Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:28 -0600http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/sun-and-microsoft-expand-investment-in-interoperability-with-new-center.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/sun-and-microsoft-expand-investment-in-interoperability-with-new-center.aspxMicrosoftNews<div class="BlogPostContent"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. today announced two new milestones in their ongoing alliance: the official opening of the Sun/Microsoft Interoperability Center on Microsoft's Redmond campus for optimizing Microsoft applications on Sun Fire™ x64 server systems storage, and the availability of the Sun Infrastructure Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Read the press release here:<br /> </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/mar08/03-10MSSunCenterPR.mspx"> <span>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/mar08/03-10MSSunCenterPR.mspx</span></a></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Watch a video on the new center here:<br /> </span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0803/32129/32129_Sun_MBR.asx"><span> http://www.microsoft.com/winme/0803/32129/32129_Sun_MBR.asx</span></a></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/sun-and-microsoft-expand-investment-in-interoperability-with-new-center.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/sun-and-microsoft-expand-investment-in-interoperability-with-new-center.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T13:37:16-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-joins-openajax.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-joins-openajax.aspxMicrosoftNews<div class="BlogPostContent"> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Microsoft has accepted an invitation to join the OpenAJAX Alliance, a group of vendors working toward furthering the adoption of open and interoperable Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) technologies.</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2007/03/20/microsoft-joins-openajax.aspx" target="_blank" title="Microsoft Joins OpenAjax">http://weblogs.asp.net/bleroy/archive/2007/03/20/microsoft-joins-openajax.aspx</a></span></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-joins-openajax.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-joins-openajax.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T13:37:54-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/software-2007-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/software-2007-.aspxMicrosoftNews<div class="BlogPostContent"> <p><span>Steve Ballmer will keynote Software 2007 an influential annual gathering of 2,000 leaders of the software ecosystem. &nbsp;The conference will take place May 8-9 in Santa Clara, CA.</span></p> <p><span>More information can be found at <a href="http://www.software2007.com/">http://www.software2007.com</a></span></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.software2007.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://interopvendoralliance.org/photos/event_logos/images/260/original.aspx" width="204" height="147" alt="Software 2007 Conference Logo" style="width: 204px; height: 147px; vertical-align: top; border: 0px solid;"/></a></span></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/software-2007-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/software-2007-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T13:39:15-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/windows-vista-for-developers---a-clinic.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/windows-vista-for-developers---a-clinic.aspxMicrosoftNews<div class="BlogPostContent"> <p>April 3, 2007 9:00Am - 5:00 PM Windows Vista for Developers: a Clinic</p> <p>For developers who want to create connected applications with visually appealing and highly-differentiated user experiences, Windows Vista provides the most productive, secure and reliable platform.&nbsp; Developers can take advantage of the .NET Framework for rapidly building connected and secure applications or websites, leverage native Windows APIs for additional functionality and performance or freely mix between the two models.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> This one-day instructor-led clinic and hands-on lab for developers introduces students to high-level information and facilitated discovery on the Microsoft Windows Vista platform, maintaining and enhancing their productivity and driving them to further study and adoption of Windows Vista as their preferred application development platform.</p> <p><a href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032329711&amp;Culture=en-US"> http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032329711&amp;Culture=en-US</a></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/windows-vista-for-developers---a-clinic.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/windows-vista-for-developers---a-clinic.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T13:40:49-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/interop-vendor-alliance-launch-member-quotes.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/interop-vendor-alliance-launch-member-quotes.aspxMicrosoftNews<div class="BlogPostContent"> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: navy;"> <span>Here is what founding members are saying about the Interop Vendor Alliance.&nbsp;</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; color: navy;"> <span>Attached:&nbsp; Interop Vendor Alliance Member Quote Sheet and PR Contacts</span></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/interop-vendor-alliance-launch-member-quotes.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/interop-vendor-alliance-launch-member-quotes.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T13:46:57-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/security-and-identity-integration-fact-sheet.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/security-and-identity-integration-fact-sheet.aspxMicrosoftSolution Guidance<div class="BlogPostContent">Download:<br /> <a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Security_and_Identity_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf"> http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Security_and_Identity_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf</a></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/security-and-identity-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/security-and-identity-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T13:48:06-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/netjava-integration-fact-sheet.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/netjava-integration-fact-sheet.aspxMicrosoftSolution Guidance<div>Download:</div> <div><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/NETJava_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf"> http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/NETJava_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf</a></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/netjava-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/netjava-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:10:06-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/legacy-system-integration-fact-sheet.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/legacy-system-integration-fact-sheet.aspxMicrosoftSolution Guidance<div>Download:</div> <div><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Legacy_System_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf"> http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Legacy_System_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf</a></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/legacy-system-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/legacy-system-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:10:58-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/data-integration-fact-sheet.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/data-integration-fact-sheet.aspxMicrosoftSolution Guidance<div>Download:</div> <div><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Data_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf"> http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Data_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf</a></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/data-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/data-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:11:44-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/application-integration-fact-sheet.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/application-integration-fact-sheet.aspxMicrosoftSolution Guidance<p>Download:</p> <p><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Application_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf"> http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/9/5/89585721-4774-4b5e-856b-c9db5d2980b3/Application_Integration_Fact_Sheet.pdf</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/application-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/application-integration-fact-sheet.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:12:36-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft--novell-interoperability-collaboration.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft--novell-interoperability-collaboration.aspxMicrosoftStrategic Partnership<p>Novell and Microsoft have announced an historic bridging of the divide between open source and proprietary software. They have signed three related agreements which, taken together, will greatly enhance interoperability between Linux and Windows and give customers greater flexibility in their IT environments. To read more, click <a href="http://labs.microsoft.com/interop/msnovellcollab/default.mspx"> here</a>.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft--novell-interoperability-collaboration.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft--novell-interoperability-collaboration.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T16:13:28-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/jplusn-enhancing-javaj2ee-applications-with-microsoft-net.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/jplusn-enhancing-javaj2ee-applications-with-microsoft-net.aspxMicrosoftStrategic Partnership<p>Today's enterprise businesses need to increasingly reuse and aggregate existing business functionality in new applications and integrated user environments. J+N was formed to provide a community of service and solution providers to assist partners and customers of all sizes who want to use both Microsoft .NET and J2EE technologies. To read more click <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/jplusn/default.mspx"> here</a>.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/jplusn-enhancing-javaj2ee-applications-with-microsoft-net.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/jplusn-enhancing-javaj2ee-applications-with-microsoft-net.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T16:14:25-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/sklenar-software-developer-increases-document-creation-speed-with-open-xml.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/sklenar-software-developer-increases-document-creation-speed-with-open-xml.aspxMicrosoftCase Study<p>Read more ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001471"> 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href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=201146"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=201146</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/american-university-of-beirut-university-delivers-credential-synchronization-to-heterogeneous-systems,-drives-innovation.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/american-university-of-beirut-university-delivers-credential-synchronization-to-heterogeneous-systems,-drives-innovation.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T16:38:52-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/ca-wily-technology-interoperability-solution-simplifies-management-of-mixed-web-environments-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/ca-wily-technology-interoperability-solution-simplifies-management-of-mixed-web-environments-.aspxMicrosoftCase Study<div>Read more ...</div> <div><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000377"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000377</a>&nbsp;</div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/ca-wily-technology-interoperability-solution-simplifies-management-of-mixed-web-environments-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/ca-wily-technology-interoperability-solution-simplifies-management-of-mixed-web-environments-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T16:37:12-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/vital-forsikring-asa-pension-insurance-provider-boosts-worker-productivity,-improves-customer-service-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/vital-forsikring-asa-pension-insurance-provider-boosts-worker-productivity,-improves-customer-service-.aspxMicrosoftCase Study<p>Read more... <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=200420"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=200420</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/vital-forsikring-asa-pension-insurance-provider-boosts-worker-productivity,-improves-customer-service-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/vital-forsikring-asa-pension-insurance-provider-boosts-worker-productivity,-improves-customer-service-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T16:17:44-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/univertex-integrator-links-disparate-customer-systems-to-deliver-business-agility,-lower-risk-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/univertex-integrator-links-disparate-customer-systems-to-deliver-business-agility,-lower-risk-.aspxMicrosoftCase Study<p>Read more... <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=201302"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=201302</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/univertex-integrator-links-disparate-customer-systems-to-deliver-business-agility,-lower-risk-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/univertex-integrator-links-disparate-customer-systems-to-deliver-business-agility,-lower-risk-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -06002009-08-27T16:18:26-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/using-reporting-services-with-sap-netweaver-bi-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/using-reporting-services-with-sap-netweaver-bi-.aspxMicrosoftWhitepaper<div><span>Learn tips and tricks that can help you make the most of the integration between Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and SAP NetWeaver BI.</span></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/using-reporting-services-with-sap-netweaver-bi-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/using-reporting-services-with-sap-netweaver-bi-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:22:39-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-dynamics-and-the-2007-office-system-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-dynamics-and-the-2007-office-system-.aspxMicrosoftWhitepaper<p><span>Learn how to bring the power of SAP assets into the tools and applications that information workers are familiar with. Read about the innovations in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 that make interoperability with SAP easier than ever.</span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-dynamics-and-the-2007-office-system-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-dynamics-and-the-2007-office-system-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:25:36-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/cisco-network-admission-control-and-microsoft-network-access--.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/cisco-network-admission-control-and-microsoft-network-access--.aspxMicrosoftWhitepaper<div> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>Cisco Network Admission Control and Microsoft Network Access Protection</span> <strong><span>Interoperability</span></strong> <span>Architecture Cisco Systems and Microsoft Corporation Published:</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ssc/docs/CiscoMSNACWP.pdf"> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/ssc/docs/CiscoMSNACWP.pdf</a></span></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/cisco-network-admission-control-and-microsoft-network-access--.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/cisco-network-admission-control-and-microsoft-network-access--.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-12-14T15:37:54-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/white-paper-configure-office-sharepoint-server-for-sap-iview-web-parts-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/white-paper-configure-office-sharepoint-server-for-sap-iview-web-parts-.aspxMicrosoftWhitepaper<div> <p><span>Learn how to use the integration between SAP and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 by using SAP iView Web Parts to display SAP data in SharePoint sites.</span></p> <p><span><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262461.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262461.aspx</a></span></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/white-paper-configure-office-sharepoint-server-for-sap-iview-web-parts-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/white-paper-configure-office-sharepoint-server-for-sap-iview-web-parts-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:27:12-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/integrating-the-office-sharepoint-server-2007-business-data-catalog-with-sap-netweaver-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/integrating-the-office-sharepoint-server-2007-business-data-catalog-with-sap-netweaver-.aspxMicrosoftWhitepaper<div> <p><span>Learn about using the innovations in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 to make interoperability with SAP NetWeaver easier than ever.</span></p> <p><a href="http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262733.aspx">http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262733.aspx</a></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/integrating-the-office-sharepoint-server-2007-business-data-catalog-with-sap-netweaver-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/integrating-the-office-sharepoint-server-2007-business-data-catalog-with-sap-netweaver-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -05002009-08-27T16:28:07-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/the-net-show-iis-70.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/the-net-show-iis-70.aspxMicrosoftDatasheet<p>Shipping with Windows Vista will be the latest version of Internet Information Services (IIS), which includes a broad collection of features and capabilities that have been anxiously awaited by both developers and IT Pros. 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margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></b></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Interoperability@Microsoft Blog : </span></b></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2010/01/29/putting-customer-feedback-into-action-to-advance-interoperability.aspx">Putting customer feedback into action to advance interoperability</a></span></b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><br /> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2010/01/29/putting-customer-feedback-into-action-to-advance-interoperability.aspx">http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2010/01/29/putting-customer-feedback-into-action-to-advance-interoperability.aspx</a> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Microsoft News Center Feature – Microsoft and Customer Executives Team Up to Improve Interoperability<br /> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2010/jan10/01-29InteropExecCouncil.mspx"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2010/jan10/01-29InteropExecCouncil.mspx</span></a></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">IEC Council White Paper <br /> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/4/8/64899D10-807D-46FA-8495-DC99E6A27F1D/IECC_whitepaper.pdf"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/4/8/64899D10-807D-46FA-8495-DC99E6A27F1D/IECC_whitepaper.pdf</span></a></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></b></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Microsoft Interoperability site <br /> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/interop/default.aspx"><span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.microsoft.com/interop/default.aspx</span></a></span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;">Interop Vendor Alliance site <br /> </span></b><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #0000ff; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://interopvendoralliance.org">http://interopvendoralliance.org</a></span> </p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'segoe ui','sans-serif'; color: #000000; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-interoperability-executive-customer-council-members-speak-to-progress.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-interoperability-executive-customer-council-members-speak-to-progress.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:08:17 -06002010-01-29T18:08:17-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-and-customer-executives-team-up-to-improve-interoperability-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-and-customer-executives-team-up-to-improve-interoperability-.aspxMicrosoftNews<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <title></title> <style type="text/css"> .pp_PageTitle {color:#3f6a90; 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font-weight: bold; } .pp_SidebarText {color:#000000;font-size:12px;line-height:20px;} .pp_listBullet {color:#A6A6A6;font-size:120%;padding-top: 0px;} .pp_listItem {margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; color:#000000;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;padding-left: 5px; } .pp_listItem .pp_BodyText {margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; color:#000000;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;padding-left: 5px; } </style> </head> <body> <div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Microsoft President Bob Muglia leads Interoperability Executive Customer Council; expanded support of open standards outlined in white paper</span> <br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_IntroText"> <p class="pp_BodyText"><strong>REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 29, 2010 — </strong>Carnival Cruise Lines Chief Technology Officer Doug Eney sees “interoperability” on every one of the company’s 22 ships. “We have staff from over 80 countries on a typical ship,” Eney says. “So just like our crewmembers, software itself has to work efficiently in a heterogeneous environment.”</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Eney says that Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies are no longer committed to one particular vendor or technology platform. That makes interoperability critical to running a business. It can help organizations greatly reduce money and resources dedicated to managing layers of complexity, so they instead can focus on using the technology to deliver great products and services to their customers. But the requisite degree of industry collaboration and agreement makes interoperability a challenge. </p> <table style="width: 50px; border-collapse: collapse; float: left;" id="ctl08_tblControl" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="ctl08_trcontrol"> <td id="ctl08_tdcontrol" align="center"> <table style="width: 300px; border-collapse: collapse;" id="ctl08_tblImage" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="ctl08_trImage"> <td style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px;" id="ctl08_tdImage" align="center"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/gallery/imageviewer.mspx?webURL=%2fpresspass%2fimages%2ffeatures%2f2010%2f01-29IEC_lg.jpg&amp;printURL=&amp;caption=Founded+by+Microsoft+in+2006%2c+the+Interoperability+...&amp;JPGSize=&amp;TiffSize="><img style="border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px;" alt="Founded by Microsoft in 2006, the Interoperability Executive Customer Council is composed of 35 senior executives from industries, government agencies and academic institutions around the world. " src="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/features/2010/01-29IEC_sm.jpg" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;" id="ctl08_tdCaption" class="pp_ImageCaption" align="center">Founded by Microsoft in 2006, the Interoperability Executive Customer Council is composed of 35 senior executives from industries, government agencies and academic institutions around the world. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;" id="ctl08_tdSubCaptions" class="pp_ImageSubCaption" align="center"><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/images/features/2010/01-29IEC_lg.jpg">Click for larger version.</a> <br /> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p class="pp_BodyText">To help solve this dilemma Eney and a cadre of C-level technology executives from around the globe joined the Interoperability Executive Customer (IEC) Council, which was founded by Microsoft in 2006. The goal of the IEC Council was to identify the industry’s greatest areas of need and to work together to create solutions. The IEC Council released a white paper today describing its activities and areas in which it has helped improve interoperability thus far.</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">These improvements are the result of semiannual meetings held at the Microsoft headquarters in Redmond. During these meetings, IEC Council members participate in two intensive days of discussions with company executives about the unique interoperability challenges they face, and offer suggestions about how these challenges can be better addressed by Microsoft and the industry at large. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Eney recalls that at the IEC Council’s very first meeting, Microsoft Server and Tools Business President Bob Muglia offered up a definition of interoperability as being the connection of people, data and diverse systems. Council members spent more than half a day in heated discussions about that definition.</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Over time, the Council has become a trusting group of people, says Eney. “We’re very blunt with Microsoft on where we are within our respective IT projects, the challenges we face and the opportunities in store.”</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">As the top executive sponsor for the Council, Muglia understood that improved interoperability was critical for Microsoft’s customers. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">“We recognized that it’s a mixed IT world and our customers wanted their technologies to work better together,” Muglia says. “Our customers told us that interoperability is a significant obstacle — and that they need better support, both from us and other vendors, to resolve many of these issues.” </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">To date, the IEC Council has identified more than 50 opportunities where Microsoft can work with the industry at large to make enhancements to improve interoperability. Roughly 70 percent of those have already been addressed or are in the process of being resolved. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Says Muglia: “Active engagement and a high degree of trust among Council members and Microsoft executives and senior architects have been a critical factor of the Council’s success.” </p> <p class="pp_BodyText"><strong>Debating Interoperability Improvements </strong></p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Many of the IEC Council’s contributions are the result of six work groups that were formed to carry on the Council’s recommendations throughout the year. Engineers and technical architects from each of the IEC member organizations, along with technical experts from Microsoft, participate in conference calls once a month and meet in Redmond twice a year. </p> <div class="pp_SidebarMainDiv"> <div class="pp_SidebarDiv"> <table class="pp_SidebarTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="pp_SidebarTitle">IEC Council Work Streams</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_SidebarText">The information gathered from the Interoperability Executive Customer (IEC) Council has been categorized into six focus areas called work streams. Each work stream is led by an executive from a relevant Microsoft division and product team. Working with technical architects and chief information officers from each of the Council member organizations, they identify and develop solutions within the following areas: </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_SidebarText"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="pp_listBullet" valign="top">•</td> <td class="pp_listItem"> <p class="pp_BodyText">Business Process Modeling and Services Oriented Architecture</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_listBullet" valign="top">•</td> <td class="pp_listItem"> <p class="pp_BodyText">Developer Tools and Runtime</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_listBullet" valign="top">•</td> <td class="pp_listItem"> <p class="pp_BodyText">Identity Management</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_listBullet" valign="top">•</td> <td class="pp_listItem"> <p class="pp_BodyText">Office Productivity and Collaboration Tools</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_listBullet" valign="top">•</td> <td class="pp_listItem"> <p class="pp_BodyText">Public Interoperability Policy</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_listBullet" valign="top">•</td> <td class="pp_listItem"> <p class="pp_BodyText">Systems Management</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="pp_SidebarText">In addition, the IEC Council identified cloud computing as an area of significant investment and recently formed a seventh work stream to address this area of interest. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <p class="pp_BodyText">John Masseria, manager of IT engineering at Carnival, characterizes the working groups as a bit like focus groups. Microsoft executives and the IEC Council form an agenda for each work stream, group members develop relevant questions and issues to discuss at each session, and members of Microsoft product development work with the groups to create solutions. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">“With some vendors, it’s as if developers are in an ivory tower, but I don’t get that feeling with Microsoft,” says Masseria. “They bring in their marketing product managers and technical teams and we get pretty deep down into the nuts and bolts of different products.”</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Masseria adds that conversations can get pretty heated at times because some of the customers are “heavy, heavy” Java shops, for example.</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">But this debate is an essential part of the process because it ensures that solutions are created in a balanced, pragmatic fashion. Once working groups have completed a solution, Microsoft engages members of the <a href="http://www.interopvendoralliance.com/">Interop Vendor Alliance</a> (IVA) to help with testing and implementation. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">At a big VMware shop such as Carnival it’s important that Microsoft support VMware in its virtual machine manager and in Microsoft Systems Center. Masseria considers this solution among the IEC Council’s most significant because it provided his team with a single point of management. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Support of Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) was a “big, big win” for Vandy Johnson, vice president of global IT at Medtronic. Based in Minnesota, Medtronic works with doctors and medical clinics around the world, developing medical therapies for patients who suffer from a variety of diseases. Consequently, a big part of the company’s growth path requires that medical professionals across the globe can access Medtronic’s network. Microsoft’s decision to support SAML makes it easier for Medtronic to manage external access to its networks while providing its customers and partners with the information they need. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">“I think the IEC Council has been really successful in bringing things up that might not have been considered otherwise,” says Johnson. “The work we’re doing with Microsoft is a great example of this, and I don’t think it would have been on the radar if it weren’t for Medtronic having a seat at the table.”</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">The white paper provides details on the IEC Council and how it fits within Microsoft’s overall interoperability efforts. Also included in the white paper are descriptions of the solutions generated by each of the IEC Council working groups. Among these solutions are support of the Unified Modeling Language (UML), the application modeling standard in Visual Studio 2010 and the upcoming release of code-name “Oslo” modeling technologies, support of the Open Document Format in Microsoft Office, and support of SAML in Active Directory.</p> <p class="pp_BodyText"><strong>Listening With an Ear to Change</strong></p> <p class="pp_BodyText">The IEC Council is one of several avenues through which Microsoft is seeking feedback on how to improve interoperability and collaborate with the community at large. Others include the aforementioned IVA and continued collaboration with Novell, which began in 2006 and continues to help organizations bridge the gap between proprietary and open source technology.</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Collectively, these efforts have led to progress in a variety of areas, including the <a href="http://www.documentinteropinitiative.org/default.aspx">Document Interop Initiative</a> and the <a href="http://www.eclipse4sl.org/blog/announcement/new-release-100-m2-is-available">Eclipse Tools for Silverlight project</a>, a cross-platform development environment designed to help developers build Silverlight applications on Windows and Mac. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Microsoft’s willingness to listen to its customers and make visible changes is quite rare, in Professor Radu Popescu-Zeletin’s estimation. In addition to being a member of the IEC Council, Popescu-Zeletin is director of the Berlin-based Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, which brings technology through the research phase at the university level into use within various industries and government bodies across the European Union. The institute focuses primarily on telecommunication, automotive engineering, e-government and software development.</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Popescu-Zeletin says he appreciates Microsoft’s willingness to share its current interoperability policy and listen to the Council members’ feedback based on their experience with its products. “It’s my perception that Bob Muglia is trying to pioneer interoperability at Microsoft both inside and outside the company,” he says. “I think this is having an impact on how others view Microsoft.”</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Johnson concurs, noting that there’s been a clear change in Microsoft’s direction around interoperability and the principles that guide its approach to interoperability. “You can see product teams thinking about those things very early now, rather than as an afterthought,” says Johnson. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">“Initially, discussions with the IEC Council were very much focused toward products already in the market,” says Muglia. “However, many of the lessons we have taken away from the experience serve broader needs than these customers alone and inform the delivery of new products and services that are optimized to promote a better experience.” </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">Improving interoperability is a much larger task than any one company can handle, and the biggest challenge could be balancing the breakneck speed of technology development with the arduous process of establishing industry standards. </p> <p class="pp_BodyText">But Popescu-Zeletin is relatively optimistic. “The IEC Council is generally made up of very big customers, so I think we can succeed in pushing interoperability as a major issue. Each member of the group has different vendors, and together we can be the catalyst that pushes vendors toward creating interoperable solutions.”</p> <p class="pp_BodyText">He might be on to something, if the cultural change in Microsoft is any indication. </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </body> </html><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-and-customer-executives-team-up-to-improve-interoperability-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/microsoft-and-customer-executives-team-up-to-improve-interoperability-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:25:25 -06002010-01-29T18:25:25-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/new-iva-lab-remote-desktop-interoperability.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/new-iva-lab-remote-desktop-interoperability.aspxMicrosoftWhitepaper<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head id="ctl00_ctl00_Head1"> <title>Lab: Remote Desktop Interoperability - Interoperability Bridges and Labs Center</title> <!--[if IE 8]><link href="/css/ie8fix.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><![endif]--> <link title="Interoperability Bridges and Labs - All projects feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://www.interoperabilitybridges.com/projects/rss.aspx" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/stylesheet.css" /> <meta name="description" content=" &lt;p&gt;Demonstrates how to establish remote desktop connections between Macintosh and Windows based machines.&lt;/p&gt; " /> <link title="Interoperability Bridges and Labs - Subscribe to this project page" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="/projects/rss.aspx?title=Lab: Remote Desktop Interoperability" /> </head> <body> <div id="topPaperHead"><b> <p>Demonstrates how to establish remote desktop connections between Macintosh and Windows based machines.</p> </b></div> <div id="topPaperFill"><blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"> <div class="horizontal_project_view_desc">Project URL: <br /> <a href="http://interopvendoralliance.com/labs/remote-desktop-interoperability-lab.aspx" class="horizontal_project_view_link">http://interopvendoralliance.com/labs/remote-desktop-interoperability-lab.aspx</a><br /> </div> </blockquote> <div class="horizontal_project_view_goals"><span class="header_green">Project Detail</span> : </div> <blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr" class="horizontal_project_view_goals"> <p>This Interop Vendor Alliance (IVA) lab explores two scenarios for establishing Remote Desktop connections between Macintosh and Windows based machines. These scenarios demonstrate that it is possible to establish a connection in both directions: a Mac connecting to a Windows machine, and a Windows machine connecting to a Mac.</p> </blockquote> <div class="horizontal_project_view_goals"><span class="header_green">Technologies:</span> </div> <blockquote style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr" class="horizontal_project_view_goals"> <p>Mac Remote Desktop (Aqua Connect);Remote Desktop Client for Mac 2 (Microsoft)</p> </blockquote> <div class="horizontal_project_view_goals"><span class="header_green">Related Links<br /> </span><br /> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/interoperability/archive/2010/03/01/new-interoperability-lab-remote-desktop-between-windows-and-mac.aspx" class="related_link">Blog - New interoperability lab: Remote Desktop between Windows and Mac </a><br /> </div> </div> </body> </html><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/new-iva-lab-remote-desktop-interoperability.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/new-iva-lab-remote-desktop-interoperability.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:38:57 -06002010-03-02T16:38:58-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/the-iva-welcomes-new-member-aqua-connect-and-the-release-of-the-remote-desktop-lab.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/the-iva-welcomes-new-member-aqua-connect-and-the-release-of-the-remote-desktop-lab.aspxMicrosoftNews<h5 class="posthead pageTitle">We have just published a new Lab on InteropVendorAlliance.org titled&nbsp;<a href="http://interopvendoralliance.com/labs/remote-desktop-interoperability-lab.aspx"> <strong>Remote Desktop Interoperability Lab</strong></a>.</h5> <p>This lab explores&nbsp;scenarios for establishing Remote Desktop connections between Macintosh and Windows based machines.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/the-iva-welcomes-new-member-aqua-connect-and-the-release-of-the-remote-desktop-lab.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/microsoft/the-iva-welcomes-new-member-aqua-connect-and-the-release-of-the-remote-desktop-lab.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:42:00 -06002010-03-03T17:49:10-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/ca/introscope-for-microsoft-net-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/ca/introscope-for-microsoft-net-.aspxCASolution Guidance<p>Introscope for Microsoft .NET, from CA's Wily Technology Division, is an application performance management solution that enables you to monitor .NET-based web applications in production, detect problems before they affect your customers, and resolve these issues quickly and collaboratively.</p> <p>For more information,&nbsp;visit <a href="http://www.wilytech.com/solutions/technology/Microsoft.html">http://www.wilytech.com/solutions/technology/Microsoft.html</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/ca/introscope-for-microsoft-net-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/ca/introscope-for-microsoft-net-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 14:55:00 -06002009-11-09T23:21:45-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-announces-enterprise-process-services-to-define-content-flows-in-organizations.