BACKUP AND RECOVERY
Copy Complete Hard Disks or Selected Partitions
http://www.novastor.com, 805-579-6700
NovaStor released InstantRecovery 4.0, disaster-recovery software that lets you copy complete hard disks or selected partitions to any media type, including hard disk, CD-ROM, tape, and other removable media. You can create and access hard disk images over the network on a server or through a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. You can use InstantRecovery to migrate to a new hard disk, clone a hard disk, or archive hard disk images. InstantRecovery is available in two editions: InstantRecovery Personal Edition ($44.95), which works with Direct Attached Storage (DAS) devices, and InstantRecovery Professional Edition ($99.95), which communicates with network storage devices such as servers and NAS devices.
MESSAGING
Manage Outlook from any Connected Device
http://www.imaginelan.com, 603-889-3883, 800-372-9776
imagine LAN announced Email-to-Go for Outlook, a product that lets Windows XP users send, receive, and manage Microsoft Outlook email from any Internet-connected device. The product runs from a USB Flash drive or portable storage device so that you don't need to install Email-to-Go on more than one device. When you first use Email-to-Go, you must port your Outlook configuration, Address Book, and email folders to a USB Flash drive. Email-to-Go costs approximately $29 per device license.
SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Automate and Schedule Tasks
http://www.arcanadev.com, 703-378-6058
Arcana Development released adTempus, batch jobscheduling software that lets users automate and schedule task execution. The software features built-in scripting support to execute Windows Script Host (WSH) scripts that can return result codes to adTempus. You can use script libraries to share commonly used code and data among scripts. You can configure the software to link jobs, retry failed jobs, capture files and reports that jobs create, send email messages to notify users of a job's status, and run additional scripts. adTempus tightly integrates with Windows security, and you can adjust each user's access level to the adTempus server and the jobs on the server. The software costs $149 per server and runs on Windows XP/2000/NT systems.
Manage and Monitor Network Device Response Times
http://www.breakoutsoft.com, 908-561-5210
Breakout Software released MonitorIT 5.1, software that lets you manage and monitor the availability, response times, health, and performance of your organization's network devices. The software features a new reporting capability that can schedule automatic and periodic report generation. You can monitor, detect, alert, diagnose, collect information about, and report on Windows servers, workstations, and SNMP and syslog-enabled servers and devices from a local or remote Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE)based console. MonitorIT's ServerWatch component monitors any server or device; the SNMP TrapWatch and SNMP CounterWatch components monitor SNMP-enabled servers and devices; the SYSLOG Watch component monitors syslog-enabled devices; and the EventLogWatch, FileWatch, Windows CounterWatch, and WinServicesWatch components monitor Windows servers and workstations. MonitorIT pricing depends on the number of servers and devices monitored.
Automate Patch Management
http://www.stbernard.com, 858-676-2277, 800-782-3762
St. Bernard Software released UpdateEXPERT 6.0, an automated patch-management tool to manage, test, and validate new patch releases. The software features intelligent version-checking functionality that automatically validates files according to checksum, file size, and version information. UpdateEXPERT performs automated patch-inventory and research-deployment functions for workstation and server OSs. The software uses a research database and analytical information that St. Bernard's patch experts update throughout the week. You can review and deploy validated patches to multiple machines according to user-defined criteria. UpdateEXPERT 6.0 is available in 1- to 3-year subscription pricing plans, which include all upgrades, technical support, and access to the update database. Subscription pricing depends on the number of users and starts at $1400 for a 1-year subscription that supports 1 to 100 workstations.