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September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
Oracle’s Q1 fiscal 2015 results show cloud services growth

Oracle's Q1 2014-15 revenues were up 3% to $8.6bn, but GAAP net profit was flat at $2.2bn and non-GAAP was up 2% at $2.8bn.
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
SAP acquires Concur to build cloud-based expense management

SAP has agreed to acquire online travel and expense management SaaS provider Concur Technologies for $8bn.
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
A3Cube adds software to pool, scale storage resources

A3Cube Fortissimo Foundation software works with its Ronniee NICs to scale storage resources and boost the performance of I/O-intensive applications.
September 19, 2014 19 Sep'14
Cloudian launches hardware appliances for object software

Hybrid cloud vendor Cloudian bucks the software-defined storage trend, adding appliances to run its HyperStore object software.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Aerohive, Radius Networks combine Wi-Fi, iBeacon technology

Aerohive and Radius Networks have partnered to combine Wi-Fi infrastructure with iBeacon technology to offer proximity services for businesses.
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September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Licensing details scarce for Azure RemoteApp Service

Months after releasing Azure RemoteApp Service, Microsoft remains quiet on licensing and pricing details. What does this mean for enterprise IT?
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Acronis moves into DRaaS space with nScaled acquisition

Backup vendor Acronis expands its data protection portfolio by acquiring disaster as a recovery service vendor nScaled.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Rackspace takes itself off the market

Rackspace CTO John Engates talks Amazon, niche markets and all the reassuring the company had to do as outsiders debated the company's future.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Dell Solutions Summit: Channel delivering $20 billion and growing

Michael Dell has praised the channel for its contribution to the business revealing it delivers $20 billion and a third of the firm's global revenues.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Apple pushes security and privacy credentials after iCloud hack

Apple assures users it takes privacy seriously, expanding two-factor authentication for its iCloud backup after celebrity photos were leaked online.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Dell Solutions Summit: Customer needs driving change

Responding to the customer is changing the way that Dell reacts to the market according to its CEO Michael Dell.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Ebay slow to react to phishing scam

Ebay has come under fire for being slow to remove malicious links in a listing for iPhones that diverted to a phishing site.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Mastercard voice and face recognition pilot 98% successful

A pilot of biometric technologies for payments has revealed a 98% success rate in voice and facial recognition.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Big data security analytics still immature, say security experts

The big data security analytics concept and the tools are still immature, according to a panel of security experts.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Front Porch Digital is latest Oracle acquisition

Oracle acquired media management and storage company Front Porch Digital, while Oregon prepares for its legal battle with Oracle and sets its budget at $2 million.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
HIPAA compliance, patients' right to data on OCR's radar

Jocelyn Samuels, the new OCR director, stressed the importance of patients having access to their records, in a speech during National Health IT Week.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Five key commercial SDN controllers

Like open source controllers, commercial SDN controllers have begun to come to market as part of various vendors' SDN platforms. We rounded up five commercial SDN controllers to know about.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
US military logistics arm breached by China-linked hackers

US government inquiry finds Transcomm contractors had their systems hacked by groups linked to the Chinese government.
September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14
Ixia software will test Network Functions Virtualization

Ixia virtualizes its IxLoad network testing hardware for Network Functions Virtualization. Mobile operators will use it for NFV testing.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
SCOM bridges gap between in Linux infrastructure

Most IT admins use System Center to monitor Windows devices, but through scripting and management packs, it can also monitor and triage Linux
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Meru's OpenDaylight controller app enables Lync QoS on SDNs

Wireless LAN vendor Meru offers Meru Collaborator, an application for the OpenDaylight controller that allows Microsoft Lync to request QoS for UC sessions.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Juniper links threat intelligence feeds and its firewalls

Juniper closes the gap between detection and security enforcement by linking its threat intelligence platform to its SRX firewall series.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Alarming level of cyber threat set for a decade, says Nato

The alarming level of cyber threats organizations currently face is unlikely to fall for the next 10 years, says Nato.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Interoperability key to patient engagement, says DeSalvo

National Health IT Coordinator Karen DeSalvo, M.D., christens National Health IT Week with a patient engagement keynote; debuts her Walking Gallery jacket.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
KPMG: IoT, 3D printing and healthcare IT to have most impact