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-announces-enterprise-process-services-to-define-content-flows-in-organizations.aspxOpenTextNews<p>Helps Enterprises Put Content in the Hands of Users When and Where They Need It; One of Three New Content Services Introduced by Open Text Today</p> <div>LiveLinkUp 2007, Orlando, FL - 2007-10-22 - Open Text™ Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), today announced <em>Open Text Enterprise Process Services</em>, a comprehensive set of business process management (BPM) capabilities designed to make it easier than ever before for enterprises to flexibly and conveniently deliver content to users within the context of business processes. With <em>Open Text Enterprise Process Services</em>, users can design processes for any business content and manage the flow of that content both within and between departments to improve operations and meet business requirements.</div> <div><a href="http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1950">http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1950</a></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-announces-enterprise-process-services-to-define-content-flows-in-organizations.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-announces-enterprise-process-services-to-define-content-flows-in-organizations.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:38:00 -05002009-11-16T23:19:19-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-unveils-revolutionary-new-user-interface-paradigm-with-customizable-views-of-business-content-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-unveils-revolutionary-new-user-interface-paradigm-with-customizable-views-of-business-content-.aspxOpenTextNews<p>Designed from the Ground Up to Eliminate Barriers to User Adoption and Facilitate Rapid Delivery of Content-Enabled Applications; One of Three New Content Services Introduced by Open Text Today</p> <div>LiveLinkUp 2007, Orlando, FL - 2007-10-22 - Open Text™ Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), today announced <em>Open Text Enterprise Connect</em>, a revolutionary user interface paradigm designed to empower information workers to access and interact with all their business content, applications, and processes from within their familiar desktop applications, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Microsoft Explorer, Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes.</div> <div><a href="http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1949">http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1949</a></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-unveils-revolutionary-new-user-interface-paradigm-with-customizable-views-of-business-content-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-unveils-revolutionary-new-user-interface-paradigm-with-customizable-views-of-business-content-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:36:00 -05002009-11-16T23:20:21-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-raises-the-bar-with-next-generation-content-services-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-raises-the-bar-with-next-generation-content-services-.aspxOpenTextNews<p><em>Open Text Content Services</em> Offer Revolutionary New Approach for Managing and Exploiting the Power of Business Content Enterprise-Wide</p> <div>LiveLinkUp 2007, Orlando, FL - 2007-10-22 - Open Text™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), today announced <em>Open Text Content Services</em> which represent a major step forward in unifying people, processes and content in large organizations.</div> <p><a href="http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1948">http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1948</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-raises-the-bar-with-next-generation-content-services-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-raises-the-bar-with-next-generation-content-services-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:35:00 -05002009-11-16T23:21:10-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/robert-bernard-announces-strategic-partnership-with-open-text-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/robert-bernard-announces-strategic-partnership-with-open-text-.aspxOpenTextStrategic Partnership<p>Watch Robert Bernard, General Manager Global ISVs, Microsoft Corporation, as he announces the strategic partnership with Open Text.</p> <p>Read the press release: <a href="http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1681">http://www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1681</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/robert-bernard-announces-strategic-partnership-with-open-text-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/robert-bernard-announces-strategic-partnership-with-open-text-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:09:00 -05002009-11-16T23:22:00-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-file-system-archiving-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-file-system-archiving-.aspxOpenTextDatasheet<p><a href="http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-extensions-microsoft/pro-ll-file-system-archiving-ms.htm"> <strong>Open Text&nbsp;File System Archiving</strong></a> provides secure, long-term storage of content from file system drives, while ensuring content integrity, avoiding redundancy, reducing storage costs, and providing the ability to apply records management rules to control content lifecycle.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-file-system-archiving-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-file-system-archiving-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:09:00 -05002009-11-16T23:22:49-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-monitoring-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-monitoring-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspxOpenTextDatasheet<p><a href="http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-extensions-microsoft/pro-ll-emailmonitoring-msexchange-ms.htm"> <strong>Open Text Email Monitoring for Microsoft Exchange</strong></a> enables companies to automatically and transparently capture corporate email communications and store them in a secure, isolated system, supporting ongoing compliance and legal efforts.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-monitoring-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-monitoring-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:08:00 -05002009-11-16T23:23:38-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-archiving-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-archiving-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspxOpenTextDatasheet<p><a href="http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-extensions-microsoft/pro-ll-emailarchiving-msexchange-ms.htm"> <strong>Open Text&nbsp;Email Archiving for Microsoft Exchange</strong></a> archives email from Microsoft Exchange servers, optimizing system performance. Users can continue to work with email as they always have, retrieving archived messages from Microsoft Outlook with a single click.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-archiving-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-email-archiving-for-microsoft-exchange-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:04:00 -05002009-11-16T23:24:24-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-services-for-sharepoint-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-services-for-sharepoint-.aspxOpenTextDatasheet<p>Open Text Services for SharePoint provides content archiving, records management and search services to Microsoft SharePoint implementations. It also provides the possibility of integrating content from other systems including Microsoft Exchange and shared file systems into &nbsp;SharePoint.</p> <p>&nbsp;Read More...</p> <p><span><a href="http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-extensions-microsoft/pro-ll-ms-sharepoint-integration-ms.htm"> http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-extensions-microsoft/pro-ll-ms-sharepoint-integration-ms.htm</a></span><a href="http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-extensions-microsoft/pro-ll-ms-sharepoint-integration-ms.htm"> </a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-services-for-sharepoint-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/opentext/open-text-services-for-sharepoint-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:51:00 -05002009-11-16T23:25:18-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console.aspxBEAPresentations, Podcasts, Webcasts<p><strong>BEA AquaLogic Interaction SharePoint Console:</strong> enterprise-grade information discovery for SharePoint and Office 2007&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Assemble and organize content from SharePoint and networked Windows file systems into an enterprise-wide knowledge directory</li> <li>Complement content from SharePoint with content from other enterprise-wide repositories, including Lotus Notes, Documentum, FileNet and more</li> <li>Distribute the power of SharePoint to a broader set of internal and external participant</li> </ul> <p>Version - 1.0</p> <p>Version - 1.0</p> <p>Referenced Name for Product - SharePoint Console</p> <p>MFST Solution for - Office 2007</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:22:00 -06002009-10-29T20:26:29-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-.aspxBEAPresentations, Podcasts, Webcasts<p><strong>BEA AquaLogic Interaction:</strong> a powerful, .NET portal framework, certified to run on Vista for improved developer productivity&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>.NET developers run BEA AquaLogic Interaction on Vista for improved productivity and performance</li> <li>AquaLogic Interaction leverages the power of Vista and the .NET application framework</li> </ul> <p>Version - 6.1</p> <p>Version - 6.1</p> <p>Referenced Name for Product&nbsp; - ALI</p> <p>MSFT Solution for - Windows Vista</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-aqualogic-interaction-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:22:00 -06002009-10-29T20:28:00-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-systems-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console-demo.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-systems-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console-demo.aspxBEAPresentations, Podcasts, Webcasts<p>BEA Systems AquaLogic Interaction SharePoint Console offers enterprise-grade information discovery for SharePoint 2007 and Office 2007. AquaLogic Interaction SharePoint Console extends the reach of SharePoint and Office to broader communities of users, distributing the power of SharePoint to a broader set of internal and external participants through powerful service-oriented applications.&nbsp; To view, click <a href="http://www.bea.com/demos/alui_sharepoint_vista_demo/">here</a>.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-systems-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console-demo.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-systems-aqualogic-interaction-sharepoint-console-demo.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:26:00 -06002009-10-29T20:28:55-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-92-msft-vista-demo.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-92-msft-vista-demo.aspxBEAPresentations, Podcasts, Webcasts<p>This <a href="http://dev2dev.bea.com/downloads/ExcelServer/workshop_vista.html"> demo</a> shows how to use MS Windows Vista, MS SharePoint Portal, ExcelServer, and Office 2007 to SOA enable an MS Excel spreadsheet via Java Web Services.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-92-msft-vista-demo.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-92-msft-vista-demo.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:08:00 -06002009-10-29T20:29:45-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-.aspxBEAPresentations, Podcasts, Webcasts<p><strong>BEA Workshop for WebLogic on MS Windows Vista</strong>:&nbsp; During this developer-focused demonstration, we will show how to use Windows Vista, MS SharePoint Portal, ExcelServer, and Office 2007 to SOA enable an MS Excel spreadsheet via Java Web Services.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Version Number - 9.2</p> <p>Referenced Name for Product - W4WP 9.2</p> <p>MSFT Solution for&nbsp; -&nbsp; MS Excel 2007, MS SharePoint Server</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/bea/bea-workshop-for-weblogic-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 00:29:00 -06002009-10-29T20:32:10-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/federating-sharepoint-sites-within-websphere-portal-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/federating-sharepoint-sites-within-websphere-portal-.aspxMainsoftWhitepaper<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>Companies with strategic investments in IBM WebSphere</span> <span></span><span>Portal^® are looking for ways to integrate&nbsp;Windows^® SharePoint^® Services and SharePoint&nbsp;data&nbsp;in order access and aggregate all enterprise assets within a scalable, secure enterprise portal.</span></p> <p><span>Available at <a href="http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/FederatingSharepointSites_WP.pdf"> <span>http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/FederatingSharepointSites_WP.pdf</span></a>, this whitepaper explores the capabilities and architecture of Mainsoft SharePoint Federator for WebSphere Portal and illustrates how a superior integration across SharePoint, .NET, and Java can deliver a seamless end-user experience and improve employee productivity. Single sign-on and authentication schemes in a mixed .NET and Java environment, and composite applications across disparate platforms, are examined in detail.</span></p> <br /> <br /><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/federating-sharepoint-sites-within-websphere-portal-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/federating-sharepoint-sites-within-websphere-portal-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:14:00 -05002009-11-12T23:59:34-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/integrating-sharepoint-with-lotus-notes-strategic-coexistence-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/integrating-sharepoint-with-lotus-notes-strategic-coexistence-.aspxMainsoftWhitepaper<p><span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span>Business are investing strategically in collaboration software to improve knowledge workers' innovation and execution speed. However, many Lotus Notes and Domino customers struggle to implement their collaboration strategy because they rely on Microsoft SharePoint (the back end of Office) for team collaboration and document management. Accessing and updating SharePoint document libraries from within Lotus Notes is a cumbersome process that impedes team collaboration.</span></p> <p><span>Read this whitepaper and learn how to promote collaboration cost-effectively by integrating SharePoint with your existing Lotus messaging platform. The benefits and capabilities of software coexistence are presented, along with the risks and expenses of a migration.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span><a href="http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePoint_Notes_StrategicCoexistence_wp.pdf"> http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePoint_Notes_StrategicCoexistence_wp.pdf</a>.</span></p> <span><a href="http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePoint_Notes_StrategicCoexistence_wp.pdf"> http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePoint_Notes_StrategicCoexistence_wp.pdf</a>.</span> <span></span><br /> <br /><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/integrating-sharepoint-with-lotus-notes-strategic-coexistence-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/integrating-sharepoint-with-lotus-notes-strategic-coexistence-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:55:00 -05002009-11-13T00:00:20-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-federator-for-websphere-portal-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-federator-for-websphere-portal-.aspxMainsoftDatasheet<p>One page overview of Mainsoft SharePoint^® Federator for WebSphere Portal^®, which enables IT organizations to integrate Windows^® SharePoint Services (WSS) and contents stored on SharePoint sites into an open, scalable, and SOA-ready WebSphere Portal environment.</p> <p>Download now at <a href="http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePointFederatorForWebSpherePortal.pdf"> http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePointFederatorForWebSpherePortal.pdf</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-federator-for-websphere-portal-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-federator-for-websphere-portal-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:04:00 -05002009-11-13T00:01:12-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-integrator-for-lotus-notes---solution-sheet-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-integrator-for-lotus-notes---solution-sheet-.aspxMainsoftDatasheet<p>One page overview of Mainsoft SharePoint Integrator for Lotus Notes, a client-side Java plug-in to Lotus Notes that&nbsp;enables Lotus Notes users to access, modify, and publish Lotus Notes emails and attachments on SharePoint.&nbsp; Download the solution sheet at:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePoint_for_Notes.pdf"> http://www.mainsoft.com/solutions/pdfs/SharePoint_for_Notes.pdf</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-integrator-for-lotus-notes---solution-sheet-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mainsoft/mainsoft-sharepoint-integrator-for-lotus-notes---solution-sheet-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:08:00 -05002009-11-13T00:01:56-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-takes-top-billing-in-redmond-magazine-product-roundup-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-takes-top-billing-in-redmond-magazine-product-roundup-.aspxLikewiseNews<p><strong>Product given 8.7 points out of 10 in review</strong></p> <p><strong>BELLEVUE, Wash. - June 27, 2007 -</strong> Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management and integration of Linux®, UNIX, and Mac servers in a Microsoft® Windows® network, today announced that the Centeris Likewise Management Suite was given top billing by Redmond Magazine in a recent product roundup.</p> <p>In the recent review, Redmond Magazine looked at three competing products that provide Linux/Windows interoperability. The content of the article billed Centeris Likewise Management Suite as the "The Big Easy" giving it 9.0 points out of 10.0 for manageability, performance and user interface and 8.0 points out of 10.0 for documentation. The article posted in the May 2007 edition and entitled Manage and Manage Alike states, "Indeed, installing the Centeris package on the Windows server was completely painless." The article also states, "It was quickly apparent that seasoned Windows veterans would certainly benefit from this product when adding Linux and Unix boxes to their networks."</p> <p>For&nbsp;further insights and to read the full review, please visit:<br /> <a href="http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=716">http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?editorialsid=716</a>.</p> <p>"We are honored that Redmond Magazine took the time to look closely at our product," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris, "We will continue to stay focused on our mission - providing the market with easy to use products that allow interoperability between Windows and Linux, Unix and Mac systems. This review reflects the wins we are seeing everyday in head-to-head competitive customer evaluations."</p> <p>The Centeris Likewise Management Suite improves management and interoperability of Windows®, Linux®, and UNIX® systems to considerably reduce IT costs and enhance security. Using familiar Windows-based tools, system administrators can seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft® Active Directory™ and easily manage Linux servers. Centeris Likewise Management Suite is the only solution that allows IT administrators to quickly configure server roles, enable single sign-on for enterprise applications, and extend Active Directory group policy to Linux and UNIX systems.</p> <p><strong>About Centeris</strong></p> <p>Centeris® solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux management and administration and cross-platform identity management.</p> <p>Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO.</p> <p>Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Centeris has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-takes-top-billing-in-redmond-magazine-product-roundup-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-takes-top-billing-in-redmond-magazine-product-roundup-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:54:00 -05002009-11-12T23:43:39-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-wins-eweek-excellence-award-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-wins-eweek-excellence-award-.aspxLikewiseNews<p><strong>Product named winner in System and Application Management category</strong></p> <p><strong>BELLEVUE, Wash. - June 27, 2007 -</strong> Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management and integration of Linux®, UNIX, and Mac servers in a Microsoft® Windows® network, today announced that the Centeris Likewise Management Suite was named the winner of the eWEEK Excellence Award in the category of System and Application Management. The field of finalists was narrowed to three and announced in May 2007. Winners were selected by eWEEK editors and analysts from more than 800 entries.</p> <p>For&nbsp;further insights and to read the full article, please visit:<br /> <a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2149553,00.asp">http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2149553,00.asp</a></p> <p>"Our flexible deployment model and quick time to market with new product features align with the needs of our growing enterprise customer base," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris. "As organizations continue to grapple with interoperability and regulatory compliance issues, they recognize the need for products like ours. We are committed to providing the market with excellent products and services that improve the interoperability of Linux, UNIX, and Mac servers in Microsoft Windows networks. This award reinforces what our customers are telling us, we are achieving that goal."</p> <p>The eWEEK Excellence Awards program provides enterprise professionals with a comprehensive benchmark for assessing a wide range of technology products and services. Evaluating the entries is a panel of experts including eWEEK Labs analysts and eWEEK Corporate Partners - senior enterprise IT professionals who act as reader representatives.</p> <p>The Centeris Likewise Management Suite improves management and interoperability of Windows®, Linux®, and UNIX® systems to considerably reduce IT costs and enhance security. Using familiar Windows-based tools, system administrators can seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft® Active Directory™ and easily manage Linux servers. Centeris Likewise Management Suite is the only solution that allows IT administrators to quickly configure server roles, enable single sign-on for enterprise applications, and extend Active Directory group policy to Linux and UNIX systems.</p> <p><strong>About eWEEK</strong></p> <p>eWEEK, "the enterprise newsweekly," is the essential technology information source for builders of enterprise infrastructure. eWEEK enables readers to successfully evaluate, deploy and leverage new technology solutions for competitive advantage. The publication delivers to its readers news, technology evaluations, and strategic analysis on the technologies, platforms, and trends that impact enterprise-wide computing. eWEEK reaches 400,100 enterprise technology buyers who are evaluating and purchasing technology solutions for their company. eWEEK delivers news, analysis and technology reviews in print and on a daily basis on the Web.</p> <p><strong>About Centeris</strong></p> <p>Centeris® solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux management and administration and cross-platform identity management.</p> <p>Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO.</p> <p>Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Centeris has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-wins-eweek-excellence-award-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-management-suite-wins-eweek-excellence-award-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:53:00 -05002009-11-12T23:44:50-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-ships-cross-platform-identity-management-solution,-likewise-identity-30.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-ships-cross-platform-identity-management-solution,-likewise-identity-30.aspxLikewiseNews<p style="text-align: center"><em>Solution extends Active Directory group policy to Linux and UNIX systems and</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>enables single sign-on for enterprise applications</em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>BELLEVUE, Wash. - January 23, 2007 -</strong> Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in developing software for easy management of Linux® servers in a Microsoft® Windows® network, today introduced Likewise Identity 3.0, a cross-platform identity management solution that provides seamless integration of Linux and UNIX users and systems with Microsoft Active Directory. &nbsp;&nbsp;Centeris created Likewise Identity after customers and large enterprise companies showed interest in more breadth around Active Directory integration - which was one of the core features in their flagship product, Likewise 2.0.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Likewise Identity 3.0 allows companies to leverage their existing Active Directory infrastructure to consolidate user accounts and provide end users with a single password for all non-Windows systems.&nbsp; &nbsp;It features a single, lightweight agent install that allows administrators to join Linux and UNIX machines to Active Directory in less than five minutes and offers flexible modes of Active Directory integration - with or without schema extensions. "The addition of Likewise Identity to our product set is proof of our continued commitment to solving interoperability challenges for our customers," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris Corporation.&nbsp;&nbsp; "Because of our deep expertise with Samba, Likewise Identity is based on this stable open source technology to extend Active Directory to Linux and UNIX - helping our customers to reduce the cost and complexity of identity management in their mixed networks."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Likewise Identity 3.0 makes it easy for administrators to preserve pre-existing security identities by grouping Linux and UNIX systems within Active Directory and define multiple UIDs and GIDs as well as Network Information Service (NIS) mapping to support legacy directory migration. &nbsp;Likewise Identity also allows organizations to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems as well as enable single sign-on for any enterprise application that supports Kerberos and LDAP including Samba, Apache, SSH, NFS, WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat, SAP, Oracle, and MySQL .&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"At Experian, we were adding and removing user accounts locally, which is a potential security risk," said Ferris Rezvani, IT Infrastructure Manager. &nbsp;"Likewise Identity allows us to adhere to our strategy of centralizing user account management in Active Directory for all systems, strengthen the security of our network, and lower operational overhead."</p> <p>"Organizations today are faced with the complexity of managing mixed networks and multiple identity management systems as well as the additional pressures of meeting regulatory compliance demands," said John Enck, Research Vice President and Research Director at Gartner Inc. "Customers are looking for ways to leverage their existing Active Directory infrastructure to lower costs and better meet security and regulatory requirements."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About Centeris</strong></p> <p>Centeris solutions improve management and interoperability of Windows, Linux, and UNIX systems with easy to use software for Linux administration and cross-platform identity management.</p> <p>Our products, Likewise Admin and Likewise Identity, provide familiar Windows-based tools for system administrators to easily configure server roles and seamlessly integrate Linux and UNIX systems with Microsoft Active Directory. This enables companies running mixed networks to utilize existing Windows skills/resources, maximize the value of their Active Directory investment, strengthen the security of their network and lower Linux server TCO.</p> <p>Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital, and Trinity Ventures. Centeris has experienced management and engineering teams in place and is led by senior executives from leading technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a href="http://www.centeris.com/">www.centeris.com</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-ships-cross-platform-identity-management-solution,-likewise-identity-30.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-ships-cross-platform-identity-management-solution,-likewise-identity-30.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:36:00 -06002009-11-12T23:45:45-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-joins-microsoft--other-industry-leaders-in-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-joins-microsoft--other-industry-leaders-in-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspxLikewiseNews<p style="text-align: center"><em>Centeris to work with industry leaders on cross-platform server administration and identity management solutions.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>BELLEVUE, Wash. - November 14, 2006 -</strong> Centeris Corporation, a pioneer in Microsoft ® Windows ® and Linux server integration and management technology, today announced that it has joined the Microsoft Interop Alliance, which was designed to enable various information technology companies to collaboratively improve interoperability with Microsoft technologies. Centeris is one of the first organizations to join the Alliance, and will work with the Alliance community to help solve interoperability issues with its flagship product, Likewise 2.0, a server management solution that helps organizations to manage Windows and Linux on the same network.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"The Alliance demonstrates Microsoft's firm commitment to interoperability, which has become a major issue as more organizations are using or experimenting with multiple operating systems on their networks," said Barry Crist, chief executive officer of Centeris. "As one of the founding members in the Alliance, we have a great opportunity to share our expertise in administration and identity management allowing companies to integrate Linux and non-Windows systems with Active Directory. &nbsp;We appreciate Microsoft's invitation to join this community and look forward to helping more companies manage their heterogeneous environments."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Likewise allows systems administrators to seamlessly manage networks that are simultaneously running Windows and Linux without needing specialized staffing or additional IT resources.&nbsp; System administrators can use Likewise to integrate Linux with Microsoft Active Directory for centralized management of Linux servers and workstations, configuring machines to perform single sign-on, and set up Linux Apache servers to authenticate intranet Web browser users against Active Directory permissions information.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"As an Alliance partner, Centeris will have a unique opportunity to showcase its products and services to a community of companies that are interested in pushing forward interoperability issues and technologies," said Sam Rosenbalm, business development manager, Microsoft. "Centeris will also have the opportunity to work with other companies in testing multi-vendor interop scenarios. We look forward to engaging Centeris in future interoperability discussions with Microsoft and our Alliance community."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Interop Vendor Alliance</strong></p> <p>Formed in 2006, the Interop Vendor Alliance is an industry wide group working to identify and share opportunities to better connect people, data and diverse systems through better interoperability with Microsoft systems and to jointly market interoperability solutions of its members. Founding members include AMD, BEA Systems, Business Objects, CA, The Carbon Project, Centeris Corporation, Citrix Systems Inc, GXS, IP Commerce Inc, JNBridge, KERNEL Networks, Levi, Ray &amp; Shoup Inc, Microsoft Corporation, NEC, Network Appliance, Novell, Q4bis, Quest Software, Siemens Enterprise Communications, Software AG, SugarCRM, Sun Microsystems, Symphony Services, Xcalia, and XenSource. Additional information about the Interop Vendor Alliance can be found on its Web site at <a href="http://www.interopvendoralliance.org/">http://www.interopvendoralliance.org</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About Centeris</strong></p> <p>Centeris solutions give customers the freedom to choose the server platform best suited to their business needs. Our flagship product, Centeris Likewise, makes it easy for midsized and enterprise companies running Microsoft Windows networks to configure and manage Linux servers. Likewise provides familiar Windows-based management tools and improved integration of Windows and Linux servers, helping companies achieve the full benefits of running mixed networks. Centeris Corporation is a Bellevue, WA-based software company funded by leading venture capital firms Ignition Partners, Intel Capital and Trinity Ventures. Centeris is led by senior executives from technology companies such as Microsoft, F5 Networks, EMC and Mercury. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.centeris.com/">www.centeris.com</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-joins-microsoft--other-industry-leaders-in-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-joins-microsoft--other-industry-leaders-in-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:40:00 -06002009-11-12T23:46:37-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/webinar-nis-migration-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/webinar-nis-migration-.aspxLikewiseSolution Guidance<p>Centeris invites you to replay our Educational Series Webinar featuring our VP of Product Development, Manny Vellon. Manny will discuss the benefits of migrating NIS into your existing Microsoft Active Directory infrastructures as well as how NIS-based networks can be migrated with minimal disruption.</p> <p><a href="http://www.centeris.com/register/?type=webinar&amp;name=nis_migration" target="_blank">Replay the Webinar Today!</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/webinar-nis-migration-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/webinar-nis-migration-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:57:00 -05002009-11-12T23:47:32-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/-centeris-boardcast-complex-active-directory-installations-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/-centeris-boardcast-complex-active-directory-installations-.aspxLikewiseSolution Guidance<p><strong>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.centeris.com/resources/boardcasts/boardcast_complex_ad_installations.php" target="_blank">View the Boardcast!</a></strong></p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong> &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Krishna</strong> <strong>Ganugapati explains how to use Likewise Identity in large AD deployments</strong></p> <h3>Abstract<br /> Krishna Ganugapati, Centeris VP of Product Development, explains how Likewise Identity is the best solution for large complex Active Directory deployments and how organizations are using it in one-way and two-way cross forest trust scenarios. A few of the items Krishna will cover are:</h3> <div> <h3></h3> </div> <ul> <li>Likewise Identity in multiple forest and multiple domain scenarios</li> <li>One-way and two-way trust relationships</li> </ul> <h2>Running Time = 6:14 minutes</h2> <div> <h2></h2> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/-centeris-boardcast-complex-active-directory-installations-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/-centeris-boardcast-complex-active-directory-installations-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:50:00 -05002009-11-12T23:48:37-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-group-policy-for-unix-and-linux-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-group-policy-for-unix-and-linux-.aspxLikewiseSolution Guidance<h2>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.centeris.com/resources/boardcasts/boardcast_group_policy.php" target="_blank">View the Boardcast!</a></h2> <div> <h2></h2> </div> Chuck Mount discusses how to extend Group Policy to UNIX and Linux <h3>Abstract<br /> Chuck Mount, Centeris VP of Product Management, shows you how Likewise Identity allows you to extend Active Directory Group Policy to Linux and UNIX systems for one-to-many management. A few of the items Chuck will cover are:</h3> <div> <h3></h3> </div> <ul> <li>Benefits of Group Policy</li> <li>How Group Policy works in AD when Linux, UNIX and Mac systems are joined</li> <li>Group Policy settings for UNIX (Sudo, Crontab, Scripts)</li> </ul> <h2>Running Time = 4:22 minutes</h2> <div> <h2></h2> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-group-policy-for-unix-and-linux-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-group-policy-for-unix-and-linux-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:47:00 -05002009-11-12T23:49:32-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-likewise-identity-migration-tools-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-likewise-identity-migration-tools-.aspxLikewiseSolution Guidance<h2><a href="http://www.centeris.com/resources/boardcasts/boardcast_identity_migration.php" target="_blank">&nbsp;View the Boardcast!</a></h2> <div> <h2></h2> </div> Manny Vellon discusses how to migrate legacy user information to Active Directory <h2>Abstract<br /> Manny Vellon, Centeris CTO, discusses how Likewise Identity helps you migrate separate islands of user information, including NIS, to Active Directory with ease. A few of the items Manny will cover are:</h2> <div> <h2></h2> </div> <ul> <li>UNIX UID and GID mapping</li> <li>Centeris Cell Technology</li> <li>NIS migration</li> <li>Likewise Identity migration tools</li> </ul> <p>Running Time: 6:24</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-likewise-identity-migration-tools-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-boardcast-likewise-identity-migration-tools-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:43:00 -05002009-11-12T23:50:28-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/likewise-identity-30-security-benefits.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/likewise-identity-30-security-benefits.aspxLikewiseSolution Guidance<h4>Likewise Identity 3.0 Security Benefits</h4> <div> <h4></h4> <div></div> </div> <p>This whitepaper describes how Centeris Likewise Identity improves the security of Linux and UNIX computers by allowing computers to authenticate and authorize users through Microsoft Active Directory™. <span><a href="http://www.centeris.com/register/?type=whitepaper&amp;name=security_benefits" target="_blank">Download the Whitepaper.</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/likewise-identity-30-security-benefits.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/likewise-identity-30-security-benefits.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:41:00 -05002009-11-12T23:51:21-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/reseller-partners-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/reseller-partners-.aspxLikewiseStrategic Partnership<p><span><a href="http://www.centeris.com/company/resellers/list_resellers.php" target="_blank">Find a Reseller.</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/reseller-partners-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/reseller-partners-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:28:00 -06002009-11-12T23:52:27-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/technology-partners-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/technology-partners-.aspxLikewiseStrategic Partnership<p><span>Centeris works with leading technology companies that support our vision of providing true platform choice. Microsoft, HP, Novell, IBM, and RedHat.<span>&nbsp;</span> <a href="http://www.centeris.com/company/technology_partners/" target="_blank">Read More</a>.</span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/technology-partners-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/technology-partners-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:27:00 -06002009-11-12T23:53:15-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/how-to-manage-directory-services,-authentication--security-in-mixed-windowslinux-networks-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/how-to-manage-directory-services,-authentication--security-in-mixed-windowslinux-networks-.aspxLikewiseWhitepaper<p><em><span><span>Centeris Corporation</span></span></em> <span>(June 2006) - Directory services play a critical role in ensuring computer networks are properly secured and efficiently managed. While Linux machines running in Microsoft Windows networks</span> <em><span>can</span></em> <span>interoperate with Active Directory, configuration is complicated-especially for administrators lacking Linux expertise. This white paper covers the basics of working with directory services, describes tools and protocols used to manage authentication&nbsp;between Windows and Linux systems, and outlines new software solutions that make all of this easier. Download the <a href="http://www.centeris.com/register/?type=whitepaper&amp;name=directory_services" target="_blank">whitepaper</a>.<span>&nbsp;</span></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/how-to-manage-directory-services,-authentication--security-in-mixed-windowslinux-networks-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/how-to-manage-directory-services,-authentication--security-in-mixed-windowslinux-networks-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 13:56:00 -06002009-11-12T23:54:27-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-identity-30-data-sheet.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-identity-30-data-sheet.aspxLikewiseDatasheet<p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.centeris.com/resources/product_documentation/CEN_Product_IdentityDataSheet.pdf" target="_blank">View the datasheet</a> to explore the features and benefits of Likewise Identity as well as get an overview of how it works.