Year: 2010

  • Symantec Board Facing Activist Shareholders

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    BOSTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Symantec Corp’s (NASDAQ:SYMC) lead independent director said that the world’s biggest maker of anti-virus software is "under attack" by activist shareholders critical of a big acquisition the company made in 2005. The comment suggests that there is tension between the company’s board of directors and a group of activist shareholders… Read more

  • Toshiba Laptop Sales Enjoying a Merry Holiday in U.S.

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    Dec 13 (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp (T:6502) expects its notebook personal computer sales in the United States to sharply outpace the industry in the holiday season. Jeff Barney, general manager of digital products for Toshiba America, expects laptop sales in the holiday quarter to grow in the low teens from a year ago. He said… Read more

  • Westcon to Offer ArcSight Security Solutions

    Jennifer Lawinski

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    In a move to strengthen its security portfolio, specialty distributor Westcon Group has inked a distribution agreement with ArcSight, a provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, the company announced Wednesday. Westcon will distribute ArcSight’s products in North America for the first time, and expand its distribution agreement in Europe – adding Norway, Ireland, Finland, Sweden… Read more

  • Is Your Endpoint Security Keeping up with Growing Malware Threats

    Is Your Endpoint Security Keeping up with Growing Malware Threats

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Is Your Endpoint Security Keeping up with Growing Malware Threats 43 percent of organizations saw a surge in malware in 2010, particularly in sophisticated and hard-to-detect malware. No Title 98 percent of organizations experienced a virus or malware-based network intrusion, with 35 percent reporting 50 malware attempts or more in a one-month timeframe. No Title… Read more

  • Acer’s Growth Plans Hinge on Tablet PCs, China

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    (Reuters) – Acer, the world’s No.2 PC vendor, expects its China operations to make up more than 20 percent of its total sales in five years, helped by new tablet PCs and an alliance with China’s Founder Technology. As one of Taiwan’s few internationally recognizable computer brands, Acer is betting heavily on its growth in… Read more

  • Symantec Backup Exec Backup Management Gets VMware Plug-In

    Nathan Eddy

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    Data backup and security specialist Symantec Corp.) announced  a new management plug-in for VMware vCenter Server available to Backup Exec 2010 customers, which is designed to allow small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) to reduce the complexity of managing backups in VMware-virtualized environments.  cheduled to be available by early next year, the new plug-in for vCenter… Read more