Internet of things (IoT), 3D printing and biotech or healthcare IT are among the IT trends that will change the way people work and live.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
NetApp launches first version of FlashRay all-flash system

NetApp says select customers can buy its FlashRay all-flash array, which includes inline dedupe and compression but is still a one-node configuration.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
IT must pump the breaks on DevOps

There's a lot of hype about continuous deployment in DevOps circles, but it can be disastrous if the right culture and organization aren't in place.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Cisco integrates Sourcefire IPS and threat detection into ASA

Cisco Sourcefire-ASA integration creates a next-generation firewall with IPS and advanced threat protection built in. The integration also ties ASA firewalls to Sourcefire's endpoint security product.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Research: Defense-in-depth strategy isn't enough

The defense-in-depth security model is often touted as a must for enterprises, but research shows that security products often fail to do what they're supposed to.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Apple bolsters iCloud two-factor authentication

Following a high-profile leak of celebrity photos, Apple has moved to improve its iCloud two-factor authentication mechanisms.
September 17, 2014 17 Sep'14
Is Infor Xi too cloud for users?

Infor rolls out Infor Xi and four new cloud applications at Inforum 2014, but users are unsure how -- or whether -- to move off their ERPs.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Microsoft pitches Dynamics CRM 2015 as one cloud for all

Microsoft is making its Dynamics CRM 2015 available next quarter along with updates to its Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online services.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Premium wearables to push sales growth, say Juniper

Premium wearable devices will push wearable revenues to $53.2 billion by the year 2019, according to research firm Juniper.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Trend Micro continues staff expansion with industry veteran hires

Trend Micro has kept its recruitment strategy going as it looks to put more muscle behind its market growth ambitions.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Infor launches Dynamic Science Labs

Infor launches Dynamic Science Labs organization at its customer event in New Orleans.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Businesses facing digital leadership shortage, says new report

CSC’s Leading Edge Forum (LEF) has said that firms need to nurture digital leaders rather than rely on the IT department to make the big decisions.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Cavium's XPliant network chips have programmable data planes

Cavium claims its programmable XPliant Ethernet chip can support new protocols via software updates without adding latency to the data plane.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Researcher: Security flaws inherent in open source frameworks

Developers increasingly rely on a variety of open source components, but a VerSprite researcher warns that security issues accompany many popular frameworks.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
IBM unveils Watson Analytics

IBM launches Watson Analytics, a natural language-based cognitive service designed to make predictive analytics easy to use.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
HP, IBM and Quantum extend LTO tape product roadmap

LTO tape vendors extend the LTO roadmap to include generations 9 and 10 with increasing capacity and transfer rates.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
ONF SDN certification program is about more than OpenFlow

With its SDN certification program, the ONF aims to set a standard for engineers to have a broad, foundational understanding of SDN technology and concepts.
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Permabit packages primary dedupe on SANblox appliance

Permabit puts data reduction on its add-on appliance, but which vendors will sign on to sell it?
September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14
Federal Register digitizes records with AWS

AWS offers GovCloud to government agencies, but a combination of the Simple Storage Service and Elastic Compute Cloud in the AWS public cloud proved suitable for the publication of federal records.
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
DDoS is a threat to all businesses, says Neustar

No business can be confident it will not be hit by DDoS attacks, says communications and analysis firm Neustar.
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
Nadella shows hunger for content with $2.5bn Minecraft deal

Microsoft's CEO has signed off a $2.5 billion deal to acquire the makers of Minecraft in the largest deal since he took the helm at the vendor.
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
Salesforce issues advice on avoiding Dyreza attack

Salesforce has issued a set of guidelines on tightening security after a number of its customers were targeted by the Dyreza email virus.
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
Panzura CEO on cloud gateways, controllers and EMC

CEO Randy Chou discusses why he thinks the cloud gateway market will be absorbed by cloud providers or legacy storage vendors, and why EMC isn't a competitor.
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
Cloud backup, appliance and archive expand Barracuda storage

Data Protection Plus integrates Barracuda storage devices with tools to improve file sharing and information management.
September 15, 2014 15 Sep'14
How secure will mobile payments be using Apple Pay?