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Likewise Identity Key Benefits</strong></p> <p>• Leverage existing Active Directory infrastructure to manage non-Windows systems</p> <p>• Consolidate user accounts into Active Directory for all systems</p> <p>• Provide end users with a single password for all systems</p> <p>• Improve compliance with regulatory requirements and Sarbanes-Oxley</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-identity-30-data-sheet.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/likewise/centeris-likewise-identity-30-data-sheet.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 12:53:00 -06002009-11-12T23:55:19-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-software-delivers-path-to-unified-identity-infrastructure-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-software-delivers-path-to-unified-identity-infrastructure-.aspxQuest SoftwareNews<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <h4 style="text-align: center"><span><strong>Vintela Authentication Services Helps Heterogeneous Organizations Simplify Identity Management Based on Active Directory</strong></span></h4> <div> <h4 style="text-align: center"></h4> </div> <p><span><strong>ALISO VIEJO, Calif., October 16, 2006</strong> - As announced separately today, Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) offers an Active Directory-based strategy to identity management challenges that results in a dramatically simplified approach to the problem. A key component of this strategy is the elimination of multiple identity stores, identities and authentication mechanisms across heterogeneous platforms. With version 3.1 of its Vintela Authentication Services, Quest supports and enables the step-by-step progress toward a single, unified Active Directory-based identity infrastructure that encompasses Unix and Linux systems, users and applications.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <span><strong>ALISO VIEJO, Calif., October 16, 2006</strong> - As announced separately today, Quest Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: QSFT) offers an Active Directory-based strategy to identity management challenges that results in a dramatically simplified approach to the problem. A key component of this strategy is the elimination of multiple identity stores, identities and authentication mechanisms across heterogeneous platforms. With version 3.1 of its Vintela Authentication Services, Quest supports and enables the step-by-step progress toward a single, unified Active Directory-based identity infrastructure that encompasses Unix and Linux systems, users and applications.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span> <br /> <br /> <p><span>"We understand that many organizations today have complex IT environments including multiple directories, identities and authentication mechanisms," said Dave Wilson, vice president, Vintela solutions, Quest Software. "While they realize that maintaining multiple identities across platforms is not optimal, the prospect of integrating, migrating and consolidating these identities has seemed daunting. With this version of Vintela Authentication Services, Quest fully empowers customers with a cost-effective, standards-based, stepwise path to unified identity management based on an existing investment in Active Directory."&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>Vintela Authentication Services now streamlines the process of including Unix and Linux systems and users in an Active Directory-based identity platform. Quest supports a full spectrum of identity integration options - from full migration to selective integration - giving customers the freedom to proceed at their own pace toward the goal of a single Active Directory-based infrastructure that encompasses all systems and users.</span></p> <p><span>Administrators who choose complete migration of Unix identities to Active Directory can use the new Unix Identity Migration Wizard for a structured, automated and reversible migration designed to maximize security. In addition, the new Ownership Alignment Tool provides the functionality to take organizations "the last mile" toward true directory consolidation. These new components of Vintela Authentication Services allow organizations to realign and assign correct ownership of conflicting user IDs and files before, during or after migration to Active Directory.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>Administrators who want the benefit of integration with Active Directory, but choose to maintain separate Unix identities as an interim phase, can benefit from the existing Unix Personality Management functionality of Vintela Authentication Services.</span></p> <p><span>Administrators who are not yet ready for full migration of identities, but still want to leverage Active Directory-based authentication, can use the Personality Services Switch, which keeps existing Unix infrastructure (for example - Network Information Service) in place while allowing Active Directory to serve authentication credentials for the Unix or Linux systems. Users are transparently linked to Active Directory account credentials during this step-by-step transition.</span></p> <p><span>Additional new capabilities of Vintela Authentication Services include:</span></p> <ul> <li><span>Compliance and Security Features - Vintela Authentication Services leverages native Windows Security Policy in Active Directory, so that access to Unix systems follows the same stringent standards available to Windows systems. The product also provides Unix host access control through Group Policy, enabling organizations to achieve fine-grained delegation for administrative access control and policy consistency between Windows and Unix/Linux.</span></li> <li><span>Enhanced Integration with Quest Products -&nbsp;</span> <ul> <li><span>Quest Reporter, which ships with every license of Vintela Authentication Services, now generates customized reports of Unix and Linux personalities by user and hosts and by organizational unit.&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span>Quest Group Policy Manager can now track changes, test, review and enforce version control on Unix and Linux Group Polices.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span>Quest ActiveRoles Server now provisions Unix and Linux identities in Active Directory, ensuring each identity has the correct access and resources.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span>Expanded Platform Support - Vintela Authentication Services offers full functionality for all supported platforms. Version 3.1 includes new support for Fedora Core 3, RedHat Enterprise Server 3.0/4.0, VMWare ESX Server 3.0, Mac OS X, SGI Irix Tru64 and Ubuntu (Debian).</span></li> </ul> <p><span><strong>Pricing and Availability<br /> </strong>North American pricing for Vintela Authentication Services begins at $325 per server and $45 per user (USD). A $20 application-only authentication license is also available for Java, Apache, SAP and other applications. The Unix Identity Migration Wizard is begins at $12 per user (USD). Version 3.1 is expected to be available in early November 2006. For more information and to download a free evaluation copy please visit: <a href="http://www.quest.com/Vintela_Authentication_Services/">http://www.quest.com/Vintela_Authentication_Services/</a>.</span></p> <p><span><strong>About Quest Software, Inc.</strong><br /> Quest Software, Inc. delivers innovative products that help organizations get more performance and productivity from their applications, databases and Windows infrastructure. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Quest helps thousands of customers worldwide meet higher expectations for enterprise IT. Quest's Windows Management solutions simplify, automate and secure Active Directory, Exchange and Windows, as well as integrate Unix, Linux and Java into the managed environment. Quest Software can be found in offices around the globe and at <a href="http://www.quest.com/">www.quest.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span>###</span></p> <p><span>Quest and Quest Software are registered trademarks of Quest Software, Inc. The Quest Software logo and all other Quest Software product or service names and slogans are registered trademarks or trademarks of Quest Software, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.</span></p> <p><span><span>Forward Looking Statements<br /> This release may include predictions, estimates and other information that might be considered forward-looking statements, including statements concerning the availability and market acceptance of our new version of Vintela Authentication Services.&nbsp; These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties.&nbsp;&nbsp; Actual results could differ from those anticipated as a result of various factors, including: the impact of adverse changes in general economic conditions on our relationships with customers, strategic partners and vendors; reductions or delays in information technology spending; variations in demand or the size and timing of customer orders; competitive conditions in our various product areas; rapid technological change; risks associated with the development and market acceptance of new products and product strategies; disruptions caused by acquisitions of companies and/or technologies;&nbsp; fluctuating currency exchange rates and risks associated with international operations; the need to attract and retain qualified employees; and other risks inherent in software businesses.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For a discussion of these and other related risks, please refer to our recent SEC filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date thereof.</span></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-software-delivers-path-to-unified-identity-infrastructure-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-software-delivers-path-to-unified-identity-infrastructure-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:40:00 -06002009-11-16T23:33:35-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-simplify-and-standardize-systems-management-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-simplify-and-standardize-systems-management-.aspxQuest SoftwareSolution Guidance<h4>How To Simplify and Standardize Systems Management</h4> <div> <h4></h4> <div></div> </div> <p>The biggest <strong>systems management</strong> challenge organizations continue to struggle with today is the&nbsp;myriad of tools&nbsp;involved with managing complex, <strong>heterogeneous environments</strong>.</p> <p>This technical brief provides an introduction to how organizations can address the challenges of hetergeneous systems management with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and Quest Management Xtensions - Configuration Manager 2007 Edition.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/documents/landing.aspx?id=9274&amp;technology=&amp;prod=375&amp;prodfamily=&amp;loc=" target="_blank" title="How to Simplify and Standardize System Management">Read the Tech Brief</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-simplify-and-standardize-systems-management-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-simplify-and-standardize-systems-management-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:21:00 -05002009-11-16T23:34:24-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/unleashing-the-power-of-system-center-for-the-entire-it-environment-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/unleashing-the-power-of-system-center-for-the-entire-it-environment-.aspxQuest SoftwareSolution Guidance<p>This briefing includes a review by John Baker of Microsoft's Infrastructure Optimization (Core IO), a System Center overview, and a review of System Center Operations Manager 2007. Quest Software's Rob Mallicoat then reviews Quest's capabilties for unleashing the power of System Center Operations Manager in heterogeneous environments.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/documents/landing.aspx?id=8581&amp;technology=&amp;prod=367&amp;prodfamily=&amp;loc=" title="Unleashing the Power of System Center">Get the&nbsp;Tech Brief</a>&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/unleashing-the-power-of-system-center-for-the-entire-it-environment-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/unleashing-the-power-of-system-center-for-the-entire-it-environment-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:57:00 -05002009-11-16T23:35:07-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-as400--iseries-mainframes-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-as400--iseries-mainframes-.aspxQuest SoftwareSolution Guidance<p><strong>Unleash the Power of System Center Operations Manager&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Quest Management&nbsp;Pack for AS400- Operations Manager 2007 Edition (QMP for AS400)&nbsp;extends the capabilities of <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/systemcenter/opsmgr/default.mspx" target="_blank">System Center Operations Manager 2007</a> (Operations Manager) to&nbsp;IBM AS400/iSeries mainframes. &nbsp;IT administrators can now use their preferred tool, Operations Manager, for monitoring and proactive issue resolution of Windows and AS400 alike.</p> <ul> <li>Achieve enterprise-wide monitoring with Operations Manager</li> <li>Utilize Microsoft technologies to monitor your entire heterogeneous environment&nbsp;with remote management capabilities</li> <li>Ensure optimal performance and maximum availability of heterogeneous systems and services</li> <li>Reduce operational costs and complexity</li> <li>Flexible solution that can be rapidly deployed</li> </ul> <p>For more information on extending Operations Manager to AS400, <a href="http://www.quest.com/quest-management-pack-for-as400/" title="Quest Software Solutions for Extending Operations Manager to AS400 Mainframes"> click here.</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-as400--iseries-mainframes-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-as400--iseries-mainframes-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:25:00 -05002009-11-16T23:35:50-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/bi-directionally-connect-system-center-operations-manager-to-other-management-platforms-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/bi-directionally-connect-system-center-operations-manager-to-other-management-platforms-.aspxQuest SoftwareSolution Guidance<p><strong>Unleash the Power of System Center Operations Manager</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest Management Connectors (QMC) unite the System Center Operations Manager 2007 <span>platform with more than 15 non-Microsoft management platforms.</span> IT Administrators can leverage their desired management solution for monitoring and proactive issue resolution of Windows and non-Windows systems alike.</p> <p>&nbsp;For more information, please <a href="http://www.quest.com/quest-management-connector/" title="Quest Software Connector Solutions for Operations Manager 2007"> click here</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/bi-directionally-connect-system-center-operations-manager-to-other-management-platforms-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/bi-directionally-connect-system-center-operations-manager-to-other-management-platforms-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:18:00 -05002009-11-16T23:36:39-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-the-power-of-system-center-configuration-manager-to-non-windows-systems--devices-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-the-power-of-system-center-configuration-manager-to-non-windows-systems--devices-.aspxQuest SoftwareSolution Guidance<p>&nbsp;<strong>Unleash the Power of System Center Configuration Manager</strong>&nbsp;</p> <p>System Center Configuration Manager is an ideal solution for change and configuration management of Windows-based systems. However by itself, Configuration Manager can't deliver&nbsp;change and configuration&nbsp;management capabilities to non-Windows systems. Thanks to the Quest System Center solutions for Configuration Manager, organizations with complex IT environments can now natively extend the capabilities of Configuration Manager from the Windows domain to heterogeneous systems such as UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X, VMWare ESX, Network Devices and more.</p> <ul> <li>Centralize and standardize change and configuration management across heterogeneous environments</li> <li>Native integration into the Configuration Manager infrastructure</li> <li>Leverage your existing investment in System Center Configuration Manager</li> <li>Reduce the cost and complexity of managing multiple systems and applications</li> </ul> <p>For more information on extending Configuration Manager to: UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X&nbsp;and VMWare ESX, <a href="http://www.quest.com/quest-management-xtensions-configuration-manager/" title="Quest Software Solutions for Configuration Manager">click here</a>.</p> <p>For more information on extending Configuration Manager to over 100 other Network, Storage, Security, Telecom and Power devices as well as Applications, Mainframes and more, <a href="http://www.quest.com/quest-management-xtensions-device-management-CM/" title="Quest Management Solutions for Device Managment - Configuration Manager 2007 Edition"> click here</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-the-power-of-system-center-configuration-manager-to-non-windows-systems--devices-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/extending-the-power-of-system-center-configuration-manager-to-non-windows-systems--devices-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:59:00 -05002009-11-16T23:37:39-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/strategic-alliance-partners-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/strategic-alliance-partners-.aspxQuest SoftwareStrategic Partnership<table border="0" cellspacing="6" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p> </td> <td> <p>Quest Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and was named Microsoft Global ISV Partner of the Year for 2004. Our products are used throughout Microsoft corporate and field offices worldwide.</p> <p>Quest collaborates with Microsoft's Redmond, Washington headquarters to ensure the development and marketing of world-class tools for Windows, SQL Server, IIS, Exchange, Active Directory, and new .NET solutions.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p> </td> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest's relationship with IBM goes beyond our Advanced status in IBM's <strong>Partners in Development program</strong> - Quest also obtains early releases and technical briefings for a variety of IBM platforms, enabling Quest to accelerate development around IBM's products.</p> <p>Our joint customers can rest assured that Quest will be able to deliver optimized products ahead of the curve. Our commitment to DB2 UDB is just one example of our strong relationship with IBM.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://partnerapps.bea.com/search.portal?_nfpb=true&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1_actionOverride=%2Fapps%2FsearchApp%2Fsearch%2FgoToDetails&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1partnerId=94&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1fsd=y&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1cs=Regular&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1pv=&amp;_windowLabel=partnerSearch_portlet_1" target="_blank"></a></p> </td> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest Software is a BEA Select Partner and a part of the <a href="http://partnerapps.bea.com/search.portal?_nfpb=true&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1_actionOverride=%2Fapps%2FsearchApp%2Fsearch%2FgoToDetails&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1partnerId=94&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1fsd=y&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1cs=Regular&amp;partnerSearch_portlet_1pv=&amp;_windowLabel=partnerSearch_portlet_1" target="_blank">BEA WebLogic Platform^TM 8.1 Validated program</a>. At Quest Software, we understand that custom-developed J2EE applications require performance assurance across your BEA WebLogic^TM application lifecycle . We provide an integrated solution designed to help all stakeholders accelerate the detection, diagnosis and resolution of business-threatening performance issues. Quest Software <a href="http://www.quest.com/jprobe" target="_blank">JProbe</a> enables you to identify performance and memory issues at the line of code level, and provides comprehensive coverage, from code optimization in development, through pre-production testing in QA, to 24x7 performance monitoring of BEA WebLogic applications in live production.</p> <p>Quest's Java application management solutions, <a href="http://www.quest.com/performasure" target="_blank">PerformaSure</a>, <a href="http://www.quest.com/foglight_for_j2ee_applications/" target="_blank">Foglight</a> and <a href="http://www.quest.com/spotlight_for_j2ee/index.asp" target="_blank">Spotlight</a>, provides deep visibility into production BEA WebLogic applications, critical BEA WebLogic Server^TM resources and supporting back-end systems. Our solution set for the BEA WebLogic Platform^TM provides companies like yours with the peace of mind of reliable performance and availability across the entire application environment.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.jboss.com/partners/locator" target="_new"></a></p> </td> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest Software is one of a select few Java application management vendors to be named a <a href="http://www.jboss.com/partners/locator" target="_blank">Premier JBoss Certified Solution Partner</a>. Through this strategic partnership, JBoss and Quest work together to certify and deliver solutions that empower IT architects, developers and production support administrators with greater reliability and management of their critical open source environments.</p> <p>Certified solutions include <a href="http://www.quest.com/jprobe" target="_blank">JProbe</a>, the <a href="http://www.quest.com/performance_management/" target="_blank">Performance Management Suite for Java and Portals</a>&nbsp;(formerly PerformaSure and Foglight) and the <a href="http://www.quest.com/application_assurance/" target="_blank">Application Assurance Suite for Java and Portals</a> (formerly PerformaSure and JProbe).</p> <p>Quest makes open source application servers more dependable and manageable by enhancing code quality and optimization, performance and availability and change &amp; configuration management.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center">&nbsp;</p> </td> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest Software is a Certified Solution Partner and an E-Business Suite Integration program member in the Oracle Partner Program.</p> <p>Quest Software is widely recognized in the Oracle community for providing quality development, performance management, and high availability solutions for Oracle technology and the Oracle E-Business Suite. These products optimize the efficiency, increase performance, and better prepare organizations to meet the business and technical infrastructure demands of running Oracle technology and the Oracle E-Business Suite throughout the application lifecycle.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.quest.com/solutions/mysap.asp" target="_blank"></a></p> </td> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest Software is a participant in (the SAP Software Partner Program) SAP Software Partner Program. This program is structured to help third-party vendors market their solutions within the SAP customer base. Out-of-the-box, Quest offers complementary products that add value to SAP tools such as CCMS and SAPDBA.</p> <p>Quest Software provides solutions that optimize the performance and ensures the availability of SAP R/3 applications in a production environment. <a href="http://www.quest.com/solutions/mysap.asp" target="_blank">Find out more about Quest's performance solutions for SAP R/3</a>.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.quest.com/sybase/" target="_blank"></a></p> </td> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Quest Software is a long-standing <a href="http://www.quest.com/sybase/" target="_blank">Sybase Tier-A ISV</a> and <a href="http://www.sybase.com/databaseexpert" target="_blank">OEM Partner</a>, and a member of Sybase's Business Solutions Alliance (BSA) Program. Quest provides Sybase customers innovative solutions with rich product depth that add value for developers and DBA's managing Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) environments. Quest solutions lower the total cost of ownership for its customers' application investments and accelerate database modeling, scalability testing, issue diagnostics and optimization of SQL in a way not possible with other methods or solutions.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/strategic-alliance-partners-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/strategic-alliance-partners-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:11:00 -06002009-11-16T23:39:06-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/johns-hopkins-streamlining-tasks-and-reducing-costs-wiht-quest-management-xtensions-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/johns-hopkins-streamlining-tasks-and-reducing-costs-wiht-quest-management-xtensions-.aspxQuest SoftwareCase Study<p>Find out why Quest Solutions for System Center Are the Right Prescription for Johns Hopkins' Heterogeneous Environment, Streamlining Tasks And Reducing Costs</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/Quest_Site_Assets/SuccessStories/JohnsHopkins_Case_Study_Final.pdf" title="Johns Hopkins Case Study">&nbsp;Get the Case Study</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/johns-hopkins-streamlining-tasks-and-reducing-costs-wiht-quest-management-xtensions-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/johns-hopkins-streamlining-tasks-and-reducing-costs-wiht-quest-management-xtensions-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:51:00 -05002009-11-16T23:40:13-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-helps-red-energy-simplify-identity-management-and-connect-its-heterogeneous-environment-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-helps-red-energy-simplify-identity-management-and-connect-its-heterogeneous-environment-.aspxQuest SoftwareCase Study<p>When Australian-based Red Energy wanted to create a unified identity management infrastructure based on Active Directory, the company turned to Quest Software and its Vintela Authentication Services, Vintela Single Sign-on for Java, and Password Manager solutions.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/Quest_Site_Assets/SuccessStories/CSW-VASVSJ-RedEnergy-F.pdf" target="_blank" title="Quest - Red Energy Case Study">Read the case study</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-helps-red-energy-simplify-identity-management-and-connect-its-heterogeneous-environment-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-helps-red-energy-simplify-identity-management-and-connect-its-heterogeneous-environment-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 13:22:00 -05002009-11-16T23:41:23-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-dell-streamlined-authentication-and-identity-management-using-quest's-vintela-authentication-services-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-dell-streamlined-authentication-and-identity-management-using-quest's-vintela-authentication-services-.aspxQuest SoftwareCase Study<p>When security, management, and compliance demands required Dell authentication and identity management systems to be consolidated into a single common directory, the Dell IT group turned to Quest Software's Vintela Authentication Services, which enabled the integration of Micorosft Windows, Unix, and Linux platforms with the Microsoft Active Directory directory service.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/Quest_Site_Assets/SuccessStories/CSW-VAS-Dell-F.pdf" target="_blank" title="Quest - Dell Case Study">Read the case study</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-dell-streamlined-authentication-and-identity-management-using-quest's-vintela-authentication-services-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-dell-streamlined-authentication-and-identity-management-using-quest's-vintela-authentication-services-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 13:19:00 -05002009-11-16T23:42:07-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/case-study---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/case-study---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspxQuest SoftwareCase Study<p>&nbsp;</p> <h1><span><a href="http://www.quest.com/landing/default.aspx?Id=480&amp;site=&amp;prod=187&amp;technology=" title="Managing Heterogeneous IT Systems with SMS 2003">Managing Heterogeneous IT Systems with Microsoft Systems Management Serve</a></span>r</h1> <div> <h1></h1> </div> <p>This case investigates the enterprise experience around <strong>leveraging existing investments</strong> with an <strong>integrated solution</strong> for <strong>managing diverse systems</strong>.</p> <p>For this study, third-party analyst firm, EMA has conducted <strong>in-depth interviews</strong> with enterprises using&nbsp;<strong>Quest® Management Xtensions for SMS (formerly know as Vintela Management Extensions).</strong></p> <p>The case study outlines:</p> <ul> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Enterprise environments</li> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Business requirements</li> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How enterprises evaluated potential solutions</li> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The implementation experiece</li> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Resulting business benefits</li> </ul><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/case-study---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/case-study---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:13:00 -06002009-11-16T23:42:52-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-achieve-enterprise-wide-compliance-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-achieve-enterprise-wide-compliance-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-.aspxQuest SoftwareWhitepaper<p>Microsoft MVP Don Jones&nbsp;shows you how Microsoft's System Center Configuration Manager 2007 (Configuration Manager) goes a long way toward helping you achieve, maintain and <em>prove</em> compliance. Configuration Manager's major features can even help you maintain compliance with rules you may not have realized you were subject to.</p> <p>The fact is that&nbsp;Configuration Manager has the perfect infrastructure for helping you&nbsp;manage change, configuration&nbsp; and system updates across all your systems, both Windows and non-Windows, as well as for enabling you to achieve, maintain and prove compliance across all of the operating systems in your environment. And it can do so in a way that respects distributed systems management teams, individual administrator requirements and much more. The key is extending Configuration Manager's capabilities to non-Windows systems through Quest Management Xtensions - Configuration Manager 2007 Edition (QMX).</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/documents/landing.aspx?id=9291&amp;technology=&amp;prod=375&amp;prodfamily=&amp;loc=" target="_blank" title="How to Achieve Enterprise-Wide Compliance with System Center Configuration Manager 2007"> Get the White Paper</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-achieve-enterprise-wide-compliance-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/how-to-achieve-enterprise-wide-compliance-with-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 10:15:00 -05002009-11-16T23:44:00-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/amplify-system-center-operations-manager-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/amplify-system-center-operations-manager-.aspxQuest SoftwareWhitepaper<p>Microsoft MVP Don Jones&nbsp;tells you how to enable end-to-end service management with System Center Operations Manager 2007 and Quest Software.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/documents/landing.aspx?id=9272&amp;technology=&amp;prod=367&amp;prodfamily=&amp;loc=" title="Amplify System Center Operations Manager">Get the white paper.</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/amplify-system-center-operations-manager-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/amplify-system-center-operations-manager-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:44:00 -05002009-11-16T23:44:46-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-system-center-guide-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-system-center-guide-.aspxQuest SoftwareWhitepaper<p>With a comprehensive set of solutions that extend the powerful capabilities of the Microsoft System Center family to heterogeneous environments, Quest enables System Center to be the single, end-to-end platform for managing desktops, servers, and devices in both physical and virtual environments.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/documents/landing.aspx?id=9524&amp;technology=&amp;prod=367&amp;prodfamily=&amp;loc=" target="_blank" title="Quest System Center Guide">Get the guide.</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-system-center-guide-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/quest-system-center-guide-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:36:00 -05002009-11-16T23:45:30-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/understanding-unix-attribute-storage-and-the-active-directory-schema-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/understanding-unix-attribute-storage-and-the-active-directory-schema-.aspxQuest SoftwareWhitepaper<p style="text-align: justify">Solutions that integrate Unix, Linux and Mac OS X identities and systems with Windows accounts and Active Directory (AD), require a means of storing the various Unix attributes in AD. In AD, these attributes can be centrally managed along with the Windows account attributes.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">This white paper discusses how various currently available market solutions approach this requirement differently. These differences need to be understood clearly, as the solution may have important operational, performance and interoperability impacts. This white paper will help you to better understand the options surrounding using the AD schema in these integration scenarios so you can minimize these impacts.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.quest.com/landing/default.aspx?Id=961&amp;site=&amp;prod=185&amp;technology=&amp;pageindx=" target="_blank" title="Quest - Understanding Unix Attribute Storage and the AD Schema"> Read this white paper</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/understanding-unix-attribute-storage-and-the-active-directory-schema-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/understanding-unix-attribute-storage-and-the-active-directory-schema-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 13:11:00 -05002009-11-16T23:46:40-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/nis-and-legacy-unix-migration-to-active-directory-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/nis-and-legacy-unix-migration-to-active-directory-.aspxQuest SoftwareWhitepaper<p>Using Vintela Authentication Services to establish an integrated authentication environment and enable regulatory compliance.</p> <p>Vintela Authentication Services simultaneously supports ongoing production operations and provides a migration path to complete Active Directory integration and NIS replacement <em>without</em> adversely impacting existing systems and processes. The combination of flexible deployment options, data transparency and Quest-provided tools enable migrating and consolidating data from various stores into a single, consistent, enterprise-wide identity. The use of standards, such as RFC 2307, as the native store for Unix identity information, aligns with standard Unix practices. Quest's Vintela products are architected to naturally integrate with the majority of real world Windows and Unix deployments.</p> <p><a href="http://www.quest.com/landing/default.aspx?Id=820&amp;site=&amp;prod=185&amp;technology=&amp;pageindx=" title="Quest - NIS and Unix Migration to AD">Get the technical breif today</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/nis-and-legacy-unix-migration-to-active-directory-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/nis-and-legacy-unix-migration-to-active-directory-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 13:09:00 -05002009-11-16T23:47:28-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---vintela-authentication-services-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---vintela-authentication-services-.aspxQuest SoftwareDatasheet<p><span>Vintela Authentication Services allows you to seamlessly extend the <strong>security and compliance</strong> of your Microsoft <strong>Active Directory</strong> infrastructure to <strong>Unix and Linux</strong> platforms and applications. It addresses the compliance need for cross-platform <strong>access control</strong>, the operational need for <strong>centralized authentication and single sign-on</strong>, and enables simplified, <strong>heterogeneous identity management</strong>.</span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---vintela-authentication-services-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---vintela-authentication-services-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:27:00 -06002009-11-16T23:49:35-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspxQuest SoftwareDatasheet<p><span>Quest Management Xtensions for&nbsp;SMS leverages the existing infrastructure and capabilities of SMS 2003&nbsp;to natively extend&nbsp;change and configuration management&nbsp;capabilities to Unix, Linux and Mac OS X&nbsp;systems.</span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/data-sheet---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:11:00 -06002009-11-16T23:52:06-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/new-heterogeniuses-blog-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/new-heterogeniuses-blog-.aspxQuest SoftwareReference Link<p>Contributors include&nbsp;a&nbsp;collection of Quest Software System Center Team members and System Center product MVPs dedicated to helping extend System Center to non-Windows: operating systems, (networking, storage, power…etc.) devices, applications, databases, hardware, mainframes and more. Quest currently offers over 400 extensions such as: Cisco, Oracle, VMware, Blackberry Enterprise Server, IBM Websphere, APC, EMC - and the list is always growing. The Heterogeniuses blog is located&nbsp;here: <a href="http://blogs.inside.quest.com/management-extensions/">http://blogs.inside.quest.com/management-extensions/</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/new-heterogeniuses-blog-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/new-heterogeniuses-blog-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:57:00 -05002009-11-16T23:53:05-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---vintela-authentication-services.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---vintela-authentication-services.aspxQuest SoftwareReference Link<p>For additional information on Vintela Authentication Services, please visit us at <a href="http://www.quest.com/vintela_authentication_services/features_benefits.aspx" title="Vintela Authentication Services">Quest.com</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---vintela-authentication-services.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---vintela-authentication-services.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:48:00 -06002009-11-16T23:53:49-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspxQuest SoftwareReference Link<p>For&nbsp;additional information on <a href="http://www.quest.com/quest_management_xtensions_for_sms/">the only tool that natively extends the capabilities of Microsoft's Systems Managment Server (SMS) 2003 to Unix, Linux and Mac OS X systems, please visit our website.</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/quest-software/additional-information---quest-management-xtensions-for-sms-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:25:00 -06002009-11-16T23:54:30-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-ready-to-deliver-mission-critical-information-infrastructure-for-new-microsoft-platforms.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-ready-to-deliver-mission-critical-information-infrastructure-for-new-microsoft-platforms.aspxEMCNews<div><strong>HOPKINTON, Mass. - February 27, 2008</strong></div> <div> <p>EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced broad technology integration, consultant readiness and solution support for Windows Server 2008 and will offer similar support for SQL Server 2008 when it is generally available to customers. This commitment will enable customers to build a mission-critical EMC information infrastructure for these new Microsoft platforms.</p> <p>EMC delivers Microsoft solutions and services that build upon its longstanding engineering partnership and commitment to deep interoperability testing. This extensive testing ensures customers can quickly gain the benefits of the new virtualization, management and security features of Windows Server 2008 and the advanced business intelligence and expanded data type support within SQL Server 2008. In addition to technology readiness, the EMC Microsoft Practice within EMC Global Services has more than 600 Microsoft trained consultants helping customers plan for, deploy and leverage the new capabilities within Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008.</p> <p>"The new Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 platforms deliver significant enhancements that enable mission critical computing capabilities, and improved productivity for customers," said Mike O'Neill, EMC Vice President of Technology Alliances. "The rigorous interoperability testing by EMC E-Lab™, extensive solution integration work by our internal Microsoft Solution Center of Excellence, and EMC's Microsoft services expertise, enable us to deliver mission critical Microsoft infrastructures with less risk and proven, predictable results."</p> <p>"Our customers tell us that a critical factor in their ability to deliver mission-critical solutions is the support and expertise of partners who are deeply engaged with Microsoft," said Bill Laing, General Manager of the Windows Server Division at Microsoft Corp. "By working together with EMC, we are helping provide our mutual customers with platforms that can scale, perform and manage at the highest service levels in their environments."