VERITAS Backup Exec 10.0 - New Version
Backup Exec for windows Servers is the Gold Standard in Windows data protection providing comprehensive, cost-effective and certified backup and recovery, includes the fastest disk-based recovery available. Centralised administration provides scaleable management of distributed backup and remote servers. High performance agents and options provide fast, flexible and granular protection of servers as well as desktops and laptops.

Corel Paint Shop Pro 9 - New Acquisition
Paint Shop Pro is the premier tool for affordable, professional image editing. With superior photo editing power, precision graphic design and advanced digital art capabilities, Paint Shop Pro is the software for people whose creativity has no limits. Featuring highly customised workspace options and streamlined production tools, Paint Shop Pro provides advanced tools for advanced imaginations.

Sony Sound Forge 8.0 - New Version
Sony Media’s Sound Forge 8.0 is one of the leading digital audio editing applications on the market today! Many professionals rely on it for editing, recording, effect processing and streaming media content. Sound Forge provides users with a comprehensive, powerful set of audio recording and processing tools in an efficient, elegant package.

BLOXX from Packet Dynamics - New Product
A cost-effective, no nonsense web filtering appliances - a great fit for any network supporting from 50 to 50,000 PCs. The BLOXX application will plug directly into your Ethernet Network and give you a fast efficient tool to enforce your organisations internet policies, coupled with an easy to administer reporting engine. If you need secure and efficient Internet access, clear and concise reporting, faults tolerance or load-balancing, dynamic scanning of web pages and a comprehensive URL database then BLOXX is what you want!

Business Objects’ Crystal Reports XI - New Version
Crystal Reports XI from Business Objects will allow you to access your data, format it and deliver it as information inside and outside your organisation. The new version has a whole host of new features that allow you to access and format data into dynamic information, build end-user interactivity into your reports, effectively maintain your reports and publish them to the web. Crystal Reports – so everyone can work smarter!!

Danware NetOp Desktop Firewall - New Product
NetOp Desktop Firewall is designed specifically to meet the needs of today’s IT professionals. It is packed with numerous features to help get most out of firewall technology with its strong and unique features as a stand-alone or a centrally managed system for distributed firewalls.

E-word Technologies’ Max’s Toolbox - New Product
IMax’s Toolbox is a unique early childhood interface to Microsoft for ages 3 to 9 years. Take advantage of the stability, features and ease of management provided by Microsoft Office 2000, XP or 2003 and make sure children of ages would be challenged by the activities and learn new skills that will last a lifetime! Max’s Toolbox has a fun, intuitive computer-based environment that empowers children to acquire reading, writing and maths skills.

IMSI Floorplan 3D Design Suite 9 - New Version
New FloorPlan 3D Design Suite 9 is a superior collection of tools for customising, visualising and planning entire home design projects – from concept to creation! It features powerful home design, landscape, basic deck and balcony tools and many more. With FloorPlan 3D it’s easy to transform ideas into stunning photo-realistic 3D renderings.

Intuit - New 2005 versions of QuickBooks
You don’t have to spend all your office-time doing the accounting books – The latest versions of QuickBooks are the most comprehensive and easy to use accounting software around. Choose which package you require depending on your business needs! Whether you’re working off a spreadsheet or other software, QuickBooks 2005 can save you time and money. It’s like having your own desktop accountant!!

Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Standard - New Version
ColdFusion MX 7 Standard is the solution for delivering a powerful website or application on a single server. It features all the RAD development capabilities of ColdFusion as well as powerful new features such as PDF and FlashPaper document generation, rich flash forms, structured business reporting and many, many more! All this in an easy-to-manage configuration that is ideal for small to medium sized businesses.

Macromedia ColdFusion MX 7 Enterprise - New Version
ColdFusion MX 7 Enterprise is the solution for delivering multiple websites and applications on one or several servers, or even on existing J2EE application server installations. The Enterprise version features all the capabilities of ColdFusion MX 7 Standard but also with special features for managing multi-application environments enabling highly scaleable, reliable implementations of your important business applications.

Novell BorderManager 3.8 – New Version
BorderManager 3.8 includes firewall and VPN technologies that safeguard your network and help you build a secure identity management solution. With BorderManager you can monitor users’ Internet activities and control their remote access to corporate resources, it supports numerous content-filtering solutions and protects your network from undesirable Internet content, including programs that destroy or steal data, games that waste users’ time and Web pages that expose your company to legal liability.

VERITAS Storage Exec 5.3 (was Storage Central) – New Version
Storage Exec 5.3 helps organisations maximise storage resources and reduce backup and restore times by providing automated storage management. Storage Exec enables real-time storage quotas for individual users, blocks non-work related files such as MP3s and viruses from company servers and provides extensive, detailed storage reporting. It reduces administration through e-mail notification that lets users clean up their own files.

VERITAS Replication Exec 3.1 - New Version
Replication Exec provides continuous data protection of remote offices while reducing costs and minimising IT workload. Replication Exec is a flexible and easy-to-use solution that centralises backups and saves money by elimination the need for backup hardware, media and administration at the remote office. Replication Exec integrates with VERITAS Backup Exec for simplified and automated data protection administration.

Staff News - Nathan Bennett / Paul Mahoney / Michelle Williams
Congratulations to Nathan Bennett who has been promoted to Account Manager for Scotland and Ireland from Student Sales. He takes over from Paul Mahoney, he is taking 3 months leave to travel in the USA. Congratulations also go to Michelle Williams, who is expecting her second child, and will be on Maternity Leave from April 2005.