Year: 2011

  • Level Platforms Adds Managed Print Service Features to Managed Workplace 2011

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    Level Platforms has added managed print service features to its remote monitoring and management platform. Managed Workplace 2011 R3 provides the traditional managed print service (MPS) functions, and also provides additional capabilities, including remote monitoring, firmware updating and stopping/starting services on printers – something Level Platforms hopes will give an edge to its channel users.… Read more

  • SaaS Adoption Hindered by Integration Fears: Report

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    Integration is the most common hurdle in the sales process for software-as-a-service (SaaS) and cloud providers, according to a recent study by strategic consulting services company ThinkStrategies and cloud integration provider MuleSoft. Almost 90 percent of respondents consider integration to be important or extremely important in winning new customers, found the study, which focused on… Read more

  • iPhone, Android Management Integrated in RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Fusion

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    Research In Motion has long touted enterprise-level security and management as a selling point of its BlackBerry devices, a key differentiator from the Apple iPhones and Google Android smartphones flooding both the business and consumer market. Now, it seems, RIM has decided to extend its branded management capabilities to platforms beyond BlackBerry, in what could… Read more

  • Pricing, Availability Confusion Haunt BlackBerry PlayBook

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    Research In Motion’s PlayBook is due to receive a major software update in February. However, many other details surrounding the tablet–including its price and retail availability–seem in flux at the moment. Early on Nov. 27, tech publications such as Electronista began reporting that Best Buy was canceling PlayBook orders, quoting users on the retailer s… Read more

  • NIST Expands Database of Common Coding Errors to Find Software Bugs

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    The National Institute of Standards and Technology expanded its database of software flaws to help developers avoid introducing bugs into their code right from the start. The Software Assurance Metrics and Tool Evaluation (SAMATE) Reference Dataset contains examples of software issues that could leave applications vulnerable to attackers. Version 4.0 of SAMATE, released Nov. 22,… Read more

  • WatchGuard Releases Small Business Security Appliance

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    WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of business security solutions, unveiled its latest security operating system for the XTM line of unified threat management appliances. With this release, businesses gain advanced networking capabilities for mobile workers, as well as enhanced management and reporting functions that provide insight into applications, bandwidth usage, user behavior and more. The release of… Read more