</p> <p>Windows Server 2008 offers numerous improvements for storage-related functionality and EMC, as the industry leader, fully supports and exploits these new clustering, management, connectivity and performance improvements in customer solutions. As examples of technology readiness, EMC RepliStor®, and EMC NetWorker® software have achieved "Works with Windows Server 2008" testing certification and more key EMC software applications are being tested to predictably deploy EMC technology with Windows Server 2008.</p> <p>As a leader in information management and storage solutions for virtualized environments, and one of the most respected Microsoft consultancies in the industry, EMC is working with customers to optimize their infrastructure and leverage Hyper-V, the built-in virtualization capabilities of Windows Server 2008 to reduce costs, increase flexibility and improve system availability.</p> <p>EMC, a SQL Server Always On Technologies program member, has committed significant resources to develop EMC Proven Solutions around SQL Server 2008 to enhance it leadership position in providing solutions around upgrades/migrations, database consolidation, and information protection. These solutions will include validated reference architectures which help deliver predictable results, faster time to value and higher efficiency for customers. In addition to proven infrastructure solutions, EMC Global Services offers a demonstrated track record of working with all aspects of a business intelligence system, and is ready to leverage the new features of SQL Server 2008 to help customers consolidate views of disparate data sources, enable predictive analysis, and provide access to the information users need to make timely business decisions.</p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-ready-to-deliver-mission-critical-information-infrastructure-for-new-microsoft-platforms.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-ready-to-deliver-mission-critical-information-infrastructure-for-new-microsoft-platforms.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:48:00 -05002009-11-10T23:12:25-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-and-emc-unveil-systems-and-network-management-technology-licensing-and-collaboration-agreement-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-and-emc-unveil-systems-and-network-management-technology-licensing-and-collaboration-agreement-.aspxEMCNews<p>HOPKINTON, Mass., March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=emc&amp;d=t">EMC</a> - <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=emc">News</a>), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ "MSFT") today announced a network management technology licensing agreement and a broader technology collaboration - combining the market's leading solutions for network and systems management for delivery of network- aware, end-to-end service management. The two companies unveiled the alliance, today at the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2007 in San Diego, CA.</p> <p>Key to the announcement, Microsoft is licensing EMC® Smarts® network discovery and health monitoring technology to be included in a future version of Microsoft® System Center Operations Manager, the company's award-winning solution for end-to-end service monitoring in the enterprise IT environment. Additionally, EMC is also developing value-added network management and root- cause analysis management packs to be used in conjunction with both current and future versions of System Center Operations Manager.</p> <p>Delivering against the initial phase of this agreement, EMC today is announcing the EMC Smarts Connector for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007. This two-way connector enables Smarts to share network discovery, topology and root-cause events with Operations Manager and for Operations Manager to synchronize alert status and resolution back to EMC Smarts technology -- thus allowing customers to leverage the benefits of a closely integrated network and systems management suite for service availability today. The connector will be generally available in May 2007.</p> <p>"System Center Operations Manager gives customers an integrated, end-to- end service management solution that helps increase efficiency and allows for greater control of the IT environment," said Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President of the Server and Tools Business at Microsoft. "By integrating EMC's market- leading network management technology into Operations Manager and collaborating with EMC to develop a new cross-domain behavioral model that will enhance our management pack schema, we are able to give customers a true network-aware service management solution and improve operations management across disparate devices and systems to help pinpoint the root cause of service-affecting problems."</p> <p>Taking the agreement one step further, EMC and Microsoft are collaborating on the co-development of a cross-domain behavioral model in the context of Operations Manager to improve IT operations management across disparate devices and systems. The companies are committed to driving industry standards which enhance interoperability and simplify management in today's complex information infrastructures. Leveraging these co-developed models, Operations Manager customers will be able to determine the root cause of service issues across the modeled infrastructure. Additionally, the large ecosystem of Operations Manager partners can add to these models to broaden visibility and control to new devices, services, and applications resulting in lower management costs and reduced complexity.</p> <p>"The only way to achieve end-to-end service visibility and control across today's complex information infrastructure is to model and manage the behaviors among components, with a cross-domain model that focuses on elements and how they interact with one another," said EMC's Howard Elias, Executive Vice President, Global Services and Resource Management Software Group. "EMC's rich history in model-based management and root-cause analysis make it the perfect complement to Microsoft System Center -- bringing behavior-aware service integrity to Operations Manager 2007. Together, EMC and Microsoft represent the next wave in model-based management, focused on returning behavioral line of sight to IT operations."</p> <p>The EMC and Microsoft collaboration consists of the leading solutions for network and systems management and combines the advanced correlation and root cause capabilities of EMC with the ease-of-use, partner ecosystem, and market reach of Microsoft.</p> <p>"Today's enterprises are in need of solutions that offer modular capabilities that combine effective discovery and analytics with domain depth in support of service management across servers, applications, web services, and the network. The problem is, for the most part, that modular, flexible and deployable solutions that answer critical service management needs are rare in contrast with more rigid platform architectures that require lengthy and painful deployments," said Dennis Drogseth, Vice President, Enterprise Management Associates. "By committing to broad-based technology collaboration, EMC and Microsoft are paving the way for customers to optimize real bench depth in systems, network, and storage and application management capabilities in support of strategic service management."</p> <p>About Microsoft</p> <p>Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.</p> <p>About EMC</p> <p>EMC Corporation (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=emc&amp;d=t">EMC</a> - <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=emc">News</a>) is the world's leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC's products and services can be found at <a href="http://www.emc.com/">www.EMC.com</a>.</p> <p>EMC and Smarts are registered trademarks of EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.</p> <p>Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.</p> <p>The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.</p> <p>This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to future events or future financial performance that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," or "continue" or the negative of such terms or comparable terms. These statements are only predictions and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements based upon a number of factors including those identified in the Company's filings with the SEC.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-and-emc-unveil-systems-and-network-management-technology-licensing-and-collaboration-agreement-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-and-emc-unveil-systems-and-network-management-technology-licensing-and-collaboration-agreement-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:21:00 -05002009-11-10T23:13:15-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-solutions-for-microsoft-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-solutions-for-microsoft-.aspxEMCSolution Guidance<p>EMC's proven approach to solutions helps customers to identify and overcome their business challenges while reducing risk and time-to-value of their information infrastructure implementations. EMC solutions solve customers' business problems through expertise, leading technologies, and significant investments in solution validation - including both lab and customer environments.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; EMC solutions&nbsp; are supported by documented reference architectures and repeatable design and implementation best practices.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Read More: <a href="http://www.emc.com/microsoftsolutions">http://www.emc.com/microsoftsolutions</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-solutions-for-microsoft-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-solutions-for-microsoft-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:16:00 -05002009-11-10T23:15:05-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-smarts-solution-for-microsoft-system-center-operations-manager-2007-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-smarts-solution-for-microsoft-system-center-operations-manager-2007-.aspxEMCSolution Guidance<p>Manage and monitor complex IT services with one integrated management solution-EMC Smarts Solution for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.emc.com/solutions/microsoft/opsmgr/index.jsp?hpid=2" title="EMC Smarts Solution for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007"> Read more</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-smarts-solution-for-microsoft-system-center-operations-manager-2007-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-smarts-solution-for-microsoft-system-center-operations-manager-2007-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:09:00 -05002009-11-10T23:15:59-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-strategic-alliance-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-strategic-alliance-.aspxEMCStrategic Partnership<p>As a Microsoft Global Alliance Partner, EMC works with Microsoft to combine software, hardware, and services that help customers streamline deployment, migration, and management of the Microsoft technology platform.&nbsp; EMC, a <strong>Microsoft Gold Certified Partner</strong>, offers customers of all sizes <a href="http://directory.microsoft.com/mprd/support/AboutPartners.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.emc.com/events/microsoft_2007/images/121406_logo_ms_gold.gif" width="135" height="60" border="0" style="margin: 15px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;"/></a>information management and storage solutions optimized for their Microsoft environments. Our goal-through joint solutions, development, services, and support-is to simplify application deployment while reducing cost and risk.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>For More information: <a href="http://www.emc.com/partners/global-alliances/microsoft.htm">http://www.emc.com/partners/global-alliances/microsoft.htm</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-strategic-alliance-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-strategic-alliance-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:23:00 -05002009-11-10T23:17:27-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-deploys-emc-san-for-data-centers-and-reduces-costs-by-50-percent-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-deploys-emc-san-for-data-centers-and-reduces-costs-by-50-percent-.aspxEMCCase Study<p>The Microsoft Information Technology Group (MSIT) was experiencing a rapid increase in the time and cost required to maintain its data centers. The storage volume was doubling each year and disk utilization was low. In the first quarter of 2004, MSIT worked with EMC to deploy a storage service built on Windows Server® 2003, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005, and the EMC CLARiiON storage area network. With this storage utility, MSIT has reduced administrative and storage costs while providing its customers with faster and more reliable service. MSIT has cut storage costs by 50 percent and increased disk utilization to 70 percent. It has also increased data availability to 99.999 percent and reduced the time needed to grant storage space to a customer from 12 days to one day. MSIT expects to see more improvements in performance and cost after moving its servers to Windows Server 2008.&nbsp; Full Case Study: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001968"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000001968</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-deploys-emc-san-for-data-centers-and-reduces-costs-by-50-percent-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/microsoft-deploys-emc-san-for-data-centers-and-reduces-costs-by-50-percent-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:42:00 -05002009-11-10T23:18:28-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/online-firm-improves-performance,-customer-service-with-mission-critical-storage-solution.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/online-firm-improves-performance,-customer-service-with-mission-critical-storage-solution.aspxEMCCase Study<p>Microsoft adCenter is the Microsoft division that serves the needs of customers who advertise through Microsoft online services. adCenter provides these customers with advertising interfaces and business intelligence data. To do this it must ensure system reliability and availability. As its data storage and replication needs grew, adCenter needed to find a better-performing mission-critical data storage solution. Several years ago, adCenter implemented such a solution, based on an EMC Symmetrix DMX enterprise storage array and Microsoft® SQL Server® 2005 database software. Since then, adCenter has boosted storage system performance and lowered its overall data storage costs, while gaining scalability and availability. adCenter developers now have more time to create new system features, and adCenter has improved its ability to respond to customers.&nbsp; Full Case Study: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000002051"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000002051</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/online-firm-improves-performance,-customer-service-with-mission-critical-storage-solution.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/online-firm-improves-performance,-customer-service-with-mission-critical-storage-solution.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:33:00 -05002009-11-10T23:19:32-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-provides-scalable,-low-cost-document-management-with-diverse-data-stores-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-provides-scalable,-low-cost-document-management-with-diverse-data-stores-.aspxEMCCase Study<p>EMC Corporation helps enterprises manage their growing information volumes. EMC worked with Microsoft to demonstrate outstanding performance and scalability of the EMC® Documentum® enterprise content management platform on the Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) database running on Windows Server® 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition. Now, customers get lower-cost solutions and interoperability between Microsoft and other UNIX-based database vendors.&nbsp; Full Case Study: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000559"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000559</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-provides-scalable,-low-cost-document-management-with-diverse-data-stores-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-provides-scalable,-low-cost-document-management-with-diverse-data-stores-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:26:00 -05002009-11-10T23:20:23-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/creating-network-aware-service-management-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/creating-network-aware-service-management-.aspxEMCWhitepaper<p>As IT Infrastructures grow in complexity, IT administrators continue to search for solutions that will help them effectively monitor and maintain these environments.&nbsp; But it is not enough to just monitor servers and applications.&nbsp; To achieve the most effective, efficient operations, IT departments need a holistic view of the entire infrastructure-including the network.</p> <p>The integration of EMC^Ò Smarts^Ò and Microsoft^Ò System Center Operations Manager 2007 delivers the capabilities IT departments need to enable network-aware service management.&nbsp; By integrating the network management and automated root-cause analysis information from EMC Smarts into System Center Operations Manager 2007, EMC and Microsoft have created a unique solution that addresses the need for network-aware, end-to-end service management.</p> <p>Read More: <a href="http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/white-papers/csg3731-creating-network-aware-service-management_bl.pdf"> http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/white-papers/csg3731-creating-network-aware-service-management_bl.pdf</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/creating-network-aware-service-management-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/creating-network-aware-service-management-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:01:00 -05002009-11-10T23:21:16-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/systems-center-operations-manager-with-emc-smarts-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/systems-center-operations-manager-with-emc-smarts-.aspxEMCDatasheet<p>Together, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 and EMC Smarts provide a network-aware, end-to-end service management solution.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/solution-overview-partner/SmartsforMS_OperationsMgr2007_so_ldv.pdf" title="Systems Center Operations Manager with EMC Smarts">Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/systems-center-operations-manager-with-emc-smarts-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/systems-center-operations-manager-with-emc-smarts-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:52:00 -05002009-11-10T23:22:01-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-interoperability-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-interoperability-.aspxEMCReference Link<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>EMC E-Lab conducts the industry's most rigorous interoperability testing, spanning every major platform and operating system. In the process, EMC E-Lab creates a deep pool of knowledge about complete environments as well as about every individual component you might use.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Read More:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.emc.com/interoperability">http://www.emc.com/interoperability</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-interoperability-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-interoperability-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:45:00 -05002009-11-10T23:23:02-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-alliance-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-alliance-.aspxEMCReference Link<p>Joint Commitment to optimizing deployment, simplifying management, and reducing costs.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.emc.com/microsoft" title="EMC and Microsoft Alliance">Read more</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-alliance-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/emc/emc-and-microsoft-alliance-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:07:00 -05002009-11-10T23:24:14-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/tidal-software/manage-sap-and-peoplesoft-with-system-center-operations-manager-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/tidal-software/manage-sap-and-peoplesoft-with-system-center-operations-manager-.aspxTidal SoftwareNews<p><a href="http://www.tidalsoft.com/products/products_Horizon.asp?CID=MSC0006" target="_blank" title="Horizon 1.8">Horizon 1.8</a> for SAP and for Peoplesoft allow you to perform automated, deep health and performance diagnostics on your major business applications.&nbsp; Horizon natively integrates with System Center Operations Manager 2007 to combine health monitoring of platforms and applications in a single console.</p> <p>Horizon 1.8 adds:</p> <ul> <li>Peoplesoft monitoring and analysis and diagnostics</li> <li>SAP Portals and the NetWeaver J2EE platform analysis and diagnostics</li> <li>Operations Manager 2007 integration</li> <li>Rich <a href="http://www.tidalsoft.com/products/products_TA.asp?CID=MSC0006" target="_blank" title="Tidal Transaction Analyzer">Tidal Transaction Analyzer</a> integration</li> <li>DB2/UDB support</li> <li>Enhanced Oracle and SQL Server diagnostics</li> <li>An optional workflow editor to customize workflows</li> </ul> <p>Tidal Horizon for SAP and Horizon for Peoplesoft offer unparalleled monitoring and diagnosis of SAP and Peoplesoft with the easiest setup and operation.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/tidal-software/manage-sap-and-peoplesoft-with-system-center-operations-manager-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/tidal-software/manage-sap-and-peoplesoft-with-system-center-operations-manager-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:00:00 -05002009-11-22T21:15:56-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/mobile-interoperability-novell-groupwise-mobile-server-and-windows-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/mobile-interoperability-novell-groupwise-mobile-server-and-windows-.aspxNovellNews<p><span>More and more businesses are providing their executives, sales teams, ane even office workers with smartphones--data-enabled mobile devices that allow users to sync their email, appointments, tasks and notes in real time. The rapid expansion of wireless e-mail is being driven by the need to reach and serve widely dispersed customers in the face of global competition. As businesses compete and expand globally, customers increasingly demand anywhere, anytime service.<br /> <br /> GroupWise 7, the latest version of Novell's secure and reliable collaboration suite, ships with a new offer to support this expanding wireless workforce. GroupWise Mobile Server, powered by Intellisync, was released this past summer and</span> <span>allows</span> <span>users</span> <span>to</span> <span>synchronize collaboration information between nearly any mobile device and their Novell GroupWise accounts, instantly increasing productivity and making GroupWise a more effective "home base" for information sharing than ever before. *Windows Mobile 5*</span> <span>and PocketPC*</span> <span>are among the wide range of operating systems supported. To learn more about running GroupWise on your Windows-platform device visit:</span> <span><a href="http://www.novell.com/groupwise">www.novell.com/groupwise</a></span><span> .</span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/mobile-interoperability-novell-groupwise-mobile-server-and-windows-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/mobile-interoperability-novell-groupwise-mobile-server-and-windows-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:46:00 -06002009-11-13T22:35:05-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/collaboration-interoperability-linking-groupwise-and-exchange-systems-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/collaboration-interoperability-linking-groupwise-and-exchange-systems-.aspxNovellNews<p>The GroupWise product team knows that collaboration often takes place outside the boundaries of the organization chart. We hear it from our customers: a social worker needs to talk to someone in law enforcement; a director of economic development needs to sync up with a corporate executive; knowledge workers in different business units or subsidiaries need to share information, keep track of contact info, and coordinate schedules. Often, each agency or subsidiary has its own IT team and matching collaboration system: some use GroupWise and others are on Exchange. Users in these different systems need to work together, and the collaboration environments they use need to support their work.</p> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Sure, the GroupWise Internet Agent (GWIA) supports open protocols that work with just about any system - SMTP, MIME, S/MIME, iCalendar - so that e-mails and appointments flow freely between systems, but what if you need an integration that's a little tighter?</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Our answer for federating GroupWise and Exchange systems is the GroupWise Exchange Gateway. It lets IT teams link their GroupWise and Exchange systems up to share system address books, making all users names on both systems available to everyone; route e-mail with extra information that would be otherwise stripped using Internet protocols; and coordinate schedules. Whether you have Exchange 5.5, 2000 or 2003, the GroupWise Exchange Gateway can help you and your users get more work done (stay tuned for Exchange 2007 - we'll cross that bridge when we come to it). The Gateway runs on a Windows server with Exchange.&nbsp; It links into an Exchange Server and keeps critical information on the two systems in sync. As of December 2006, the latest GroupWise Exchange Gateway allows users to do free/busy searches on users and resources on the other system: GroupWise users can check availability of Exchange users, and these can do the same with their peers on GroupWise.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>To get the latest version of the Gateway, visit <a href="http://download.novell.com/">http://download.novell.com</a>.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Phillip Karren<br /> GroupWise Product Manager<br /> Cell: +1-801-376-1138</div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/collaboration-interoperability-linking-groupwise-and-exchange-systems-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/collaboration-interoperability-linking-groupwise-and-exchange-systems-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:55:00 -06002009-11-13T22:35:55-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/novell--microsoft-collaborate---customers-win-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/novell--microsoft-collaborate---customers-win-.aspxNovellSolution Guidance<p><strong>Novell has long provided customer solutions that deliver interoperability across many platforms including Windows and Linux - to name a few.</strong></p> <p>Our customers count on the fact that Novell solutions will fit easily into their heterogeneous IT environments:</p> <blockquote> <p>"The beauty of Novell is that it offers a homogenous solution for our heterogeneous environment. We can manage all of our current networked environments, as well as future initiatives."</p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-left: 30px; margin-right: -0.01in;">&nbsp;Frank Green, vice president of Network Administration at Bank Mutual</p> <p>Let's take a closer look at how Novell solutions interoperate with Microsoft platforms and products:</p> <p><a href="http://www.novell.com/solutions/securityandidentity/"><strong> <span>Identity &amp; Security Management Solutions</span></strong></a> - Businesses are faced with a perfect storm of global security threats, global regulatory pressures and global competition. Novell solutions enable our customers to meet these challenges on their platforms of choice with identity &amp; security management solutions that simplify and secure their enterprise while controlling costs and meeting regulatory demands.&nbsp; Here is how some of the key products in Novell's identity and security management portfolio support Microsoft platforms and products.</p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/identitymanager/"><strong>Novell Identity Manager</strong></a>- Identity Manager is an automated user-provisioning and metadirectory solution that delivers streamlined user administration, increased security, cost reduction and enhanced support for regulatory compliance.&nbsp; Server side, Identity Manager can be deployed on Windows NT, 2000 and 2003 (among several others non-Microsoft platforms). and supports SQL Server 2000.&nbsp; Supported Microsoft client platforms and products include Windows XP &amp; 2000 and Internet Explorer.&nbsp; Connected Microsoft systems include Active Directory, SQL Server, Exchange 2000 &amp; 5.5 and Windows NT Domain (as well as hundreds of other non-Microsoft systems).</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/accessmanager/"><strong>Novell Access Manager</strong></a> - Novell Access Manager doesn't force you to trade business agility for better security controls. With Novell Access Manager you get a single access management solution that protects both Web and enterprise applications and helps organizations enhance user productivity, streamline administration, increase security, and ensure compliance. For Windows users, you can get secure access to Web resources via Internet Explorer or other popular Web browsers, as well as secure access to enterprise applications with the SSLVPN included with Novell Access Manager.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/sentinel/"><strong>Sentinel from Novell</strong></a> - Sentinel delivers real-time monitoring and remediation for automated security and compliance. Empower a single view of security and compliance events across the entire enterprise.&nbsp; Sentinel can be deployed to Windows Server 2000 &amp; 2003 (among other non-Microsoft platforms).&nbsp; It also supports SQL Server 2000 and 2005.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/"><strong>Novell eDirectory</strong></a> <span>-</span> Novell eDirectory is the foundation for the world's largest identity-centric directory deployments. Cost effective, scalable and secure, eDirectory simplifies cross-platform management of identity. <span>Novell eDirectory can be deployed to all the major operating systems, including Microsoft Windows Server 2000 and 2003, as well as workstations running the Novell Client for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.novell.com/solutions/resourcemanagement/"><strong><span> Systems &amp; Resource Management Solutions</span></strong></a> - Novell provides systems and resource management solutions that let enterprises define business and IT policies to automate the management of multiple IT resources. As a result, customers can eliminate IT effort, control IT costs, reduce IT skill requirements and fully manage and leverage their IT investment.</p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks/index.html">Novell ZENworks Suite</a> -</strong> Novell ZENworks is a comprehensive set of integrated tools that automate IT management and business processes across the lifecycle of desktops, laptops, servers and handhelds across diverse server and client platforms. The ZENworks Suite can be deployed to a broad range of server operating systems, including Microsoft servers with support for Windows Server 2000 &amp; 2003.&nbsp; ZENworks manages Microsoft-based devices including Windows* XP Professional &amp; Tablet PC Edition, Windows 2000 Professional &amp; 98 SE, Windows Server 2000 &amp; 2003, Windows CE and Pocket PC devices.&nbsp; ZENworks suite also supports Active Directory.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks/patchmanagement/index.html"> <strong>Novell ZENworks Patch Management</strong></a> - ZENworks Patch Management is a powerful, automated patch management solution. With full support for patches for NetWare, Microsoft Windows*, Solaris*, HP-UX*, AIX* and Macintosh* administrators can quickly determine what patches are right for their organization and automatically apply them across their enterprise.&nbsp; ZENworks Patch Management can be deployed to Windows Server 2000, 2003 and XP.&nbsp; Agents support Windows 95/98/MA, NT, 2000, 2003 and XP.</p> </li> <li> <p><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/zenworks/assetmanagement/index.html"> <strong>Novell ZENworks Asset Management</strong></a> - ZENworks Asset Management integrates asset inventory, software usage and license reconciliation to provide the most complete, accurate view of software installations and license compliance available. Take control of your license compliance and eliminate software overspending, so you purchase only the licenses your organization needs.&nbsp; ZENworks Asset Management can be deployed to Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003 and XP and supports SQL Server and Explorer.&nbsp; Microsoft devices that can be inventoried include Windows XP (including Tablet PC and Media Center Editions), 2000, NT4 and 9.x, as well as Windows Server 2000, 2003, NT Server, Virtual PC 2004 and Virtual Server 2005.</p> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.novell.com/solutions/workgroup/"><strong><span>Workgroup Solutions</span></strong></a> - Organizations of all sizes face the challenge of providing a technical environment that supports the work processes of their employees. Novell delivers comprehensive and adaptable Workgroup solutions that provide the infrastructure, services and tools information workers require. Novell offers the security, unbeatable reliability and manageability employees need to efficiently get the job done.</p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/"><strong>Novell GroupWise</strong></a> - GroupWise is a comprehensive collaboration solution that provides information workers with e-mail, calendaring, instant messaging, mobility, task management, and contact and document management capabilities. GroupWise deploys to Microsoft Windows Server 2000 &amp; 2003 and to Windows 2000, XP Professional and 2003 on the client side.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.novell.com/products/groupwise/mobileserver/">GroupWise Mobile Server</a> provides real-time wireless delivery of GroupWise to hundreds of mobile devices, including Windows Mobile, with any carrier network or WiFi.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/solutions/workgroup/"><strong>Novell Open Enterprise Server</strong></a> - Open Enterprise Server provides secure, reliable and highly-available workgroup services in an open environment that is easy to deploy and manage. Open Enterprise Server interoperates with Microsoft Windows environments in the following ways:</p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">iPrint - Windows workstations can seamlessly update printer drivers and easily print to a network printer.</p> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li>&nbsp; <ul> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/ifolder/">iFolder</a> - Windows&nbsp; workstations can automatically synchronize local filesto a Novell file server where users can have anytime, anywher file access.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/clients/">Novell Windows workstation client</a> - Windows workstations running the Novell client can map drives, save files, browse for files all using the Windows interface.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Open Enterprise server supports Microsoft workstations so that an end user can map drives, save and search files, and browse directories using Microsoft security methods and the native windows workstation interface.</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/openworkgroupsuite/"><strong>Novell Open Workgroup Suite</strong></a> -The Novell Open Workgroup Suite provides organizations of all sizes with a secure, flexible and cost-effective IT infrastructure and a proven set of workgroup services.. This suite is made up of open, standards-based software and includes a complete infrastructure and productivity solution from the desktop to the server. Novell's Open Workgroup Suite ships with a fully supported version of Open Office for Windows, delivering seamless interoperability on Windows for all components of this alternative Productivity Suite.&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.novell.com/solutions/datacenter/"><strong><span>Open Platform Solutions</span></strong></a> - SUSE Linux Enterprise is a platform for the entire open enterprise, delivering new solutions that help you outperform competitors, cut costs, neutralize security threats and satisfy the most demanding customers. From desktops to data centers, the best Linux just got better.</p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/products/server/"><strong>SUSE Linux Enterprise Server</strong></a> - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is designed to handle mission-critical workloads in your data center. It is the only open, scalable, high-performance data center solution that comes with integrated virtualization, application security and systems management across the full range of hardware architectures. Every enterprise has a mix of operating systems and hardware that has been acquired over a period of years. SUSE Linux Enterprise has been designed with that heterogeneous environment in mind. Leveraging SAMBA technology, SUSE Linux Enterprise seamlessly integrates into and supports existing Windows file and print environments. In addition, it plugs into existing directory and domain infrastructures, including Microsoft Active Directory and Domains, Novell eDirectory, and openLDAP. With its broad use of open standards, SUSE Linux Enterprise enables you to share information across any IT system, so that you can easily communicate between business divisions or business partners.</p> </li> <li> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.novell.com/solutions/desktop/"><strong>SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop</strong></a> - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is the first enterprise Linux desktop that is cost-effective, easy-to-use, is a secure desktop - and works with your existing systems. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop is compatible with <a href="http://reverendted.wordpress.com/2006/09/12/linux-goes-mad/">Microsoft Active Directory</a>, <a href="http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/">Novell eDirectory</a>™ and other networking and directory standards, so you can plug it right into your existing infrastructure. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop shares files seamlessly with Windows, Mac and UNIX, and it can talk to your existing e-mail servers, including Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise, and any collaboration server that supports the IMAP, SMTP and POP standards. SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop also supports other industry staples, including plug-n-play hardware support for USB and Bluetooth devices, wireless networking, support for printing and file standard protocols, multimedia content viewers and Microsoft file-format fidelity in OpenOffice.org 2.0.</p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Were you surprised to learn how Novell and Microsoft solutions work together? Let us know what products and solutions you'd like to learn about and we'll be sure to follow up with more details. In the meantime, please visit <a href="http://www.novell.com/">http://www.novell.com</a> and learn more about how Novell and Microsoft are working together to support our customers.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/novell--microsoft-collaborate---customers-win-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/novell/novell--microsoft-collaborate---customers-win-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:46:00 -06002009-12-14T15:52:34-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-enhances-the-48000-san-director-for-hp-customers-with-mainframe-environments.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-enhances-the-48000-san-director-for-hp-customers-with-mainframe-environments.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<div><span><strong>FICON Qualification of the Brocade 48000 Brings New Levels of Performance Capabilities to Enterprise Customers</strong></span> <div>SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Brocade®) (Nasdaq: <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=brcd&amp;d=t">BRCD</a> - <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=brcd">News</a>), a leading provider of data center solutions, today announced that the Brocade 48000 Director is now qualified for FICON® on the HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director in XP storage array environments. Enterprises that rely on HP systems for their most critical data and applications can now benefit from the higher-performing enterprise SAN solutions for FICON and open system Fibre Channel for servers and storage. <p>"The outstanding reliability and performance of HP XP systems are critical for many enterprise applications," said Tom Buiocchi, Brocade vice president of worldwide marketing. "Organizations that are looking to create next-generation solutions to deliver applications and protect vital data now have a complete end-to-end solution to rely upon."</p> <p>To help protect the investment on the Brocade 48000, the 384-port director provides FICON/Fibre Channel intermix, FICON Control Unit Port (CUP), FICON cascading, for HP XP storage solutions in mainframe environments. The advanced custom-chip technology, at the heart of the Brocade 4 Gbit/sec family of SAN products, is optimized for lower power consumption per port than any other FICON/Fibre Channel director available today. As a result, Brocade estimates that the monthly cost of electrical power for the Brocade 48000 could be up to 66 percent lower than comparable port density directors that operate at just 2 Gbit/sec.(1)</p> <p>"By adding FICON support to the HP SAN Director in XP storage environments, enterprise customers can achieve a higher level of performance for their business-critical data and applications," said Kyle Fitze, director of marketing, StorageWorks SAN Division, HP. "With support for both mainframe and open systems, customers are able to protect and optimize their investments in servers and storage."