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February 28, 2005 12:00 PM ET

Computerworld - Informatica Unveils Integration App
• Data integration software maker Informatica Corp. has announced the PowerCenter Advanced Edition integration system. The application bundles together metadata management and data visualization technology, according to the Redwood City, Calif.-based company. PowerCenter Advanced Edition ships March 1. Pricing starts at $180,000.
NEC Releases Midrange Server
• NEC Solutions (America) Inc. in Santa Clara, Calif., has unveiled the Express5800/320Lc midrange server. The product combines software monitoring tools and a hardware fault-tolerant system in one server. It includes redundant virtual I/O drivers for instant fail-over and support for dynamic resynchronization of memory and processors, NEC said. The server, available now, starts at $24,999.
Novell Initiates Open-Source Effort
• Waltham, Mass.-based Novell Inc. has established a community project called Hula to create an open-source collaboration server. The server will provide calendar and e-mail functionality. Hula will be based on code taken from Novell's NetMail collaboration server product. Novell contributed more than 200,000 lines of source code to launch the effort.
Hitachi Upgrades Management Suite
• Hitachi Data Systems Corp. has announced enhancements to its HiCommand suite of management products, including advanced support for Windows Server 2003. Hitachi also has improved measurement, analysis and diagnostic capabilities and added support for logical partitions, including external storage on the Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform.

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