Lindsay Bruce

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. introduced InterSpect on Tuesday, a product that focuses on the security of an organization's internal network as opposed to the network's perimeter.

On the same day it completed its US$210 million acquisition of SuSE Linux AG, Novell Inc. also announced on Tuesday a plan to support enterprise Linux customers with a new Linux indemnification program.

Open source database provider MySQL AB is going after enterprise users with the release of its newest version of database software which the company released on Monday.

In an effort to yield to the demands of conference planners and participants that are seldom without their laptops and personal digital assistants (PDAs), the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) unveiled its new wireless local area network (WLAN) on Tuesday to give its clients and staff the functionality they were looking for.

Intel Corp. introduced Celeron M on Monday, a lower-cost version of its nine-month-old Pentium M Centrino mobile technology processor chip, which targets users that love their notebooks, but don't place a high priority on wireless connectivity.

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (CPR) and IBM Canada Ltd. announced last month a multi-million-dollar, seven-year agreement which will have IBM operating and enhancing CPR's railway infrastructure.

Technology designed by chip providers Atheros Communications Inc. has come under fire recently by rival company Broadcom Corp. in a game of what's better, proprietary or standards-based solutions.

BMC Software Inc. announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with Network Associates Inc. to purchase the assets of its Magic Solutions division for approximately US$47 million in cash.