</p> <p>Exceptional performance and reliability along with "five-nines" availability and enhanced security features provide stringent change controls and highly robust switch-to-switch authentication for cascaded FICON topologies. In addition, frame-level trunking now supports up to 32 Gbit/sec of bandwidth in cascaded configurations within the data center and between sites.</p> <p>As the leader in bringing the next generation of storage networking performance to market, Brocade designed the Brocade 48000 Director and 4 Gbit/sec FICON/Fibre Channel switches to be fully compatible with existing Brocade storage network offerings. The products share a common code base and ensure "pay-as-you-grow" scalability and support for multiple protocols and transports. Brocade also offers the FICON-qualified, Brocade 4100 4 Gbit/sec midrange switch, which is designed to provide customers a complete range of FICON SAN solutions ranging from 16 to 384 ports.</p> <p>For more information on the HP 4 Gbit/sec SAN product line visit: <a href="http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networking/b_switches/index.html"> http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networking/b_switches/index.html</a>.</p> <p>(1) Enterprise Strategy Group, "ESG Lab Validation Report," March 2007.</p> <p>The report is available at <a href="http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/whitepapers/ESG%20Lab_Validation_Report_Brocade"> http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/whitepapers/ESG%20Lab_Validation_Report_Brocade</a> _VirtualFabric_WP_00.lr.pdf.</p> <p><span>About Brocade</span></p> <p>Brocade is the leading provider of networked storage solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most efficient manner. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at <a href="http://www.brocade.com/">http://www.brocade.com</a> or contact the company at <a href="mailto:info@brocade.com">info@brocade.com</a>.</p> <p>Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.</p> </div> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-enhances-the-48000-san-director-for-hp-customers-with-mainframe-environments.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-enhances-the-48000-san-director-for-hp-customers-with-mainframe-environments.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:19:00 -06002009-10-29T20:35:02-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-data-center-solutions-enhance-microsoft-virtual-server-environments.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-data-center-solutions-enhance-microsoft-virtual-server-environments.aspxBROCADEStrategic Partnership<div><span><strong>Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 Leverages Brocade Access Gateway Technology for Additional Functionality and Greater Reliability in Virtual Server Environments</strong></span> <div>SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade® (Nasdaq: <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=brcd&amp;d=t">BRCD</a> - <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=brcd">News</a>), a leader in data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced that it is working with Microsoft to bring greater application mobility and higher levels of reliability to data centers deploying Microsoft's System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007. When used together in a virtual server environment running Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Brocade Access Gateway technology and System Center Virtual Machine Manager optimize and simplify the often complex relationship between server and storage connectivity in the data center. <p>Key Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) products support Access Gateway, an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)-based technology that enables multiple virtual servers to share and connect over a single physical interface. Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager uses these Brocade-enabled SAN connections for easier application mobility, increased availability, and greater system reliability.</p> <p>"Virtualization is fundamentally changing the data center," said Tom Buiocchi, Brocade Vice President of Worldwide Marketing. "Brocade has partnered with Microsoft to deliver optimized blade server and server virtualization solutions that improve asset utilization in evolving data centers."</p> <p>"System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 helps customers to assess and consolidate suitable server workloads onto virtual machines, freeing up physical resources for repurposing or hardware retirement," said David Greschler, director of System Center marketing at Microsoft Corp. "We're working with Brocade to simplify server and storage connectivity, and providing customers scalable storage infrastructure for virtualized IT environments. We look forward to partnering with Brocade on other solutions in support of System Center systems management products."</p> <p><span>About Brocade</span></p> <p>Brocade is a leading provider of data center networking solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most efficient manner. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at <a href="http://www.brocade.com/">http://www.brocade.com</a> or contact the company at <a href="mailto:info@brocade.com">info@brocade.com</a>.</p> <p>Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.</p> </div> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-data-center-solutions-enhance-microsoft-virtual-server-environments.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-data-center-solutions-enhance-microsoft-virtual-server-environments.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:18:00 -06002009-10-29T20:35:50-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-unveils-innovative-data-center-networking-architecture.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-unveils-innovative-data-center-networking-architecture.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<div><span><strong>The new Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) enables greater efficiency and&nbsp;cost savings with minimal disruption and risk</strong></span> <p>SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading provider of data center networking solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced the Brocade Data Center Fabric (DCF) architecture, which responds to the urgent needs of businesses to make their data centers more efficient, reliable, and adaptable.</p> <p>This announcement marks an important step in Brocade's drive to address customer needs in the evolving data center. As the long-time leader in Storage Area Networks (SANs), with a global installed base market share of greater than 80 percent, Brocade has unmatched expertise in helping the world's largest companies manage their most critical data. The company is now applying this expertise, with new technologies, to the broader data center architecture to maximize performance and increase adaptability, reliability, and efficiency -- all without forcing disruptive changes.</p> <p>"CIOs and data center managers face the imperative to 'do more with less.' The Brocade DCF is designed to address this challenge," said Michael Klayko, Brocade Chief Executive Officer. "Customers have told us they need to cut costs and increase speed and flexibility, while also managing growing volumes of data. With Brocade DCF we are providing them with a framework to achieve these goals, while also leveraging their existing IT and operational resources and minimizing disruption."</p> <p>The Brocade DCF architecture simplifies data center connectivity and reduces costs by combining storage networking and server-to-server clustering into a single, converged data center infrastructure. In addition, it adapts to the dynamics of virtualized servers and storage, while accommodating expanding application workloads and the relentless growth of corporate data.</p> <p>At its annual end-user conference beginning in Las Vegas yesterday, Brocade also previewed a roadmap of new products and technologies that will help to deliver the benefits of this new architecture strategy. Over the next six months, Brocade plans to broaden its innovation and leadership by delivering a wide range of new solutions, technologies, and partnerships that support the Brocade DCF.</p> <p>Cerner Corporation is the leading U.S. supplier of healthcare information technology solutions that optimize clinical and financial outcomes for the company's 1500 clients. "With data and the expectations around how to better manage continued growth, we're pleased to see the approach Brocade is taking with its DCF architecture in support of our future data center expansion requirements," said Tony Linville, Director, Infrastructure Services, Cerner Corporation. "The ability to add on advanced capabilities as our needs require, without making forklift upgrades, allows us to leverage our current investments to further stretch the bottom line."</p> <p>"With DCF, Brocade aims to be adaptable to the changing needs of its data center customers," said John Webster, Principal IT Advisor, Illuminata, Inc. "Brocade's solution also encompasses its business partners, who already have significant positions in the data center."</p> <p><strong><span>Key Features and Advantages of the Brocade DCF</span></strong></p> <p>The new Brocade DCF architecture enables data center customers to optimize performance and better manage cost and risk. It provides several tangible and significant advantages compared to alternative approaches:</p> <ul> <li>The Brocade DCF is an application-driven architecture. It adapts and responds to the changing needs for managing applications and data. Moreover, it provides a secure, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure to help ensure that mission-critical applications receive the resources they need in order to access and protect critical data.</li> <li>The Brocade DCF utilizes the distributed intelligence of the data center. It leverages existing data center application, server, network, and storage elements to maximize functionality, flexibility, and choice for customers. Competing approaches typically advocate the migration or focus of intelligence to a single data center tier or element, often to the detriment of customer choice and flexibility.</li> <li>The Brocade DCF is a policy-based architecture. It helps ensure that important data center services -- such as data security, encryption, backup, and replication -- are automatically available based on company business policies, and that they do not encumber the infrastructure when not in use.</li> <li>The Brocade DCF simplifies and optimizes important new technologies such as server virtualization. Server virtualization can dramatically increase data center efficiency but also can create new complexities. The vast majority of virtual servers connect to networked storage, and Brocade is using its deep storage networking experience to optimize and automate these connections, helping customers to simplify their environments and operations.</li> <li>The Brocade DCF provides customers with investment protection. DCF enables customers to leverage their existing IT resources -- including servers, storage, and SANs -- seamlessly incorporating them into the evolving, larger data center fabric. Brocade's framework maximizes cost savings, while minimizing disruption, risk, and incompatibilities.</li> <li>The Brocade DCF gives the customer unparalleled choices. Brocade is working with industry-leading storage, server, and systems partners to ensure maximum compatibility and choice for customers within the Brocade DCF architectural framework. Customers can enjoy a best-in-class approach to servers, storage, protocols, virtualization techniques, and management tools. <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p><span><strong>New Products and Technologies to Deliver the Benefits of the Brocade DCF</strong></span></p> <p>Brocade also described a wide range of new products and technologies that it plans to introduce over the next six months to support and implement the Brocade DCF architecture:</p> <ul> <li>The Brocade 48000, the industry's highest-performance SAN director, announced on October 15, has been upgraded with significant performance and interoperability enhancements, including 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel speed, that offer greater investment protection. The Brocade 48000 is now interoperable with existing McDATA directors and can be added to existing McDATA SANs.</li> <li>Brocade also previewed a new category of data center switching solutions, called the Brocade DCX(TM) Backbone, to meet growing requirements for large-scale server virtualization, wider resource-intensive service delivery, adaptive networking, and multiple high-performance network protocols, including Fibre Channel, FCoE, DCE, and iSCSI. The Brocade DCX Backbone will form the core of the Brocade DCF architecture, helping to ensure seamless interoperability across servers, storage, and networking protocols.</li> <li>Brocade plans to make the Brocade DCX available to customers in the first half of fiscal 2008. Brocade DCX is complementary to and interoperable with existing Brocade directors -- including the Brocade M6140, Brocade MI10k, and the Brocade 48000 -- to extend the data center fabric.</li> <li>Brocade also revealed plans for server connectivity products to link servers to the Brocade DCF with simplified management in virtualized environments. These products reflect the evolution of Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) to provide higher performance and security in next-generation Intelligent Server Adapters (ISAs).</li> <li>Brocade said that it has formed industry partnerships to address the critical need for security and encryption in the Brocade DCF. Brocade plans to provide more details about these partnerships in the upcoming months.</li> <li>Brocade outlined plans to deliver future enhancements to its industry-leading File Area Network (FAN) solutions, with more automated, policy-based enterprise solutions for managing files in the first half of 2008.</li> <li>Finally, Brocade plans to introduce advanced management software to support more comprehensive, simplified management tools for the data center fabric. <p>&nbsp;</p> </li> </ul> <p>For more information on the Brocade DCF architecture, visit http://www.brocade.com/dcf.</p> <p><span><strong>About Brocade</strong></span></p> <p>Brocade is the leader in data center solutions that enable companies to connect, manage, and profit from their most vital data. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.</p> <p>Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.</p> <p>SOURCE Brocade - 10/23/2007</p> <p>CONTACT:<br /> media, Jil Backstrom of Brocade,<br /> +1-720-558-4774, jil.backstrom@brocade.com; or<br /> investors, Jeremy Bridgman,<br /> +1-212-880-5363, jeremy.bridgman@ogilvypr.com, or<br /> Ian Yellin,<br /> +1-415-677-2714, ian.yellin@ogilvypr.com, both of Ogilvy PR<br /> Web site: http://www.brocade.com</p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-unveils-innovative-data-center-networking-architecture.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-unveils-innovative-data-center-networking-architecture.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:37:00 -06002009-10-29T20:36:49-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-joins-snia-green-storage-initiative.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-joins-snia-green-storage-initiative.aspxBROCADENews<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>Leads Industry Awareness and Education for Energy-Efficient Data Center Solutions</strong></p> <p>SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced that it is one of the early members of the new Green Storage Initiative launched this week by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). As a member of the Initiative, Brocade will work within the SNIA to promote development and education around energy- efficient storage networking solutions that minimize the environmental impact of data center operations.</p> <p>"Brocade is dedicated to helping our customers realize greater energy efficiencies in their data centers," said Tom Clark, Brocade representative for the SNIA Green Storage Initiative. "We see the efforts of key industry organizations, such as the SNIA, as important vehicles for making that happen."</p> <p>Brocade is working to help promote data center efficiencies throughout its entire portfolio of energy-efficient data networking solutions. Compared to competitive offerings, the Brocade 48000 Director generates only a third of the heat, requires less cooling, and leaves more power for other devices in a rack configuration. Additionally, Brocade products support and simplify high- performance data migration across heterogeneous environments and enable cost- effective, centralized information management.</p> <p>Through its participation in the SNIA Green Storage Initiative, Brocade will work with the SNIA to develop tutorials, white papers, and best-practices educational material for energy-efficient data center storage operations. The Green Storage Initiative will also act as the SNIA liaison to other allied organizations such as The Green Grid -- of which Brocade is also a member -- to develop and promote environmentally friendly data center solutions.</p> <p>For more information on the SNIA Green Storage Initiative, please visit www.snia.org/green. For more information on Brocade Green activities, please visit www.brocade.com/company_info/green_datacenter.jsp .</p> <p><strong><span>About Brocade</span></strong></p> <p>Brocade is the leading provider of networked storage solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.</p> <p>Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B- wing symbol, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.</p> <p>SOURCE Brocade - 10/16/2007</p> <p>CONTACT:<br /> Media Relations, Michelle Lindeman of Brocade,<br /> +1-408-333-5319, michelle.lindeman@brocade.com, or<br /> Investor Relations, Jeremy Bridgman,<br /> +1-408- 333-5184, jeremy.bridgman@ogilvypr.com, or<br /> Ian Yellin,<br /> +1-415-677-2714, ian.yellin@ogilvypr.com, both of Ogilvy PR for Brocade<br /> Web site: http://www.brocade.com<br /> http://www.snia.org/green<br /> http://www.brocade.com/company_info/green_datacenter.jsp</p> <br /> <br /><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-joins-snia-green-storage-initiative.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-joins-snia-green-storage-initiative.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:32:00 -06002009-10-29T20:37:48-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-showcasing-at-teched-in-barcelona-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-showcasing-at-teched-in-barcelona-.aspxBROCADEPresentations, Podcasts, Webcasts<p>Brocade,&nbsp;the leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, will offer demonstrations and presentations on data center networking at the Microsoft TechEd IT Forum 2007, which runs from&nbsp;November 12 to 16 in Barcelona&nbsp;(Spain).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Brocade demonstrations&nbsp;at Microsoft TechEd IT Forum will&nbsp;include:</strong></p> <ul> <li>In <span>Exhibit Hall Booth A11</span>&nbsp;Brocade will showcase its suite of File Area Network (FAN) products which uniquely utilizes Microsoft Windows-based technologies, such as Distributed File System (DFS), Active Directory (AD), and Common Internet File System (CIFS), to help customers better manage their Windows-based file data in heterogeneous, distributed computing environments.</li> <li>In the Microsoft System Center Partner Pavilion, Brocade will demonstrate the Brocade Access Gateway product, which complements Microsoft's virtualization strategy by optimizing blade server and server virtualization solutions with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager.</li> </ul> <p><strong>A Brocade Senior Solutions Architect will also deliver a presentation during the conference:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Friday, November 16 at 1:30 p.m.- George Mobargha, Brocade Senior Solutions Architect, File Area Networking, will present a session entitled, "Virtualization of File Services and Transparent File Management Using Microsoft DFS and Brocade StorageX®."</li> </ul> <p>For more information on the conference, please visit</p> <p><a href="http://www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/itforum/content/Pages/Default.aspx"> www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/itforum/content/Pages/Default.aspx</a>.</p> <p>For more information on Brocade's participation at the conference, please visit</p> <p><a href="http://www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/itforum/Content/Pages/Sponsors07.aspx#silver"> http://www.mseventseurope.com/teched/07/itforum/Content/Pages/Sponsors07.aspx#silver</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Microsoft TechEd is located in:<br /> <br /> <strong>Centre Convencions Internacional (CCIB)</strong><br /> Rambla Prim 1-17<br /> 08019 Barcelona&nbsp;(Spain)</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-showcasing-at-teched-in-barcelona-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-showcasing-at-teched-in-barcelona-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:24:00 -06002009-10-29T20:38:38-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-family-of-san-infrastructure-solutions-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-family-of-san-infrastructure-solutions-.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div>Brocade Family of SAN Infrastructure Solutions</div> <div>Brocade develops industry-leading Storage Area Network (SAN) infrastructure solutions that simplify the deployment and management of SANs while providing high Return On Investment (ROI).<br /> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div style="width: 99%;"> <div>SAN Directors and Switches</div> Brocade award-winning SAN <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/directors.jsp">directors</a> and <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/switches.jsp">switches</a> provide a flexible, intelligent platform for networking storage. With models ranging from entry-level 8-port fabric switches to 384-port directors with multiple blade options, the Brocade SAN family addresses the needs of small departments and global enterprises alike. 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel solutions are available to support high-performance requirements both for open systems and mainframe operations in mission-critical environments. <div>SAN Extension and Routing</div> Brocade SAN extension and routing products meet the full spectrum of requirements to create an optimized, connected infrastructure that enables business continuity and disaster recovery. With support for multiple protocols and both open systems and mainframe environments - as well as a large suite of tested solutions with industry partners -Brocade SAN extension solutions address the widest range of business requirements. In addition, Brocade SAN routing solutions enable consolidation and resource sharing in a highly secure and selective manner.<br /> <br /> <div>SAN Application Modules and Gateways</div> Brocade provides best-in-class platforms for applications and gateways, as well as integrated solutions that help IT organizations derive greater value from their SAN infrastructures. These solutions provide clear advantages whether organizations want to leverage shared storage across more servers using iSCSI, add intelligence to the SAN to boost performance, or perform any-to-any data migrations.<br /> <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/appsandgateway/index.jsp"><img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/graphics/learn_more.gif" width="86" height="12" border="0" align="right"/></a><br /> <div>Intelligence in the SAN</div> The Fabric OS used in Brocade SAN products contains essential fabric services that improve manageability, availability, and scalability. These critical services enable organizations to create a fabric that ensures that information is available when servers and storage devices need it. <p>Brocade also provides Secure Fabric OS, the most comprehensive SAN security architecture available. Secure Fabric OS enables organizations to control authorization, access, encryption, and authentication for their SAN environments.<br /> <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/software.jsp"><img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/graphics/learn_more.gif" width="86" height="12" border="0" align="right"/></a></p> <div>SAN Management Software</div> Brocade offers a broad suite of software products that enable organizations to manage SAN environments more efficiently. These solutions are designed to support the widest range of solutions - from very small SANs up to multiple-fabric SANs where centralized management and automated administration are the only economical solutions. <p>Brocade Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) is designed to help organizations optimize and secure their storage network resources, maximizing availability while driving efficiency and reducing cost. This comprehensive management software enables centralized management of multiprotocol, multivendor, and multisite SANs through a single pane of glass. As a result, organizations can enjoy improved asset tracking, capacity planning, and management effectiveness across both small and large SAN environments.<br /> <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/managementsoftware/index.jsp"> <img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/graphics/learn_more.gif" width="86" height="12" border="0" align="right"/></a></p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>For further information, please visit <a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/silkworm.jsp">http://www.brocade.com/products/silkworm.jsp</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-family-of-san-infrastructure-solutions-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-family-of-san-infrastructure-solutions-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:30:00 -06002009-10-29T20:40:18-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-iscsi-gateway-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-iscsi-gateway-.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<div style="padding-top: 0px;"> <div><strong>Significantly Higher SAN Efficiency</strong></div> <br /> <img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/graphics/iSCSI_Gateway_caption.gif" width="125" height="53" alt="Brocade iSCSI Gateway" align="right"/>The Brocade iSCSI Gateway enables cost-effective, easy-to-manage server connectivity to Fibre Channel storage devices-enabling remote user and interdepartmental access to these valuable resources. As a result, even the lowest-cost servers can connect to existing SANs. <p>The Brocade iSCSI Gateway features a compact 1U half-rack-width design (full-rack-width design for clustered configurations). Each device provides two iSCSI ports for connecting to IP networks supporting iSCSI servers, and two 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel ports for connecting to Fibre Channel SANs or storage. By enabling block-based access to business-critical information, the Brocade iSCSI Gateway helps organizations rapidly add new servers and clients to their existing Fibre Channel SANs as business needs dictate.</p> <div><strong>Reduced Operational Costs</strong></div> <br /> By extending the benefits of networked storage to IP-connected servers, the Brocade iSCSI Gateway helps organizations grow and consolidate their current Fibre Channel SAN infrastructures in a simple and cost-effective manner, thereby reducing operational costs. <div><strong>Intelligent Management and Monitoring</strong></div> <br /> Organizations can easily manage one or more Brocade iSCSI Gateways through a browser-based GUI that can also monitor traffic statistics on each storage and network interface to help ensure high performance. <div><strong>High Availability</strong></div> <br /> The Brocade iSCSI Gateway provides two-way active/active clustering with failover and failback capabilities for business-critical environments. In addition, multiple iSCSI connections provide multipathing support from a single gateway to as many as 100 servers. <div><strong>Key Features and Benefits</strong></div> <ul> <li>Provides a cost-effective iSCSI gateway that combines two Gigabit Ethernet ports and two 2 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel ports in a single device</li> <li>Standardizes connectivity across environments, linking servers with a wider range of storage systems</li> <li>Improves data availability with dual gateway, active/active clustered failover, failback, and multipathing capabilities</li> <li>Provides high performance with 135 MB/sec of throughput, 9500 IOPS, and up to 100 simultaneous iSCSI connections</li> <li>Increases application deployment flexibility with compatibility for Windows, AIX, HP-UX, Linux, NetWare, and Solaris iSCSI initiators</li> <li>Enables Web-based management for rapid deployment and simplified management</li> <li>Provides traffic statistics on each storage and network interface to help identify bandwidth usage by host and target pairs &nbsp;</li> </ul> </div> <div style="width: 99%; padding-top: 0px;"> <div><strong>SAN Standards Compliance - Software</strong></div> Brocade products conform to SAN standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures.</div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-iscsi-gateway-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-iscsi-gateway-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:59:00 -05002009-10-29T20:41:05-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-uncupdate.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-uncupdate.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<div>Brocade UNCUpdate helps support non-disruptive storage migration by accurately reporting and updating UNC references in files.<br /> <br /> <div><strong>Simplified Migration and Consolidation</strong></div> <br /> Windows consolidations and migrations tend to be disruptive to business operations, because they are complicated by the fact that most users and applications are tied to specific share and file locations via hard-coded Universal Naming Convention (UNC) pathnames. As a result, administrators need to take extra precautions to ensure that such linkages are maintained as part of the migration process.<br /> <br /> <div><strong>A Tool for Fast, Non-Disruptive Migration</strong></div> <br /> Brocade UNCUpdate is a reliable tool for reporting on files that contain UNC references to storage resources under consideration for migration. A simplified interface helps administrators migrate data to a new location by scanning directories for files containing UNC paths that might need to be updated to reference items at their new location.<br /> <br /> Administrators save time and money through a more proactive approach that automates the link synchronization process. Likewise, Brocade UNCUpdate helps improve user productivity by eliminating potential downtime caused by broken links, shortcuts, and UNC references following a migration. &nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/datasheets/UNCUpdate_DS_02.pdf"> </a><br /> <div><strong>Highlights</strong></div> <br /> <ul> <li>Simplifies operations by automatically discovering and modifying shortcuts, embedded links, and UNC references</li> <li>Streamlines management by minimizing the number of administrative tasks required during Windows migrations</li> <li>Helps eliminate potential user downtime from broken links, shortcuts, and UNC references</li> <li>Increases flexibility by providing the option to update UNC references to target the storage resource at its new location</li> <li>Increases administrator productivity with a simple, easy-to-use interface</li> </ul> <div><strong>What the Industry Is Saying about Brocade UNCUpdate</strong></div> <br /> "What clients hate is migrating users and data from one machine to a new machine. It's time-consuming manual labor and users hate it as well. UNCUpdate eliminates those problems."<br /> <br /> <em>Steve Duplessie, Principal and Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group</em></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-uncupdate.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-uncupdate.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:57:00 -05002009-10-29T20:41:58-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/mohawk-industries-flooring-manufacturer-links-hundreds-of-locations-using-branch-office-solution-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/mohawk-industries-flooring-manufacturer-links-hundreds-of-locations-using-branch-office-solution-.aspxBROCADECase Study<p><a href="http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/success_stories/Mohawk_WinServ_Case_Study_Final.pdf"> http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/success_stories/Mohawk_WinServ_Case_Study_Final.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000303"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000303</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/mohawk-industries-flooring-manufacturer-links-hundreds-of-locations-using-branch-office-solution-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/mohawk-industries-flooring-manufacturer-links-hundreds-of-locations-using-branch-office-solution-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:19:00 -05002009-10-29T20:42:59-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/dyer,-riddle,-mills--precourt-engineering-firm-improves-file-management-and-saves-money-with-branch-office-solution-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/dyer,-riddle,-mills--precourt-engineering-firm-improves-file-management-and-saves-money-with-branch-office-solution-.aspxBROCADECase Study<div> <p><a href="http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/success_stories/DRMP_WinServ_Case_Study_Final.pdf"> http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/success_stories/DRMP_WinServ_Case_Study_Final.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000436"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000436</a></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/dyer,-riddle,-mills--precourt-engineering-firm-improves-file-management-and-saves-money-with-branch-office-solution-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/dyer,-riddle,-mills--precourt-engineering-firm-improves-file-management-and-saves-money-with-branch-office-solution-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:15:00 -05002009-10-29T20:43:39-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/ameriquest-transportation-services-company-unites-facilities-using-branch-office-it-solution-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/ameriquest-transportation-services-company-unites-facilities-using-branch-office-it-solution-.aspxBROCADECase Study<div> <p><a href="http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/success_stories/AmeriQuest_WinServ_Case_Study_Final.pdf"> http://www.brocade.com/san/pdf/success_stories/AmeriQuest_WinServ_Case_Study_Final.pdf</a></p> <p><span><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000309" title="http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000309"> http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/casestudy.aspx?casestudyid=4000000309</a></span></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/ameriquest-transportation-services-company-unites-facilities-using-branch-office-it-solution-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/ameriquest-transportation-services-company-unites-facilities-using-branch-office-it-solution-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:13:00 -05002009-10-29T20:46:21-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/university-of-iowa-updates-academic-and-administrative-services-with-brocade-san-solutions-and-services-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/university-of-iowa-updates-academic-and-administrative-services-with-brocade-san-solutions-and-services-.aspxBROCADECase Study<div><span><strong>Midwest Institute Uses Brocade Directors, Switches, and Fabric OS to Increase Application Performance, Simplify Management, and Reduce Expenses</strong></span> <p>SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leading provider of networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced that the University of Iowa, a major U.S. research institution, implemented Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) directors, switches, and the Brocade Fabric operating system to increase application performance, simplify management, and reduce expenses.</p> <p>"At the University of Iowa, we depend on scalable, high-performance storage systems to provide our user community with smooth, uninterrupted access to academic and administrative applications," said Peter Brokaw, Manager of UNIX Systems Administration for Information Technology Services (ITS), the university's central provider of IT services. "Brocade lets us meet current capacity requirements with room to grow as we add new servers and storage devices."</p> <p><span><strong>A Solution for High Performance and Scalable Growth</strong></span></p> <p>ITS maintains two data centers that provide academic and administrative applications for nearly 45,000 students, faculty, and staff throughout the University's 19,000-acre campus. The university's 11 colleges are devoted to the study of liberal arts, business, medicine, education, engineering, law, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and public health. ITS uses the SAN to provide many essential services for campus, including e-mail and file services for most faculty, staff, and students, database support for many departments, software development, and library automation.</p> <p>In 2000, ITS deployed a then state-of-the-art dual-fabric SAN to support rapidly increasing computing, data, application, and storage demands. However, these requirements grew exponentially over time with the introduction of new generation imaging and multimedia applications. To manage this growth, ITS added new servers and SAN devices. However, this strategy in the long term required new levels of SAN performance and scalability.</p> <p>To address the issues, ITS replaced multiple older switches with two Brocade 48000 Directors in its main data center and added Brocade Switches at a second on-campus facility used primarily for data mirroring. The Brocade 48000 Directors provide the foundation for a centralized, high-capacity SAN fabric as well as the scalability and throughput necessary for current and future data needs. The directors scale non-disruptively from 32 to as many as 384 concurrently active 4 Gbit/sec full-duplex ports in a single domain. The Brocade Switches also provide industry-leading 4 Gbit/sec performance for ITS's mirroring center and scale up to 32 ports with a simple license activation. ITS also implemented Brocade Fabric OS, which provides enterprise-class high availability, reliability, and security for the SAN.</p> <p>The SAN was upgraded, and a team from the Brocade Services organization verified the installation. "We were very satisfied with the work performed by Brocade Services representatives," said Dave Shafer, University of Iowa ITS department's storage leader. "They were knowledgeable and efficient, and gave us confidence that the upgraded SAN was ready for production."</p> <p>With the upgrades, applications used by students, faculty, and staff run faster and more efficiently. Examples of this improvement include the art department's new media cataloguing and archival system, which enables students to access large image files for study and art projects from anywhere on campus. The Brocade SAN streamlines the staff's use of scanning technology for archival purposes, reducing the school's dependency on paper files. It also supports a new library catalogue system facilitating research, as well as key administrative services. With the SAN directors helping to lower its overall hardware population, ITS also reduced its need for fiber cabling to support new storage devices, thereby lowering its cabling costs.</p> <p>"The performance and scalability of our new Brocade directors and switches have given the entire university a boost in productivity," said Brokaw. "Moreover, Fabric OS has streamlined SAN administration for our IT staff, allowing us to manage and update our storage network much more easily and efficiently."</p> <p><span><strong>About Brocade</strong></span></p> <p>Brocade is the leading provider of networked storage solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information in the most efficient manner. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.</p> <p>Brocade, the Brocade B-weave logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-wing symbol, DCX, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.</p> <p>SOURCE Brocade - 10/29/2007</p> <p>CONTACT:<br /> media, Kathryn Craig of Brocade, +1-832-230-2249, kcraig@brocade.com; or<br /> investors, Jeremy Bridgman, +1-212-880-5363, jeremy.bridgman@ogilvypr.com, or<br /> Ian Yellin, +1-415-677-2714, ian.yellin@ogilvypr.com,<br /> both of Ogilvy PR, for Brocade<br /> <br /> Web site: http://www.brocade.com</p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/university-of-iowa-updates-academic-and-administrative-services-with-brocade-san-solutions-and-services-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/university-of-iowa-updates-academic-and-administrative-services-with-brocade-san-solutions-and-services-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:39:00 -06002009-10-29T20:47:15-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/frankfurter-sparkasse-1822-improves-file-data-manageability,-availability,-and-security-with-brocade-storagex-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/frankfurter-sparkasse-1822-improves-file-data-manageability,-availability,-and-security-with-brocade-storagex-.aspxBROCADECase Study<div> <p><strong>One of the Largest Banking Groups in Germany Simplifies Enterprise-Wide File<br /> Data Management Utilizing Brocade FAN Solution for File Virtualization and Disaster Recovery</strong></p> <p>SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD), the leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, today announced that Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822, a member of Sparkasse Finanzgruppe, one of the largest banking groups in Germany, is utilizing Brocade StorageX(R) to dramatically improve the manageability, availability, and security of file data across its enterprise.