TECHWATCH

SERVER -- STRATUS TECHNOLOGIES

MAYNARD, MA—Stratus Technologies, Inc., released the Stratus ftServer 5200 system, which is used with Windows 2000 operating environments and has full component and subsystem redundancy, as well as processors that enable and manage integrated service technology. The server uses industry-standard hardware and advanced software availability techniques to deliver 99.999 percent uptime, the highest level of hardware reliability in the industry, claims Stratus.

www.stratus.com

INFORMATION ACCESS -- ANTARES

CLEVELAND—Connexion is Antares' new inquiry information solution. The solution allows companies to offer Web access and multiple audience connectivity for members, employer groups, providers, brokers, and customer service operations. Connexion is an Internet-based application that supplies claims information through a single source. The solution should help companies reduce costs and increase efficiency and productivity, claims Antares.

www.antaressolutions.com

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS -- RTI

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC—Research organization RTI has released a new version of its statistical analysis software, SUDAAN, which addresses correlated data issues. Version 8 of the software expands on SUDAAN's analytic procedures. Version 8 also includes a new procedure, LOGLINK, that fits log-linear regression models to cluster correlated count data not in the form of proportions.

www.rti.org

DISTRIBUTION -- MARKETSCOUT

DALLAS—MarketScout, a company specializing in P&C insurance product distribution solutions, has released its XML-compatible distribution software. The software Web-enables insurers' applications and serves as a front-end interface for linking legacy rating systems to MarketScout's distribution platform.

www.marketscout.com

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT -- FINANCIALCAD CORP.

VANCOUVER, BC—Fincad.net Internet Services, a suite of financial instrument management applications for financial services, has been launched. Fincad.net has a Microsoft.NET platform and delivers financial applications and market data as hosted software accessible through a Web browser, Microsoft Visual Studio development environment.

www.fincad.com

LEGACY INTEGRATION -- CLIENTSOFT

HAWTHORNE, NY—ClientSoft has released ClientBuilder Advanced Server, a legacy integration transaction server that has fault tolerance and remote monitoring modules to support enterprise applications. ClientBuilder Advanced Server connectors also perform data compression to minimize the size of incoming requests to reduce loads on a given network.

www.clientsoft.com

B2B TRANSACTIONS -- GEOTRUST

BOSTON—GeoTrust, Inc., released True Site, an identity solution for business Web sites. True Site provides information to the consumer to prove a site's legitimacy. Businesses are given an active digital icon for GeoTrust's Web site. Consumers will know from the icon that the Web site is legitimate and will have access to information about the enterprise, according to GeoTrust.

www.geotrust.com

RELATIONSHIP MGT. -- YOUCENTRIC

CHARLOTTE, NC—eBusiness relationship software solutions provider, YOUcentric, Inc., released the latest version of YOUrelate. The new release includes out-of-the-box functionality for search capability, Web chat, and support for wireless devices, according to the vendor.

www.youcentric.com

DATA CAPTURE -- DAKOTA IMAGING

COLUMBIA, MD—Version 5.1 of Dakota Imaging's Transform has been released. Transform 5.1 software includes capabilities for document imaging and processing, OCR/ICR-based automated data capture, EDI communications gateway, transaction inventory management, process workflow and transaction routing, systems-based automated rules and decision processing.

www.dakotaimaging.com

EBUSINESS ANALYTICS -- INFORMATICA

PALO ALTO, CA-Informatica Corp. has released Informatica PowerConnect for Mainframe and PowerConnect for AS/400. The products enable access to mainframe and mid-range computer data, claims Informatica. PowerConnect for mainframe and AS/400 can be installed in hours and integrated in days, with no change to existing application code, according to Informatica.

www.informatica.com