Management vendor NetIQ this week released AppManager Connector for NetIQ Security Manager (AM-SM Connector), which combines performance and availability monitoring with security event management into one console. The connector alerts system administrators to security-related events, such as a denial-of-service attack, which could degrade service on a network. NetIQ also introduced AppManager Analysis Center 2.0, a reporting and analysis tool, and AppManager Control Center 6.0, one console that pulls together monitoring and management data from multiple AppManager repositories. The AM-SM Connector is free for Security Manager users. Analysis Center 2.0 costs $150 per server and AppManager Control Center 6.0 ships with AppManager Operator Console, which costs $2,500.

ANTs Software last week released the latest version of its high-performance SQL database designed to offload key transaction loads from traditional databases from companies such as Oracle and Sybase. ANTs Data Server 2.4 includes interfaces for data-mining tools, a performance boost and features to improve reliability. ADS is a full SQL92-compliant relational database that the vendor debuted a year ago. It relies on patent-pending technology that avoids the locking mechanisms rivals use to protect data but that slows performance in the process. The result is much faster processing with SQL transactions than with conventionally designed relational database management systems, ANTs says. ADS is designed for applications such as financial services, logistics, retail and telecom. These typically have large numbers of concurrent users, heavy workloads and very fast response times. Version 2.4 is available now for download and evaluation at www.ants.com . List price is $25,000 per CPU. ADS runs on several Linux releases, Windows 2000 Server and Solaris 8 or higher.