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Dell Positioned as a “Leader” in Two Magic Quadrant Reports
Published on 25 Aug, 2011 at 12:50 in Industry News | Viewed 51 times | No Comments
Dell has been positioned as a “Leader” by Gartner, Inc. in two of its key 2011 Magic Quadrant Reports: “Magic Quadrant for Desktop Outsourcing, North America,”and “Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility Services, North America.”
Gartner evaluates service providers on their ability to execute a complete vision through extensive research and customer feedback with the…
Quest Software, Quantum Team to Offer More Intelligent Data Protection for VMware
Published on 25 Aug, 2011 at 12:15 in Industry News | Viewed 19 times | No Comments
Quest Software, Inc. has certified vRanger, its market-leading VMware backup software, on Quantum DXi systems.
Use of vRanger and Quantum DXi-Series de-duplication appliances enhance backup and recovery performance while significantly reducing storage requirements.
According to Quest, with VMware virtual server environments growing and budgets shrinking, vRanger with Quantum DXi-Series will provide customers with a cost-effective solution. This solution reduces disk…
McAfee Security Innovation Alliance Adds New Partners
Published on 25 Aug, 2011 at 11:15 in Industry News | Viewed 41 times | No Comments
McAfee today announced that nine new partners have joined the Security Innovation Alliance, a technology partnering program.
New partners include: Anomalous Networks, Authernative, Avecto, FireMon, Guident Technologies, Hitachi ID Systems, Inc., Invincea, Reflex Systems, and Solera Networks.
“We are pleased to welcome these new partners to the SIA ecosystem,” said Ed Barry, vice president of the McAfee SIA. “The McAfee…
Verizon Acquires CloudSwitch
Verizon announced today that is has acquired CloudSwitch in a deal that will simplify the movement toward enterprise cloud and boost industry adoption. Terms of the deal have not been released.
Verizon plans to combine CloudSwitch with its Terremark IT services subsidiary in hopes to further accelerate the company’s global cloud strategy. These changes will enhance Verizon’s hybrid-cloud and…
Made in IBM Labs: New Flood Prediction Technology
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 15:56 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 37 times | No Comments
Researchers from IBM and the University of Texas at Austin have developed a new flood prediction technology that stimulates rivers 100 times faster than real time.
The team has applied advanced analytics to river systems as well as weather and sensor data in order to predict the Gaudalupe River and thousands of its branches behavior more than a hundred…
KCG Awarded GSA Blanket Purchase Agreement for Cybersecurity Services
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 15:08 in Industry News | Viewed 91 times | No Comments
Knowledge Consulting Group today announced that it has been awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. General Services Administration and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide cybersecurity services to the federal government.
The BPA allows KCG to provide agencies with certification and accreditation services to implement guidelines released by the National Institute of Standards and…
CA Technologies and HyTrust Inc. Form Alliance to Secure Virtual and Cloud Infrastructures
CA Technologies and HyTrust, Inc. today announced a collaboration to further improve security and compliance for customers leveraging virtualized systems and cloud infrastructures.
CA Access Control and HyTrust Appliance complement one another by administering various aspects of a virtual infrastructure such as policy enforcement, unified access control, and audit-quality logging. HyTrust provides security policy and compliance capabilities…
Symantec.cloud Appoints Brenton Smith Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan Regions
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 12:11 in Industry News | Viewed 131 times | No Comments
Symantec.cloud has appointed Brenton Smith new vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan regions.
Smith joins Symantec.cloud from CA Technologies where he acted as managing director of Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, he has worked in a number of managment and sales roles at companies such as Siebel Systems, Brightstar Information Technology Group, BusinessObjects and SAP.
“I’m pleased to…
Symantec Announces August 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 10:44 in Industry News | Viewed 30 times | No Comments
Symantec yesterday announced the results of the August 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report revealing that spammers are seeking to benefit from fluctuations in a turbulent financial market.
The report combines results from the Symantec.cloud MessageLabs Intelligence Report and the Symantec State of Spam & Phishing Report.
According to Symantec, the turbulent market drives “pump-and-dump” stock scams. Spammers cause an artificial rise…
Verizon to Hold Webinar Offering Tips to Reduce Authentication Risks
Published on 24 Aug, 2011 at 9:45 in Cyber | Viewed 22 times | No Comments
Verizon is to hold a webinar this Thursday (Aug. 25) entitled “Strengthen Your Security Infrastructure with Universal Identify Services,” discussing the continued need for strong second-factor authentication and available options.
According to the Verizon “2011 Data Breach Investigation Report,” authentication and credential exploits are responsible for almost half of data breaches involving hacking.
With an increase of second-factor authentication…