</p> <p>Since 2005, Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822 has relied on two mirrored data centers to manage the growth of its file-based data as well as to provide a reliable disaster recovery strategy. Following this approach, the bank was able to achieve the security levels required by German compliance regulations. However, the bank still faced the challenge of managing its growing amounts of file data more efficiently and cost-effectively. After evaluating various options, Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822 realized that it would need an enterprise-wide file virtualization and management solution to improve the administration of its file data. As a result, Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822 decided to implement Brocade StorageX, a File Area Network (FAN) solution.</p> <p>"Brocade StorageX has solved all major challenges in both the design and mirroring of our two data centers," said Joachim Tjaden, System Administrator at Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822. "By virtualizing the data paths, Brocade StorageX has enabled access security in connection with our Windows NT4 clients. In 2005, we installed our second data center and Brocade StorageX now mirrors access rights to that data center."</p> <p>Brocade StorageX is an open software-based management solution for file data. The solution leverages and extends Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) as a native service. With the combination of Brocade StorageX and Microsoft DFS, Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822 has been able to create an open global namespace. This flexible layer separates the physical and the logical view on the file paths. Brocade StorageX virtualization capabilities, in combination with the product's automated migration and consolidation policies, enable the bank's IT administrators to transparently move files to different storage devices without impacting user or application access. In addition, the bank utilizes the product's disaster recovery policies to seamlessly fail over users in the event of a server failure or outage.</p> <p>"Brocade StorageX has enabled Frankfurter Sparkasse 1822 to manage its file data more efficiently and cost-effectively while decreasing downtime in the event of an outage or a disaster," concluded Tjaden. "In addition, we have reduced the time and effort required to manage our file data while dramatically increasing the overall security and availability of that data."</p> <p><span><strong>About Brocade</strong></span></p> <p>Brocade is the leading provider of networked storage solutions that help organizations connect, share, and manage their information. Organizations that use Brocade products and services are better able to optimize their IT infrastructures and ensure compliant data management. For more information, visit the Brocade Web site at http://www.brocade.com or contact the company at info@brocade.com.</p> <p>Brocade, the Brocade B-wing logo, Fabric OS, File Lifecycle Manager, MyView, SilkWorm, and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B-weave symbol, SAN Health, and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.</p> <p>SOURCE Brocade - 09/24/2007</p> <p>CONTACT:<br /> media relations, Kathryn Craig,<br /> +1-832-230-2249, kcraig@brocade.com, or<br /> investor relations, Yin Cantor,<br /> +1-408-333-5184, ycantor@brocade.com,<br /> both of Brocade; or<br /> Ian Yellin of Ogilvy PR,<br /> +1-415-677-2714, ian.yellin@ogilvypr.com, for Brocade<br /> Web site: http://www.brocade.com</p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/frankfurter-sparkasse-1822-improves-file-data-manageability,-availability,-and-security-with-brocade-storagex-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/frankfurter-sparkasse-1822-improves-file-data-manageability,-availability,-and-security-with-brocade-storagex-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:17:00 -06002009-10-29T20:48:09-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-myview-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-myview-.aspxBROCADEDatasheet<p>Brocade MyView is a resource access management solution that provides personalized, secure access to Windows file resources across the enterprise, improving data security and compliance practices.<br /> <br /> </p> <div class="subHead2A"><strong>Enterprise Data Security Management Challenges</strong></div> <p><br /> Today's IT organizations face a variety of challenges in managing the security of their distributed data, which continues to grow at a rate of 50 to 75 percent a year. In fact, current data security solutions do not adequately provide security, compliance, or data administrators with a comprehensive view into internal enterprise file data access rights. In addition, users often have difficulty knowing which resources they can access and where those resources are located.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> <br /> </p> <div sizset="0" sizcache="1" style="text-align: center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="bordered"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div class="motext" id="MO">Before Brocade MyView<br /> <div style="text-align: right"><em>Mouseover to see After Brocade MyView</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.brocade.com/products/fan/myview.jsp#"><img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/fan/graphics/myview_figure1.gif" width="293" height="260" border="0"/></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="subHead2A"><strong>An Innovative Solution</strong></div> <p><br /> To address these challenges, Brocade MyView provides a central view of access and authorization rights to distributed file data throughout the enterprise. It enables:</p> <ul> <li>Administrators to view enterprise-wide user access and authorization to resources from a single, unified console</li> <li>Users to view and access resources throughout an enterprise via personalized and virtualized namespaces</li> <li>Security auditors to easily monitor and report which users have access to which resources</li> </ul> <p>A key component of Brocade MyView is the Global Resource Access Matrix (GRAM), which gives administrators and auditors detailed reporting capabilities and a central view of user access rights to distributed data. Brocade MyView also utilizes the industry-leading Global Namespace technology to provide users with a single, customized view (or personalized namespace) of their resources.<br /> <br /> <br /> </p> <div class="subHead2A"><strong>Brocade MyView Benefits the Entire Enterprise</strong></div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tbody> <tr id="head"> <td class="tblHead"><strong>Role</strong> </td> <td class="tblHead"><strong>Benefits</strong></td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>Security Auditors</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="odd"> <td> <p>•</p> </td> <td>Enables accurate, streamlined auditing and reporting of users and their accessible file resources</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>Administrators</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Generates reports indicating enterprise-wide user access and authorization to resources</td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Protects and preserves enterprise security rules and policies</td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Documents the file resource security model over time</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>Users</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="odd"> <td>•</td> <td>Provides personalized, customized views of accessible file resources</td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>•</td> <td>Simplifies access to data and enables data sharing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="subHead2A"><strong>Highlights</strong></div> <ul> <li>Simplifies auditing and reporting of data security permissions for compliance purposes</li> <li>Utilizes the Microsoft Active Directory security model and user credentials, restricting users to only the resources they are permitted to access</li> <li>Reduces administrative workload through automated provisioning and management of personalized namespaces based on users, groups, and share permissions</li> <li>Improves productivity by enabling users to view resources in a logical, intuitive manner</li> <li>Organizes namespaces categorically by criteria such as owner, department, location, and permission</li> </ul> <div class="subHead2A"><strong>What the Industry Is Saying about Brocade MyView</strong></div> <p><br /> "Storage, data management, and security are merging into a new discipline. It's no longer just about managing storage, it is about protecting vital corporate information from external, as well as internal threats. MyView is a perfect example of the kind of user-friendly innovation we need to see in order to create information security controls across the infrastructure. The timing for this offering is excellent."<br /> <br /> </p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-myview-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-myview-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:54:00 -05002009-10-29T20:49:15-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-file-lifecycle-manager-(flm)-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-file-lifecycle-manager-(flm)-.aspxBROCADEDatasheet<div sizset="0" sizcache="1">Brocade FLM provides a powerful way to create tiers of storage and simplify compliance requirements resulting in lower overall storage costs.<br /> <br /> <div><strong>Comprehensive File Lifecycle Management</strong></div> In most IT environments, the business value of data varies widely-especially as data growth occurs unevenly across the enterprise. This imbalanced growth often results in higher hardware expenditures due to the proliferation of storage devices, increased data management challenges, and more difficult regulatory compliance.<img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/tapestry/graphics/SNW_bestpracticAward_FLM.jpg" width="101" height="87" border="0" align="right"/><br /> <br /> To help overcome these challenges, organizations can proactively manage their data throughout its lifecycle (from creation to disposal) by aligning storage policies with business priorities and regulatory requirements.<br /> <br /> <div><strong>A Policy-Based Solution</strong></div> Brocade FLM is a policy-based data solution that manages the lifecycle of file data in heterogeneous storage systems where the primary device is NetApp. Administrators can reduce the total cost of storage by analyzing, classifying, blocking, moving, organizing, and deleting file data using policies that reflect the business value of the data.<br /> <br /> The solution optimizes data management based on attributes and access patterns. Organizations can implement tiers of disk-based storage, making more efficient use of lower-cost secondary storage. In fact, Brocade FLM can result in: <ul> <li>More than twice the volume capacity as inactive data is automatically moved to secondary storage</li> <li>Up to a 50 percent reduction in storage hardware acquisition costs</li> <li>Reduced data backup costs as less important data gets transferred to lower-cost storage devices&nbsp;<br /> <br /> </li> </ul> <div sizset="0" sizcache="1" style="text-align: center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <div id="MO">Brocade File Lifecycle Manager</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.brocade.com/products/tapestry/graphics/FLM_figure1.gif" width="295" height="305" border="0"/></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <br /> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tbody> <tr id="head"> <td><strong>Key Attributes</strong></td> <td><strong>Benefits</strong></td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>Intelligent and powerful</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="odd"> <td>•</td> <td> <p>Enables simulation runs for detailed capacity planning and better understanding of data composition and distribution</p> </td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>•</td> <td>Enables many-to-one and one-to-many migration configurations</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>Policy-based and automated</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Eliminates manual classification, migration, and deletion tasks</td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Provides standalone and integrated policies for a variety of lifecycle management tasks</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>Non-disruptive and transparent</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="odd"> <td>•</td> <td>Enables users to see and access files through the primary filer</td> </tr> <tr id="odd"> <td>•</td> <td>Masks data creation and protection applications from file migration</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>Reliable and scalable</td> <td> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Scales linearly to efficiently handle millions of inactive files</td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Provides a highly redundant architecture with multiple availability mechanisms</td> </tr> <tr id="even"> <td>•</td> <td>Supports compliance requirements with strict information retention and maintenance regulations such as SEC Rule 17a-4, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, 21CFR Part 11, and DoD Directive 5015.2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <br /> <div><strong>Highlights</strong></div> <ul> <li>Enables tiered storage architectures by placing data on different types of disk storage devices based on the relative value of that data</li> <li>Facilitates the alignment of data storage policies with business objectives for proactive management of data growth</li> <li>Minimizes administration tasks with a variety of automated, reusable data management policies</li> <li>Balances capacity utilization to offset increasing demands placed on higher-cost storage and to better utilize lower-cost storage</li> <li>Eliminates backup redundancy through appropriate data classification and placement</li> <li>Creates an audit trail through sophisticated monitoring and reporting</li> <li>Supports compliance requirements through integration with NetApp SnapLock to help ensure data permanence, accuracy, integrity, and security</li> </ul> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-file-lifecycle-manager-(flm)-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/brocade-file-lifecycle-manager-(flm)-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 14 May 2007 16:47:00 -05002009-10-29T20:50:00-05:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsletters-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsletters-.aspxBROCADENews<p>Foundry Networks currently offers various newsletters. Please use the following link to view current and archived editions. You can also sign up to receive these newsletters by accessing the "Sign Up" function after following the link below.</p> <p><br /> For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/company/newsletters/" target="_blank" title="http://www.foundrynet.com/company/newsletters/">http://www.foundrynet.com/company/newsletters/</a>&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsletters-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsletters-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:29:00 -05002009-12-15T18:29:00-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsroom.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsroom.aspxBROCADENews<p>As a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and Web traffic management solutions, Foundry Networks is regularly making headlines. Within this section, customers, media professionals and industry analysts can find Foundry media contacts, product information, and current and archived press releases.</p> <p>Please visit: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/company/newsroom/" target="_blank" title="http://www.foundrynet.com/company/newsroom/">http://www.foundrynet.com/company/newsroom/</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsroom.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-newsroom.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:14:00 -05002009-12-15T18:30:22-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-announces-nap-interoperability-for-microsoft-windows-server-2008-and-windows-vista-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-announces-nap-interoperability-for-microsoft-windows-server-2008-and-windows-vista-.aspxBROCADENews<h3>Microsoft Network Access Protection and Standards-Based 802.1x Security Solution for Joint Customers Eases and Improves Network Security Management</h3> <div> <h3></h3> </div> <p><strong>SANTA CLARA, Calif. and LOS ANGELES - (Feb. 27, 2008)</strong> - Foundry Networks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced that its Layer 2/3 10 gigabit Ethernet-ready switches deliver Network Access Protection (NAP) interoperability with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista . Foundry™ will be promoting Windows Server 2008 interoperability and standards-based 802.1x security, as well as support of other key Microsoft products and initiatives at Microsoft's "Heroes Happen Here" launch event at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Foundry will be joining the worldwide launch and rollout of Windows Server 2008, Visual Studio 2008, and SQL Server 2008 at the kickoff in Los Angeles on Feb. 27, 2008, as well as a following event in Washington, D.C. on March 25, 2008.</p> <p>Foundry's FastIron® family of switches are now validated to operate in conjunction with Microsoft Windows-based clients and the Microsoft Network Policy Server (NPS) to manage policies that restrict unauthorized client access to network resources based on the health of the system, providing network administrators with an easy-to-manage security solution.&nbsp; By marrying 802.1x, a standardized security authentication method for IEEE 802-based network technologies, and sFlow®, an industry standard technology for monitoring networks, as part of Foundry's IronShield™ 360 Security solution, customers of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista can significantly reduce deployment and operational costs when securing endpoint resources using NAP interoperability with Foundry switches. Network administrators have complete real-time visibility and accounting into the network enabling them to monitor individual user history, behavior patterns and network resource usage in order to thwart potential attacks. Joint customers of Microsoft and Foundry now have a standards-based tool for validating client health and securing network access without resorting to costly and potentially less effective proprietary networking technologies.</p> <p>"Today's IT customers are looking for increased dependability, scalability and security features," said Ward Ralston, group technical product manager for Windows Server Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "With FastIron built on Windows Server 2008, customers can achieve a highly reliable infrastructure for their business-critical applications."</p> <p>The integral component collectively interlocking this security solution is the Foundry IronShield 360 Security solution, which brings together open, interoperable and best-of-breed security solutions to complement a comprehensive suite of award-winning Foundry networking platforms. The IronShield 360 Security solution provides multiple levels of network security, both at the perimeter, inside the LAN, and in the data center. The foundation of IronShield 360 Security is a reliable, robust and high-performance architecture, with wire-speed switching, security, and advanced sFlow sensor support. The IronShield 360 Network Security model provides secure device, network and service protection to verify that all network resources are healthy and operating at maximum effectiveness.</p> <p>"Together with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, Foundry's IronShield 360 Security solution is focused on providing our joint customers with the highest level of security for their networking environments," said Ezra Yosef, director of business development for Foundry Networks. "By delivering interoperability between Foundry switches, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, customers have a complete NAP solution to protect their network users and resources from potential threats. This important milestone reaffirms Foundry's efforts to deliver on its network security and interoperability commitments."</p> <p>For more information on the "Heroes Happen Here" launch, please visit <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere/" target="_blank">www.microsoft.com/heroeshappenhere</a>.</p> Safe Harbor Statement <p>The foregoing may contain "forward-looking statements" which are based on management's current information and beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made by management. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements by executives or spokespeople regarding Foundry's positioning and potential plans. The forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially. Foundry assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. Furthermore, no statements made by Foundry Networks, Inc. ("Foundry") in this press release, or information contained herein, may be deemed to constitute either an amendment of an existing agreement or an implied new commitment, promise or legal obligation by Foundry to develop or deliver any specific product, feature or functionality.</p> <p>All product and company names herein may be trademarks of their registered owners.</p> <!-- START About Foundry --> <h4>About Foundry Networks</h4> <div> <h4></h4> </div> <p>Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro routers and core routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/">www.foundrynet.com</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-announces-nap-interoperability-for-microsoft-windows-server-2008-and-windows-vista-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-announces-nap-interoperability-for-microsoft-windows-server-2008-and-windows-vista-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:00:00 -05002009-12-15T18:30:52-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-joins-the-interop-vendor-alliance-to-enhance-its-best-of-breed-networking-solutions-with-microsoft-systems.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-joins-the-interop-vendor-alliance-to-enhance-its-best-of-breed-networking-solutions-with-microsoft-systems.aspxBROCADENews<h3>Collaboration Promotes Stronger Relationship with Microsoft and Alliance Members to Simplify Interoperability and Enhance ROI with Customers Implementing Microsoft and Foundry</h3> <div> <h3></h3> </div> <p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. and REDMOND, Wash. - (April 22, 2008) - Foundry Networks®, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, today announced it has joined Microsoft and other technology leaders in the Interop Vendor Alliance (IVA). Foundry™ will take the opportunity to join a leading cross-industry consortium dedicated to interoperability in order to enhance return on investment (ROI) and simplify the integration and management of diverse environments for customers using Microsoft systems and Foundry's networking solutions. The alliance will allow Foundry to enhance the interoperability of its industry-leading networking products with fellow technology leaders dedicated to high-performance multi-vendor IT infrastructures.</p> <p>"We look forward to working closely with Foundry Networks as part of the cross-industry Interop Vendor Alliance," said Bruce Burns, senior director, Strategic Relations, Microsoft. "As a leading edge-to-core networking solutions vendor, Foundry will be a welcome addition to the alliance going forward. The IVA provides a framework and a collaborative forum for Foundry to work with Microsoft and other members to test and communicate best practices for seamless interoperability of mixed IT infrastructures in customer environments."</p> <p>Established in 2006, the goal of the IVA is to foster interoperability across IT systems through communications and identification of opportunities for enhanced collaboration. The alliance encourages vendor cooperation to solve customer interoperability challenges through scenario-based testing.&nbsp; Interoperability lab results are published on the IVA Web site, helping customers and vendors reduce cost and complexity in heterogeneous environments.</p> <p>"With our active participation and membership in the Interop Vendor Alliance, Foundry Networks underscores its long-standing commitment to interoperability and open standards," said Bob Schiff, vice president and general manager for Foundry's Enterprise Business Unit. "As enterprises extend the capabilities and performance of their networks and IT infrastructure, it is crucial that customers using Microsoft systems and Foundry networking solutions be assured of interoperability in order to maximize the performance, reliability and manageability of their best-of-breed IT environments. We look forward to working with Microsoft and the Interop Vendor Alliance to clearly verify and demonstrate to our customers the technical and business advantages of multi-vendor solutions."</p> <p>For more information about the Interop Vendor Alliance, please visit <a href="http://www.interopvendoralliance.org/" target="_blank">www.interopvendoralliance.org</a>.</p> About the Interop Vendor Alliance <p>Formed in 2006, the Interop Vendor Alliance is an industry-wide group working to identify and share opportunities to better connect people, data and diverse systems through better interoperability with Microsoft systems. Additional information about the Interop Vendor Alliance can be found on its Web site at <a href="http://www.interopvendoralliance.org/" target="_blank">http://www.interopvendoralliance.org</a>.</p> <!-- START About Foundry --> <h4>About Foundry Networks</h4> <div> <h4></h4> </div> <p>Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro routers and core routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/">www.foundrynet.com</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-joins-the-interop-vendor-alliance-to-enhance-its-best-of-breed-networking-solutions-with-microsoft-systems.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-networks-joins-the-interop-vendor-alliance-to-enhance-its-best-of-breed-networking-solutions-with-microsoft-systems.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:05:00 -05002009-12-15T18:31:31-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-microsoft-nap-and-foundry-networks-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-microsoft-nap-and-foundry-networks-.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<p style="text-align: left"><strong>The Challenge:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left">The proliferation of viruses and the threats they pose to enterprise networks makes the</p> <p style="text-align: left">presence of antivirus software a network mandate. But even antivirus software is only</p> <p style="text-align: left">as good as the timely installation of operating system updates, which can be a time and</p> <p style="text-align: left">resource consuming challenge. Networks can be compromised when a computer requesting</p> <p style="text-align: left">access to a network, or a device operating on the network, fails to meet the necessary health</p> <p>policy to prevent threats from propagating, such as operating system or antivirus updates.</p> <p style="text-align: left">To view the full PDF go to: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/pb-microsoft-nap.pdf">http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/pb-microsoft-nap.pdf</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-microsoft-nap-and-foundry-networks-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-microsoft-nap-and-foundry-networks-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 27 May 2008 17:31:00 -05002009-12-15T18:31:44-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-partners-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-partners-.aspxBROCADEStrategic Partnership<p>Foundry's reputation for innovating high-performance networking solutions that address the needs and requirements of today and tomorrow's network infrastructures presents a unique opportunity for Foundry partners. Our comprehensive suite of products and support services can help you build a robust, scalable and highly-available network infrastructure for the expanding and evolving needs of your clients. Our products incorporate the latest in switch design, advanced network processor technology, rich feature sets, network-wide security, scalable architectures, and award winning customer support to deliver network solutions that are cost effective, secure, and convergence ready.</p> <p>As customer needs continue to become increasingly demanding and complex, partnering with an industry leader like Foundry Networks can significantly add to customer value through joint solutions and team selling. Partnering with Foundry can expand your market coverage, increase incremental sales, strengthen competitive strategy, as well as leverage one another's technical and marketing expertise.</p> <p>&nbsp;For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/partners/" target="_blank" title="http://www.foundrynet.com/partners/">http://www.foundrynet.com/partners/</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-partners-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-partners-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:26:00 -05002009-12-15T18:32:02-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspxBROCADESolution Guidance<p>Foundry Networks, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, and Mitel, come together to deliver the benefits of unified communications</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The integrated solution improves application delivery and interoperability across wide enterprises, converging rich voice and data applications on a single network and offering the ability to leverage Office Communication Server across heterogeneous systems and devices.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Challenge</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Leveraging an IP infrastructure and enterprise communications system simplifies communications</p> <p>by bringing them all into a single network, creating common interfaces, shared tools,</p> <p>and single points of contact for customers, employees and others. Often barriers to large scale</p> <p>unified communications deployments don't allow enterprises to take advantage of the bottom</p> <p>line and productivity enhancing benefits a single communications infrastructure and unified</p> <p>solution delivers. Ensuring application security, performance and manageability while increasing</p> <p>mobility and delivering a cost effective and consistent desktop and voice experience wherever</p> <p>users need access to the network can challenge even the most ambitious enterprises.</p> <p>Download the full PDF version: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/pb-msft-mitel-sun.pdf">http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/pb-msft-mitel-sun.pdf</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/solution-brief-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 27 May 2008 18:44:00 -05002009-12-15T18:33:08-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-product-family-information-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-product-family-information-.aspxBROCADEDatasheet<p>Foundry offers a complete line of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, and application traffic management, and network wide security solutions. Foundry's comprehensive portfolio of products enable network convergence and deployment of feature-rich and secure network infrastructures to support advanced data, voice, and video applications. Our products are designed to provide industry-leading features, performance, reliability, and scalability for a wide range of infrastructure deployments including Enterprise, wiring closet, LAN backbone, data center, server farm, and metropolitan area networks.</p> <p>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/products/family/" target="_blank" title="http://www.foundrynet.com/products/family/">http://www.foundrynet.com/products/family/</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-product-family-information-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-product-family-information-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:23:00 -05002009-12-15T18:33:20-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-case-studies.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-case-studies.aspxBROCADECase Study<p>Customers worldwide rely on Foundry Networks to provide high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and application traffic management products and solutions. Read our case studies to learn more about our successful solutions.</p> <p>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/company/leadership/case-studies/" target="_blank" title="http://www.foundrynet.com/company/leadership/case-studies/">http://www.foundrynet.com/company/leadership/case-studies/</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-case-studies.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-case-studies.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:28:00 -05002009-12-15T18:34:14-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/leveraging-the-advantages-of-a-multi-vendor-network-strategy-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/leveraging-the-advantages-of-a-multi-vendor-network-strategy-.aspxBROCADEWhitepaper<p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left">Today's enterprise network provides more than simply a technology infrastructure. It's an enabler for the enterprise, supporting mission critical applications, creating operational efficiencies and increasing productivity gains. While the infrastructure provides the very foundation for the organization and its initiatives, the business strategy must drive the development of the enterprise network, ensuring it supports today's requirements while evolving to meet tomorrow's demands.</p> <p>A multi‐vendor network strategy supports the idea that in order to truly align the enterprise infrastructure strategy with business requirements, organizations must be free to choose the solutions that best meet their unique needs and based upon open standards, not proprietary, closed systems. Business imperatives and strategy should drive network infrastructure strategy, not the other way around.</p> <p>‐vendor network strategy supports the idea that in order to truly align the enterprise infrastructure strategy with business requirements, organizations must be free to choose the solutions that best meet their unique needs and based upon open standards, not proprietary, closed systems. Business imperatives and strategy should drive network infrastructure strategy, not the other way around.</p> <p><strong>Advantages of a Multi-vendor Network Strategy-The Power of Choice</strong></p> <p><strong>Click here to download the full PDF: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/wp-advantages-multi-vendor-network.pdf"> http://www.foundrynet.com/pdf/wp-advantages-multi-vendor-network.pdf</a></strong></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/leveraging-the-advantages-of-a-multi-vendor-network-strategy-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/leveraging-the-advantages-of-a-multi-vendor-network-strategy-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:14:00 -05002009-12-15T18:34:38-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-literature--solutions.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-literature--solutions.aspxBROCADEWhitepaper<p>Foundry's best-of-breed solutions help enterprises and service providers build an IronClad Broadband IP infrastructure, laying the foundation for next-generation applications. Foundry's solutions help you to gain competitive advantage in your business, and ensure a network that scales with your business. Foundry's solutions include the following: Enterprise &amp; Mobility, Service Provider, Application Switching, and Security.</p> <p>For more information, please visit: <a href="http://www.foundrynet.com/solutions/" target="_blank" title="http://www.foundrynet.com/solutions/">http://www.foundrynet.com/solutions/</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-literature--solutions.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/brocade/foundry-literature--solutions.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 29 May 2008 17:24:00 -05002009-12-15T18:35:12-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-expands-microsoft-interoperability-to-address-customer-and-partner-demand-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-expands-microsoft-interoperability-to-address-customer-and-partner-demand-.aspxCISCONews<div>Highlighting customer and partner demand for interoperability in the unified communications market, Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced it is expanding Microsoft® interoperability to provide collaborative real-time capabilities for customers using Cisco <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/index.html">Unified Communications</a> solutions with Microsoft Exchange 2007, Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005, and Microsoft Office Communicator. In addition, Cisco confirmed that its broad portfolio of Unified Communications solutions will support Microsoft Windows Vista and Internet Explorer (IE) 7.0.&nbsp; Click <a href="http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/prod_030707b.html">here</a> for the news release. <div style="tab-interval: .8906in"> <span><strong><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></strong></span> <span><strong><a href="http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/prod_030707b.html" target="_parent">http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2007/prod_030707b.html</a></strong></span> <span></span></div> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-expands-microsoft-interoperability-to-address-customer-and-partner-demand-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-expands-microsoft-interoperability-to-address-customer-and-partner-demand-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:41:00 -05002009-11-10T00:22:33-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/webcast-steve-ballmer-and-john-chambers-to-discuss-future-of-technology-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/webcast-steve-ballmer-and-john-chambers-to-discuss-future-of-technology-.aspxCISCONews<p><strong>August 20, 2007:</strong> Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and Cisco Systems Inc. Chairman and CEO John Chambers discuss the future of the technology industry and their shared vision for addressing today's customer requirements. To view the webcast click <a href="http://blogs.cisco.com/news/2007/08/webcast_steve_ballmer_and_john.html"> here</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/webcast-steve-ballmer-and-john-chambers-to-discuss-future-of-technology-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/webcast-steve-ballmer-and-john-chambers-to-discuss-future-of-technology-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:21:00 -05002009-11-10T00:23:35-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/installation-and-administration-guide-for-cisco-unified-meetingplace-for-microsoft-office-communicator-release-6x-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/installation-and-administration-guide-for-cisco-unified-meetingplace-for-microsoft-office-communicator-release-6x-.aspxCISCOSolution Guidance<div>Click <a href="http://www/en/US/docs/voice_ip_comm/meetingplace/6x/officecommunicator/installation_and_administration/guide/6xmpocigx.html"> here</a> for this installation guide which&nbsp; c<span>ontains information and instructions for installing and maintaining Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Office Communicator 6.x. Also contains information and instructions for configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Unified MeetingPlace for Office Communicator.</span></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/installation-and-administration-guide-for-cisco-unified-meetingplace-for-microsoft-office-communicator-release-6x-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/installation-and-administration-guide-for-cisco-unified-meetingplace-for-microsoft-office-communicator-release-6x-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:03:00 -05002009-11-10T00:24:28-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-6x-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-6x-.aspxCISCOSolution Guidance<div><span>Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_implementation_design_guide_chapter09186a008085f738.html"> here</a> for the this SRND which provides design considerations and guidelines for deploying a Cisco Unified Communications System based on Cisco Unified Communications Manager&nbsp;6.<em>x</em> (all 6.0 and later releases).</span></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-6x-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-6x-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:00:00 -05002009-11-10T00:25:30-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-5x.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-5x.aspxCISCOSolution Guidance<div><span>Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps556/products_implementation_design_guide_book09186a0080783d84.html"> here</a> for this Solution Reference Network Design (SRND) document provides design considerations and guidelines for deploying the following components of the Cisco Unified Communications System: Cisco Unified CallManager, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace, Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Express, Cisco Unity, Cisco Unified Presence, Cisco Unified Video Advantage, and Cisco Unified MobilityManager.</span></div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-5x.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-unified-communications-srnd-based-on-cisco-unified-communications-manager-5x.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:57:00 -05002009-11-10T00:26:15-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-t1-isdn-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-t1-isdn-.aspxCISCOSolution Guidance<div>Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps5857/c1237/ccmigration_09186a00808c9ebd.pdf"> here</a> for this&nbsp;application note which&nbsp;provides basic call interoperability and documented steps and configurations necessary for SIP integration between Microsoft (MSFT) Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 version Release To Manufacturing (RTM) and MSFT Mediation Server to Cisco ISR Voice Gateway providing PSTN connectivity.