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HP Hopes to Cut Data Center Costs with New Gen8 Servers
Citrix Simplifies Cloud Service Management
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Citrix is shipping a new version of its cloud management software CloudStack that makes it simpler for service providers and large businesses to manage and provision cloud services.
How Does Mobile Device Management (MDM) Work?
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Enterprise IT and security teams are stretched thin by the growing number of mobile device types invading the enterprise -- many owned by employees -- the variety of OSs and the sheer volume of mobile apps users are requesting. Questions abound.
The Good, Bad and Ugly of 802.11ac
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Imagine a world where family members can stream their favorite HD content to different rooms, all while your teenage son uploads his latest HD video "project" to YouTube. Well, with new wireless LAN technology based on 802.11ac quickly approaching -- possibly in one or two years -- this digital home network paradise could become a reality.
Hard Drive Prices to Remain High Through 2014
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Hard disk drive supplies will continue to languish due to last year's floods in Thailand and prices will continue to remain high through 2014, according to two different research firms.
Building an IDPS Without Bg Iron
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Companies seeking to deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) for network security have traditionally had to rely on proprietary appliances that cost from $15,000 to $50,000. That puts IDPS out of reach for many small to midsize companies, but SaaS-based alternatives might fit the bill.
Is Your Definition of Security Holding You Back?
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Hunched forward in an effort to find comfort in old, wooden chairs gathered around a whiteboard in an oversized conference room, the ten people sitting before me each clutched a single sheet of white paper in one hand, a pen in the other.
YouTube App for Google TV to Get More Functionality
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Google announced it would unveil channel pages and channel search functionality in its YouTube app for Google TV
Valentine's-Related Traffic Spikes Cause Heartache for Ill-Prepared Sites
Mon, February 13, 2012 - With the last-minute Valentine's Day shoppers increasingly turning to the Internet to make up for lost time, e-commerce companies are doing everything they can to stand out from the pack. However, some sites inevitably fall victim to the problems that result from this rise in demand.
Continuous Transaction Monitoring (CTM) Protects Financial Integrity, Even When Network Security Inevitably Fails
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Everyone's seen the headlines. TJX. RSA. Playstation Network. Symantec. Major corporations with massive investments in network security reduced to public ridicule and expensive liability by hackers. Even governments aren't immune, as proven by online vigilantes like Wikileaks and Anonymous.
IPads Snatched By Chinese Authorities, Trademark Dispute Turns Tactical
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Will Apple's iPad be able to keep its name in China? Will the iPad 3 end up being called the something-else-Pad when it debuts? The bigger question today: Will Apple be able to keep selling its tablet at all if, as it seems, doing so violates Chinese law?
Audits Begin At Apple's Chinese Supplier Plants
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Apple today said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections at Chinese factories that manufacture its iPad and iPhone.
EU Approves Google-Motorola Deal
Mon, February 13, 2012 - The acquisition is approved without conditions
TD Bank Unites 85,000-Plus Workers
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Built via a slew of mergers and acquisitions, TD Bank Group in recent years had seen its employees lose the ability to easily collaborate with one another as its workforce grew rapidly across the United States and Canada.
Google Clamps Down on Its Pre-Paid Google Wallet Card on Smartphones
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Google said it has temporarily disabled the provisioning of its prepaid Google Wallet cards used in some NFC-ready phones.