Security controls integrated into the new Apple Pay mobile payment system could strengthen the payment security ecosystem, but unanswered questions remain, like the ramifications of a lost iPhone.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Context hacks Canon IoT printer

Security researchers have hacked into a Canon printer used by many small businesses, raising fresh concerns about IoT security.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Customer skills shortage leading to business analytics boost

Gartner has found that a lack of in-house skills at a customer level is helping drive more demand for outsourced business analytics service.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Jive announces mobile improvements, Cisco integration

Jive updated its cloud-based tools, including Jive Present and JiveX, for better mobility. It also unveiled early Cisco integrations.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Social, vendor data can't be ignored during legal discovery

Participants in the latest #GRCchat discuss how to overcome the legal discovery challenges presented by vendor management and social media data.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Eucalyptus buy hands HP a fresh cloud chief

The move to buy open source software player Eucalyptus has given HP the chance to shuffle its management team and put a fresh face in the cloud chief slot.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Horizon DaaS apps as a service may aid mobile productivity

Horizon DaaS customers will soon be able to deliver apps as a service. But IT still must ensure users can be productive on those apps no matter where they try to access them.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Consortium plans Industrial Internet testing

In this Q&A, Executive Director Richard Soley explains why Cisco, IBM and other heavyweights are collaborating on interoperability testing for the industrial Internet of Things.
September 12, 2014 12 Sep'14
Juniper's IT analytics tool extracts big data from networks

Juniper's IT analytics product, Cloud Analytics Engine, collects and crunches network and application data to improve network operations.
September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14
The cloud is just another string to our bow, says Westcon

Cloud has put a cat amongst the pigeons in distribution but Westcon bosses say it is something to be embraced, not feared.
September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14
Data center market set to undergo dramatic change says Gartner

Disruptive factors including cloud dominance, data center competition, market fragmentation and changing economic dynamics will dramatically reshape data centers by 2016.
September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14
Women can succeed in infosec with nontraditional paths

Facebook's director of security operations says women can have successful careers in information security, and more diversity can help shift the playing field toward security defenders rather than attackers.
September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14
Weak security processes cause Healthcare.gov incidents

Experts say the latest security breach of the Healthcare.gov website was caused by lacking security process maturity, downplaying the importance of website security testing.
September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14
HGST rolls out helium drives, NVMe flash, archiving platform

HGST embraces NVMe spec for flash while boosting capacity of its helium-filled hard drives in rollout of HDD and solid-state storage products.
September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14
Cisco develops industrial Internet of Things for rail systems

Cisco's Connected Rail effort kicks off its strategy for an industrial Internet of Things, with a reference architecture for a network that can improve operations and passenger services for passenger and freight systems.
September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14
Top web firms join ISP net neutrality internet slowdown protest

Internet companies join a slowdown protest against US plans to allow internet service providers (ISPs) to charge extra for prioritized network access.
September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14
Autotask picks up CentraStage to bolster endpoint options

Just months after itself being acquired Autotask has picked up CentraStage as it looks to add remote monitoring and management and endpoint protection to its portfolio.
September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14
Act now on IoT security, says Beecham Research

Industry must act now on security for the Internet of Things before it’s too late, says Beecham Research.
September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14
Hague reassures MPs on Office 365 data storage as Microsoft order

MP raises concerns over US access to Parliamentary data.
September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14
CIOs, vendors bring concerns to Capitol Hill

National Health IT Week will be a hotbed of debate as health IT advocates, execs meet with lawmakers on meaningful use changes, costs and benefits, cybersecurity and interoperability.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
GFI Software to split into two separate entities

GFI Software restructures to create GFI and LogicNow.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
Capgemini and VMware collaborate for enterprise mobility

Capgemini is teaming up with VMware to bundle its consulting and mobile services with VMware’s MDM capabilities.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
VMware makes its cloud push to virtualization shops

VMware's vCloud Air moves could push more conservative enterprise IT shops to transition away from the traditional data center.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
A stark need for mobile ERP, says survey

A recent survey of ERP professionals had some interesting results on ERP satisfaction, mobility and cloud.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
Sept. 2014 Patch Tuesday offers critical IE fix

Microsoft's September 2014 Patch Tuesday features four bulletins, including one critical update for Internet Explorer. Plus: Adobe releases a Flash fix, but delays a planned patch release for Reader and Acrobat.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
The time has arrived: Apple Watch finally announced

