for SAP
with support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. With iNet Integrator organizations
can support extending their SAP R/3 system with capabilities such as using SharePoint
Portal Server as a full-function portal; or enabling SQL Server-driven BI using
SAP R/3 and BW Info objects; or using the Information Bridge Framework to support
Knowledge worker collaboration and workflows with SAP & non-SAP information.
http://www.inet-integrator.com
Koingo Software released Password Retriever 5.0.5, a shareware
title for both Windows XP and Mac OS X which allows users to securely store
their confidential information with 448-bit Blowfish encryption. The program
enables users to login automatically to FTP servers, .htaccess-protected sites
and password-protect a database. http://www.koingosw.com
Conceptworld Corporation released a program that provides quick access
to recently accessed documents, files, applications and Web sites. RecentX
1.1 keeps them accessible in an easy-to-use and easy-to-find format, and
runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server. Priced at $19.95 per license. http://www.conceptworld.com