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Dell is rolling out a host of server, networking and storage offerings designed to give businesses more tools as they look to increase their virtualization capabilities. Key among the new products is the PowerEdge M915, which is powered by Advanced Micro Devices’ Opteron 6100 Series processors, which offer up to 12 cores. The core count […]

The Apple iPad and its competitors are changing the way consumers spend their electronics-budget dollars. According to the Nielsen Company, tablets are also changing the way consumers use their devices. Among tablet owners who also own a desktop, 35 percent said that they now use their desktop "less often or not at all," the firm […]

The biggest complaint in the wake of recent data breaches, whether it’s Sony or Epsilon, has centered on the lack of security controls in place to protect customer data. A recent Ponemon Institute report found that cloud providers don’t think that’s their job. A shocking 73 percent of U.S. service providers and 75 percent of […]

British security firm Sophos has acquired unified threat management provider Astaro to round out its networking security portfolio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sophos will be able to provide complete data and threat protection for IT, regardless of device type, user location or network boundaries, Sophos said on May 6. The combined […]

Small businesses have a positive long-term outlook and an eye on growth and investment, according to the results of the fourth annual FedEx Office “Signs of the Times” national small business survey released by FedEx Office, an operating company of FedEx Corp. The survey found that optimism is on the rise, with 63 percent of […]

An “anomaly” in the network traffic has prompted online password manager LastPass to notify its customers of a potential security breach that requires them to immediately change their master passwords. Administrators noticed a “network traffic anomaly” that lasted a few minutes from a “non-critical” machine on May 3, LastPass wrote on its blog on May […]

Americans are more concerned than ever about all aspects of their personal security, online and offline, but it’s not entirely clear why, according to a recent survey from Unisys. Approximately half of the respondents polled were seriously concerned about viruses, spam and the safety of online shopping, according the latest Unisys Security Index survey. The […]

A new study points toward significant growth in the storage industry and outlines the key market factors and main players driving that growth. The study, released by TheInfoPro, a division of analyst and data company The 451 Group, is completed biannually and is based on hourlong interviews with storage professionals and primary decision-makers at large […]

Storage software developer Paragon Software Group announced the launch of its Hard Disk Manager 11 Server to help small and midsize businesses with data backup and disaster recovery tasks for IT departments. The software suite incorporates the latest partitioning, disk-imaging and system-migration technologies for advanced format hard disk drives larger than 2.2 terabytes with 4K […]

ORLANDO, Florida, May 5 (Reuters) – Research In Motion’s (TSE:RIM) decision to open its highly secure Enterprise servers to Apple and Android smartphones is a once-unthinkable concession that could save the BlackBerry maker’s skin. RIM, once the dominant force in out-of-office communications for business professionals, had little choice but to offer to manage communications sent […]

BOSTON/NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) plans to eliminate its emerging markets business unit in an effort to fix a slow moving sales organization. The technology bellwether, which recently said it lost its way after posting a string of disappointing results, on Thursday promised that the move would be part of […]

CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) and VCE (a Cisco, EMC joint venture with investments from VMware and Intel), are teaming up to deliver integrated private cloud solutions for VCE’s Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, the companies have announced. CA and VCE said that the new platforms will help customers increase agility, reduce risks and lower costs. The partnership will […]