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KineticD Announces Hybrid Cloud Solution for Backup, Disaster Recovery
Online backup and disaster recovery specialist KineticD announced the beta version of its hybrid cloud backup software solution, KineticCloud for Servers. Hybrid cloud backup, also called disk-to-disk-to-cloud, is an alternative to tape as a backup medium for data stored in files and databases. Key KineticCloud for Servers features include global source-side block-level deduplication for faster…
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Trend Micro Updates OfficeScan, Data Security Platforms
Security specialist Trend Micro announced enhancements to its OfficeScan, Mobile Security and Data Protection solutions, which includes the ability to integrate management of security, data protection, and mobile management. Trend Micro OfficeScan 10.6 now includes an optional data loss prevention (DLP) plug-in that enables customers to deploy endpoint DLP in minutes, while Mobile Security 7.1…
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Managed IT Services Users Benefit From Cost Savings: ComptTIA
Organizations that rely on managed services providers for some or all of their information technology needs are reaping significant annual costs savings, according to a study published today by CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the IT industry. The Trends in Managed Services study revealed that among current users of managed services, 46 percent of firms…
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Oracle Releases NoSQL Database
Oracle announced a key offering in the company’s portfolio of "big data" technology, the NoSQL database, which is available for download via the Oracle Technology Network. The NoSQL database enables customers to manage large amounts of data with dynamic schemas such as Web log data, sensor and smart meter data, data gathered for personalization and…
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Android Smartphones, iPad Activations Grow: Report
Good Technology, a provider of secure and managed enterprise mobility for the Apple iPhone and iPad, Google Android, and other smartphone platforms, released its quarterly data report detailing the changing landscape of IT and mobile enterprise technology. The report found in the third quarter of 2011, Apple devices held onto their lead in the enterprise…
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Cisco to Buy BNI Video for $99 Million
Networking and communications giant Cisco Systems is buying privately-held BNI Video. Headquartered in Boxborough, Mass., BNI Video supplies service providers with two video products that offer video back-office and content delivery network (CDN) analytic capabilities. The acquisition is designed to boost the capabilities of Cisco’s Videoscape communications platform, which allows service providers to deliver video…