Monday, August 23, 2004


Demarc Security Ships Software
Carpinteria-based Demarc Security (www.demarc.com) said today that it is now shipping a new, enhanced software version of its security solution. The company's Sentarus software provides network-based intrusion detection and prevention capabilities, host-based intrusion detection, service/application up-time monitoring, and more. The centralized software was previously only available as a stand-alone hardware appliance.
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SimpleTech Ships Solid State Drives
Santa Ana-based SimpleTech (www.simpletech.com) announced today that it is now shipping solid state drives (SSDs). The company's new Zeus solid state disks range in capacity from 2 to 128 gigabytes, fit into 2.5 and 3.5 inch form factors, and are 9.5mm thick. The disks look like traditional ATA disk drives, but provide much greater performance. SimpleTech develops flash memory, DRAM, and other memory products.
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Solarflare Announces 10Gbps Over Copper CMOS
Irvine-based Solarflare Communications (www.solarflare.com) announced that it has created a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip providing 10 Gbps operation Ethernet over Cat 5e, 6, 6e, and 7 copper cable. The company's new chip makes it possible to run higher Gigabit Ethernet speeds over copper, instead of the usual, more expensive optical fiber. The company had previously demonstrated its transceiver technology, but until now hadn't offered an IC with integrated functionality.
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Interview with Mike Jones, CEO of Userplane
My interview today is with Mike Jones, CEO of Userplane. Userplane develops Flash-based components for enhancing web sites, and has recently upgraded its Userplane Communications Suite, which the company has been targeting at social networking sites. BK: What is the Userplane Communications Suite? MJ: The Userplane Apps Community Suite consists of three Apps that support live text and audio/video communication on any website. The Suite includes Userplane Instant Communicator, Userplane Web R (More info...)
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