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- January 29, 2015
29 Jan'15
Brocade ships MLXe router encryption module
Brocade is promoting router encryption in the release of its MLXe security module, but expert opinions fall short of unanimous endorsement.
- January 29, 2015
29 Jan'15
Symantec to call new storage company Veritas Technologies
Symantec paid $13.5 billion for storage software vendor Veritas Software in 2005; now it prepares to spin it out as Veritas Technologies Corp.
- January 29, 2015
29 Jan'15
AWS shops eye Amazon WorkMail
AWS introduced the Amazon WorkMail cloud email management service this week, but does it have what it takes to compete with Exchange and Gmail?
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- January 29, 2015
29 Jan'15
VMware plans acquisition to deliver user management
VMware is about to acquire Immidio to fill the gaps within its user management and App Volumes tech and draw interest from XenApp customers.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Apple reports largest profit in history
Apple's quarterly results show largest net profit of any public company in history thanks to staggering iPhone sales.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Blue Coat adds executive muscle to develop channel
Security player Blue Coat has turned to a former staffer to take up a senior position in its channel team to drive growth.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
New Google local SSD competes with AWS storage
Google expanded its storage offerings this month with the general availability of local SSD -- a feature pegged for high-demand apps and supplementing RAM.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Windows 10: Microsoft’s next enterprise operating system
Microsoft’s recent Windows 10 event had a strong consumer focus, but the company also unveiled changes that will impact corporate IT.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
NetApp turns the crank on E-Series all-flash system
The NetApp E Series now includes EF560 all-flash with 1.6 TB to speed database workloads, while the E5600 hybrid system scales to 2.3 PB of flash and hard-disk drive storage.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Dell KACE update pumps up IoT support
Dell's latest update to KACE includes more tracking and recording capabilities for issues that may crop up with Internet of Things devices.
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- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Big Switch network releases Big Cloud Fabric 2.5
Big Switch's release of Big Cloud Fabric 2.5 offers the flexibility of SDN on bare-metal switches, with support from trusted providers and hypervisors.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Quantum Q-Cloud for StorNext uses AWS for archiving tier
Built into its StorNext file system, Quantum's Q-Cloud Archive and Vault use Amazon Web Services for active archiving and cold-storage tiering.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
EMM feature, pricing comparisons
With all the EMM products out there, we took a look at major vendors and compared services and prices side by side.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
FTC takes hands-off approach to IoT security
An FTC report urges vendors to be proactive in creating Internet of Things security and privacy controls, while a Tripwire survey shows IoT devices are a growing corporate risk.
- January 28, 2015
28 Jan'15
Cloudera, Hortonworks expand Google big data ecosystem
Google customers looking to do more around high-performance workloads got a boost with the expansion of the cloud vendor's big data ecosystem.
- January 27, 2015
27 Jan'15
IBM rubbishes 'ridiculous' suggestion it might axe 100,000 staff
Just days before it is meant to have parted with 26% of its workforce IBM has rubbished the idea it could swing the axe so severely.
- January 27, 2015
27 Jan'15
Microsoft Q2 results are a mixed bag
Windows licensing sales down, Windows Phone down, cloud up.
- January 27, 2015
27 Jan'15
Cleversafe powers Hightail's cloud-file sharing
Hightail’s cloud-sharing service generated a petabyte a month in storage capacity, so it turned to Cleversafe’s object storage technology to reduce costs.
- January 27, 2015
27 Jan'15
X-IO ISE arrays add flash, VM management
The third generation of X-IO ISE self-healing nodes include more flash, VMware integration and storage capabilities such as thin provisioning and quality of service.
- January 27, 2015
27 Jan'15
ShoreTel to introduce Common UC platform for hybrid UC
ShoreTel's forthcoming common UC platform gives customers an easy migration path to a hybrid or cloud-based UC approach.
- January 27, 2015
27 Jan'15
Critical Linux vulnerability poses remote exploit risk
A critical Linux vulnerability, called GHOST, has been found to affect glibc versions released since 2000, and could pose a remote exploit risk on many Linux systems.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
WikiLeaks demands further details after Google hands data to FBI
Wikileaks demands to know why it took Google 2.5 years to disclose FBI search warrants pertaining to three staffers.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
Lizard Squad hijacks Malaysia Airlines website
Hacktivist group Lizard Squad has hijacked the official website of Malaysia Airlines.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
Channel needs to highlight IoT security issues
The growth in the Internet of Things should be making more users worried about security, according to Tripwire.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
Box IPO goes well, but there is still a lot to be done
Cloud storage provider finally goes public -- and it couldn't have gone better, but there are still concerns.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
Will the mainframe survive IBM job cuts?
