Year: 2010

  • IT Security Compliance Changes: Four Big Ones to Watch

    Ericka Chickowski

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    This week RSA released a new report produced in concert with its Security for Business Innovation Council (SBIC), a high-powered group of IT security decision-makers from organizations such as FedEx, eBay, T-Mobile and JPMorgan Chase. The consensus among the SBIC is that as many organizations are finally getting a handle on many of their compliance… Read more

  • VMware vCloud Request Manager Designed for Hybrid Clouds

    Nathan Eddy

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    Virtualization and cloud infrastructure specialist VMware announced an evolutionary model of IT infrastructure based on virtualization that unifies hybrid, private and public cloud resource pools with consistent security, compliance, management and quality of service. The vCloud Request Manager is designed to further streamline production and consumption of infrastructure services by adding automated approval workflows to… Read more

  • Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Issues Biggest Patch Ever

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp issued its biggest-ever security fix on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system for flaws that could let hackers take control of a user’s personal computer. Microsoft released 16 security patches to address 49 problems it identified in its products. It said four of the patches were high priority… Read more

  • Apple iPad Headed to WalMart

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc will start selling Apple’s iPad tablet computer this Friday. Wal-Mart said the iPad will be available in hundreds of its stores in the United States to start, expanding to more than 2,300 outlets by mid-November. Wal-Mart rivals Best Buy and Target are already selling the iPad, which Apple launched in… Read more

  • Security Vendor AVG Intros Internet Security, Anti-Virus Suite for Small Business

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Free anti-virus software maker AVG Technologies has introduced AVG Internet Security 2011 Business Edition and AVG Anti-Virus 2011 Business Edition, designed for cost-conscious businesses that need maximum protection in an easy-to-use product. AVG said its new suite of business security products provide small and medium-sized business owners who are active on the internet with the… Read more

  • Future-Proof Your Skill Set: Top-Demanded IT Skills

    Jessica Davis

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    Looking to future-proof your skill set? You’d be wise to focus on mobile platforms and cloud computing for application development and IT delivery. IT professionals broadly say that mobile and cloud computing will be a major focus over the next few years, emerging as the most in-demand platforms for both application development and IT delivery.… Read more