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October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
IBM bemoans September slowdown

A slowdown last month hit IBM's third quarter numbers with the vendor also revealing it is offloading its OEM semiconductor business.
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
PCI security council welcomes Obama executive order on EMV

The PCI security council has welcomed US president Obama’s executive order to speed the adoption of EMV-standard cards.
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Dell packages hardware and software for NFV platform

In a bid to help service providers get started with network functions virtualization, Dell packages its products into a Dell NFV platform.
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
Anatomy of an IT and business transformation

Business transformation is a hot topic in IT and business circles these days. But how do you actually make it happen? A CIO at a nationwide voluntary health organization tells his story here.
October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
NetScout's global ambitions with Fluke, Arbor, Tektronix

NetScout expands its network performance monitoring and security monitoring capabilities with Fluke, Arbor and Tektronix merger, but questions remain.
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October 20, 2014 20 Oct'14
New iPhone launch spurs attacks against iCloud in China

More potential trouble for Apple iCloud users as a nationwide man-in-the-middle attack struck the iCloud website in China amid the country's launch of the new iPhone 6.
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
AMD swings axe as it plans to cope with challenging conditions

AMD's CEO has only been in the hot seat for nine days but has already opted to restructure the business parting with 7% of the global workforce.
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
OpenSSL delivers patch for POODLE SSL flaw

The OpenSSL Project has issued a patched version of its open-source encryption software that mitigates the recently announced POODLE SSL vulnerability.
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
Apple refreshes iPads, iMacs, Mac minis and more

Four days ahead of Apple's quarterly earnings report, the most valuable company on the planet refreshes its product range.
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
Software vital to risk management, says SAFECode

Enterprise risk management must consider the software the organization buys and uses, says Eric Baize of SAFECode.
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
Oracle DBAs need to get database certifications current

Oracle has changed its policy on DBA certifications, retiring older ones and requiring database administrators to get current on Oracle Database versions or lose their active status.
October 17, 2014 17 Oct'14
FBI director joins call for online surveillance tools

FBI director James Comey has reiterated the need for online surveillance and joined calls for more tools to do so.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
AWS one-ups Google in cloud security and compliance

Both AWS and Google offer encryption, but the story doesn't end there. The two cloud giants differ on key management and compliance certifications.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
HP goes hyper-converged with StoreVirtual, EVO: RAIL

HP rolled out three hyper-converged appliances aimed at the SMB market, including a box that conforms to VMware EVO: RAIL specs.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
Competition heats up as big data gets bigger

Big data in the cloud is more than just MapReduce. In a growing market for big data, capturing the next big innovation is key.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
HP expands Helion DRaaS features

HP Helion adds DRaaS support for Oracle RAC and Red Hat clusters, facilitating database replication.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
VMworld 2014: Next-generation desktop virtualization

Are the barriers preventing IT departments from virtualizing user computing falling?
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
Intel bets on workload-specific silicon for next-gen data centers

Intel is betting on workload-optimized silicon as data center workloads become sophisticated, dynamic and varied.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
Google adds security and flexibility to latest Android mobile OS

Google is to begin rolling out the latest, most enterprise-friendly version of its Android mobile operating system.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
8x8, Conversocial link social media with contact center

UC service provider 8x8 is partnering with Conversocial to offer contact center social media options to connect with customers.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
McAfee integrates firewall with SIEM, endpoint security

McAfee has established a security platform that combines its next-generation firewall with endpoint security, SIEM, threat intelligence and sandboxing.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
VMware aims at hyper-converged x86 storage

VSAN version 2.0 is in beta with VMware targeting the storage virtualization product at x86-based hyper-converged storage use cases.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
Claranet warns MSPs over SLA trap

Too many cloud providers are obsessed with meeting an SLA which is not providing the customer with the service they were hoping for, according to Claranet.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
A review of Plantronics Voyager Legend UC headset

The latest Plantronics headset -- the Voyager Legend UC -- allows users to connect hands-free to their mobile devices and UC applications.
October 16, 2014 16 Oct'14
How AWS and Google stack up on pricing, SLAs and support