The mainframe survived minicomputers, the client server, the web and Y2K, but its future is under scrutiny as IBM prepares a rethink.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
Quantum adds hybrid cloud storage options
Quantum adds Q-Series Archive, Q-Series Vault and Q-Cloud Protect for AWS to its StorNext environment.
- January 26, 2015
26 Jan'15
Adobe patches another zero-day flaw in Flash
Adobe's latest Flash zero day patch came Saturday, just two days after reports that the vulnerability was being exploited by drive-by-download attacks.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
Campaign for Clear Licensing sets sights on SAP and IBM
After ripping Oracle limb from limb, the CCL turns its attention to the next most likely offenders.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
AWS acquires semiconductor startup
AWS has agreed to acquire an Israeli semiconductor startup, which could mean it’s looking to design its own hardware down to the chip level.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
Upgrades to VMware disaster recovery boost vCloud Air
The latest VMware disaster recovery upgrades to vCloud Air could allow customers to seamlessly replicate workloads between cloud and on-premises.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
Polycom RealPresence doubles down on user experience
Polycom has announced new audio and video enhancements to improve the user experience of video conferencing.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
Endpoints as honeypots? Ponemon says it's happening
A Ponemon Institute report highlights the biggest risks to endpoint security, and what IT professionals plan to do to fight back, including one controversial tactic in malware protection.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
CloudOn to shut down following Dropbox buy
Following a partnership with Microsoft, Dropbox acquired CloudOn and will pull the plug on the collaboration tool, removing an Office alternative.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
A10 makes application delivery controller customizable
A10 Networks has re-architected the software within its application delivery controller, making it more customizable for inserting Layer 4-7 services in SDN, NFV and cloud applications.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
New Unitrends CEO eyes more acquisitions
New Unitrends CEO Kevin Weiss says he needs to build the company's brand awareness and wants to grow through acquisition and organically.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
High-tech giants warned of breakdown in trust at Davos summit
Technology sector risks banking-style crisis following collapse in public trust in IT giants, Davos summit warned.
- January 23, 2015
23 Jan'15
CryptoWall ransomware returns with new a trick
Shortly after CryptoWall began using TOR to conduct transactions, a new version of the ransomware, dubbed CryptoWall 3.0, has begun using I2P.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Unitrends debuts flash in physical and virtual backup appliances
Unitrends puts flash in a backup appliance as Recovery Series promises single screen for physical and virtual machine backup.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
IBM looks to Bitcoin blockchains for Internet of Things platform
IBM sets out proof of concept for its ADEPT platform, using Bitcoin’s blockchain back-end to distribute the Internet of Things.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Android banking apps riddled with malware
Research of 350,000 banking-related apps has revealed about 11% contain malware or suspicious binaries.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Big Blue's financials dive deeper into the red
IBM's financial woes continue as the company reports down revenues for 2014 with its server hardware business leading the downward trend.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Adobe Flash Player zero-day highlights threat of exploit kits
Exploits of latest Adobe Flash Player zero-day vulnerability highlight threat to the enterprise of web-based exploit kits such as Angler.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Windows 10: Microsoft at the crossroads
Windows is at a crossroad. Microsoft needs to convince businesses and third-party app developers to adopt Windows 10.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Windows 10 to support Cortana on PCs, holograms
Windows 10 is not your father's operating system. The OS is a leap forward, with important business features, Cortana for PCs and support for holograms (yes, holograms).
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Gridstore CEO: We're hyper-converged, not SDS
Gridstore claims nearly one-third of new revenue stems from sales of its recently launched HyperConverged Appliance, and that Hyper-V is winning VMware converts.