</div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-t1-isdn-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-t1-isdn-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:49:00 -05002009-11-10T00:27:21-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/-microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-e1-isdn-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/-microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-e1-isdn-.aspxCISCOSolution Guidance<p>Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/products/ps5857/c1237/ccmigration_09186a00808cf814.pdf"> here</a> for this&nbsp;application note which&nbsp;provides basic call interoperability and documented steps and configurations necessary for SIP integration between Microsoft (MSFT) Office Communications Server (OCS) 2007 version Release To Manufacturing (RTM) and MSFT Mediation Server to Cisco ISR Voice Gateway providing PSTN E1 connectivity.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/-microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-e1-isdn-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/-microsoft-office-communication-server-2007-version-rtm-to-cisco-ios-voice-gateway-using-sip-with-e1-isdn-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:46:00 -05002009-11-10T00:29:37-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-and-microsoft-collaboration-in-unified-communications-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-and-microsoft-collaboration-in-unified-communications-.aspxCISCOWhitepaper<div> <p style="text-align: left; text-transform: none; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 12pt; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none;"> Cisco<span>®</span> and Microsoft have an established and longstanding history of collaborating across a number of technologies to provide customers with innovative business solutions. In the area of unified communications, the two companies are working together to help businesses and agencies deliver inclusive and business-transforming communications solutions, using services and applications from each company.</p> <div style="text-align: left; text-transform: none; font-variant: normal; font-style: normal; text-indent: 0pt; margin: 0pt 0pt 7pt; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"> The Cisco approach to unified communications is centered around the company's market leadership in networking and uses the network as the platform. The Microsoft approach is based on that company's position in desktop applications and operating systems. Although Cisco and Microsoft have distinct approaches to unified communications, these approaches are complementary, intersecting at the user-experience level. With their product overlap, both companies are committed to working together to achieve the common goal of making real-time collaboration a transparent and effective experience for customers and constituents. To help achieve this goal, Cisco and Microsoft actively participate together in open-standards working groups, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and developers from both companies meet regularly to discuss current integration efforts and to define future areas of integration.&nbsp; Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns340/ns394/ns165/networking_solutions_white_paper0900aecd805e9000.shtml"> here</a> for a white paper on this topic.</div> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-and-microsoft-collaboration-in-unified-communications-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-and-microsoft-collaboration-in-unified-communications-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:40:00 -05002009-11-10T00:31:07-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-3800-series-integrated-services-router-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-3800-series-integrated-services-router-.aspxCISCODatasheet<p>The award-winning Cisco 3800 Series integrated services routers, ideal for medium-sized to large businesses and enterprise branch offices, enable you to simplify deployment and management, lower the costs and complexities of your network, and support mission-critical business applications, by providing a highly secure platform with concurrent T3/E3 wire-speed delivery of data, security, voice, video and wireless.&nbsp; Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5855/index.html">here</a> for more information.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-3800-series-integrated-services-router-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-3800-series-integrated-services-router-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:15:00 -05002009-11-10T00:32:02-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-2800-series-integrated-services-routers-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-2800-series-integrated-services-routers-.aspxCISCOWhitepaper<p>The award-winning Cisco 2800 Series routers, ideal for small to medium-sized businesses and enterprise branch offices, are designed for wire-speed delivery of highly secure concurrent services and can accommodate multiple T1/E1 connections for services including: data, security, voice, video and wireless.&nbsp; Click <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5854/index.html">here</a> for more information.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-2800-series-integrated-services-routers-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/cisco/cisco-2800-series-integrated-services-routers-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:12:00 -05002009-11-10T00:32:57-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix-access-essentials-enriches-remote-access-possibilities-for-small-businesses-with-newest-release.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix-access-essentials-enriches-remote-access-possibilities-for-small-businesses-with-newest-release.aspxCITRIXNews<p>Over 1,000 Small Businesses in Just Six Months Have Adopted the Simple, Affordable Software to "Go into Work Over the Internet"</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>HANNOVER, Germany - 3/9/2006 - Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced at CeBIT 2006 a new version of its breakthrough secure remote access product for small to mid-sized business (SMB), Citrix Access Essentials™ 1.5. The latest version creates new possibilities for organizations with 5 to 75 users to interact with their central billing, scheduling, customer relationship management and similar line-of-business applications when they are at home, at a remote office, at a hotel, or traveling with a mobile PC. The new version also streamlines configuration setup for more elaborate customer environments. In all, the 1.5 release makes it even more attractive for employees to "go into work" over the Internet using just a Web browser. <a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=24207">Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix-access-essentials-enriches-remote-access-possibilities-for-small-businesses-with-newest-release.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix-access-essentials-enriches-remote-access-possibilities-for-small-businesses-with-newest-release.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 12:48:00 -06002009-11-10T22:58:46-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/eweek-devotes-major-article-to-microsoft-citrix-partnership-on-application-access.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/eweek-devotes-major-article-to-microsoft-citrix-partnership-on-application-access.aspxCITRIXNews<p>The Latest Collaboration Between the Two Software Companies to Develop a "Multifunction Appliance" Builds on Previous Co-development Activities Around Citrix Presentation Server</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>8/23/2006 - eWeek, Matt Hines - In an in-depth article, eWeek explored the ramifications of Microsoft's recent announcement that it will partner with Citrix to develop a new appliance. The proposed appliance, to be sold by Citrix, will solve the performance and security challenge of deploying applications to remote locations and let organizations "empower workers in field offices while retaining tight control over their IT operations." IDC Analyst Cindy Borovick was quoted, speaking positively about the collaboration and the need for solutions aimed at branch offices, which she described as "a very strategic face for interacting with customers."&nbsp;<a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=34934">Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/eweek-devotes-major-article-to-microsoft-citrix-partnership-on-application-access.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/eweek-devotes-major-article-to-microsoft-citrix-partnership-on-application-access.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:43:00 -06002009-11-10T22:59:35-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/sun-sentinel-reports-on-planned-development-of-branch-office-product-by-microsoft-and-citrix.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/sun-sentinel-reports-on-planned-development-of-branch-office-product-by-microsoft-and-citrix.aspxCITRIXNews<p>The Collaboration Aims to Make Computer Usage in Branch Offices Faster, Less Expensive and More Secure</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>8/23/2006 - Sun-Sentinel - Reporting in its "Business Briefing" section, the Sun-Sentinel, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based daily newspaper, stated that Citrix and Microsoft will work together on a new Citrix branch office product based on Microsoft's Windows Server operating system. The article quoted Citrix vice president Wes Wasson as saying Microsoft's credibility and global reach make the deal attractive for Citrix.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=34933">Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/sun-sentinel-reports-on-planned-development-of-branch-office-product-by-microsoft-and-citrix.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/sun-sentinel-reports-on-planned-development-of-branch-office-product-by-microsoft-and-citrix.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:42:00 -06002009-11-10T23:00:21-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/crn-sees-opportunity-for-channel-in-upcoming-branch-office-appliance-from-citrix-and-microsoft-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/crn-sees-opportunity-for-channel-in-upcoming-branch-office-appliance-from-citrix-and-microsoft-.aspxCITRIXNews<p>An Easy-to-use, Remotely Managed Appliance Would be Attractive to Resellers Looking for a Branch Office Solution, CRN Indicated</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>8/23/2006 - CRN, Barbara Darrow - Reporting on the collaboration between Microsoft and Citrix to develop a branch office appliance, CRN indicated the hardware will combine security, caching, data compression, remote print and file management capabilities from Citrix WANScaler technology and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 and ISA server. The upcoming appliance offers resellers a new opportunity. CRN wrote, "There is a large pool of partners with both Citrix and Microsoft expertise who could use this to enter branch office businesses and remotely manage them." <a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=34927">Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/crn-sees-opportunity-for-channel-in-upcoming-branch-office-appliance-from-citrix-and-microsoft-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/crn-sees-opportunity-for-channel-in-upcoming-branch-office-appliance-from-citrix-and-microsoft-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:40:00 -06002009-11-10T23:01:12-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/co-development-project-with-citrix-is-latest-news-in-cio%E2%80%99s-ongoing-coverage-of-microsoft-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/co-development-project-with-citrix-is-latest-news-in-cio%E2%80%99s-ongoing-coverage-of-microsoft-.aspxCITRIXNews<p>CIO's "Microsoft Informer" Column Reported on a Planned New Line of Branch Office Appliances Combining Microsoft's Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server with Citrix WANScaler Network Acceleration Technology</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>8/23/2006 - CIO, Robert McMillan - CIO magazine provided details regarding the project between Citrix and Microsoft to co-develop a line of appliances that will "provide an easy way to drop business applications into branch offices," according to Citrix executive Wes Wasson. The first product, which will carry the Citrix brand, is slated to ship by the end of 2007. Citrix's contribution to the device will include WANScaler technology acquired from Orbital Data and remote management capabilities.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=34926">Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/co-development-project-with-citrix-is-latest-news-in-cio’s-ongoing-coverage-of-microsoft-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/co-development-project-with-citrix-is-latest-news-in-cio’s-ongoing-coverage-of-microsoft-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 20:39:00 -06002009-11-10T23:02:03-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/presentation-server-web-interface-for-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/presentation-server-web-interface-for-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspxCITRIXSolution Guidance<p>A single point of access to enterprise resources</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Citrix Presentation Server™ Web Interface for Microsoft® SharePoint™ provides SharePoint users a single, consistent user interface for access to all content, applications and business information in a single, familiar environment. The Web Interface instantly allows users access to any application -from legacy to Web applications- from Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2003. <a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=22342"> Read More</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/presentation-server-web-interface-for-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/presentation-server-web-interface-for-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:14:00 -06002009-11-10T23:03:38-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/simplify-deployment-of-microsoft-windows-rights-management-services.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/simplify-deployment-of-microsoft-windows-rights-management-services.aspxCITRIXSolution Guidance<p><span>The Citrix access solution provides corporations with the tools necessary to leverage Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure.</span> <span><a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/accessAnswers/challenge.asp?contentID=25654"> Read More</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/simplify-deployment-of-microsoft-windows-rights-management-services.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/simplify-deployment-of-microsoft-windows-rights-management-services.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:01:00 -06002009-11-10T23:04:29-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/granular-access-control-for-remote-users-in-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/granular-access-control-for-remote-users-in-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspxCITRIXSolution Guidance<p><span>Citrix solves the challenge of increasing remote access to SharePoint portals without compromising security by granularly controlling access to corporate resources.</span> <span><a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/accessAnswers/challenge.asp?contentID=25650"> Read More</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/granular-access-control-for-remote-users-in-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/granular-access-control-for-remote-users-in-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:59:00 -06002009-11-10T23:05:35-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/reduce-bandwidth-requirements-for-microsoft-outlook-and-exchange-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/reduce-bandwidth-requirements-for-microsoft-outlook-and-exchange-.aspxCITRIXSolution Guidance<p><span>Accessing email via Citrix Presentation Server™ reduced Outlook bandwidth by 28% and Outlook Web Access bandwidth by 79% in a test environment.</span> <span><a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/accessAnswers/challenge.asp?contentID=25651"> Read More</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/reduce-bandwidth-requirements-for-microsoft-outlook-and-exchange-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/reduce-bandwidth-requirements-for-microsoft-outlook-and-exchange-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:45:00 -06002009-11-10T23:06:22-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/microsoft-exchange-server-consolidation-and-client-deployment-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/microsoft-exchange-server-consolidation-and-client-deployment-.aspxCITRIXSolution Guidance<p><span>Citrix answers the Exchange Server challenge by centralizing the management of servers while allowing cost-effective, secure application access from any device, on demand.</span>&nbsp;<span><a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/accessAnswers/challenge.asp?contentID=25664"> Read More</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/microsoft-exchange-server-consolidation-and-client-deployment-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/microsoft-exchange-server-consolidation-and-client-deployment-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 18:41:00 -06002009-11-10T23:07:07-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/an-overview-of-the-citrix-presentation-server-management-pack-for-mom-2005-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/an-overview-of-the-citrix-presentation-server-management-pack-for-mom-2005-.aspxCITRIXWhitepaper<p><span>This paper provides an overview of the Citrix Presentation Server Management Pack for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005. It describes the key features, benefits and best practices of the Management Pack in a Citrix Presentation Server deployment.</span> <span><a href="http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/documents_onecat.asp?contentid=186&amp;cid=White+Papers#top"> Read More</a></span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/an-overview-of-the-citrix-presentation-server-management-pack-for-mom-2005-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/an-overview-of-the-citrix-presentation-server-management-pack-for-mom-2005-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:51:00 -06002009-11-11T22:56:24-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix--microsoft-reliability,-performance-and-manageability-built-in-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix--microsoft-reliability,-performance-and-manageability-built-in-.aspxCITRIXReference Link<p>Citrix solutions enhance and extend Microsoft® products to provide diverse organizations with access to business-critical applications and content from anywhere, to virtually any client device and on any network connection. Citrix® Presentation Server, based on the Microsoft Windows® server family of platform solutions, adds an enterprise-level infrastructure and application access layer that provides single-point manageability, scalability, security, and flexibility to a customer's existing computing infrastructure. Citrix® Access Gateway provides customers a powerfully simple "gateway" for accessing applications, services and content-making the on-demand enterprise a reality for customers.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>For more information about the Citrix / Microsoft partnership, visit the following websites:</p> <p><a href="http://www.onegreatpartnership.com/">Better Together - Citrix &amp; Microsoft Philosophy</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.citrix.com/microsoft">Citrix's Microsoft Partner Spotlight</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix--microsoft-reliability,-performance-and-manageability-built-in-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/citrix/citrix--microsoft-reliability,-performance-and-manageability-built-in-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:41:00 -06002009-11-10T23:10:30-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-to-non-windows-systems,-devices,-mainframes-and-more-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-to-non-windows-systems,-devices,-mainframes-and-more-.aspxEXC SoftwareSolution Guidance<p><strong>Quest Software - <em>now including the people&nbsp;and products of eXc Software</em>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><span>Unleash the Power of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to non-Windows Environments</span></p> <p>System Center Configuration Manager is an ideal solution for change and configuration management of Windows-based systems. However by itself, Configuration Manager can't deliver&nbsp;change and configuration&nbsp;management capabilities to non-Windows systems. Thanks to the Quest System Center solutions for Configuration Manager, organizations with complex IT environments can now natively extend the capabilities of Configuration Manager from the Windows domain to heterogeneous systems such as UNIX, Linux, Mac OS X, VMWare ESX, Network Devices and more.</p> <ul> <li>Centralize and standardize change and configuration management across heterogeneous environments</li> <li>Native integration into the Configuration Manager infrastructure</li> <li>Leverage your existing investment in System Center Configuration Manager</li> <li>Reduce the cost and complexity of managing multiple systems and applications</li> </ul> <p>For more information, please start <a href="http://www.quest.com/system-center/change-configuration.aspx" title="Quest Software Solutions for System Center Configuration Manager "> here</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-to-non-windows-systems,-devices,-mainframes-and-more-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-configuration-manager-2007-to-non-windows-systems,-devices,-mainframes-and-more-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:15:00 -05002009-11-11T21:46:53-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-non-windows-os,-devices,-applications,-databases,-mainframes,-hardware-and-more.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-non-windows-os,-devices,-applications,-databases,-mainframes,-hardware-and-more.aspxEXC SoftwareSolution Guidance<p><strong>Quest Software - <em>now including the people&nbsp;and products of eXc Software</em>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><span>Unleash the Power of System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to non-Windows Environments</span></p> <p style="text-align: left">With a comprehensive set of solutions that extend the powerful capabilities of the Microsoft System Center family to heterogeneous environments, Quest enables System Center to be the single, end-to-end platform for managing desktops, servers, and devices in both physical and virtual environments.</p> <ul> <li> <div>Achieve enterprise-wide monitoring and diagnostics with System Center Operations Manager 2007</div> </li> <li> <div>Manage change&nbsp;and configuration of your servers, desktops, applications and devices across the enterprise with System Center Configuration Manager 2007</div> </li> <li> <div>Ensure your critical business information is protected and ready for restore 24 X 7 with the backup and recovery capabilities of&nbsp;System Center Data Protection Manager 2007</div> </li> <li> <div>Reduce the cost and complexity of managing Windows desktops and applications&nbsp;with System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007</div> </li> </ul> <p>Start <a href="http://www.quest.com/system-center/monitoring-diagnostics.aspx" title="Quest Software - System Center Solutions">here</a> to find out more.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-non-windows-os,-devices,-applications,-databases,-mainframes,-hardware-and-more.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/exc-software/extending-system-center-operations-manager-2007-to-non-windows-os,-devices,-applications,-databases,-mainframes,-hardware-and-more.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:03:00 -05002009-11-11T21:47:48-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/hitachi/simpler-exchange-2007-management-with-hitachi-uspv.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/hitachi/simpler-exchange-2007-management-with-hitachi-uspv.aspxHITACHINews<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Exchange administrators face an almost constant problem of trying to rebalance users among storage groups and prevent an unbalanced environment.</p> <ul> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V and Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software allow the creation of virtual volumes. These can be created with the RAID level and number of disks needed to support required performance levels (IOPS). This feature allows customers to tailor dynamic volumes to meet the physical and performance needs of specific applications.</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">The ability to create large and/or performance volumes greatly reduces the amount of complicated host-based storage management efforts.</div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">Hitachi Dynamic provisioning software can essentially eliminate administration tasks formerly associated with volume management.</div> </li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software also simplifies performance optimization by transparently spreading many hosts' individual I/O workloads across many physical disks (wide striping), thereby reducing performance management concerns and optimizing performance and throughput. Dynamic Provisioning software is available on both the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Universal Storage Platform VM.</p> <ul> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">The Universal Storage Platform V can be included in Exchange 2007 architecture discussions as a method of simplifying the storage configuration and controlling total solution costs; while adding the performance benefits of I/O speed, more RAID options and much faster backups.</div> </li> </ul> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 14pt;">More info about Hitachi Data Systems USPV products at: <a href="http://www.hds.com/products/storage-systems/universal-storage-platform-v.html"> http://www.hds.com/products/storage-systems/universal-storage-platform-v.html</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/hitachi/simpler-exchange-2007-management-with-hitachi-uspv.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/hitachi/simpler-exchange-2007-management-with-hitachi-uspv.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:46:00 -06002009-12-14T15:27:20-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-website-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-website-.aspxINTRINSYCNews<p>Please visit our website at <a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/" target="_blank" title="J-Integra Interoperability Solutions">http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/</a> for a complete overview of all our interoperability solutions, as well as free trial downloads, news, support, and contact information.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-website-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-website-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:24:00 -06002009-11-11T22:03:31-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-exchange-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-exchange-.aspxINTRINSYCSolution Guidance<p>J-Integra® for Exchange is a high performance middleware bridge that enables Java Exchange interoperability. Its pure Java implementation of the DCOM wire protocol allows you to access Exchange server objects such as folders, messages, contacts, tasks, and calendar items from Java clients. J-Integra® for Exchange can be used in two different ways:</p> <div><a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/exchange/architecture.html" onclick="popup('architecture.html', 950, 400); return false;"><img src="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/images/point2point_exchange_small.jpg" alt="J-Integra® for Exchange Architecture Diagram"/><br /> click to enlarge</a></div> <p><strong>Point-to-Point Interoperability</strong></p> <p>J-Integra® for Exchange can be used for point-to-point integration scenarios where the Java application that needs to communicate with Exchange doesn't need to plug into a common integration infrastructure (such as an ESB).</p> <p>For more information, see <a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/exchange/" target="_blank">http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/exchange/</a>.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-exchange-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-exchange-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:14:00 -06002009-11-11T22:04:32-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-com-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-com-.aspxINTRINSYCSolution Guidance<p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>J-Integra® for COM is a high performance middleware software bridge that enables Java to COM / ActiveX interoperability. Its pure Java implementation of the DCOM wire protocol allows you to access COM / ActiveX components from Java clients, and Java objects from COM clients. J-Integra® for COM can be used in two different ways:</p> <div><a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/com/architecture.html" onclick="popup('architecture.html', 850, 670); return false;"><img src="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/images/point2point_com_small.jpg" alt="J-Integra® for COM Architecture Diagram"/><br /> click to enlarge</a></div> <p><strong>Point-to-Point Interoperability</strong></p> <p>J-Integra® for COM can be used for point-to-point integration scenarios where the two applications that need to communicate with each other don't need to plug into a common integration infrastructure (such as an ESB). Example use case scenarios include:</p> <ul> <li>Java desktop application invoking COM / ActiveX application</li> <li>J2EE Server invoking COM / ActiveX application</li> <li>VB/C++ client interaction with a J2EE Server</li> <li>IIS/ASP interaction with a J2EE Server</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;For more information, see <a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/com/" target="_blank">http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/com/</a>.<br /> &nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-com-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-com-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:14:00 -06002009-11-11T22:05:20-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-net.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-net.aspxINTRINSYCSolution Guidance<p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>J-Integra® for .NET is a high performance middleware bridge that enables Java .NET interoperability. Its pure Java implementation of Microsoft's .NET Remoting distributed object wire protocol allows you to access .NET components from Java clients, and Java objects from .NET clients.</p> <p>.NET Remoting combines the best aspects of newer distributed technologies (eg, Web Services) with the best aspects of older distributed technologies such as DCOM, CORBA and RMI. It is designed to be used in both tightly-coupled intranet environments (where COM/CORBA/RMI were previously used), and in loosely-coupled Internet environments. J-Integra® for .NET can be used in two different ways:</p> <div><a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/net/architecture.html" onclick="popup('architecture.html', 700, 570); return false;"><img src="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/images/point2point_net_small.jpg" alt="J-Integra® for .NET Architecture Diagram"/><br /> [Click to enlarge]</a></div> <p><strong>Point-to-Point Interoperability</strong></p> <p>J-Integra® for .NET can be used for point-to-point integration scenarios where the two applications that need to communicate with each other don't need to plug into a common integration infrastructure (such as an ESB). Example use case scenarios include:</p> <ul> <li>.NET client interaction with a J2EE Server</li> <li>.NET client invoking Java desktop applications</li> <li>.NET Server interaction with a J2EE Server</li> <li>Java desktop applications invoking .NET Server</li> </ul> <p>For more information, see <a href="http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/net/" target="_blank">http://j-integra.intrinsyc.com/products/net/</a>.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-net.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/intrinsyc/j-integra-for-net.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 16:12:00 -06002009-11-11T22:06:18-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-joins-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-joins-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspxInvisibleCRMNews<h1><strong>SAN FRANCISCO</strong><strong>, January 22, 2007</strong> - InvisibleCRM, the technology provider of tools engineered to bridge the gap between business applications and Microsoft desktop, announced today that it has joined the Interop Vendor Alliance which includes Microsoft, BEA, Red Hat, and other industry leaders. The Interop Vendor Alliance community of software and hardware vendors was established to connect people, data and diverse systems through better interoperability.</h1> <div> <h1></h1> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>InvisibleCRM and Microsoft have worked on interoperability between Microsoft products and business applications. InvisibleCRM solutions are designed to bring corporate data to user natural environments - Microsoft Office and the Windows desktop. Users can work in the applications they are used to, and at the same time take advantage of the corporate knowledge and collaboration. Most notably, InvisibleCRM has engineered and delivered integration products for Salesforce.com, Amdocs, EMC Documentum, SugarCRM, and Webex.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"The Interop Vendor Alliance gives us the opportunity to work with leading independent software vendors to enhance our product offering with advantages of integrated and complimentary functionality", said Vlad Voskresensky, CEO of InvisibleCRM. "We look forward to working with Microsoft to improve interoperability and develop best practices for our mutual customers," he added.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;"We are pleased to have InvisibleCRM as a member of the Interop Vendor Alliance," said Sam Rosenbalm, Interop Vendor Alliance manager, Microsoft. "Bringing together vendors like InvisibleCRM helps design and deliver robust solutions that improve user experience and productivity."</p> <p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>About InvisibleCRM</strong></p> <p>InvisibleCRM, named as a Cool Vendor by Gartner, is a technology provider of tools engineered to increase user adoption and ROI of enterprise applications. InvisibleCRM was launched in 2005, and in just one year, it invented and turned into reality an ecosystem of revolutionary products, entered into partnership agreements with a number of leading business application vendors. Most notably, InvisibleCRM have designed and delivered solutions for salesforce.com, SugarCRM, Webex, EMC Documentum and Amdocs. According to Nucleus Research InvisibleCRM products offer unique "5 hour ROI". Additional information can be found at <span><a href="http://www.invisiblecrm.com/"><span>http://www.invisiblecrm.com</span></a></span>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>About the Interop Vendor Alliance</strong><br /> The Interop Vendor Alliance is designed to better connect people, data, and diverse systems through enhanced interoperability with Microsoft technology. The organization serves as a collaborative forum for developing and sharing common technology models, facilitates scenario-based testing of multivendor solutions, and works to communicate additional best practices to users. Additional information about the Interop Vendor Alliance can be found at <span><a href="http://www.interopvendoralliance.org/"><span>http://www.interopvendoralliance.org</span></a></span>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-joins-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-joins-interop-vendor-alliance-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:47:00 -06002009-11-11T22:09:58-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-provides-solutions-that-bridge-the-gap-between-microsoft-productivity-tools-and-business-applications-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-provides-solutions-that-bridge-the-gap-between-microsoft-productivity-tools-and-business-applications-.aspxInvisibleCRMCase Study<p><strong><em>InvisibleCRM helps enterprises increase user productivity and adoption by bringing line of business applications to user natural environments - Microsoft Outlook and Windows desktop.&nbsp;Customers get lower-cost solutions and interoperability between Microsoft and&nbsp;other CRM/ERP vendors. In other words people stay in the environment they are used to, and at the same time, have all the corporate data tightly integrated with the business logic of a corporate application.</em></strong></p> <h2>Business Needs</h2> <p>User adoption is the key challenge for many enterprises aiming to make use of business applications. Users would often prefer to live in their natural environment - typically Microsoft Outlook and Office - rather than have to open a separate application. That is why for most software vendors' customers tight integration with Microsoft Outlook plays a key role in their decision to choose a corporate system. Typically integration solutions provided by vendors themselves do not meet customer requirements in terms of usability and adoption.&nbsp; Solution</p> <h2>InvisibleCRM is a Microsoft partner that has a set of productivity tools designed to bridge the gap between how business people work with line of business applications and how they work with</h2> <p>Outlook and other Microsoft applications. InvisibleCRM's Outlook integration Edition aims to make a business application more easily accessible and easier to use by providing synchronization capabilities and a common Outlook 'look and feel'. &nbsp;</p> <h2>Benefits</h2> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Improved user productivity: the automatic synchronization of corporate data and email processing eliminates time-consuming tasks such as searching, updating and uploading emails and documents to an enterprise application.</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Data quality and integrity: business people are enabled to link every email, appointment and other activities to business application objects, thus keeping a fuller corporate knowledge.</p> <p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Increased flexibility: because InvisibleCRM stores information, documents and communications locally, users have the flexibility to work with accurate corporate knowledge whenever it is needed, even offline.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-provides-solutions-that-bridge-the-gap-between-microsoft-productivity-tools-and-business-applications-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/invisiblecrm/invisiblecrm-provides-solutions-that-bridge-the-gap-between-microsoft-productivity-tools-and-business-applications-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:56:00 -06002009-11-11T22:13:38-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/3-web-seminars-that-will-dive-into-payment-industry-basics-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/3-web-seminars-that-will-dive-into-payment-industry-basics-.aspxJPCommerceNews<p>It seems that nearly every day there is a new announcement of credit card data being stolen. These high profile cases have renewed an interest in payment security. Join us for this <a href="http://www.isvinnovation.com/Directory/SeriesDescription.aspx?CourseId=57" target="_blank">series of 3 web seminars that will dive into payment industry basics</a> (terms, definitions, players), provide an overview of PCI-DSS and PA-DSS, and discuss some emergent trends in payment application security.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.isvinnovation.com/Directory/SeriesDescription.aspx?CourseId=57" target="_blank">Click here to register</a> for one of these 3 web seminars.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/3-web-seminars-that-will-dive-into-payment-industry-basics-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/3-web-seminars-that-will-dive-into-payment-industry-basics-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:05:00 -05002009-11-11T22:15:49-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/protecting-cardholder-data-in-the-enterprise-retail-market.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/protecting-cardholder-data-in-the-enterprise-retail-market.aspxJPCommerceWhitepaper<p>Data security and identity theft are top of mind at many of the nation's largest retailers. Lessons learned from recently compromised retailers make it clear that retailers have to work harder to protect cardholder data. This white paper focuses on how retailers can reduce their exposure to theft of sensitive customer data. Compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) and Payment Applications Best Practices (PABP) calls for retailers and the applications they deploy to minimize data storage and heighten data transmission security protocols. By using hosted data centers that meet these standards, retailers can mitigate security risks without significant overhead.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.ipcommerce.com/Technology/Commerce_Toolkits/Multi-Channel_Retail.aspx"> Download the Protecting Cardholder data in the Enterprise Retail Maket here</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/protecting-cardholder-data-in-the-enterprise-retail-market.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/protecting-cardholder-data-in-the-enterprise-retail-market.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:15:00 -05002009-11-11T22:16:42-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/complete-commerce-solutions-for-your-applications-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/complete-commerce-solutions-for-your-applications-.aspxJPCommerceReference Link<p>Commerce Toolkits from IP Commerce allow .NET developers to quickly and easily integrate payment services into your existing software solutions - including point-of-sale, eCommerce, and business financial applications - <strong>with one simple integration</strong>. Unlike traditional gateways or payment switches, IP Commerce promotes choice among a variety of payment vendors, banks, processors, and payment tenders. Through this open commerce network, you'll have on-demand access to the next generation of commerce services, allowing you to provide your customers with unprecedented choice and flexibility for commerce options directly in their business workflow applications.