Google and Amazon are fully engaged in a price war, but calculating IaaS costs takes into account several factors, from reserved instance usage to free-tier discounts.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
MobileIron, SCCM combine for unified device management

Unified desktop and mobile management is all the rage and MobileIron and SCCM's integration offers features that could whet IT's appetite.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Splitting the business could deliver channel simplicity

Moves by HP and Symantec to split their operations could make life easier for channel partners looking for greater simplicity.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Adobe continues to use crises to drive security change

Adobe continues to use crises to drive security change, according to the company’s director of product security.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Lenovo and VMware form SDDC partnership

Lenovo is to partner with VMware to provide purpose-built Software-Defined Data Centre solutions.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Intel sees revenue uplift from PCs, servers and IoT

Intel has seen revenues increase 8% year-on-year to $14.6 billion, thanks to shipments of PCs, servers and Internet of Things.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
Best-kept secrets of large-scale Salesforce deployments

Global enterprises say that while large Salesforce implementations are challenging, there are best practices to observe along the way.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
In cloud race, Google has a head start on PaaS

Google was an early mover in the platform as a service market, which makes it 'sticky' with early adopters, but will it beat out Elastic Beanstalk long-term?
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
McAfee Next Generation firewall addresses siloed security risks

McAfee claims its Next Generation Firewall product will help CIOs mitigate the risks associated with siloed security products.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
VMware updates cloud solutions portfolio

VMware has announced updates to its cloud solutions portfolio at its European conference.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
In Memoriam: Shon Harris

Shon Harris, founder and CEO of Logical Security and recognized security certification training expert, died Oct. 8, 2014, after a long illness. SearchSecurity pays tribute to her contributions to the information security field.
October 15, 2014 15 Oct'14
New NEC SDN starter pack gets you started for $3,000

NEC is hoping to push OpenFlow technology to a wider audience with a low-cost SDN starter pack.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
As more data breaches pile up, root causes vary

Recent data breaches at Kmart, Dairy Queen and MBIA demonstrated just how many exploit avenues are available to attackers.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Sonus virtualizes signaling and policy appliances

Sonus Networks expands its network functions virtualization efforts with virtualized diameter signaling engines and policy controllers. It also integrated with Juniper's Contrail controller.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Russian cyber criminals exploit Microsoft bug

Russian hackers have used a vulnerability in Microsoft software to spy on targets including NATO and Western European governments.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Scale adds bigger-capacity HC3 hyper-converged node

Early hyper-convergence player Scale Computing doubles the storage, compute and memory in its HC3 node, upgrades software for nondisruptive upgrades.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
The emerging role of smart machines

Machine intelligence isn't a new concept, but now it's becoming less science fiction and more of a reality. Companies should understand and prepare for the growing role of smart machines in IT and business operations.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
HP partners with Nuage Networks for overlay networking

Distributed Cloud Networking is HP network virtualization software that borrows network overlay technology from ALU's Nuage Networks subsidiary.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Four active zero days highlight October Patch Tuesday

One of the zero days fixed in the October 2014 Patch Tuesday had been used in attacks against NATO and others, while FireEye discovered two more being used in targeted attacks.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Dropbox hacked? Not so fast, company says

Dropbox refuted reports that a hacker had obtained 6.9 million customer usernames and passwords from the cloud storage service, but encouraged customers to use its 2FA security feature regardless.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Oracle unveils FS1 flash system to accommodate SSD, HDD tiers

Oracle FS1 Series Flash Storage System could threaten major SAN vendors and solid-state startups that target Oracle DB, application environments.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
SAP and IBM collaborate to deliver Hana on IBM cloud

SAP has extended its long-standing partnership with IBM by running SAP Hana Enterprise Cloud on IBM's cloud platform.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
EMC adds to the OpenStack buying trend with Cloudscaling move

EMC has become the latest large vendor to invest in OpenStack technology via an acquisition.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
VMware Horizon FLEX brings virtual desktops to Macs, PCs

VMware will combine existing technologies for Horizon FLEX to deliver offline desktops. But how widespread its use will be remains to be seen.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
HP on board with VMware’s EVO:Rail as scale-out future hinted