- January 22, 2015
22 Jan'15
Biometrics apps poised for explosive growth
Juniper Research claims that the popularity of biometric authentication will rise dramatically in the next five years, incorporating innovative technology beyond today's fingerprint sensors and voice authentication systems.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
Hitachi improves hybrid cloud, HCP Anywhere file sync platform
Hitachi Data Systems upgraded three key pieces of its hybrid cloud Hitachi Content Platform, including HCP Anywhere file sync and share.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
Cisco's new switches support 2.5 and 5 GbE speeds
Cisco has introduced Catalyst LAN switches that support 2.5 and 5 GbE for faster Wi-Fi without the need for costly cable upgrades.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
Report: over 90% of data breaches were preventable
The Online Trust Alliance finds that over 90% of data breaches resulting in data loss could have been prevented.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
SMBs often fall victim to security shelfware
Osterman Research and Trustwave report that organizations waste money on underutilized security software because IT often doesn't have enough time or resources to use it.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
IBM's transition to a cloud and services world hits revenues
IBM's moves to reposition the business are delivering growth, but across the rest of its operations, there are mixed fortunes.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
Mobile created 11 million jobs & $3.3 trillion in global sales
New report from Boston Consulting Group and Qualcomm says that mobile is the fastest adopted technology in history.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
Obama pledges to push cyber security reforms
In his State of the Union address, the U.S. president pledges to urge Congress to pass legislation to improve U.S. cyber security.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
Brocade offering license, developer tools free to SDN testers
Brocade license is free to companies that want to test software-defined networking applications using the vendor's SDN controller.
- January 21, 2015
21 Jan'15
NexGen Storage upgrades N5 hybrid arrays with more flash
NexGen Storage jumps back into crowded hybrid-array market with beefed-up N5 platform, quality-of-service software for optimizing PCIe flash.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
Survey reveals switching, routing, security top CIO agendas
Study of North American CIOs finds them ready to increase spending on WLANs, security and switching.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
Avnet adds elastic cloud to reseller options
Combining technology from EMC, VMware and Cisco the distributor aims to support smaller service providers looking to pitch a cloud solution.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
PCI DSS 3.0 still weak on encryption, says WinMagic
PCI DSS V3 does not go far enough on encryption, says full-disk encryption software firm WinMagic.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
Microsoft readies next Windows 10 update
Satya Nadella prepares to make the most important speech since he took the helm of Microsoft just under a year ago.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
CFOs slower to bank on the cloud
Amid security fears, many CFOs remain cautious about replacing their on-premises financial systems even in the face of major issues they have with existing systems.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
Unitrends adds SSDs to integrated backup appliances
Unitrends isn't new to integrated backup appliances, but puts a new twist on their systems by adding up to 480 GB of flash to handle processing chores.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
Report: In 2015, skilled infosec pros hard to find
In its new 2015 Global Cybersecurity Status Report, ISACA finds that most organizations are aware of cyberattack risk, but few believe they have the capability to thwart a sophisticated attack.
- January 20, 2015
20 Jan'15
US blamed North Korea for Sony attack based on 2010 hack
President Barack Obama accused North Korea of attacking Sony Pictures based on intelligence gathered in a US hack of the country’s networks in 2010.
- January 19, 2015
19 Jan'15
SFO drops HP-Autonomy fraud investigation
The Serious Fraud Office is dropping its investigation into the sale of Autonomy to HP, but the US will continue its investigation.
- January 19, 2015
19 Jan'15
Will Facebook's consumer notoriety hurt its new business tool?
Businesses can soon legitimately use Facebook for work, as the new business-friendly application was officially released last week.
- January 19, 2015
19 Jan'15
Project Zero reveals another Windows zero day flaw
For the third time in one month, Microsoft couldn't meet Google's 90-day public disclosure deadline, leading to Project Zero's disclosure, though experts say this Windows zero-day vulnerability may have little value to attackers.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
OCR chief: HIPAA audits coming soon, no firm date given
OCR Director Jocelyn Samuels promises tough HIPAA audits in 2015 and says OCR will propose that harmed individuals get a percentage of civil fines.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Practical advice on dealing with wiper malware
How much should businesses worry about destructive, computer-killing malware, and what steps should they take to mitigate attacks?
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Verizon: Firewalls often cause PCI compliance failures
In a sneak preview of its 2015 PCI Compliance Report, Verizon says improper firewall maintenance is among the leading causes of PCI DSS compliance failures.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
False malware alerts cost enterprises $1.3m a year on average
The average enterprise spends $1.3m a year dealing with false positive cyber security alerts, a Ponemon Institute study has revealed.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Intel's mobile communications revenue freefalls
Intel’s mobile and communication revenues plummet 85% in 2014 full-year financials but PC and data center earnings on the up.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Voice and video federation possible with NextPlane
NextPlane's expanded UC federation service allows users to make voice and video calls to other platforms without having to switch clients.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Citrix loads Sanbolic on HP converged infrastructure for VDI
Citrix's new purchase will help power its WorkspacePod converged infrastructure offering, aimed at improving VDI for customers.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Sphere 3D upgrades Overland's RDX QuikStor backup appliance
Sphere 3D promises 3 TB RDX removable drives in its new QuikStor backup appliance, acquired in its $81 million merger with Overland Storage.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Riverbed appliance takes on WAN, cloud
Riverbed's new WAN optimization appliance is aimed at companies with hybrid environments in which applications stretch from the data center to the cloud.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
Cloudian brings HDFS to its HyperStore object software
Cloudian enhances its HyperStore software with Hadoop integration and geo-replication for hybrid cloud storage as it tries to move into enterprise accounts.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
CSA names first cloud provider to reach STAR Attestation
Cloud collaboration firm Ribose became the first company to achieve the Cloud Security Alliance's STAR Attestation process.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
IBM SoftLayer flashes bare-metal IaaS at AWS
IBM's SoftLayer IaaS offers low-cost networking and free support, tempting some customers away from AWS.
