A new Web site operated by Intraware Inc., Ornida, Calif., a software management services company, provides services that help information technology (IT) professionals research, evaluate, procure, and support enterprise-class software applications. The site offers two levels of membership: Standard and Gold. Standard membership is currently available at no charge, and offers services including:
- Radarscope, a centralized listing of thousands of available intranet and extranet software applications. Users can search products by category, company, and keyword, then follow links to additional information and resources.
- SubscribNews, a news source with weekly alerts and digests about intranet software and technologies.
- SubscribNet, delivery of software and updates for leading open source software, including Caldera's OpenLinux Operating System and Informix's developer products.
- IT Knowledge Center, an online resource of in-depth product information, technical papers, reviews, and FAQs.
- "Ask James", an online advice service that addresses questions about the intranet software industry, technologies, and products.
- Try & Buy, providing access to evaluation software for download.
- Live Demonstrations, allowing interactive demonstrations that run on the Intraware Web site.
- Compariscope, a decision-support service with detailed information on the strengths and weaknesses of leading intranet and extranet software products and tools.
- "Ask James" premier level service, guaranteeing one-business-day response time to all intranet software industry, technology, and product information questions.
- Premier content such as interactive modeling, technology studies, and interviews with industry leaders.