<br /> To develop to the IP Commerce Platform visit the Commerce Lab on the IP Commerce site.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ipcommerce.com/">Explore commerce services and alternative payment methods integration with IP Commerce.</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/complete-commerce-solutions-for-your-applications-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/complete-commerce-solutions-for-your-applications-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:01:00 -05002009-11-11T22:17:55-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/enable-online-financial-transactions-for-smbs-using-windows-vista.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/enable-online-financial-transactions-for-smbs-using-windows-vista.aspxJPCommerceReference Link<p><span><a href="http://www.passpayments.com/">PASS (Payments as a Secure Service) enables small businesses using Windows Vista</a> to perform secure financial transactions over the Internet, creating new revenue models and payment abilities for thousands of small businesses throughout the U.S. IP Commerce, a software company&nbsp;enabling open payment services between businesses, enables PASS as a secure service from a desktop PC.</span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/enable-online-financial-transactions-for-smbs-using-windows-vista.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jpcommerce/enable-online-financial-transactions-for-smbs-using-windows-vista.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:11:00 -05002009-11-11T22:18:45-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-two-new-jms-adapters-for-net-framework-and-biztalk-server-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-two-new-jms-adapters-for-net-framework-and-biztalk-server-.aspxJNBridgeNews<p style="text-align: center"><em>New adapters allow developers to quickly and easily integrate a JMS infrastructure with any .NET Framework application or BizTalk Server</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p> <p>BOULDER, Colo., Oct. 30, 2007-JNBridge, LLC today announced the release of two new first-to-market JMS adapters: The JNBridge JMS Adapter for .NET and the JNBridge JMS Adapter for BizTalk Server. The new adapters provide a streamlined and automated method to connect JMS (Java Messaging Service) capabilities to Microsoft .NET Framework applications and BizTalk Server to accelerate the delivery of new software products and services to the enterprise.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"As customers use the .NET Framework and BizTalk Server as a foundation for their enterprise information systems, interoperability is a key requirement," explained Dino Chiesa, Director of Marketing for the .NET Platform at Microsoft.&nbsp; "These new JMS adapters from JNBridge allow customers that already have Java-based messaging systems to connect to those systems from .NET and BizTalk programs. &nbsp;Interoperability between .NET or BizTalk applications and JMS systems just got a whole lot easier." &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span>The JNBridge JMS Adapter for .NET</span> integrates any vendor's JMS implementation directly with a .NET Framework application. This adapter is the first commercially-available JMS adapter that relies on Microsoft's new WCF (Windows Communication Foundation) Line-of-Business adapter technology, allowing it to work with any custom .NET Framework application or any Microsoft program that can consume a WCF endpoint.</p> <p><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>The JNBridge JMS Adapter for BizTalk Server</span> provides enterprises with a fast and easy way to connect JMS capabilities with Microsoft's BizTalk Server 2006 or its newly released BizTalk Server 2006 R2.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Both the JNBridge JMS Adapter for .NET and the JMS Adapter for BizTalk Server use a simple interface that hides the complexities of building a JMS client. The JMS adapters require no changes to existing JMS enterprise servers and are compatible with any vendor's JMS server. Both adapters utilize the technologies in JNBridgePro, JNBridge's flagship Java and .NET interoperability product. The BizTalk adapter supports .NET Framework 2.0 and above, the .NET adapter supports .NET 3.0, and in the future JNBridge plans to support .NET 3.5.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>"For years, our JNBridgePro customers have asked for an easy way to allow .NET Framework or BizTalk Server applications to send and receive messages from JMS servers," explained Wayne Citrin, CTO at JNBridge. "Now, with our new JMS adapters for the .NET Framework and BizTalk Server, they have a streamlined and automatic way to ensure complete and immediate interoperability. Users don't need to have detailed knowledge of both JMS programming and adapter construction to use the JMS Adapter for .NET or the JMS Adapter for BizTalk Server. We have fully automated the process for them in one single step."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Both adapters are available immediately and full-featured evaluation copies can be downloaded by visiting <a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/">www.jnbridge.com</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span>About JNBridge</span></strong></p> <p>JNBridge connects Java and .NET based components and applications together with interoperability tools that are fast, simple to use and remove the complexities of cross-platform interoperability. JNBridge is a privately-held company based in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2001, JNBridge has grown to hundreds of customers and tens of thousands of users worldwide. Organizations using JNBridge products range from Global 500 enterprises to ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) and consulting shops, solving Java and .NET interoperability issues in a tremendous variety of applications. Please visit www.jnbridge.com for more information.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-two-new-jms-adapters-for-net-framework-and-biztalk-server-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-two-new-jms-adapters-for-net-framework-and-biztalk-server-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:32:00 -05002009-11-11T22:59:21-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-net-and-java-apps-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-net-and-java-apps-.aspxJNBridgeNews<div> <p style="font-style: italic;">JNBridgePro lets a .NET application access existing Java classes over system, network or Web connections.</p> <p><a href="http://reddevnews.com/news/devnews/article.aspx?editorialsid=145" target="_blank" title="Read the article in Redmond Developer News">Read the article in Redmond Developer News</a></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-net-and-java-apps-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-net-and-java-apps-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:20:00 -06002009-11-11T23:01:58-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-java-and-net-widget-embedding-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-java-and-net-widget-embedding-.aspxJNBridgeNews<p>JNBridge has just released JNBridgePro 3.1, the latest version of the company's flagship Java and .NET interoperability tool. JNBridgePro 3.1 enables developers to embed Java GUI controls directly into .NET applications, or .NET GUI widgets in Java applications.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>JNBridgePro is a Java and .NET interoperability tool that easily connects anything Java to anything .NET. Developers can access Java objects and classes from .NET as if they were .NET objects and classes, or access .NET objects and classes from Java.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>With this new version, developers can now embed Java widgets written in AWT or Swing directly inside WinForm applications, or embed .NET WinForms controls in to Java AWT, SWT, or Swing applications.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>See the full press release on:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/pr110606.htm" title="press release">http://www.jnbridge.com/pr110606.htm</a></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-java-and-net-widget-embedding-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridge-releases-java-and-net-widget-embedding-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 18:54:00 -06002009-11-11T23:01:27-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-societe-generale's-excel-trading-application-clients-to-weblogic-server-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-societe-generale's-excel-trading-application-clients-to-weblogic-server-.aspxJNBridgeCase Study<div>The new Java-based Equity Derivatives post-trade information system needed to interoperate with Excel clients in a highly performant manner while keeping the communications layers separate from the business logic.&nbsp; Societe Generale used JNBridgePro to bridge between COM and the Java API.</div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-societe-generale's-excel-trading-application-clients-to-weblogic-server-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-connects-societe-generale's-excel-trading-application-clients-to-weblogic-server-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Tue, 01 May 2007 21:43:00 -05002009-11-11T23:02:57-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/kla-tencor-links-java-and-net,-saves-us$16-million-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/kla-tencor-links-java-and-net,-saves-us$16-million-.aspxJNBridgeCase Study<div> <p>KLA-Tencor, which provides process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturers, sought to migrate from Java to Microsoft .NET, but it had thousands of lines of code that would have to be rewritten at a high cost. KLA-Tencor deployed JNBridgePro, allowing the company to access larger amounts of data across the Java and the .NET boundary, and at the same time boost its performance. This solution reduced both the development time and the risk of rewriting and converting the existing code base. It also saved the company U.S.$1.6 million, the amount it would have cost to rewrite the code.</p> <p>Read the full <a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/KLATencorCaseStudy.pdf" title="KLA-Tencor case study">case study</a>.&nbsp;</p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/kla-tencor-links-java-and-net,-saves-us$16-million-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/kla-tencor-links-java-and-net,-saves-us$16-million-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:26:00 -06002009-11-11T23:03:45-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/connect-biztalk-server-to-any-java-api-with-jnbridgepro-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/connect-biztalk-server-to-any-java-api-with-jnbridgepro-.aspxJNBridgeDatasheet<div>Do you need to integrate BizTalk Server with existing Java applications in your enterprise? JNBridgePro enables you to connect BizTalk Server to a standard J2EE interface such as JMS (Java Messaging Service), integrate BizTalk with J2EE facilities such as JNDI (Java Naming and Directory Interface) and EJBs (Enterprise Java Beans), or call a custom or thirdparty Java application directly from a BizTalk Server orchestration. You don't even need the original source code: JNBridgePro works with all your Java binaries. <p><strong>Adapters</strong></p> <p>Using JNBridgePro, you can easily create an adapter that connects a BizTalk orchestration with a J2EE or Java-based external data source such as JMS, or even links to a unique custom Java application.</p> <p><img src="http://www.jnbridge.com/images/BizTalkArchitecture.jpg" width="600" height="126" alt="architecture"/>&nbsp;</p> <p>JNBridge provides full instructions and sample code that enable you to construct your own adapter using Microsoft's BizTalk Server adapter framework. You can use this adapter anywhere a standard BizTalk Server adapter can be used. The JNBridgePro adapter provides additional functionality to BizTalk that is available nowhere else.</p> <p><strong>J</strong><strong>ava Calls in Expressions</strong></p> <p>JNBridgePro enables you to keep your investment in your third-party or custombuilt Java libraries and use them alongside BizTalk Server. JNBridgePro provides the ability to call Java directly from your orchestrations, from expressions, or wherever you can make an ordinary .NET call.</p> <p><img src="http://www.jnbridge.com/images/expression.jpg" width="558" height="348"/>&nbsp;</p> <p>You can access EJBs (Enterprise Java Beans), or any Java object, method, or field, just as if the code you're accessing had been written in a .NET language.</p> <p><strong>Advantages over Web Services</strong></p> <p>While BizTalk Server supports interoperability through Web services, Web services are not appropriate in all architectures. These are instances where a JNBridgePro adapter is the right choice:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Faster performance.</strong><br /> The JNBridgePro interoperability solution is 10 to 25 times faster than Web services, depending on the communications mechanism used.</li> <li><strong>Call by reference or by value.</strong><br /> JNBridgePro can call Java objects by reference or by value. Web services can typically only access objects by value.</li> <li><strong>Manage callbacks and handle exceptions.</strong><br /> JNBridgePro makes it easy to implement callbacks and transparently throw exceptions. Web services makes it extremely difficult.</li> <li><strong>Access full object-oriented API.</strong><br /> JNBridgePro allows you to access a full object-oriented API. Web services restricts you to a very narrow service-oriented API.</li> <li><strong>Connect with any Java API.</strong><br /> Many Java applications and libraries are not Web service-enabled, which eliminates Web services interoperability as an option. JNBridgePro allows you to access any Java application or library.</li> </ul> <p><img src="http://www.jnbridge.com/images/communications.png" width="250" height="388" alt="in-process to cross-network communications" align="right"/><strong>Flexible Architecture</strong></p> <p>With JNBridgePro's flexible architecture you can build applications that run on the same machine in the same process via shared memory, on the same machine but in different processes via socket communications, over any network via a fast binary protocol, or over the Internet via HTTP/SOAP. Need to change the application's architecture? All it takes is a simple change to a configuration file; your code remains untouched.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>JNBridgePro Supports</strong></p> <ul> <li>BizTalk Server 2006 and 2004</li> <li>.NET Framework 1.0 through 3.0</li> <li>JDK or JRE 1.3.1 through J2SE 5.0</li> <li>Future versions of Java and .NET</li> <li>Will work with Windows Vista</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/biztalk/JNB-BTS-Datasheet.pdf" title="BizTalk adapter datasheet">Download a PDF of the datasheet.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/biztalk/" title="http://www.jnbridge.com/biztalk/">www.jnbridge.com/biztalk&nbsp;</a></p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/connect-biztalk-server-to-any-java-api-with-jnbridgepro-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/connect-biztalk-server-to-any-java-api-with-jnbridgepro-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:39:00 -06002009-11-11T23:04:48-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-%E2%80%94-java-and-net-interoperability.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-%E2%80%94-java-and-net-interoperability.aspxJNBridgeDatasheet<div> <p>JNBridgeProTM simplifies Java .NET interoperability by flawlessly connecting anything Java® to anything Microsoft® .NET, whether the Java and .NET components are running in the same process or across a network. JNBridgePro's high-performance bridging architecture removes the complexities of cross-platform interop so you can generate solutions within minutes or hours rather than months.</p> <p><strong>Scale from in-process to cross-network bridging</strong><br /> With JNBridgePro's flexible architecture you can build applications that run on the same machine in the same process via shared memory, on the same machine but in different processes via socket communications, over any network via a fast binary protocol, or over the Internet via HTTP/SOAP. Need to change the application's architecture? All it takes is a simple change to a configuration file; your code remains untouched.<img src="http://www.jnbridge.com/images/communications.png" width="250" height="388" alt="in-process to cross-network communications" align="left"/></p> <p><strong>Access anything Java from .NET<br /> Access anything .NET from Java</strong><br /> JNBridgePro enables you to join anything Java together with anything .NET across the platform boundary.<br /> At the object or class level, anything includes objects, classes, instance members, static members, fields, properties, methods, generics, and enums.<br /> <br /> On the Java side, anything includes J2SE, J2EE and all the leading J2EE application servers, EJBs, JMS, JNDI, and standalone JVMs.<br /> <br /> On the .NET side, anything includes .NET rich-client GUIs, ASP.NET, and Microsoft's BizTalk Server and Content Management Server.</p> <p><strong>When to use JNBridgePro</strong><br /> JNBridgePro's interop is designed for combining .NET and Java/J2EE components when you require high-performance interaction at the object level. It permits you to use third-party .NET or Java-based APIs on the other platform, without requiring access to the source code. With JNBridgePro you can quickly offer both .NET and Java interfaces for a single application with a common code base.</p> <p><strong>Cross-platform magic</strong><br /> JNBridgePro makes the incompatible compatible so you don't have to. JNBridgePro provides cross-platform exception handling, integrated object lifecycle management, garbage collection, datatype conversions, marshalling and unmarshalling of arguments, and manages references and communications.</p> <p><strong>Seven Steps to Interoperability</strong></p> <p><strong><em>.NET calling Java</em></strong></p> <ol> <li>Determine which Java classes to expose to calls from .NET</li> <li>Use proxy generation tool to create .NET assembly DLL containing proxies for Java classes</li> <li>Reference proxy assembly from your .NET project</li> <li>Write .NET code (VB, C++, or C#) that calls or inherits from the proxies</li> <li>Configure JNBridgePro runtime components</li> <li>Start Java runtime component in JVM or J2EE app server</li> <li>Run .NET application</li> </ol> <p><br /> <strong><em>Java calling .NET</em></strong></p> <ol> <li>Determine which .NET classes to expose to calls from Java</li> <li>Use proxy generation tool to create Java jar file containing proxies for .NET classes</li> <li>Place proxy jar file in your Java project's build classpath</li> <li>Write Java code that calls or inherits from the proxies</li> <li>Configure JNBridgePro runtime components</li> <li>Start .NET runtime component in CLR</li> <li>Run Java application</li> </ol> <p><img src="http://www.jnbridge.com/images/architecture.png" width="450" height="680" alt="JNBridgePro architecture" align="right"/>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>JNBridgePro Features</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bi-directional, high-performance Java .NET interoperability.</li> <li>Access Java classes from .NET as though Java were a .NET language.</li> <li>Access .NET classes from Java as though they were Java classes.</li> <li>Access anything across the platform boundary, including objects, classes, instance members, static members, fields, properties, methods, generics, and enums.</li> <li>Full class access includes support for callbacks, pass by reference or by value, and cross-platform exception handling.</li> <li>Embed AWT or Swing Java widgets in .NET WinForm GUIs.</li> <li>Embed .NET WinForm controls in AWT, SWT, or Swing apps.</li> <li>Enterprise capabilities include failover and support for transactions.</li> <li>Can use Java and .NET binaries. No source code necessary.</li> <li>Communicate via shared memory, TCP/Binary, or HTTP/SOAP. Secure binary and HTTP channels available using SSL.</li> <li>Select a different architecture and communications protocol via simple configuration file change.</li> <li>Access J2SE or J2EE and all the leading J2EE application servers.</li> </ul> <p><strong>JNBridgePro Supports</strong></p> <ul> <li>.NET Framework 1.0 through 3.0</li> <li>JDK or JRE 1.3.1 through J2SE 5.0 SDK</li> <li>Future versions of Java and .NET</li> <li>Will work with Windows Vista</li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/JNBridgeProDatasheet.pdf" title="JNBridgePro datasheet">Download a full PDF copy of this datasheet</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/downloads.htm" title="Download JNBridgePro">Download a free, full-featured evaluation of JNBridgePr</a><a href="http://www.jnbridge.com/downloads.htm" title="Download JNBridgePro">o</a>.</p> </div><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-—-java-and-net-interoperability.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/jnbridge/jnbridgepro-—-java-and-net-interoperability.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 20:41:00 -06002009-11-11T23:06:07-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/lrs/lrs---pensiongold-retirement-solutions-news-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/lrs/lrs---pensiongold-retirement-solutions-news-.aspxLRSNews<p>PensionGold Retirement Solutions (PGRS) is a business group within Levi, Ray and Shoup, Incorporated that focuses on pension administration solutions for both public and private sectors. PGRS' current product is a vertical solution implemented through metadata. To read current news about PGRS, click <a href="http://www.lrs.com/PenGold/pages/News.asp" target="_blank" title="PensionGold Retirement Solutions">here</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/lrs/lrs---pensiongold-retirement-solutions-news-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/lrs/lrs---pensiongold-retirement-solutions-news-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:02:00 -06002009-11-12T23:58:06-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mitel/mitel,-foundry-networks,-microsoft,-and-sun-microsystems,-come-together-to-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mitel/mitel,-foundry-networks,-microsoft,-and-sun-microsystems,-come-together-to-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspxMITELSolution Guidance<p><span>The integrated solution improves application delivery and interoperability across wide enterprises, converging rich voice and data applications on a single network and offering the ability to leverage Office Communication Server across heterogeneous systems and devices.</span></p> <p><span>Click <a href="http://www.mitel.com/resources/FDRY_PB910_MS_MITEL_SUN_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" title="Mitel, Foundry Networks, Microsoft, and Sun Microsystems Solution Brief"> here</a> to access the solution brief.<br /> </span></p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mitel/mitel,-foundry-networks,-microsoft,-and-sun-microsystems,-come-together-to-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mitel/mitel,-foundry-networks,-microsoft,-and-sun-microsystems,-come-together-to-deliver-the-benefits-of-unified-communications.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:09:00 -05002009-11-13T00:04:55-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-to-host-webcast-seamless-access-to-enterprise-content-via-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-to-host-webcast-seamless-access-to-enterprise-content-via-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspxMOBIUSNews<p>Microsoft joins Mobius to help channel partners learn how to enhance value delivered to customers while building a repeatable services business</p> <p>Rye, NY - March 21, 2007 - Mobius Management Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOBI), a leading provider of comprehensive solutions for enterprise archiving and records management, will host a Webcast that will help Microsoft channel partners learn how to efficiently and cost effectively develop and implement applications that seamlessly access any enterprise content from the Microsoft SharePoint user interface.&nbsp; The one-hour Webcast, "Seamless Access to Enterprise Content via Microsoft SharePoint," will be held Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 2:00pm EDT.&nbsp; (Register at <a href="https://events.livemeeting.com/mobius032907reg.htm">https://events.livemeeting.com/mobius032907reg.htm</a>.) &nbsp;Featured speaker Norm Thomas, Microsoft director of partner business development, will discuss how integration of Microsoft and Mobius technologies empowers organizations to efficiently and cost-effectively create, manage, store, and retrieve any kind of information in any repository &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>"In most organizations, electronically stored information is scattered in different repositories on different platforms," said Jim Biggs, Mobius vice president of channel sales.&nbsp; "This Webcast will show Microsoft channel partners how the integration of Mobius and Microsoft technologies delivers a best-in-class solution for managing and sharing content, enforcing records retention policies and improving business processes across the organization."</p> <p>Integration of Mobius's Total Content Integrator (TCI) with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 gives users of SharePoint the ability to access all information stored in Mobius repositories, in SharePoint technology repositories and in any other repository, database, or file system in the enterprise.&nbsp; TCI, the premier solution for connecting any content source with any content user or application, addresses vital issues for solutions and services providers: the operational inefficiencies, erratic customer service quality and rising costs of using multiple proprietary tools and programming custom interfaces to integrate content with applications.&nbsp; TCI expands revenue generation and reduces the risks and costs of integrating content.</p> <p>The Webcast will provide examples of how independent software vendors (ISV's), resellers and system integrators can deliver applications-loan processing, accounts payable, insurance claims processing, enterprise portals and more-that dynamically and securely access any information in the enterprise via the SharePoint interface.&nbsp;</p> <p><span>Featured Speakers</span></p> <p><strong>Norm Thomas</strong> is director for partner business development in Microsoft's Professional Services Industry Solutions, a team established to drive mutually beneficial relationships between Microsoft and the world's best application, consulting, system integrator and technology providers.</p> <p><strong>Jim Biggs</strong>, Mobius vice president of channel sales, developed Mobius's TCI Application Accelerator Program" (TAAP), a comprehensive program for systems integrators and independent software vendors (ISV's) that require integration of diverse content as a component of their core offerings.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Miguel Rodriguez</strong> is the Mobius product marketing manager responsible for SharePoint integration offerings.&nbsp;</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-to-host-webcast-seamless-access-to-enterprise-content-via-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-to-host-webcast-seamless-access-to-enterprise-content-via-microsoft-sharepoint-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:05:00 -05002009-11-13T19:58:36-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/innovative-ideas-and-trend-setting-technology-on-tap-for-17th-annual-mobius-users-group-conference-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/innovative-ideas-and-trend-setting-technology-on-tap-for-17th-annual-mobius-users-group-conference-.aspxMOBIUSNews<p>Conference features expert speakers, a program jam-packed with new technical sessions, and opportunities for sharing best practices</p> <p>Rye, NY, December 20, 2006 - Mobius Management Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOBI), a leading provider of integrated solutions for enterprise archiving and records management, today announced that noted speaker and management consultant Barry Wishner, president of ProFormance, will present the keynote address and join a number of other thought leaders at the 2007 Mobius Users Group (MUG) conference, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, California, January 28-31.&nbsp;</p> <p>Barry Wishner has been an advisor to some of America's most successful business leaders. In his keynote address, he will challenge conference delegates to question previously held assumptions about their roles&nbsp;in their organizations and their ability to affect change.&nbsp;&nbsp;Barry is a maverick and entrepreneur who has delivered keynote presentations for Microsoft, Berkshire Hathaway, and General Electric and has interviewed more than 350 Fortune 500 CEO's. He will share his insights on the&nbsp;behaviors that comprise successful leadership&nbsp;and&nbsp;help MUG delegates understand how they can put these principles into practice to further both their own professional development and their companies' goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Complementing the keynote address, MUG will feature top business and IT leaders from a broad cross-section of industries, who will share their experiences in deploying enterprise archiving and records management solutions that ensure regulatory compliance and streamline business processes while dramatically reducing operational costs. Mobius customers, including Abbott Laboratories, Aetna, Aviall, Deutsche Postbank, KeyBank, SEI Investments, South Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance, Summa Health Systems, Tarrant County, and the University of Missouri, will speak during breakout sessions.&nbsp; In addition to fresh customer presentations, the MUG program will feature many new technical sessions that focus on practical tips and techniques, as well as on the technologies that deliver compelling value to organizations today, including content integration, spreadsheet compliance, e-mail and records management, and integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007.</p> <p>"Mobius pioneered the software market for document archiving and retrieval and, over the past 25 years, has helped shape the enterprise content management market," said Mauricio Barberi, senior vice president of marketing at Mobius. "The traditionally-defined ECM market, which has focused heavily on document management and collaboration, is fast becoming the province of Microsoft and other infrastructure vendors.&nbsp; As these elements of ECM become commoditized, the emphasis shifts squarely to high-volume archiving, search and retrieval, enterprise records and e-mail management, repository integration, storage integration, and data quality.&nbsp; At MUG 2007, we will work with customers and partners to reach a common understanding of the need for a true <em>enterprise-wide</em> system that can serve as the integrated <em>archive of record</em>; the need to apply retention management to all content items, not just those declared as traditional records; and the need for fast, flexible, secure access to records and content while ensuring their long-term integrity and availability. Through information-packed breakout and general sessions and numerous networking opportunities, conference delegates will come away with new insights into the practical and immediate applications of Mobius technology as well as a vision for the future."</p> <p>For additional information on MUG 2007 or to register e-mail <a href="mailto:tchong@mobius.com">tchong@mobius.com</a>, or visit <a href="http://www.mobius.com/MUG2007">www.mobius.com/MUG2007</a>.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/innovative-ideas-and-trend-setting-technology-on-tap-for-17th-annual-mobius-users-group-conference-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/innovative-ideas-and-trend-setting-technology-on-tap-for-17th-annual-mobius-users-group-conference-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 12:55:00 -06002009-11-13T19:59:19-06:00http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-announces-partner-program-focused-on-enterprise-content-integration-.aspxhttp://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-announces-partner-program-focused-on-enterprise-content-integration-.aspxMOBIUSNews<p>Comprehensive program expands revenue opportunities and reduces costs for systems integrators and independent software vendors</p> <p>Rye, NY - December 21, 2006 - Mobius Management Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOBI), a leading provider of integrated solutions for enterprise archiving and records management, today announced the "<strong>TCI Application Accelerator Program</strong>" (TAAP), a comprehensive program for systems integrators and independent software vendors (ISV's) that require integration of diverse content as a component of their core offerings.&nbsp; TAAP is based on Mobius's <strong>Total Content Integrator (TCI)</strong>, the premier solution for connecting any content source with any content user or application. TCI addresses vital issues for solutions and services providers: the operational inefficiencies, erratic customer service quality and rising costs of using multiple proprietary tools and programming custom interfaces to integrate content with applications.&nbsp; TCI expands revenue generation and reduces the risks and costs of integrating content.</p> <p>"Systems integrators and software developers that can integrate applications with any content stored anywhere in the enterprise have a competitive advantage," said Jim Biggs, Mobius vice president of channel sales and marketing.&nbsp; "They will generate significant new revenue and reduce their overall development and support costs.&nbsp; The weak link in many mission-critical applications has traditionally been the inability to connect users with all the available information.&nbsp; Using custom API-based coding to integrate repositories significantly drives up the costs of application development, support and maintenance.&nbsp; TCI solves this problem, providing seamless, out-of-the-box access to information located anywhere in the enterprise."</p> <p>"To begin to effectively manage unstructured content with the same rigor as structured data, enterprises need&nbsp;to access content between repositories and other diverse applications," said Kenneth Chin, research vice president at Gartner, Inc.&nbsp; "Content integration provides access to a federation of unstructured content repositories (such as images, documents and video) that are dispersed throughout the enterprise.&nbsp; Application vendors that can cost effectively embed this functionality in their solutions will have a competitive advantage."</p> <p>Approved TAAP participants receive a full range of software and services that enable the rapid implementation of content integration solutions.&nbsp; Program deliverables include:</p> <ul> <li>Implementation services: Mobius technical resources to assist with internal and customer installations;</li> <li>Training for all functions: sales, systems engineers, development, and customer support;</li> <li>Use of the Mobius demonstration and development centers;</li> <li>Dedicated business development support;</li> <li>Discounts on TCI software and out-of-the-box repository adapters;</li> <li>TCI software developer's kit (SDK) provided at no cost for adapter development.</li> </ul> <p>"We are pleased to offer channel partners a unique solution for their content integration needs," Biggs added.&nbsp; "The TCI Application Accelerator Program will speed time to market and implementation while reducing costs and risk.&nbsp; These are compelling benefits for our partners."</p> <p><span>Support for Mobius's TCI Application Accelerator Program</span></p> <p>"By integrating TCI into our e4/ContentMiner application, we can provide a tool that enables users to search, retrieve and analyze content from different archives. This is a powerful capability for our customers and one that enhances the value of our application."</p> <p>--- Stephan Schilling, CEO, Comline AG, Germany.</p> <p>"Few software vendors understand the content integration needs of ISV's and&nbsp;systems&nbsp;integrators. Mobius's TCI Application Accelerator Program&nbsp;has what we need.&nbsp;The ability to easily implement&nbsp;functionality that&nbsp;connects&nbsp;applications with information no matter where it resides in the enterprise will create incremental services for us."&nbsp;</p> <p>--- Desmond Dawson,&nbsp;CEO and president, Savail Consulting, Inc.</p> <p>"Most organizations are finding it increasingly necessary to develop a coherent and consolidated view of information across the enterprise. By providing the ability&nbsp;for any application to access data from multiple sources and present that data back via a single, familiar user interface, TCI enables organizations to accelerate decision making and develop greater business agility. Further, by delivering a comprehensive, centrally controlled information management solution, TCI leverages investments in existing systems and supports a pragmatic replacement strategy."</p> <p>-- Nigel Hopgood, Head of Compliance and Governance,<br /> UK and Ireland, Sun Microsystems, Ltd.</p> <p><span>About TCI</span></p> <p><strong>Total Content Integrator (TCI)</strong> provides seamless access to content stored anywhere in the enterprise. It is an out-of-the-box "content services bus" that gives users fast, easy and secure access to disparate and isolated information sources, including content repositories, databases, file systems, and e-mail applications. TCI's Web services are publicly available, allowing anyone to easily integrate disparate content into any application.</p> <p>Designed for reliability, scalability and robustness, TCI comprises these components:</p> <ul> <li>Out-of-the-box <strong>adapters</strong> to content repositories, applications, and databases, as well as the ability to easily create your own adapters.</li> <li><strong>Core services</strong> that perform TCI's basic functions:</li> <li> <ul> <li>Search - locate and retrieve content across multiple content repositories, databases and file systems with a single search request;</li> <li>Authentication - ensure secure access with flexible options for validating a user's credentials;</li> <li>Index Mapping - relate disparate index names and formats to simplify cross-repository searching;</li> <li>Content Delivery - present content to users and transform into browser-friendly formats;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Archive Write - easily add content from any other source directly into Mobius's ViewDirect^® Repository.</li> </ul> </li> <li>A published <strong>Web Services Description Language (WSDL)-based interface</strong> that can be used to develop applications that retrieve content from all repositories connected to TCI.</li> </ul> <p>All TCI components are built using packaged Web services, providing an open, standards-based architecture that ensures interoperability and is J2EE-compliant and .NET-enabled.&nbsp; TCI does not require system modification, so it does not affect performance and administrators can easily maintain the security of the content.</p> <p><span>About Mobius&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Mobius Management Systems, Inc. ( <a href="http://www.mobius.com/Local%20Settings/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/OLK27/www.mobius.com"> www.mobius.com</a>) is the leading provider of integrated solutions for enterprise content archiving and records management.&nbsp; The company's comprehensive software suite integrates content across disparate repositories, supports regulatory compliance, and provides content-enabled applications that automate business processes. Mobius solutions have achieved industry-wide recognition for breadth of functionality, breadth of supported formats, and high-volume, high-demand performance. The Mobius customer base is made up of leading companies across all industries, including more than sixty percent of the Fortune 100.&nbsp; The company, founded in 1981, is headquartered in Rye, New York, with sales offices in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia and Japan, as well as a network of agents in Central and South America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.</p> <p>Statements contained in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. In particular, any statements contained herein regarding expectations with respect to future sales and profitability, as well as product development and/or introductions, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected or implied in such forward-looking statements.&nbsp; Important factors that might affect actual results, performance or achievements include, among other things, market acceptance of Mobius's products, ability to manage expenses, fluctuations in period to period results, seasonality, uncertainty of future operating results, compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, long and unpredictable sales cycles, technological change, extended payment risk, product concentration, competition, international sales and operations, expansion of indirect channels, increased investment in professional services, protection of intellectual property, dependence on licensed technology, risk of product defects, product liability, management of growth, dependence on executive management, other key employees and subcontractors, concerns about transaction security on the Internet, changes in accounting for employee stock options, general conditions in the economy and the impact of recently enacted or proposed regulations. These risks and uncertainties are described in detail from time to time in Mobius's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on September 11, 2006, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Mobius accepts no obligation to update these forward-looking statements and does not intend to do so.</p> <p>&nbsp;###</p> <p>ViewDirect is a registered trademark of Mobius Management Systems, Inc.&nbsp; All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.</p><br/><a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-announces-partner-program-focused-on-enterprise-content-integration-.aspx'><img src='/images/feedcomments.png' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Go To Comments' border='0'/></a>&nbsp;<a href='http://www.interopvendoralliance.com//blogs/mobius/mobius-announces-partner-program-focused-on-enterprise-content-integration-.aspx'>Comments(0)</a>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:43:00 -06002009-12-14T15:43:56-06:00