Quick Takes update from August 2003

Cyclone Commerce Cyclone Director
Cyclone Commerce promises real-time transaction tracking between companies that do business over the Internet. Cyclone Director comprises four management applications: Community Director software and services let you plan, provision and manage business with your value-chain partners. Transaction Director allows you to view and act on transactions without waiting. Process Director helps you automate transactions by establishing roles and rules. Visibility Director gives you comprehensive views of value-chain activity. Community and Transaction Directors are available now; Process and Visibility Directors are scheduled for release later this year.

Contact vendor for pricing. Cyclone Commerce, (480) 627-1800. www.cyclonecommerce.com

Alcatel Assessment for VoIP Solution
Enterprises looking to implement voice over IP or concerned with the quality of their existing VoIP systems should consider Alcatel's AVISO three-part VoIP analysis and monitoring tool. This software helps you assess your network's readiness for VoIP by simulating the effects of VoIP speech quality based on both current requirements and future plans. AVISO also provides performance monitoring, alerts and troubleshooting.

Starts at $3,330 (including maintenance). Alcatel, (818) 880-3500, (800) 995-2612. eservice.ind.alcatel.com/profservhome

Miramar Systems Desktop DNA Enterprise Edition 4.6
The latest version of Miramar's Desktop DNA Enterprise Edition manages the migration of each user's PC settings during Windows operating system upgrades, while automatically migrating user profiles from Windows NT Server 4.0 Domains into Windows Server 2003 Active Directory. The software also allows admins who aren't XML experts to update or create custom config files.

Starts at $22 per seat for up to 500 seats. Miramar Systems, (805) 966-2432, (800) 862-2526. www.miramar.com

Digital Fountain Transporter Fountain 3.0
Are you feeling the pressure of stretched IT resources and looking for a way to synchronize files and directories across your WAN without hiring an extra hand? Digital Fountain has just released v.3.0 of its Transporter Fountain, a data-tracking tool that synchronizes and speeds up data delivery. Work flow is monitored via a simple-to-use Job Wizard that allows you to schedule, track and even reprioritize jobs in queue.Starts at $15,000. (510) 284-1400, (866) 345-3686. www.digitalfountain.com

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