Year: 2011
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IT Pros Happy at Work, Expect Raises: Modis Report
Amid fears of a double-dip recession, rising unemployment, and continued economic turbulence, a survey of IT professionals conducted by Modis, a provider of IT staffing solutions, paints a brighter picture of the current career outlook for the field. According to the survey, 89 percent of IT professionals are happy at their current jobs and 64… Read more
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Vidyo Bringing Video Conferencing to the Cloud
Vidyo is bringing its video-collaboration technology to the cloud. Vidyo officials on Nov. 8 unveiled the Virtualized VidyoRouter, an all-software version of its Vidyo Router appliance that can be run on virtual machines from the likes of VMware and be deployed in hybrid, private or public clouds, such as Amazon Web Services. The offering greatly… Read more
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Rackspace to Support OpenStack-Based Private Clouds
Rackspace launched a kit that will make it possible for organizations to launch private clouds based on OpenStack and still receive support from the company. The Rackspace Cloud: Private Edition is a package that businesses can use to set up an OpenStack-based private cloud outside of the Rackspace environment, the hosting provider said Nov. 7.… Read more
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IHS iSuppli Report Forecasts Ultrabook Boom
Ultrabooks will account for more than 40 percent of all notebooks by 2015, and will reinvigorate a listless PC market that has been hurt in part by the rise in popularity of tablets, in particular Apple’s popular iPad, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. In a report Nov. 7, IHS iSuppli analysts said that… Read more
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Panasonic Debuts Toughpad FZ-A1 Android-Powered Tablet
Panasonic unveiled the Toughpad FZ-A1, a 10-inch tablet and the first in its Toughpad family of Google Android-powered tablets designed for highly mobile outdoor workers in conditions like aviation, construction, field service and public safety. Panasonic said it would add a 7-inch tablet to the Toughpad range in the second half of 2012. The FZ-A1,… Read more
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Palo Alto Networks Launches Branch-Office Security Solution
Palo Alto Networks launched new enterprise-class network-security products to protect branch-office and remote users. The next-generation PA-200 firewall comes in a small form factor and allows enterprises to extend the same level of security for applications, users and content available at headquarters to the branch office, Palo Alto Networks said Nov. 7. Additionally, the WildFire… Read more