Warecase updates Task Manager
Houston-based Warecase Software Group announced a new brand name for its
leading product. The new name, eXtended Task Manager, will replace the
old XTM (Extended Task Monitor) abbreviation.
The name change is accompanied by the release of a new enhanced version
of the product.
Digital Lifestyles gets credit
Austin-based Digital Lifestyles Group Inc. obtained a three-year, $7.5
million credit line from Laurus Master Fund Ltd., a New York-based
institutional fund.
The deal consists of a $4.75 million convertible revolving note and a
$2.75 million convertible term note.
Digital Lifestyles Group makes a computer and entertainment system for
teenagers, as well as desktop and notebook computers for consumers,
businesses and schools.
Always on Wireless teams with AllComponents
Houston-based Always On Wireless Inc. has entered into a wide-ranging
license and distribution agreement with AllComponents, a subsidiary of
the Addison-based ACI Group.
The pact allows AllComponents to distribute the Houston-based
manufacturer's WiFlyer, a portable wireless base station, through its
substantial network of PC distributors, resellers and retail channels
throughout the United States, Canada and much of South America.
Hendrickson releases spam tracing software
Austin-based Hendrickson Software Components developed and deployed its
spam tracing and reporting software to Windows, Macintosh and Linux
using REALbasic.
Henderson's products include SpamX, which works by automatically tracing
the source of spam and reporting offenders to their respective Internet
Service Providers.
Texas companies settle piracy claims
A Washington watchdog group said three Texas businesses have paid fines
connected with software piracy.
The Business Software Alliance, which represents software manufacturers,
said the three Texas companies paid BSA a combined total of $192,940 to
settle claims that they had unlicensed copies of software programs
installed on office computers.
In addition to making the payments, the companies agreed to delete any
unlicensed copies, purchase replacement software and strengthen their
software management practices.
Fairfield Residential, a residential builder in Grand Prairie paid a
fine of $50,000 to settle claims that it had unlicensed Adobe, Autodesk
and Macromedia software programs on its computers.
IEX Corp., a Richardson-based company that provides workforce management
and call-routing systems for contact centers, paid BSA $53,500 to settle
claims that it had unlicensed Adobe, Macromedia and Symantec software on
its computers.
The other Texas company was Sigma-Genosys, a company located in The
Woodlands that provides services to the global life science research
community. The company paid $89,440 to settle claims that it had
unlicensed software.
Melior updates Barbican RNP
Dallas-based Melior released its flagship new product, Barbican RNP
(Real-Time Network Protection), replacing the previous iSecure product
line.
The new Barbican product now protects against virtually all forms of
distributed Denial-of-Service (dDoS) attacks, both as a perimeter
defense against intruders from the Internet (for request flooding in
conjunction with the ISP for upstream deployment), as well as within
large networks at critical interconnection points between subnets
against internal intruders and compromised systems.
Houston CIOs plan to hire more IT workers
A net 12 percent of chief information officers in the Houston area
expect to hire information technology professionals in the first quarter
of 2005, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology Information
Technology Hiring Index and Skills Report.
Fifteen percent of executives surveyed plan to add staff during the
quarter, and 3 percent anticipate reductions in personnel. The net 12
percent hiring increase is three points above the national average.
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