HP and HDS join the hardware makers’ list for VMware’s EVO:Rail hyper-converged appliance.
October 14, 2014 14 Oct'14
Cyber security failing in execution, says ex-US cyber czar

Cyber security suffers from a lack of execution, says former White House cyber security coordinator Howard Schmidt.
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Mid-market users complain BYOD has not gone far enough

Users in the mid-market are calling for more flexibility at work according to a report from Advanced Business Solutions.
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Survey says! Server pros like the money, seek challenge

In TechTarget's 2014 Annual Salary Survey, server management pros seem generally satisfied with the dough, but are restless to move up or move on.
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Windows 10 could help IT embrace BYOD Windows Phone

Windows 10 is expected to run on Windows Phone, but is it enough to convince IT and users to buy into the Windows ecosystem?
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Brocade SAN switch line gets bigger, more dense

Brocade adds Fibre Channel SAN extension switch and denser 16 Gbps card for its backbone director switch with an eye on moving data across distances.
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
HR analytics dominates Vegas conference

The 2014 HR Technology Conference was dominated by talk of the data-driven organization and workforce analytics, with social recruiting and mobile also in strong evidence.
October 13, 2014 13 Oct'14
Salesforce.com launches Wave for self-service data analytics

Salesforce.com has announced the launch of self-service data analytics technology Wave at its annual Dreamforce event.
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
IBM player Portal kicks off unified solution approach

IBM specialist Portal has devised a solution for the education market that brings together all of the skills it has across the business.
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Birst teams up with SAP to offer cloud BI on Hana

SAP is working with cloud BI supplier Birst to provide “instant analytics in the cloud” on the Hana in-memory database platform.
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
AT&T, Blue Jeans partner for mobile video conferencing

AT&T and Blue Jeans Network launch joint business video conferencing service for easier mobile access for smartphone and tablet users.
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Oracle urges resellers to build on hardware

Traditional hardware resellers are being encouraged by Oracle to add software and services to their customer pitches.
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Symantec follows the HP example and opts to split

Just a few days after HP hit the headlines for splitting into two companies the same decision has been reached by Symantec.
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Can you dump core switches for optical fabric?

Startup Fiber Mountain says its new data center architecture doubles throughput at half the cost of traditional networks … without a single costly core switch. Will optical fabric power the new data center network?
October 10, 2014 10 Oct'14
Extreme Networks acquisition breathes new life into company

Extreme Networks has just wrapped up its annual EMEA and Latin America conference in Lisbon and with the Enterasys integration complete, the future is looking bright.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
The first big SDN data breach is just a matter of time

As more enterprises opt for software-defined networking implementations, the potential for a major security breach will grow.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
More data loss comes from sloppy organizations than hackers

Over half of data breaches come from organizational errors and internal mismanagement rather than malicious acts by hackers.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
HP rivals expected to exploit split move

IDC is expecting HP's hardware rivals to try and cause unease in the channel after the vendor opted to split its operations into two.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Fortinet identifies pain points to develop channel answers

Networking security player Fortinet has been talking to customers to find out what keeps them awake at night to provide its channel partners with the right solution.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Druva targets server backup to the cloud with Phoenix

Endpoint/BYOD backup specialist Druva aims at the remote office market with Phoenix for server backup to the cloud.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
WordPress most attacked application

Websites that run the WordPress content management system are attacked 24% more often than those using other systems.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
IDC sounds warning over future PC prospects

The last few quarters might have been quite good for PC vendors but IDC has warned the situation is unlikely to continue.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
EMC exposes big data skills worries

Most customers acknowledge the importance of IT to drive the business forward but EMC has found many users lack the skills to handle big data.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Verizon drops IaaS focus, looks to private cloud

Verizon has turned its focus away from IaaS and toward private cloud for enterprise customers, but analysts are still advising caution.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
MAM, VPN combine to virtualize corporate apps

Will IT bite at a new EMM option that combines secure VPN and MAM for mobile security?
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Security pros: Get ready for more cloud reboots

After a Xen hypervisor flaw led several major cloud providers to reboot their host servers, experts say future cloud computing hypervisor security issues will likely cause further service disruptions.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Highfive targets room-based video conferencing market