Impressive iPhone 6 overshadowed by hotly anticipated Apple Watch.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
Cyber attack simulation key to get top management buy-in

Plunging top managers into the middle of a cyber attack is the best way to get their attention, says a cyber crime expert.
September 09, 2014 09 Sep'14
Premium wearables to push sales growth, say Juniper

Premium wearable devices will push wearable revenues to $53.2bn by the 2019 according to research firm Juniper.
September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14
Tintri bolsters Euro channel efforts, penning deal with Arrow

Storage specialist Tintri signs distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics in order to boost channel presence in the European market.
September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14
Ransomware on the rise, warns cyber threat report

The first half of 2014 saw an increase in online attacks that lock up user data and hold it for ransom, reports F-Secure Labs.
September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14
Over-the-top providers are over old-school services

In the battle to be the top telecom provider, bringing in over-the-top services may be the best bet.
September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14
Windows 7 customers explore life after death

Should IT pros stay with Windows 7 or leave now that mainstream support ends in January 2015? It might depend on which Windows OS you trust the most.
September 08, 2014 08 Sep'14
Workday adds integrated HR, financial reporting

Analysts impressed with how in-memory technology allows merging of real-time HR, financial and third-party data.
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
D-Link launches range of home automation products

As hype around the Internet of Things gathers pace, D-Link has staked its claim by launching a smart home product range.
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
Hyperscale data centers now biggest influence in server design

Data centers are now having the biggest influence on server design according to a report from analyst house Gartner.
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
Google to refund consumers for unauthorized in-app purchases

Google is to refund at least $19m as part of a settlement agreement over unauthorized charges for in-app purchases.
September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14
ExaGrid enhances backup dedupe appliance

ExaGrid gives its backup dedupe appliance an upgrade to improve its replication performance and work better with Veeam backup software.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Microsoft faces deadline to hand Dublin data to US government

Microsoft faces a deadline to hand over email data – stored outside the US, in Dublin – to the US government, by 5 September 2014.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
AVG extends mobile security reach with Location Labs buy

AVG has snapped up Location Labs as it looks to ramp up its activity in the mobile security arena.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Netgear: An unsung hero of the channel?

Netgear has a solid reputation in the consumer market, but what can it bring to B2B? Peter Hannah believes that the network vendor has a clear role to play in the channel.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Cloud archiving specialist Sonian partners with Colt

Early innovator in cloud-based archiving pens deal with Colt as it expands reseller program across Europe.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Customer data privacy looms large for social companies

Using social media to gather data on customers has been rife with opportunities -- and risks -- for customer data privacy.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Smartphone users unaware of hacking risks

More than half of mobile users are unaware that hackers can take control of their smartphones.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Windows 8.1 mobile devices pose new challenges for IT

Big hotel and travel companies look to Windows 8.1 tablets as a platform to connect guests, customers and workers, but new deployments could pose IT problems not found in mainstream corporate settings.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Aruba 802.11ac: Now certified for Microsoft Lync

Aruba 802.11ac technology is now qualified to work with Microsoft Lync, assuring improved voice and video quality for joint Aruba/Microsoft customers.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
EC2 instance tagging gets upgrade

AWS EC2 instances will be easier to manage thanks to a new system for searching and filtering tags, though automated and policy-based tagging remain on the wish list.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Workday adds integrated HR, financial reporting

Analysts impressed with how in-memory technology allows merging of real-time HR, financial and third-party data.
September 04, 2014 04 Sep'14
Integration for Box, Office 365 lacks mobile support

Files saved in Box can be opened and edited directly in Office 365, but for now, only on desktops. It'll take more from Microsoft and Apple to move the integration to mobile devices.
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
Hackers did not breach iCloud security, says Apple

Apple says some celebrities' iCloud accounts were compromised but insists hackers did not breach the security of its automatic backup system.
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
Server OEMs at risk as white box providers target data centers

Server ODMs are targeting data centers operated by IT giants such Amazon and Microsoft, threatening traditional server OEMs.
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
Home Depot investigating potentially massive data breach

US retailer Home Depot is investigating a possible data breach of customer payment card information.
September 03, 2014 03 Sep'14
Compuware sold to private equity firm

Detroit-based Compuware agrees to go private in $2.5bn deal with Thoma Bravo.

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