VMware’s Chris Young Joins Cisco to Lead New Security Engineering Team

 VMware Senior Vice President Chris Young will join Cisco and lead its new security engineering team, which was formed through a merger of Cisco’s global government security division and its security technologies group.

Young will replace the departing Tom Gillis, who will “pursue his entrepreneurial passion outside Cisco,” according to a company blog post.

Young’s responsibilities at VMware included…

Oracle Named a Leader in SOA Governance Magic Quadrant

Oracle has been named in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner’s 2011 report. According to Oracle, the Oracle SOA Governance helps customers more efficiently and effectively manage the SOA lifecycle under a unified governance umbrella.

Gartner’s report said “Service-oriented architecture governance technologies, much like any other set of technologies, are striving to address needs beyond SOA to initiatives…

McAfee Launches Network Security Framework

On Tuesday McAfee announced its network security framework which assimilates its advanced network intrusion prevention with next-generation cloud computing.

The intrusion prevention company said the framework addresses new security tools which will help counter increasingly sophisticated attacks.

McAfee’s platform will match technology research company Gartner’s criteria for a next-generation IPS network.

According to a recent Gartner report “threats are focusing…

Analysts Expect Oracle to Release PaaS Platform This Week

Rumors are swirling about Oracle‘s potential plans to release a platform-as-a-service offering at this week’s annual Oracle OpenWorld conference, ComputerWorld UK wrote.

It would be a risky, but logical move, according to analysts surveyed by the site. Enterprises are demanding hosted services and the company could generate more revenue by dealing directly with customers.

The flip side is…

Gartner Puts McAfee in the Leaders Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection

Gartner, Inc. placed McAfee in the Leaders Quadrant of the ”Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection.”

Gartner’s report evaluates 14 vendors offering mobile data protection products and chooses leaders based on products that work for Garnet clients in both small and large deployments. The ability to execute a full vision and to make competitors nervous are key indicators…

Siemens Named Leader in Magic Quadrant: Chris Hummel Comments

Siemens Enterprise Communications today announced it has been named a leader in the 2011 Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications by Gartner based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute.

The leader’s quadrant contains vendors providing UC suites coupled with broad communications and collaboration portfolios. For consideration, UC offerings must address Gartner’s six communication areas: voice and…

Avaya Leader in Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications

Avaya today announced it has been positioned as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications.

Gartner reported that the UC market has matured and evolved significantly in 2011 with a shift in emphasis from broad UC portfolios toward fuller UC suites. Additionally Gartner reported, the convergence of cloud and on-premises UC functions and the…

Dell Ranked No. 1 Global Healthcare IT Services Provider

Dell is the leading provider of healthcare IT services globally according to a recent Gartner industry report. Dell has achieved the No 1. ranking two consecutive years. 

“Our goal is to deliver services and solutions that enable healthcare providers to administer the highest quality of care to their patients. The ranking as the top provider of healthcare services reflects…

Dell Positioned as a “Leader” in Two Magic Quadrant Reports

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…

CA Technologies Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention

CA Technologies today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Content-Aware Data Loss Prevention.

Garter positions vendors  in the “leaders” quadrant based upon their complete vision and ability to execute in data protection.

Gartner analysts evaluated CA DLP for this report recognizing  DLP that are content aware as their…