Startup Highfive is betting on its low-cost room-based cloud video conferencing service with easy mobile access to win enterprise market share.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Pica8 offers test version of switch software for free

Pica8 switch software PicOS now supports ONIE bootloader. Pica8 also offers a limited test version for free download onto white-box switches.
October 09, 2014 09 Oct'14
Amazon's Zocalo trails Google Drive, SharePoint

IT pros got the chance to see Amazon Zocalo in action this week and some came away with mixed reactions.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
Develop IT infrastructure services to be proud of

Careful measurement and user focus are the best approaches to tomorrow's IT infrastructure and operations management.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
WatchGuard highlights need for multiple security policies

WatchGuard has warned that a one size fits all security policy is not going to give users the protection they need.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
Don't neglect the basics in mobile security policy

The prevalence of BYOD and cloud means corporate data is exposed to a wider risk landscape than ever before, security experts say. Learn how to make sure your mobile privacy and security policies can withstand modern threats.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
Malware being used to steal cash from ATMs

Criminals are using malware to steal cash from ATMs without debit and credit cards.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
The challenges facing HP as it splits in two

HP is splitting its business in two -- but it is a reaction to the changing way that businesses and consumers buy IT.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
Concern builds as new Bash vulnerabilities emerge

Yahoo says a reported attack was not the result of a Shellshock exploit, but researchers have found new vulnerabilities in SSH key-management and network-attached storage systems.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
New WebEx platform features all-in-one conferencing

Cisco relaunched its WebEx platform to converge Web, video and audio conferencing and erase the technical headaches that come with virtual meetings.
October 08, 2014 08 Oct'14
Veeam gives away backup for laptops, desktops

Veeam Endpoint Backup Free is a departure for the virtual machine backup vendor -- not because it's free, but because it handles physical devices.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Samsung warns of 60% fall in profit

Quarterly profits at Samsung Electronics are expected to drop by 60% due to increasing competition from smartphone rivals.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
CIOs react to HP split: Bring it on already!

Can the HP breakup deliver enterprise innovation and better service? CIOs say the Silicon Valley legend has nothing to lose by trying.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
More jobs to go at HP

As the details of the plans to split the vendor into two emerged so did details of more job cuts at the firm.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Unisys shares hammered by CEO departure

Unisys shares took a beating after the firm took the decision to part with its CEO.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
SDN still a long way from the mainstream

There might be a lot of talk about software defined networking but Groundwork has found the majority of customers don't expect to adopt it for a couple of years.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
All Olympic systems to be on the cloud by 2018

Systems underpinning Olympic Game events will be run from the cloud by the time of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Mesh networks are coming to a house near you

The Internet of Things is spurring a new architecture for relaying data, referred to by some as mesh networking. But it may not be enterprise-ready yet.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
Sophos buys Mojave Networks to tackle BYOD, mobile security

Sophos looks to strengthen its cloud security offerings for mobile security with the acquisition of Mojave Networks, a mobile security startup.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
IBM brings Elastic Storage to Power8, mainframes

IBM bundles Elastic Storage -- based on GPFS and Watson -- on its Power8 server and supports System z mainframes.
October 07, 2014 07 Oct'14
PernixData adds RAM support to flash caching software

PernixData caches data across pools of flash, RAM, or a combination of the two.
October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14
HP splits into two

HP has split into two companies as it hives off its PC and printer operations away from its enterprise and software operations.
October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14
India's data center infrastructure spending to reach $2B in 2015

India is expected to be the second fastest-growing data center infrastructure market in Asia-Pacific in 2015.
October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14
Microsoft to offer cloud services from Indian datacenters in 2015

Microsoft is planning to offer cloud services – Azure and Office 365 – in India from local datacenters by the end of 2015.
October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14
OCR ready to launch second round of HIPAA audits

Following last year's pilot, the next round of HIPAA health data security audits are expected to start, behind schedule, in early 2015.
October 03, 2014 03 Oct'14
Apple security depends on users, hack shows

Apple has recently come under fire over the security of its customers' data, but the company has done a “nice job” using best practices to secure iTunes backups, according to a security researcher.

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