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(Reuters) – Twitter and Facebook are the bane of many bosses, but a new survey has found that employees at Microsoft Corp are the most social media-savvy in the world. The survey, the first by sales and marketing contact database NetProspex, ranked the top 50 companies based on their social network membership, frequency of social […]

(Reuters) – Fake security software was the No. 1 cybersecurity woe afflicting computer users in 2009, and Apple users lost some of their immunity to cybercrime as they stored more data online instead of on hard drives, according to the cybersecurity firm Symantec. In a report released on Tuesday, Symantec noted that Brazil had risen […]

Hitachi Data Systems has jumped aboard the unified computing system bandwagon currently occupied by Hewlett-Packard, Dell/Brocade and Cisco Systems’ UCS partnership with EMC and VMware. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based subsidiary of Japan’s Hitachi Ltd. announced April 19 that it is launching its own open-standards-based, unified computing platform aimed at cloud computing deployments for ISPs and […]

Seagate cloud storage subsidiary i365 came out April 19 with a new version of its EVault storage appliance optimized for Microsoft’s data protection suite, System Center Data Protection Manager 2010. The collaborative project is indicative of Microsoft’s determination to move deeper into the cloud storage and services sector and of i365 starting to climb to […]

OKI Data Americas, which markets its products under the OKI Printing Solutions brand, announces the addition of two series of digital color printers designed for medium and large workgroups with the launch of the C610 Series and the C711 Series. Both series offer HD (high-definition) Color Technology and come in four configurations that deliver a […]

Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, an ERP platform for midsize businesses, on April 20. The software includes business intelligence reporting tools, functionality for streamlining approval scenarios for daily workflow, and interoperability with Microsoft Office Unified Communications and other software. Using the software, a warehouse manager could detect any depletion in supplies and reprovision with […]

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard drew attention to the company’s commitment to open standards and the importance of newly acquired network infrastructure specialist 3Com’s presence in China during a conference call detailing HP’s plans for a comprehensive networking portfolio. David Donatelli, executive vice president and general manager of HP’s Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking business unit, opened […]

As the 5th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo (Cloud Expo) opens in New York City on April 19, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is tapping into the attention the event is placing on cloud computing to address some of what the company views as the more persistent myths related to the cloud. Despite being among […]

Microsoft announced the beta rollout of its Windows Intune, a cloud-based management system for the IT administrators of midsize businesses, on April 19. Microsoft intends for Intune to give those administrators an enterprise-style level of control over a network, but with the reduced costs assumed to come with adopting a cloud infrastructure. Around 1,000 organizations […]

Microsoft announced that Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010 and Project 2010 have reached their release-to-manufacturing milestone on April 15, bringing one step closer to release a host of products that the company hopes will allow it to maintain its market share in the productivity arena. “RTM is the final engineering milestone of a product […]

Demand for IT security professionals with certifications is hot and does not appear to be cooling down. Whether for federal government organizations, enterprises or small and midsize businesses, several studies reveal a strong demand for security skills. “Professionals with ‘cyber’ on their resume can command a 20 percent salary premium, as both the public and […]

Oracle announced April 16 the acquisition of Phase Forward, which builds health care IT and life-science applications, in a cash merger worth about $685 million. The deal adds to Oracle’s health care IT portfolio at a time when the company is seeking to position itself as an end-to-end systems provider in a number of market […]