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MetricStream Adds Sarb-Ox Support
• MetricStream Inc. has extended functionality to its software compliance suite with support for Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The new features are intended to help companies demonstrate the internal controls they have in place for financial reporting, according to the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company. Among the key modules in the suite is MetricStream Monitor, a tool that provides visibility into ongoing compliance efforts through role-based dashboards and scorecards. The J2EE-based software can run on any version of Unix, Windows NT or Linux, and it supports Oracle databases. Pricing is based on the number of users and starts at $200,000.
Metadot Offers Subscription Option
• Metadot Corp. in Austin is now selling its open-source portal server on a subscription basis, with various levels of customer support and maintenance. The new Metadot Portal Server Business Edition lets users create and maintain extranets, intranets and corporate Web sites, as well as project and community portals, the company said. The application is browser-based and runs on Linux, Solaris, Windows and OS X. Pricing starts at $2,000 per year.
NetSuite Releases NetFlex Tool Set
• Hosted business applications provider NetSuite Inc. in San Mateo, Calif., last week announced that it is offering a new Web services-based technology platform called NetFlex. The product delivers a tool set that lets users customize or craft their own applications within the NetSuite framework and integrate those applications with other applications, the company said. NetFlex is available now at no extra charge to NetSuite users.