- January 16, 2015
16 Jan'15
IBM bets big on Bluemix to take on AWS
IBM SoftLayer shops praise the Bluemix platform and Watson API, but can Big Blue win the hearts and minds of developers elsewhere?
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
Facebook targets corporate collaboration market
Facebook is piloting a smartphone and web app for enabling people to communicate and collaborate at work.
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
U.S. recovery bolsters Datatec
A strong performance in the U.S. market has helped Datatec, which own Westcon and Logicalis, enjoy improved trading conditions in the last couple of months.
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
Mobile threats evolved significantly in 2014, warns report
2014 saw a surge in new mobile threat tactics like ransomware and an increase in threat sophistication and experimentation, a study has shown.
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
BlackBerry: We’re not selling to Samsung
BlackBerry has issued a statement denying recent claims it is to be bought by consumer electronics brand Samsung.
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
Cybersecurity skills shortage worsening
A survey by ESG finds that IT has an ongoing problematic shortage of enterprise cybersecurity skills, and the problem is getting worse.
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
Sanovi takes on cloud-based disaster recovery services
Sanovi has customized its application-aware disaster continuity and recovery software for public, private or hybrid clouds.
- January 15, 2015
15 Jan'15
CommVault pushes integrated appliances, endpoint backup
CommVault Backup Appliance is sold on NetApp E-Series hardware; backup software vendor looks to take on Symantec, EMC appliances.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
IBM shows there is life in the mainframe with z13 launch
It's taken five years and $1bn but IBM thinks it has the right platform to attract those customers struggling with big data.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
AWS shops welcome beefy C4 instances
Amazon's latest line of compute-optimized instances offers built-in Elastic Block Store integration and boosted performance over previous generations.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
Patch Tuesday rolls out fix for critical Telnet vulnerability
January saw a light Patch Tuesday, but Microsoft's move to discontinue its advance notification service has rankled security researchers.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
Cybersecurity awareness reduces threat risk
A new study from Wombat Security and Aberdeen Group shows that boosting cybersecurity awareness and education among employees can reduce enterprise security risks and cost.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
Dell flash storage includes two new cheaper entry models
Dell ships two entry-level all-flash storage arrays with advertised street prices of $25,000 and $35,000 to address customer concerns about cost.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
Asigra to bulk up Cloud Backup with Docker support
Asigra will add Docker support for its container backup and recovery in version 13. Although early adoption rates may be limited, the company preps for an expected uptick.
- January 14, 2015
14 Jan'15
Use latest Android if possible, urge security professionals
Android users advised to upgrade to latest version of OS as Google stops security updates for version 4.3 and earlier.
- January 13, 2015
13 Jan'15
Citrix partner program updated with specializations, sales collaboration rules
Citrix is adding specializations to its partner program and instituting new rules around how its field sales team interacts with channel partners.
- January 13, 2015
13 Jan'15
Obama calls for single U.S. data breach notification law
The president is calling for a single U.S. data breach notification law as part of proposed legislation to improve data security.
- January 13, 2015
13 Jan'15
FBI investigates hacked military social media accounts
The FBI investigates the hacking of the U.S. Central Command's Twitter and YouTube accounts by a group claiming to back Islamic State.
- January 13, 2015
13 Jan'15
HP gunning for Lenovo in slowing PC market
A picture of a global PC market slowing down along with a battle for the top vendor position has been drawn by both Gartner and IDC.
- January 13, 2015
13 Jan'15
Citrix scoops up storage software startup Sanbolic
Desktop virtualization firm Citrix acquired software startup Sanbolic to create a new storage division and compete in hyper-converged markets.
- January 13, 2015
13 Jan'15
Azure cloud progresses with massive VMs, key management
Microsoft continues to build its Azure cloud platform with new features around security, massive VMs and Docker support.